The Winklevoss’ Gemini cryptocurrency exchange is now available in Australia, supporting trades in Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and ZcashRead More
In outer space, meteoroids are formed when collisions between objects produce fragments and are thus randomly shaped. But about a quarter of the large meteors that survive entry through Earth’s atmosphere to become meteorites are conical. A new study applying principles of fluvial dynamics in the lab to study the physics of meteor flight is...Read More
The range-bound bitcoin price could jump higher if Anthony Pompliano’s prediction turns out to be true in the long run. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: The bitcoin price has been going sideways for nearly two months now, but crypto bulls believe that rising institutional interest could lead to a breakout. Bitcoin price has been...Read More
SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) detectives have discovered a cryptocurrency mining operation at one of the nation’s nuclear power plants. The agency has reason to believe that it was officials at the facility that had installed the unauthorised hardware.The SBU alleges that the internet connection installed to facilitate the mining operation posed a significant security...Read More
Blockchain proves once again that it is a must-have technology for financial institutions at all levels. Last week, the World Bank raised an additional AUD 50 million ($33.8 million) through its blockchain-based Kangaroo bond, called bond-i. Bond-i Sale Co-Managed by CBA, RBC, and TD The bond tap, i.e. the reopening of the bond initially issued...Read More
Onther, a leading Ethereum blockchain R&D company, Ethereum Foundation grantee, and supporter of MakerDAO, has announced that to further support Maker’s ecosystem, it will be providing audits to Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD) candidates and accept Dai for its services. In the past, Onther produced technical content in Korean on various parts of the Maker ecosystem including...Read More
Binance is expected to launch its upcoming exchange platform in the United States by the end of the year, with the company’s executive estimating that the platform will launch within “a month or two.” In the interview, Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ), the CEO of Binance, predicted the launch despite acknowledging that many things are still...Read More
Bitcoin is best known as a currency, but that’s not its only use. As the oldest and most-secure blockchain, the Bitcoin ledger has many applications that aren’t directly related to finance or payments. In fact, anyone is free to use Bitcoin for their project, provided they pay for the space they use. But these complex...Read More
Cryptocurrency markets fell hard on August 21 following the $700 price drop bitcoin core (BTC) saw during the early morning trading sessions. Most digital assets have lost 2-8% in value as the overall market valuation of all 2,000+ coins has plunged to $263 billion. Crypto price movements have been following a trend of strong volatility,...Read More
Apple Card is irrelevant. It strives to become a marketing tool for an underperforming iPhone market rather than an actual credit card. | Source: AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File By CCN Markets: The first thing to understand about Apple Card is that it is not exactly a card. Undoubtedly, the technology behemoth’s entry into the finance sector...Read More
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory to alert financial institutions to drug trafficking-related financial schemes. The U.S. Department of Treasury released a detailed post that highlighted, “Information in the advisory will assist them (FinCEN) in detecting and reporting related criminal...Read More
Geode Capital Management Llc decreased Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) stake by 4.3% reported in 2019Q1 SEC filing. Geode Capital Management Llc sold 21,237 shares as Acuity Brands Inc (AYI)’s stock declined 7.00%. The Geode Capital Management Llc holds 472,617 shares with $56.68 million value, down from 493,854 last quarter. Acuity Brands Inc now has $4.93...Read More
Among the many reasons that make Bitcoin unique, is that it’s designed to be a global currency accessed by anyone, anywhere, without restriction. Because of this, the first-ever crypto asset is used across the world in different capacities, affected by culture, economic conditions, regulation, and more.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
The G7 is meeting next week to explore the regulations around Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Unsurprisingly, Anthony Pompliano is not worried. G7 to Discuss Bitcoin Next week, the G7 is scheduled and this time the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States will set aside some time to...Read More
Here’s a riddle for you: what does Monero’s Fluffypony have in common with former Capital One Vice President Alan Silbert, as well as Charlie Lee? Besides an oversized presence on crypto Twitter, all three are listed on the paperwork for crypto’s latest three-letter fad: an IPO. Crypto trading platform INX has applied to the U.S....Read More
Chonic crypto critic Peter Schiff promised that the Bitcoin price would never, ever hit $50,000. One trader told us he is dead wrong. | Source: Cambridge House International Inc./YouTube (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. By CCN Markets: The Bitcoin price has defied his bearish portents before, but goldbug and chronic crypto critic Peter...Read More
Even with the ongoing fluctuation in the price of Bitcoin [BTC], a lot of investors are looking forward to investing in the king coin due to the growth in its market cap over the past few months. With coin movements growing more significant by the day, more and more traders are now getting into the...Read More
Opening a fresh long position in Monero at current levels may not be a wise decision for non-experienced traders. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Monero has been trapped in range accumulation for over a year now. Since August 2018, the cryptocurrency has been range trading in a wide range between $40 and $120 with a...Read More
EOS is a decentralized blockchain project that allows development, hosting and execution of commercial-scale dApps. Under the EOS network, businesses and individuals can set up dApps just like the normal web-based applications. The platform provides developers with secure access, authentication, permissions, data hosting, usage management, and communication between the dApps and the Internet. It works...Read More
Last year the World Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced a permissioned Ethereum-based blockchain to facilitate the end-to-end issuance of bonds between financial partners. The Bretton Woods-created financial institution hopes to make debt capital markets far more efficient with a bank-to-bank blockchain network. At the same time, the World Bank’s bond scheme has...Read More
Bitcoin has several big dates in the next couple of months which should be of interest to anyone with a stake in the network. Depending on how these pan out, we could well see renewed confidence and uptake, as well as another bull run. So what are we waiting for? 23 September – Bakkt Bitcoin...Read More
Bitcoin has long been pitched as the digital version of gold – a precious metal that’s long been used as a store of wealth, transfer of value, and features many of the attributes that Bitcoin is lauded for, such as scarcity.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Ever since Facebook announced its plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, the world’s regulatory and financial space hasn’t been the same. However, the news cycle about Libra was soon overtaken by lawmakers and regulatory bodies voicing their grave concerns about the same, while also highlighting Facebook’s own problematic history. What is missing however from the...Read More
Since January, Charlie Lee has been teasing at plans to introduce confidential transactions to Litecoin. However, the announcement was followed by a long stretch of radio silence, and followers were left wondering if they would ever see the promised privacy features. Hope was restored on Tuesday, when Lee announced that a new developer has joined...Read More
Stablecoin operator Tether plans to issue a Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin, local industry media ChainNews reports on Aug. 21. Tether to issue a renminbi-pegged stablecoin Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong informed the outlet that Tether — the stablecoin operator behind USDT — plans to issue a new stablecoin in the near future. It would be backed by...Read More
Cryptocurrency markets are bleak leading into Wednesday, August 21. Bitcoin has reversed all of its hard-fought gains since the start of the week, falling back below the $10,000 mark. Cryptocurrency Market Situation. Source: Coin360 The overall market is also seeing strong losses, most notably ETH, which has fallen back to its weekend price. The heaviest...Read More
Litecoin Cash (CURRENCY:LCC) traded down 11.2% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 7:00 AM ET on August 21st. One Litecoin Cash coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.0130 or 0.00000128 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including Braziliex, HitBTC, CryptoBridge and Mercatox. During the last week, Litecoin Cash has traded 8.6%...Read More
