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Coinbase still Long on Bitcoin as CEO Investigates Details for Creating Value

January 23, 2019 by Neil at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, Development, Exchange, News

There are many cryptocurrency traders, investors, and enthusiasts that might have grown tired of Bitcoin price predictions, given the fact that the markets are so volatile. For example, Tom Lee of Fundstrat Advisors, who has frequently appeared on popular media platforms such as Bloomberg and CNBC, gave various incorrect predictions...

B2C2 Now Offering Clients Point-and-Click OTC Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash Trading Execution

January 23, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Ethereum, Exchange, Finance, News, Platform

B2C2, a leading cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) liquidity provider for digital assets exchanges and financial institutions, has announced its streaming pricing feature aimed at enabling OTC traders to carry out “point-and-click” trading execution, according to a Business Wire press release on January 21, 2019. OTC Traders’ Orders Executed in Real...

New EOSIO Protocol a Favorite among Developers and Enterprises

January 23, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, Ethereum, News

Despite being less than seven months old, Block.one's EOSIO blockchain protocol is already a favorite among enterprises and developers as there are currently more than 250 projects being built on the network, the company announced in a blog post on January 21, 2019. Developers Flock to EOS Following Latest Update...

Crypto Exchange Huobi still Profitable Despite Layoffs, Reports CEO

January 23, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, Exchange, News, News Digest

On January 22, 2019, Livio Weng Xiaoqi, the chief executive of Huobi Global, insisted that the company is still profitable despite the bear run and event layoffs, as new projects are launched. Beating the Bear Run Within the last year, there have been significant changes in the global cryptocurrency market...

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CoinZest Airdrop Event Goes Wrong, Customers Receive $5.3 Million Worth of Crypto

January 23, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Exchange, News

CoinZest, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange has been left with no choice but to roll back all transactions on its servers after it mistakenly airdropped bitcoin and altcoins amounting to $5.3 million to its clients, instead of the intended We Game tokens (WGT), according to local news source, CoindeskKorea on...

STOs Are the Future of Blockchain Investment, Says Autonomous Next

January 22, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Development, News

Autonomous Next published a report on January 21, 2019, which states that the blockchain industry saw $24 billion in funding in 2018, most of which came from unverified self-reported crowdfunding ventures. Unverified Figures Autonomous Next ’s report stated that in December 2018, there was an almost even split between the...

Bank of England Senior Advisor: Cryptocurrencies Neither a Good Store of Value nor a Medium of Exchange

January 22, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, Finance, News

Huw van Steenis, the senior advisor to Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney believes that cryptocurrencies “fail fundamental tests” to compete with the traditional financial market institutions, reports Bloomberg on January 21, 2019. Cryptocurrencies Aren’t a Great Unit of Exchange Cryptocurrency proponents the world over are banking on the...

Study Finds 4 Percent of Monero Mined with Malware over the Last 12 Years

January 22, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Altcoins, Mining, News, Tech

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and King's College London have found that from 2007 to 2018, around $57 Million of Monero was mined via. Malware, January 3, 2019. Background of the Study The joint study co-authored and compiled by two researchers was published January 3, 2019, and it...

Crypto Garage and Blockstream Receive First Ever Regulatory Approval to Test Japanese Yen Stablecoin

January 22, 2019 by Georgi Hristov at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, Finance, News, Regulation

Crypto Garage, a subsidiary of the Japanese IT company Digital Garage, Inc, announced on January 21, 2019, that it would test issuance of JPY stablecoins on their SETTLENET platform. The Stablecoin Euphoria Expands to Japan The blockchain fintech company will pilot a delivery versus payment settlement service between JPY tokens...

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SBI Crypto Investment Ltd Invests $15 Million in Smart Banknote Platform Tangem

January 22, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, Finance, News

On January 21, 2019, the Swiss blockchain wallet Tangem raised funding of $ 15 million from SBI Crypto Investment. This is intended to be used for the industrial adoption of blockchain-enabled smart cards. Tangem, the “Smart Banknotes” Startup The blockchain smart card wallet provider Tangem is well-known for its smart banknotes...

Is Valor Really Planning a “Hostile Takeover” of $14 Billion XRP?

January 22, 2019 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Business, Commentary, Development, Finance, News

A report by media outlet Axios claims that an unknown startup named Valor Foundation is attempting to launch a hostile takeover of the cryptocurrency XRP. This would be the first hostile takeover attempt in the cryptocurrency space. Valor’s Alleged Takeover Plans Valor Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that aims to...

The end of Anonymous Bitcoin Trading in the Netherlands Has Finally Arrived

January 22, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

Authorities in the Netherlands want to force cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto service providers to obtain licenses that would ban anonymous cryptocurrency trading, local news outlet Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) reported on January 18, 2019. Licensing for Crypto Businesses Introduced in Holland Anonymous trading of crypto assets has long been a...

Milligan Partners and Rufftup.io Join Forces to Launch a Blockchain-Powered Tolling System

January 21, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform

Milligan Partners, a leading U.S. tolling company has allied with Ruuftup.io, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm to launch Tolling.Network, a tolling solution powered by the Hyperledger Fabric, aimed at enhancing toll interoperability, according to a PR Newswire press release on January 18, 2019. From Wall Street to Highways As...

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Bitcoin Remains Firm amid Mixed Newsflow: BTCManager’s Week in Review January 21, 2019

January 21, 2019 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Development, Ethereum, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

The price of bitcoin remains firm, gaining two percent week-on-week, amid a mix of positive and negative news. The announcement by Bakkt that it has made its first acquisition shows that the institutional crypto trading venture is on track to become a serious player in the institutional digital asset trading...

Venezuela: First Bitcoin ATM Incoming amid Failing Economy and Sullen Petro

January 21, 2019 by Neil at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

In a country that many believe proves how fiat currencies can destroy an entire country’s infrastructure and economy, the first Bitcoin ATM in Venezuela will finally be installed, about two weeks from January 20, 2019. A Never-Ending Economic Crisis Venezuela actually tops the misery index thanks to the ongoing economic...

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