Elon Musk relaunched Tesla’s residential solar-power service: for $50 monthly, you get all the necessary panels and other hardware, plus installation, support, and ongoing maintenance. Tesla (TSLA) is trying to fire up its solar-panel business by letting consumers rent their rooftop systems rather than buy them. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the offering in a...Read More
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers is set to discuss Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project with the Swiss data privacy chief when they visit the country this week. Local news source NZZ am Sonntag said Saturday that a six-member group from the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee plans to meet Adrian Lobsiger, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, to...Read More
Binance has unveiled a new stablecoin issuance platform that will allow governments and companies to develop and deploy their own asset-backed tokens, which can be pegged to any fiat currency. Dubbed ‘Venus,’ the new platform is an open blockchain project that provides the tools to create a stablecoin on Binance Chain, the native blockchain of...Read More
The Litecoin price crashed to ‘bedrock’ support against Bitcoin this month. One trader says it now offers ‘maximum financial opportunity.’ | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Litecoin’s recent halving was unfortunately met by intense selling against Bitcoin. The downward pressure was so intense that the crypto token plunged to a fresh 2019 low of 700,100...Read More
The ongoing crypto adoption drive has been propelled mainly by the ecosystem’s exchanges that serve as a gateway for many users across the globe. In a recent blog post that details on “ensuring the continued compliance” of the platform, BitMEX made a shocking revelation by stating, “Seychelles, Hong Kong and Bermuda will be added to...Read More
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin says improving blockchain scalability could slash costs “by over 100” for every crypto transaction. | Source: Abra/YouTube By CCN Markets: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says improving scalability could slash crypto transaction costs by a factor of “over 100.” That’s crucial, considering that blockchain has become so much “bigger than bitcoin.” Moreover, Buterin...Read More
Friday graced us with a positive fundamental trigger, with Bakkt finally being given the green light to launch Bitcoin derivatives trading on September 23. This follows almost an entire year of delays – and although the crypto market never lost interest in the upcoming platform for institutional investors, it was beginning to lose faith. The renewed...Read More
South Korean Blockchain projects are ditching the domestic market due to regulatory headaches, mainstream media report. South Korean Blockchain Projects Look Abroad Referencing a range of industry experts on August 18, local news outlet Business Korea noted the increasing tendency for Blockchain projects born in South Korea to seek out easier funding overseas. Major international...Read More
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee delegation plans to visit Switzerland to exchange views about Facebook’s Libra with the Swiss FDPIC Adrian Lobsiger. A United States House of Representatives delegation plans to visit Switzerland on cryptocurrency concerns. Libra stablecoin, which is the Facebook‘s project, will be the primary focus of these discussions. A group of...Read More
Amid the ongoing race to beat the fiat system, the crypto ecosystem is on the constant drive to include the most promising innovators in their arsenal. In this regard, Gemini, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced on August 19 that David Damato joined the company as the new Chief Security Officer (CSO). The acquisition...Read More
Black Manta Capital Partners (BMCP) announced the successful reception of the BaFin licence. As a result of the licence, the company will be able to “provide regulated financial brokerage services using blockchain technology in accordance with the MiFID II regime.” Based on the original press release, “With so-called Security Tokenization, BMCP converts rights to an asset...Read More
The Santander Group plans to establish a new payments corridor in Latin America allowing countries to make instant payments to the U.S. using Ripple’s xCurrent payment solution. Although XRP has been a poor performer so far in 2019, Ripple‘s blockchain-based money transfer and remittance solutions continue to make progress. Santander Group, the Spanish banking giant,...Read More
Bitcoin can be seen bouncing off the 0.382 Fibonacci level around $9,600 as price action visibly creates an ascending wedge. Many bearish indicators point towards a break-down and lower low in the coming days. Bitcoin 1-Hour Analysis On the 1 hour chart for XBT/USD, we can see an ascending wedge has formed as a result...Read More
Cryptocurrency analysis and data platform, The TIE, recently did an investigation into crypto-hype on Twitter. Which tokens are being manipulated the most, through bot accounts and inflated engagement? To compare, it looked at hype-to-activity ratio, or number of tweets per $1 million of trade volume. Let’s Start With A Look At The Wallflowers Across the...Read More
Most of the assets enjoyed a lucrative period from April to June but the controversial Bitcoin SV faced a few “hiccups” along the way. Bitcoin SV went through a tumultuous journey this year, with the coin being delisted by major exchanges like Binance and Kraken, which led to its drop in rankings as well. However,...Read More
