The crypto community spotted some massive funds movement from OKEx and got scared that the cryptocurrency exchange was hacked. However, CEO Jay Hao called for calm. Hundreds of Millions in BTC Move From OKEx On Wednesday, Twitter user Whale Alert sounded the alarm, saying that at least 24,000 BTC moved from OKEx to unknown wallets....Read More
The Dow Jones rallied on Wednesday amid global risk-on trading as tensions eased and the trade balance showed Donald Trump’s China tactics may be working. | Source: REUTERS / Carlo Allegri Wednesday brought a welcome relief rally for the Dow Jones, which surged more than 200 points as risk assets rallied around the globe. Tensions...Read More
Software giant Oracle has admitted Hydrogen, a developer of ethereum-based enterprise blockchains, into its Cloud Marketplace. The listing, announced Wednesday, means New York-based Hydrogen’s APIs are now available to nearly half a million Oracle customers to develop applications for banking, investing, savings, insurance and wellness. Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a leading provider of platform as a...Read More
The team of BlueWallet, a bitcoin and lightning capable wallet app for iOS and Android, recently rolled out its latest releases with some great new features worth knowing about. Notably, the BlueWallet team has added the ability for users to: connect to their own full node, to send max funds, to cancel and bump transactions,...Read More
This year has certainly been more fruitful for bitcoin price than 2018 was. That said, it has not shown any signs yet of returning to an all-time high. Looking at the lows may offer some indication of how big the next bull run could be. Bitcoin a Store of Value in The Making In 2018...Read More
Huobi cryptocurrency exchange has announced its entry into the blockchain-based smartphone ecosystem with the Acute Angle mobile phone which is built by Whole Network, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) project partly funded by the exchange. Acute Angle will be officially unveiled on September 11, 2019, and Huobi Token (HT) holders will be able to purchase...Read More
The second-largest fantasy sports provider Fanduel has revealed customers can make deposits on the platform using cryptocurrency. Fanduel members can now top up their accounts with BCH or BTC via the digital currency payment provider Bitpay. Also Read: More Than 70 Projects and Applications Built Around Bitcoin Cash Fanduel Adds Bitcoin Payments via Bitpay Fantasy...Read More
A new Indian government report has put cryptocurrency in a positive light, viewing the mechanisms surrounding it, including initial coin offerings, as “revolutionizing the global fintech landscape.” The report also discusses the regulation of coins and tokens. Also read: Indian Exchanges Innovate as Calls for Positive Crypto Regulation Escalate Steering Committee’s Report The Indian Ministry...Read More
While Bitcoin price makes a comeback, XRP community investors warn Ripple overselling the XRP tokens as part of the company’s investments. After last week’s poor performance, Bitcoin is back in action swinging above $10,500 levels. Bitcoin price started gaining momentum since Monday, September 2 and added $1000 over the last 24 hours. The Bitcoin price...Read More
Huobi plans to dive into the hardware applications market introducing an affordable blockchain smartphone, Acute Angle, which will come with a built-in crypto wallet and a plethora of other crypto products. Huobi plans to dive into the hardware applications market for the first time. This announcement will take place on September 11 during the sixth...Read More
bZx Network, a decentralized margin lending protocol and liquidation oracle marketplace on the Ethereum blockchain, has announced the launch of Torque. It is a new borrowing platform with indefinite-term loans and fixed interest rates operating as both an app and a DApp. Torque works with any Web3 wallet such as Metamask, but it also works...Read More
Bitcoin proponents have reacted angrily to what they warn is a fresh attempt to make US Congress ban public cryptocurrencies. Murray: US Should Treat Miners Like Banks As financial news outlet Business Telegraph reported, on September 3, an expert witness went before lawmakers to argue miners on blockchains such as Bitcoin’s should face full banking-style...Read More
On Friday, Sept. 6, bitcoiners around the world are vowing to run in memory of the late Hal Finney. Anyone is invited and dozens of the technology’s enthusiasts have already pledged to join. Finney has long been touted as one of the first people to see the promise of bitcoin, long before it had a...Read More
This is how blockchain can change the way investors buy into real estate value, and allow for the proliferation of real estate investments. It seems that all one has to do these days to see something about blockchain technology is go online. Nearly every major news portal and tech website has had a number of...Read More
The central bank of the Netherlands is preparing to supervise the country’s crypto sector. The bank has requested crypto exchanges and wallet providers to come forward and submit some information. Once the law takes effect, these operators will be required to register with the central bank to continue operations. Also read: Crypto Can Boost Indian...Read More
