2019-6-11 11:43 |
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will continue to regulate cryptocurrency use in the country, senior officials have said. origin »
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Mitsubishi Research Institute and an Osaka-based railway company are issuing a local cryptocurrency for use in a popular tourist area in Japan.
2019-10-18 10:02 | |
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A recent survey has found that the majority of cryptocurrency owners rarely use it for making payments. One somewhat unexpected reason postulated for this is that some people are still nervous about making cryptocurrency transactions.
2019-3-13 21:10 | |
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In August 2017, the controversy over Bitcoin’s scalability issues led to its blockchain being split for the first time in history, resulting in its first hard fork — Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Bitcoin Cash was a cryptocurrency with a purpose.
2018-12-24 13:19 | |
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CoinSpeaker Five Reasons to Use and not to Use Cryptocurrency Sara Williams, journalist and crypto enthusiast, shares her insights into cryptocurrency trading explaining main advantages and disadvantages users may face during the process. Five Reasons to Use and not to Use Cryptocurrency
2018-12-24 10:04 | |
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There’s a new app for cryptocurrency holders to track their portfolios of digital assets across multiple exchanges and addresses. Spot has developed a sleek new app focusing on ease of use built on a clean and user-friendly platform.
2018-12-23 15:45 | |
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In today’s edition of The Daily, we feature a number of recent developments from influential cryptocurrency exchanges including Bitfinex, Coinbase and Zebpay. We also cover the latest investment in the field by Paypal co-founder, Peter Thiel.
2018-12-23 12:11 | |
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Ripple has made waves in the past two years. Since their arrival on the scene three years ago, the Ripple company has experienced a lawsuit, massive gains, massive losses, and major acquisitions. Even the crypto winter of 2018 has apparently been busy for the company, with the organization’s leaders coming forward nearly every month with […]
2018-12-23 05:58 | |
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Cryptocurrency transactions are becoming a viable alternative to traditional electronic payments and Russia is no exception to the trend. Recently conducted surveys indicate that a large number of Russians have already started using digital coins for online purchases and many others are willing to try.
2018-12-23 05:00 | |
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Taxes have been a hot topic in the cryptocurrency world this year. Many countries have been trying to figure out how to tax crypto assets, while traders have been figuring out how to lever them to write off losses.
2018-12-23 03:00 | |
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Breaking: VCTRADE Is Now Accepting XRP, Bitcoin (BTC) And Ethereum (ETH) Deposits As per an announcement made via Twitter yesterday, SBI Holdings has just announced that its cryptocurrency exchange ‘VCTRADE’ will now be accepting XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum deposits from its customers.
2018-12-23 22:54 | |
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Singapore headquartered e-commerce firm Qoo10 is set to launch its blockchain-powered marketplace, reports Tech in Asia, December 20, 2018. Platform to Go Live on January 1, 2019 The newly unveiled DLT-based marketplace named QuuBe is slated to launch on January 1, 2019.
2018-12-22 19:00 | |
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Facebook to use cryptocurrency for WhatsApp transfers Bloomberg reported today that popular social media giant Facebook intends to dip its does deeper into the waters of cryptocurrency. According to unnamed sources, Facebook is working on making a cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money via the WhatsApp messaging app.
2018-12-22 21:53 | |
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When it comes to bitcoin mining, Canada is a natural. A temperate climate helps to keep mining equipment cool, and plentiful renewable energy from hydroelectric dams gives Canadian provinces like British Columbia a natural advantage with cheaper electricity costs.
2018-12-22 21:41 | |
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A cryptocurrency user “ammonitions”, has sparked up an intense conversation amongst fellow cryptocurrency users via the Reddit chat app, after revealing his experience with a traditional bank. The user whose post was titled “you need permission to use your own money”, expressed his frustrations over his inability to make a withdrawal that was slightly over […] The post “My money isn’t really mine, this is why the world needs BTC” Crypto user exposes Bank of America after he got locked out of his bank Account appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-12-21 19:28 | |
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One of the first steps required for cryptocurrencies to gain mainstream adoption is for merchants to begin offering their clients the freedom to use these alternative payment methods. BitDials is the world’s first crypto-only luxury boutique where customers can purchase premium designer watches and jewelry with their favorite cryptocurrencies.
2018-12-21 17:14 | |
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Facebook, the world’s largest social media website has been reportedly working on a stablecoin to allow WhatsApp users to transfer money. The company’s initial focus is supposedly the remittance market in India.