The Venus project announced by Binance earlier on Monday plans to create stablecoins and other virtual assets backed by fiat currencies around the world. Top cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced they’re planning to initiate an open blockchain project dubbed Venus. The project is presented as an initiative made in order to develop localized stablecoins and digital...Read More
Photo: Silvergate Bank Silvergate Capital Corporation, the corporation standing behind Silvergate Bank, recently filed an S1/A form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) where they note that they have found the niche of crypto loans attractive for them. They noted: “We believe there may be attractive opportunities to provide digital currency borrowing...Read More
Fidelity’s charity arm, Fidelity Charitable, has received more than $100 million in cryptocurrency donations since 2015. But according to the company, this year is not the best one for crypto donations. Fidelity Charitable has accepted cryptocurrency donations since 2015. As the company revealed late last month, in total, it has received more than $106 million...Read More
According to an announcement earlier today, Japan’s version of Amazon – Rakuten – has publicly launched its own crypto trading platform which could see millions entering the space. Three Crypto Assets Supported The official announcement a few hours ago stated that a consolidated subsidiary of Rakuten Group and operator of a crypto asset exchange business,...Read More
At present, the crypto space is back with the bullish sentiments with major coins staying green. Also, the Bitcoin price has surged up to 4%, while altcoins demonstrate positive momentum. At present, Ethereum is leading in terms of gains following ETH, litecoin is second leading cryptocurrency in terms of gains with more than 5% gains....Read More
With the recent spike in Bitcoin, whales came out of from slumber to trade. Whale Alert, one of the leading crypto transaction trackers, shared the news of the transfer of BTC on Twitter, “500 #BTC [5,354,800 USD] transferred from #Coinbase to unknown wallet.” The transaction took place in 11 confirmations between wallet address 39iNxpjCoUDRyttKhnEvrjmTUErGV3PGFd and 17RWacAg9h8UyZdWnJA28Z7AKW89JjVmDu,...Read More
Where is the bitcoin price heading? Image from Shutterstock. By CCN Markets: Since the official announcement of Bakkt’s bitcoin futures market launch on August 17, the bitcoin price has surged by well over 6 percent against the U.S. dollar to $10,700. On Saturday, before Bakkt received green light from the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission...Read More
Silvergate Bank, one of the cryptocurrency industry’s few go-to financial service providers, is planning to become a crypto lender. According to an updated IPO filing, Silvergate, which serves some of the cryptocurrency world’s top firms like Coinbase, Bitstamp, Genesis Trading, Blocktower Capital, Polychain Capital and Xapo, has seen increased demand from the industry and is aiming to...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it’s launching a project that will develop cryptocurrencies and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies around the world. Dubbed Venus, the “localized” stablecoin initiative will see the firm utilize its existing infrastructure, such as its public blockchain, Binance Chain, and international payment system, “to empower developed and developing countries to...Read More
CGEX, a Malta-based exchange opened by South Korea’s Coinone less than a year ago, is shutting down. The exchange posted an announcement last week saying that all services would be terminated on Sept. 18 at 2:50 UTC. After that date, customers will no longer be able to log in, and deposits and withdrawals will no longer be...Read More
The origin story of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has seen outright lies, conjecture, and its fair share of ‘reveals’. By now, for many, it has become irrelevant, and any new ‘revelation’ gains a healthy dose of cynicism. But here we are again, with a promise of an unveiling in little under 36 hours. Could it be...Read More
Japan’s biggest e-commerce website is officially launching its cryptocurrency exchange. .| Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Rakuten, the largest e-commerce company in Japan which serves well over 1.2 billion individuals globally with its e-commerce and payments services, has officially launched a cryptocurrency exchange. The official statement of Rakuten read: “Rakuten Wallet, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary...Read More
As a new week begins in crypto land a different pattern is forming this Monday morning. After bitcoin spent most of the weekend consolidating above $10k, the altcoins are making all the moves at the moment. Is this a one off or could it be the start of a wider revival for them? Bitcoin Makes...Read More
One of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges Binance, announced to launch a cryptocurrency project “Venus”. The platform claims that it is an initiative to develop localized stablecoins and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies across the globe. Binance is also seeking to create new partnerships with governments, corporations, technology companies, and other cryptocurrency companies and projects...Read More
Shaikho, who is a new “real” Satoshi Nakamoto, says his idea was a “people’s bank with no boundaries, no nationalities, and no discrimination.” When publishing some text online, some media have the habit/rule to write approximately how long the read is – with the reason we should say. Let me tell you this, reading the...Read More
