#Altcoins

Banking on Hype: Wells Fargo and Barclays Acquire Token and KYC Blockchain Patents

July 22, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, News

Two of the world’s larger banks recently acquired three distinct patents in the field of blockchain technology. Wells Fargo’s, aptly titled “Data element tokenization management,” was filed on July 17, 2018, and looks to tokenize pretty much every possible data piece possible. Barclays later filed two patents on July 19,...

Bitcoin “Could replace Gold,” States Cryptocurrency Analyst

July 22, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Investment, News

After weeks and months of stagnation, bitcoin prices have finally rallied and settled over $7,000. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are confident that the digital currency will not fall sharply and financial analysts have also opined the same. Returns over 2017 have been better than the equity and gold markets. As a result,...

Supreme Court of India Reschedules Cryptocurrency Ban Petition to September 2018

July 22, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, News, Regulation

On July 20th, 2018, The Supreme Court of India again delayed the hearing for the fate of cryptocurrencies, on account of minimal action from SEBI regarding the petition seeking regulation of cryptocurrency in India. The new date for final arguments has been set to 11th September 2018. The latest hearing...

Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Has One Percent of his Net Worth in Bitcoin

July 22, 2018 by Joseph Young at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Investment, News

Marc Lasry, the billionaire co-founder of Avenue Capital Group, whose net worth is estimated to be at around $1.68 billion, has invested $16.8 million in bitcoin. Bitcoin Investments Explained When asked about his personal investment in bitcoin, Lasry explained that he entered the cryptocurrency sector a few years ago, and...

Ethereum Average Transaction Fee Surpassed Bitcoin, But its Inaccurate to Compare

July 21, 2018 by Joseph Young at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News

On July 16, 2018, the average transaction fee of ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, surpassed that of bitcoin. But, it may be premature to conclude that ether is lagging behind bitcoin in scalability. JZay, a bitcoin researcher, and investor shared a transaction fee comparison chart provided by crypto asset...

Vietnam “Temporarily Suspends” Import of Cryptocurrency Miners

July 21, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Mining, News

The cryptocurrency industry in Vietnam is going through a rough phase. More than two months after a big scam scandal gotten the attention of the country’s government, the Vietnamese Central Bank is now following the government recommendations and has agreed shut down all support for cryptocurrency mining equipment imports. Vietnam's...

“FOAM” – The Geospatial Cryptocurrency Primitive

July 21, 2018 by Peter Ivancic at Altcoins, Business, Development, Ethereum, Finance, News

Location services and mapping data have become integral parts of the real-time execution of global financial systems, enabling a near omnipresent view of the world while providing supporting digital infrastructure for a range of businesses. Ethereum-based "FOAM" An Ethereum-based project by the name of FOAM looks to upend the current...

HSBC Not Interested in Cryptocurrency Speculation, Supports Tokenization and Blockchain Technology

July 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News

Banks and cryptocurrencies have not always been the best of friends, though the former is beginning to loosen up a bit. In the latest development, HSBC’s Global Head of Digital said on July 19, 2018, that the finance heavyweight is taking a ‘”cautious” approach towards cryptocurrencies due to the super volatile...

Cryptocurrencies: Digital Tulips or The Future of Fintech

July 21, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, News

Steve Bannon, in a conversation with CNBC, recently stated that he not only owns Bitcoin but refers to cryptocurrencies as “the future.” Meanwhile, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin of Citadel Investment Group indicated his reticence to purchase cryptocurrencies. Contrasting Viewpoints This highlights the great divide that cryptocurrencies have driven between...

Asset Managers Look to Cryptocurrencies for Investment Opportunities

July 21, 2018 by Guest Post at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business

News that BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager is reviewing the cryptocurrency industry has opened up opportunities for many investors and ICOs. In healthcare technology, Curaizon - a pioneer of medicine adherence technologies is currently running its CuraToken (CTKN) sale to further develop and enhance its unique offering to national...

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