2018-12-21 13:00 | |
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Yesterday, an auction was held by cryptocurrency and blockchain artist @cryptograffiti for a piece titled “black swan,” which the artist made using “fiat and counterfeit detector pen ink.
2018-12-21 20:15 | |
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The cryptocurrency industry has been, and still is, plagued by scammers and con artists trying to use the fresh… The post Facebook Ads Crypto Scam Warning: CashlessPayGroup Tricking People to “Invest” in Fake Singapore Cryptocurrency appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2018-12-20 19:14 | |
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Cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream every day as traditional institutions can no longer meet the expectations of clients. Western Union, a leading financial services company based in the United States has indicated interest in the use of cryptocurrencies for payments.
2018-12-20 12:35 | |
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Cryptocurrency enthusiasts love to talk about Venezuelan users as an example of bitcoin's subversive potential – but the reality is more complex.
2018-12-19 12:00 | |
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Blockchain technology offers a transparency, immutability, and more to any use case it is applied to. Considering how well it has served platforms for cryptocurrency, the adoption by banks shouldn’t seem like that far of a stretch.
2018-12-18 10:22 | |
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On December 18, a crypto exchange Coinbase announced the launch of a new feature called Convert, which customers can use to convert one cryptocurrency into another. Initially, customers can convert between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Litecoin (LTC), 0x (ZRX), or Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Converting is available on Coinbase.com and in the […]
2018-12-18 09:40 | |
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Mobile cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer wallet Shakepay has announced a new product that allows its Canadian customers to buy bitcoin with spare change. Dubbed "ShakePay Change," the pre-launch of the service was announced in a Medium post.
2018-12-18 02:32 | |
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Decentralized payment processor BTCPayServer now offers wallet support for c-lightning users. Following its most recent update, the BitPay alternative announced support for Spark Wallet, a client for the Lightning Network's c-lightning implementation created by Bitrated founder and Blockstream employee Nadav Ivgi.
2018-12-18 02:16 | |
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Civic CEO Vinny Lingham is the subject of no confidence calls this week after his startup partnered with controversial blockchain entity Dentacoin. Dentacoin Goes For Damage Control Lingham, who raised $33 million for Civic in an ICO last year, had remained largely quiet regarding use of the funds, the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market taking a heavy toll on its CVC token which currently trades at record lows.
2018-12-18 01:00 | |
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The LinkedIn 2018 Emerging Job Results showcased the employment opportunities developing most quickly for US-based professionals. This year, the results suggest that blockchain developer is the fastest growing job in the country, followed by machine learning engineer.
2018-12-17 17:59 | |
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Litecoin recently overtook Bitcoin Cash in the cryptocurrency market cap rankings. This is likely to be the driving factor in its recent outperformance over the past two days. With both Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin addressing a similar use case of cheap and fast peer-to-peer payments, Litecoin overtaking Bitcoin Cash represents a current advantage to Litecoin.
2018-12-17 17:54 | |
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Last week, we had our first ever blockchain event, Hard Fork Decentralized, where we discussed a range of challenges facing the industry and hosted talks all over London. We’ll be posting some videos from our live stream of the event, so keep your eyes open if you want to catch up on what went on.
2018-12-17 12:41 | |
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The inability to quickly process Bitcoin payments finally showed its face in 2017 when prices were high. Not only that, but transaction costs for trading in the pioneer cryptocurrency were far from competitive.
2018-12-16 03:00 | |
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In order to curb the use of cryptocurrencies for malicious activities such as money laundering and the funding of terrorism, the central bank of Netherlands, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), has decided that it would be issuing licenses to cryptocurrency service providers.
2018-12-15 19:00 | |
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Over the span of time that it has been in operation, Coinify has steadily become a household name as a platform for users to make payments over when it comes to anything to do with cryptocurrency. Established in 2014, and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, it allows for cryptocurrencies to be put to use in one-off […]
2018-12-15 03:34 | |
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Despite red water market conditions, Blockstack announced on December 13, 2018, that they had “unlocked” $25 million in resources to continue their blockchain development. In a company blog post, co-founder Muneeb Ali described the necessity of an advisory board, reviewed the firm’s milestones, and explained how the newly released funds would be put to use.
2018-12-15 00:00 | |
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Use Of Crypto Becomes Clearer In Bahrain After Central Bank Establishes Draft Regulations Countries around the world seem to be gravitating towards one of three different ways of handling cryptocurrency – banning it, establishing unclear rules that are constantly being reassessed, or clearly regulating it. In a new report from Reuters on December 13th, the […]
2018-12-15 23:27 | |
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Russia has not discounted the idea of using state-issued cryptocurrency Petro in commercial operations with Venezuela. Russia: No Petro Payments ‘Yet’ Those were the words of deputy finance minister Sergey Storchak speaking to reporters this week, local news outlet RIA Novosti reported December 13.
