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Weak Resistance Near $9000 Suggests Bitcoin Will Break Psychological Level by April 24

April 22, 2018 by Jamie Holmes at Bitcoin, Price Analysis

Bitcoin (BTC) has galvanized on recent gains, testing the $9,000 handle multiple times over the past 36 hours. The window of opportunity for bulls is short, but it looks likely we will see a major buy signal given by April 24 for BTC-USD. The daily chart below shows that BTC-USD’s...

Centra Tech Co-founders Arrested For Fraudulent ICO

SEC Piles Up Fraud Charges in $32M ICO Centra: Jail Time Looms

April 22, 2018 by Samantha Chang at Altcoins, News, Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed additional fraud charges against a third co-founder of Central Tech’s $32 million initial coin offering, which had been endorsed by boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and music producer DJ Khaled. Raymond Trapani was charged with fraud in an amended complaint filed by the SEC on...

Vietnamese PM Directs Ministry to Strengthen Oversight Following Crypto Scam

April 22, 2018 by Kimble Ngo at Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

The Vietnamese market is under the eye of the government as of late due to a scam which saw a reported VND 150 trillion ($650 million) stolen from local Vietnamese investors on April 8, 2018. Rallying All the Ministries Around New Crypto Directive The Vietnamese firm responsible had its office...

Siafund Tokenized Security Offer (TSO) Goes Live

April 21, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Tech

Siafund, the pre-mined security token of the Sia network has been on sale since April 16, 2018. The event is open to people in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States. A maximum of 750 Siafund tokens are up for this crowdsale, and the total...

Malta Proposes ‘Test’ to Classify ICOs as Securities

April 21, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

The self-styled crypto-friendly island, Malta, is making efforts and moving forward to test ways to define when assets earned through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) turn into securities. Malta’s ICO Interest The Malta Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a publicly available consultation paper on April 13, 2018. The article acts...

A Guide to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)

ILPs May Replace ICOs as a New Form of Fundraising

April 21, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Business, Finance, News, Regulation, Tech

Although initial coin offerings (ICOs) are seen as a legitimate means of raising capital, there are no clear legal and technical controls. Initial Loan Procurements (ILP), are, however, an alternative to the risky ICO model. ILPs enable decentralized crowdfunding opportunities by creating a contractually bound agreement which minimizes the risk...

A Blockchain Based Excise System Promises Efficiency to Thailand's Oil Industry

Texas Oil Producers Could Channel Excess Gas into Bitcoin Mining Operations

April 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Mining, News

A handful of forward-thinking Wall Street analysts have been inspired to turn gas producers in Texas's oil-rich Permian Basin a healthy profit by simply converting their ‘useless' natural gas into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Gas Flaring to Bitcoin Mining Some cryptocurrencies use a proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm, a consensus that requires...

The All-in-One Crypto Portfolio: Delta

April 21, 2018 by Gil Davis at ICO/IEO

The number of cryptocurrencies available to speculate in or for real-use can be quite overwhelming. To add to this, there’s the volatility involved with these new markets and the constant influx of new ICOs hitting the scene which adds even more complexities to the ever-growing stack of market charts to...

Bitcoin Rush in Venezuela: Transaction Volume Reaches $1 Million per Day Milestone

April 21, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, News

On April 17, 2018, the bitcoin transaction volume reached a milestone of $1.006 million recorded in a single day according to the data released by VeneBloc. In what is a record for the crisis-stricken country, the attention of Venezuelans have increasingly turned to digital currencies due to the severely devalued...

Japan’s TFX Takes Cue From OBOE; To Offer Bitcoin Futures In Early 2018

Japan Police Apprehends 12 People in An “Over the Counter” Bitcoin Fraud Deal

April 21, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Bitcoin, Commentary, Finance, News

The Tokyo Reporter revealed that Japanese police apprehended 12 people who embezzled bitcoin worth $1.86 million from a middle-aged businessman in July. According to the victim, the delinquents offered to purchase bitcoin worth $1.76 million for $1.86 million in cash, earning the seller a profit of $93,000. The victim accused...

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