#Bitcoin

Suited Man Waving Hands around Falling Coins

January 4, 2019 by Alex Lielacher at Bitcoin, Business, Cryptocyclopedia, Platform

While cryptocurrencies are a highly disruptive technological innovation that has the potential to change the world, the reality is that most people who enter the cryptocurrency community do so because they just want to make money. In the past twelve months, making money by investing in cryptoassets has been a...

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New York State Creates Cryptocurrency Task Force

January 4, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

In a bid to formulate amenable policies to foster cryptocurrency adoption and protect consumers from bad actors, New York state has created a cryptoassets task force. The group is made up of technologists, cryptocurrency holders, institutional and small investors, academics, and blockchain-linked businesses, according to a Facebook post on January...

V. Shankar of Gateway: “Bitcoin Has Finally Proven It’s not a Viable Investment”

January 3, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, News

In late 2017 when the price of bitcoin and other digital assets embarked on a journey to the moon and FOMO swept across the crypto space, Viswanathan Shankar, the CEO of Gateway Partners Limited, a Cayman-based private equity firm that invests in growth opportunities across a number of continents reportedly...

Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP Weekly Market Update December 23, 2019

Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP Weekly Market Update: January 3, 2019

January 3, 2019 by Georgi Hristov at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Market Outlook, Ethereum, Exchange, News, Price Analysis

The total crypto market cap added $3 billion during last week, but it is still down with approximately $485 billion since the same time a year ago. Ethereum is leading the recovery after jumping 17 percent and returning to the second spot as the most valuable cryptocurrencies. BTC-USD Bitcoin moved...

India: RBI Stalls its Plans to Launch Central Bank Digital Currency

January 3, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

According to a report from Business Line, published on January 1, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stalled its plan to launch a national digital currency. Too Early for Central Bank Digital Currency The cryptocurrency ecosystem in India has been plagued with confusion and indecisiveness, and the latest...

HitBTC Freezes Customer Accounts before Proof of Keys Event

January 3, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, Exchange, News

Digital currency exchange HitBTC has reportedly been freezing account withdrawals on January 1, 2019, just ahead of the launch of the much anticipated annual Proof of Keys event, the exchange's users have complained on Reddit. John McAfee’s Warning about HitBTC Comes to Light HitBTC, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, has been...

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Hackers Threaten to Leak Confidential 9/11 Documents Unless Paid in Bitcoin

January 2, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin, Crime, News

Cybercriminal group “The Dark Overlord” has threatened to publicly release confidential files related to the 9/11 attacks if their ransom demands are not met, reports Motherboard on January 1, 2019. 9/11 Secrets up for Sale The hacker group tweeted on December 31, 2018, about their successful breach of the confidential database of...

Bakkt Raises $182.5 in Funding Round; Might Be Delayed beyond January 24, 2019

January 2, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News

According to a Medium post published by Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler on December 31, 2018, the much-anticipated Bitcoin contracts trading platform has successfully raised $182.5 million during its first round of funding. Heavyweights Back Digital Assets Platform Bakkt’s first fundraising round saw participation from companies like the Boston Consulting Group, CMT...

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Where Are They Now?: Japan, The Birthplace of Cryptocurrency Exchange Regulations

January 2, 2019 by Eddie Mitchell at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Crime, Cryptocyclopedia, Exchange, Finance, Regulation

Unlike many regions of the world that are slowly beginning to tap the potential of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, some nations like Japan have been embroiled in crypto-mania from the very beginning. Japan is one of the frontrunners of blockchain adoption being home to numerous blockchain projects, startups, and cryptocurrency...

A Year in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: Q3 2018

January 1, 2019 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, Cryptocyclopedia, Development, Ethereum, Finance, Regulation

The third quarter of 2018 made it abundantly clear that regulators in the United States were simply not willing to approve a bitcoin-based exchange-traded product anytime soon. In the same timeframe, dwindling interest in large-scale mining operations caught hardware manufacturers off-guard. Meanwhile, decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEX) grew in popularity, with...

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