2018-12-14 17:00 | |
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On Day 4 of ’12 Days of Coinbase,’ the exchange announced that users can now make use of the watchlist feature. The new feature allows users to track a cryptocurrency in their custom watchlist by simply clicking a star next to the cryptocurrency on the dashboard.
2018-12-14 15:59 | |
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin lanced a “tweet storm” on December 10, 2018, and briefly noted the non-financial applications of blockchain technology, such as academic degree verification and determining the “integrity of processes.
2018-12-14 07:30 | |
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Coinbase's AirDrop Of Zcash (ZEC) In Venezuela Accused Of Being A Marketing Gimmick In the spirit of the holidays one of the major exchanges, Coinbase was running “12 Days of Coinbase” from December 9th until December 21, revealing a new announcement each day.
2018-12-13 19:39 | |
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In a blog post published on Dec. 12th, Peter M. Dray, the co-founder, and CEO of FITBLOX, a Wyoming-based fitness startup told Block. one about their new dApp and its use of the EOS platform. The new startup has a vision of combining secure fitness technology with incentive-based social media.
2018-12-13 15:59 | |
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CoinSpeaker 12 Days of Coinbase: Cryptocurrency is Going to be a Great Democratizing World Force Coinbase decided to use 12 Days of Christmas promotion as their opportunity to help those in need and support GiveCrypto.
2018-12-13 14:16 | |
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Zebpay, formerly one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched in Europe. Euro deposits, withdrawals, and trading are now live in 21 countries. While the exchange is not accepting new registrations from India, existing users can continue to use its wallet app.
2018-12-13 08:48 | |
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Blockchain Used By IBM Research And Hello Tractor To Promote Agriculture Industry In Africa Blockchain technology is arguably one of the best benefits to come out of the development of cryptocurrency.
2018-12-13 06:14 | |
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CoinSpeaker How to Generate Huge Profits while Others Lose in a Bearish Market? Use Prime XBT. PrimeXBT enables you to benefit from cryptocurrency markets that are rising, as well as those that are falling.
2018-12-13 23:07 | |
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Today’s Video Briefing takes a look at one of the oddest ducks in the cryptocurrency space – IOTA. Unlike other cryptos, IOTA does not use a blockchain, and the DAG-based Tangle is expected to overcome some of the problems facing Bitcoin and Ethereum.
2018-12-12 18:02 | |
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More Stamps Global (MSG) is aiming to pioneer the tourism sector’s blockchain revolution via a unique travel booking platform designed to make travel cheaper, safer and fully adapted to customer needs.
2018-12-12 12:29 | |
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A new day has dawned upon cryptocurrency markets, which means arbitrage trading takes center stage. There are numerous options available today, although most of them involve the use of YoBit once again.
2018-12-12 03:02 | |
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A common narrative in today’s financial world is that crypto holders are often unable to execute trades without paying large amounts of commissions and fees.
2018-12-12 21:00 | |
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Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Blockchains are actually quite limited in their scope.
2018-12-11 16:42 | |
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As cryptocurrency prices continue to tumble, some blockchain projects may disappear into the digital dust while others forge on with product development that will lead to ease of use and greater adoption.
2018-12-11 12:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur Trace Mayer plans to use the anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block to make holders reclaim their private keys. Mayer To Bitcoin HODLers: Reclaim Sovereignty In a video introduction to the plan, which he dubbed ‘Proof of Keys,’ Mayer appealed to the Bitcoin community to remove all funds not under their direct control, specifically third-party exchanges.
2018-12-11 12:00 | |
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Global liquidity has reached a new all-time high above $95 trillion, approaching $100 trillion. Historical data shows expanding liquidity precedes Bitcoin bull runs, potentially signaling a new price surge.
There's a greater chance of a wholesale CBDC being issued within six years than a retail one, according to the report.
The net percent of global central banks cutting rates is increasing in a positive sign for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.
The BOJ has long been seen as a major source of uncertainty for financial markets, including cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin first and foremost is about obsoleting and obviating central banking and the economic damage and hardship they cause for regular people.
Once the BOJ begins policy normalisation, yen carry trades may unwind quickly, leading to increased cross-asset volatility.
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) would further corrupt fiat money, eroding purchasing power and increasing censorship.