#Altcoins

Cryptocurrencies Provide Humanitarian Aid to Conflict-Ridden Venezuela

July 13, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, News

The appalling economic crisis in Venezuela serves as a robust litmus test of peer-to-peer digital currency transfer mechanisms. Ongoing crypto aid efforts must be encouraged to help a “dire humanitarian situation.” Circumventing Corruption with Cryptocurrencies On July 11, 2018, Forbes cited a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report...

KuCoin’s Vote to List Competition

July 12, 2018 by Crypto Advocate at Adoption, Altcoins, Exchange, News

One of the most crucial aspects to the success of any cryptocurrency is exchange listings. What is the point of a cryptocurrency that is not being traded anywhere? Altcoins have only a few options for methods of being listed on the different exchanges. Some exchanges require an application and board...

Bancor Criticized For its Ability to Freeze Fund, Not For the Theft Experts React

Bancor Criticized For its Ability to Freeze Funds, Not for Exchange Hack

July 12, 2018 by Joseph Young at Altcoins, Blockchain, Crime, News

Bancor, a decentralized crypto exchange that raised $153 million in June 2017, has lost $12.5 million in ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, in a recent security breach. However, the blockchain protocol and its developers were criticized not for the theft of their funds, but for their ability to freeze...

Dr. Doom: Bitcoin Will Be Worth $100 in Ten Years Time

July 12, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, News, Regulation

Even with the recent bitcoin price slump, crypto doomsday predictors such as Nouriel Roubini and his colleagues are determined to make sure the entire digital currency markets never moon again. In the latest development, more renowned economists have argued that governments' harsh regulatory policies on cryptos would make bitcoin and...

Cryptokitties Launches the First Ever Blockchain Charity Event Focused on Marine Life Protection

July 12, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

On July 9, 2018, the Cryptockitties team announced it was signing a partnership with ACTAI Global and Ocean Elders to create a new CryptoKitty called Honu which will be auctioned and the amount gathered from the sale will be used to help protect our marine life and oceans. Honu Launches...

Bitcoin Mining Made Accessible with BitMOR

July 12, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Mining, News, Tech

According to Argus Leader, a local South Dakota news site, BitMOR is a new cryptocurrency mining company that sells mining equipment and service to locals interested in mining cryptocurrencies. BitMOR is considered one of the first cryptocurrency mining businesses located in South Dakota. First Cryptocurrency Business in South Dakota BitMOR’s...

Bithumb Global Plans to Lobby Indian Government for a Regulated Cryptocurrency Exchange

Indian Regulators May “Unban” Cryptocurrency Trading Soon

July 12, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Regulation

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) harsh stance towards the local digital currency space may not last forever. If the latest report coming from reliable sources at the finance ministry is anything to go by, authorities are on the verge of regulating blockchain-based virtual currencies as commodities, a move that...

Imperial College: Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Can Upend the Nature of Financial Systems

July 12, 2018 by Joseph Young at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, Ethereum, Finance, News

A report by the prestigious university Imperial College London has said that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether have already fulfilled one of three primary criteria of money and the former has the potential to upend the nature of financial systems. Digital Assets are Already a Store of Value According to professor...

Lack of Custodial Services Prevents Institutional Investors from Diversifying into Cryptocurrencies

July 12, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News

A compelling lack of safekeeping services for cryptocurrencies is preventing institutional investors from diversifying their portfolios to include the volatile asset class. Currently, only Coinbase and Kingdom Trust provide custodial services. Lack of Trust On July 9, 2018, traditional finance publication, Pension and Investments, asserted that market movers and billionaire...

Andreessen Horowitz’s Cryptocurrency Fund Makes its First Investment

July 11, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Investment, News, Tech

After the launch of a blockchain and crypto-focused hedge fund, Silicon Valley investment houseAndressen Horowitz (A16Z) has announced a $45 million funding in blockchain-based privacy emphasized cloud project “Oasis Labs.” The team emphasizes the importance of data security in a way that no other firms have done so far. The...

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