Blockchain-powered eKYC provider Blockpass, today released an all-new version of its proprietary mobile app and merchant dashboard. Aiming to simplify the process of completing KYC and digital identity verification, the new releases streamline the compliance process and provide simplified user onboarding. One-Click Onboarding The Blockpass app has relaunched with a cleaner design and simplified features,...Read More
Fresh off of a collaboration with Netflix’s Stranger Things, Epic Games’ Fortnite is slated for a crossover with Stephen King’s It, according to new rumors. | Source: Epic Games (i), Warner Bros. (ii). Image Edited by CCN. Fresh off of a collaboration with Netflix’s Stranger Things earlier this summer, Epic Games’ battle royale game Fortnite...Read More
Recently a political action committee (PAC) BitPAC announced that they are going to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO) to support the candidates for public office. By donating, participants will receive Politicoins in return. BitPAC, which is a political group in the U.S., decided to launch an ICO for the support of public office candidates....Read More
Hashflow, an open protocol to bind and scale Bitcoin and Ethereum to build a scalable trust-minimized trade ecosystem, today announced it is now live. Hashflow Network Hashflow is a distributed network of open, trust-minimized, multi-centric hubs built on Bitcoin and Ethereum, each offering non-custodial, low latency trading across different markets. These hubs comprise a scalable...Read More
Binance had introduced a new Tiered Trading Fee Discount Program on 21 July 2019. It has adjusted the tiered trading fee discount program at 8:00 (UTC) on Aug 28. This will provide a better service for the user’s claims Binance. As per the announcement, the required BTC trading volume threshold for VIP1 is set to...Read More
The upcoming CME futures expiration set for Friday is expected to have a significant effect on the next bitcoin price action as the biggest cryptocurrency threatens to plunge below the $10,000 mark. In the past nine weeks, the Bitcoin price rally has stalled. Analysts believe that the crypto may suffer a severe pullback if the...Read More
The bullion market is slowly but steadily flooded with ‘dirty gold bars,’ according to a recent Reuters report. It’s interesting to know what Peter Shiff and other gold supporters would say about this. Is the precious metal better than Bitcoin in terms of money laundering? Gold Market Flooded with Fake Bars Many Bitcoin skeptics have...Read More
Silvergate Bank will allow Gemini’s customers deposit and withdraw U.S. Dollars from their accounts in real-time. This will help the customers to switch in and out of the crypto markets quickly. Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, founded by Bitcoin billionaires Winklevoss twins, announced its partnership with Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN), a USD payments platform. According to the...Read More
On August 26, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor, Craig Wright, was ordered by Southern District Court of Florida to distribute half of his BTC holdings and intellectual property assets from prior to 2014. According to the Kleiman estate attorney Vel Freedman, the family has waited a long time for the ruling and they believe things are...Read More
Algo Capital, an investment firm exclusively focusing on the Algorand blockchain ecosystem founded by the MIT professor Silvio Micali, has raised $200 million for a new fund dubbed Algo VC Fund. The company said in an announcement on Tuesday that those who committed include investors like NEO blockchain’s NGC Ventures, TechCrunch founder’s Arrington XRP Capital...Read More
Bitcoin price struggled to gain above $10,500 and declined below $10,300 against the US Dollar.The price is currently trading in a bearish zone below the $10,350 and $10,500 resistances.There is a rising channel or a bearish flag forming with support near $10,040 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The price...Read More
The total crypto market cap is following a bearish path below the $265.0B and $270.0B resistances.Bitcoin price failed to break the $10,500 resistance and is currently under a lot pressure.Litecoin (LTC) price is trading with a bearish bias below the $75.00 support area.BCH price is at a risk of a downside break below the $305...Read More
George Harrap is CEO and co-founder of Hong Kong based Bitspark, a bankless money transfer ecosystem focused on Asia and Africa. This essay is presented as a part of No Closing Bell, a series leading up to Invest: Asia 2019 focused on how the Asian crypto markets are interacting with and impacting global investors. To...Read More
After peaking at $12,000 earlier this month, Bitcoin is once again hovering over the $10,000 level making everybody nervous. BTC/USD is currently trading at $10,290 on Bitstamp with relatively low volume. Overall the market is looking healthy which comes to no surprise since Bitcoin seems to love the current range. Bitcoin News When it comes...Read More
Eddie Murphy is back but the question is not “are we ready?” It’s more like, “is Eddie Murphy ready?” The former standup prodigy is booked to host Saturday Night Live (SNL) this December. Netflix is working on a deal with Murphy to release an undisclosed amount of standup specials. According to TMZ, those negotiations are hovering...Read More