Bitcoin price extended its rally and climbed above the $10,500 and $10,650 resistances against the US Dollar.The price is currently correcting lower after trading to a new monthly high at $10,790.There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $10,400 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The price...Read More
The total crypto market cap extended its upside and climbed above the $255.0B resistance.Bitcoin price also gained traction and traded above the $10,500 and $10,600 levels.Litecoin (LTC) price is likely to break the $70.00 resistance area and it could continue higher.BCH price is above to surpass the main $300 resistance level in the near term.Tron...Read More
Put a pin on this one. | Source: ShutterstockZ One major market index, the Russell 2000, has shown price behavior that is very worrisome. A decline of more than 1% from Tuesday’s close could be the first crack in the stock market dam that begins a wholesale stock market crash. When a major stock market...Read More
Dr. Scott Stornetta is the blockchain co-inventor quoted in the Bitcoin whitepaper written by Satoshi Nakamoto, who created the first cryptocurrency in 2009. The globally renowned scientist considers himself as the person who “has spent longer thinking about blockchain than anyone else on the planet. I have a really long-term perspective of this technology.” His...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services firm Monex Group, partnered with marketing research company Macromill Group to launch the Coincheck Survey service that allows its users to exchange reward points for digital assets. Got points? Get crypto! According to Monex Group’s official press release published on Sept. 4, customers will be able...Read More
The use of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, for unlawful purposes does not seem to stop after the case of a Chinese student, Ye Jingwang, being kidnapped for ransom emerged. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of 80 BTC. With the king coin crossing the $10,000 mark, illegal activities have also surged. Just recently, a man...Read More
San Francisco-based, fiat-focused crypto exchange, OKCoin, recently announced the launch of a voting-driven initiative to donate up to 1,000 BTC to developers of Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV). Voting starts today According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 3, OKCoin, one of the top exchanges by adjusted...Read More
After surging past $10,000 yesterday, Bitcoin (BTC) has been able to further extend its upwards momentum and is now nearing its next key resistance level that lies within the upper-$10,000 region.Bitcoin’s recent surge has drastically altered the overall market sentiment for the better, but some analysts are expressing caution and are noting that it may...Read More
Elon Musk tweeted about new Tesla automotive insurance today. Followers came out in flocks, claiming the new insurance is so much better than other companies. | Source: Source: REUTERS/Mike Blake Elon Musk took matters into his own fingers today and pumped the new Tesla auto insurance on Twitter. The rock-star smart-guy, known for space travel...Read More
Ron Hammond took to Twitter today to confirm to the XRP community that he is the new manager of government relations for Ripple. Token Taxonomy Act On Sept. 3, Ron Hammond took to Twitter to announce that as of today, he is the new Manager of Government Relations for Ripple. Hammond was reportedly part of...Read More
Walmart is taking its toughest stance ever on gun-related sales. With the nation screaming for gun control, investors seem just fine with the ramifications. | AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File Walmart’s latest hard-line stance on gun sales and even carrying the weapons in its stores may be drawing sharp criticism but not from investors. Despite the...Read More
Chinese crypto exchange Huobi plans to launch its blockchain-powered smartphone Acute Angle in Southeast Asia next week. Official launch is coming next week Huobi’s new blockchain phone was already available to some users in China, but the actual launch is scheduled for next week as part of the sixth Huobi Prime launch, according to a...Read More
Trying to time the stock market? New research suggests you need to start paying even more attention to President Trump’s Twitter feed. | Source: Shutterstock There’s no doubt that President Donald Trump loves watching the stock market go up. After all, he has bragged at least 60 times about how the Dow Jones Industrial Average...Read More
The Netherlands’ central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), a member of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), has announced plans to start regulating bitcoin-linked businesses from January 10, 2020, according to a Reuters report on September 3, 2019. Dutch Authorities to Regulate Cryptos Per sources close to the matter, the central bank of the...Read More
Mainstream financial and government institutions have begun embracing blockchain and cryptocurrencies recently. PricewaterhouseCoopers is one such institution, with the auditing giant very open about getting into the space over the past few months. PwC is in the news again after PwC Luxembourg recently announced in a press release that it would start accepting payments made...Read More