After hanging by a thread above $10,000 for most of the day yesterday, Bitcoin’s bulls stepped up and sent the cryptocurrency surging to highs of over $10,500. Although this rally did spark excitement amongst BTC investors, the move ultimately proved to be somewhat fleeting.Analysts are now noting that $10,900 is a key region of resistance...Read More
Monday, Aug. 26 — Top cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and XRP are in the red. After trading sideways for most of the day, the market is currently seeing minor losses. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 BTC is trading at $10,350 at press time — a 1.72% price decrease on the day. BTC has been mostly...Read More
Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of major cloud computing and virtual machine company VMWare, has condemned Bitcoin (BTC) as being “bad for humanity.” Fortune spoke to Gelsinger about Bitcoin prior to VMWare’s annual conference in San Francisco on Aug. 26. According to Gelsinger, one issue with Bitcoin is its purportedly high energy consumption, which contributes to...Read More
The IRS took to Twitter on August, 26, posting a video about recently mailed CP2000 notices, of special interest to crypto traders. The notice, which seeks to rectify discrepancies made by recipients in tax reporting, is another in a series of crypto-related letters recently sent by the agency. Though the promised guidelines for reporting still...Read More
FINMA, the financial market regulator in Switzerland, has released a guide in line with FATF rules in order to target KYC/AML compliance for blockchain payments companies and cryptocurrencies. Any party that transacts in cryptocurrencies or transmits money over the blockchain is liable to comply with existing money laundering regulation in Switzerland, August 26, 2019. Blockchains...Read More
The protracted legal battle involving self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) inventor Craig Wright and the estate of computer scientist David Kleiman could go in Keiman’s favor. According to a court audience member on Aug. 26, Judge Bruce Reinhart rejected Wright’s testimony, stating that he had perjured himself by providing the court with falsified documents and recommended that...Read More
Craig Wright must turn half of his bitcoin holdings and intellectual property to the estate of Dave Kleiman, a judge ruled Monday. The ruling applies to holdings and IP from before 2014. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart recommended that plaintiffs be awarded 50 percent of the bitcoin that Wright held prior to Dec. 31, 2013, as...Read More
Last week cryptocurrency prices bounced around after a majority of coins dropped in value on August 21. Today on August 26, digital currency markets have gained around 1.52%, gathering $4 billion since the initial slump. Despite the volatility, cryptocurrencies have consolidated and a few speculators believe a breakout is on the cards that could send...Read More
A major bitcoin technical indicator has turned bearish for the first time this year sending mixed messages to the markets. Some analysts maintain we are still in a bull market while others are predicting more pain before any gain. Bitcoin Weekly MACD Death Cross In the trading world, a MACD is not a popular form...Read More
Nigel Green, the CEO and co-founder of deVere Group, which is one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations, predicted that Bitcoin price could hit $15,000 and that its new normal bottom is $10,000. Nigel Green made some comments regards Bitcoin‘s price earlier this month as BTC makes a small jump in price hitting...Read More
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is teaming up with fintech firm Digital Asset and VMWare to move its current exchange platform onto distributed ledger technology. Announced today, ASX and Digital Asset have signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a replacement platform for the existing Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) onto DLT....Read More
By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones clung to gains of more than 250 points on Monday after President Donald Trump held a joint press conference with French President Emanuel Macron at the G7 in France. While the stock market edged back toward its session highs, Trump appeared unable to offer anything fresh for bulls to...Read More
The speculations to CZ’s Twitter teaser have proven to be true – Binance has now announced the upcoming launch of its crypto lending service. Users can earn up to 15% interest on BNB and other assets. Binance has officially announced its lending service which is expected to kick off on the 28th of August, at...Read More
A cryptocurrency exchange claiming to settle bitcoin futures contracts physically just landed $10 million in financing from Polychain Capital and Bitcoin.com chairman Roger Ver, among others. The exchange, CoinFlex, launched in February of this year and says it is the first exchange to close futures contracts in bitcoin as opposed to a cash settlement. Speaking with...Read More
Research by Messari has revealed that the top pro athletes and sports personnel can earn more if they are paid in Bitcoin which would result in rapid crypto mass adoption. One Los Angeles Chargers NFL player, Russell Okung, is pushing relentlessly for the league to adopt Bitcoin. He wants the payments for the players’ multi-million-dollar...Read More
