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
From the launch of the Sun Network to retain its dominance in the DApp space and completing its incentive plan 2.0 with Tether, Justin Sun’s Tron Foundation can boast a series of development over last few weeks. Recently, TronWallet shared an update on Twitter, suggesting that Bitcoin is the latest addition to the TronWallet. The...Read More
Although Facebook doesn’t plan to launch its new Libra cryptocurrency and a complementary digital wallet until 2020. But it has already acquired a major global attention. Huge firms in the cryptocurrency space are eager to jump on its popularity and collaborate with the platform. On August 18th, Zengo, one of the a non-custodial keyless cryptocurrency...Read More
Rakuten Wallet announced the introduction of spot trading services for the virtual asset. Earlier this year, Rakuten, an e-commerce giant in Japan, had revealed that the organization had started accepting new account registrations for its newly launched cryptocurrency exchange, Rakuten Wallet. Now, at press time, the exchange revealed that the institution would be initiating a...Read More
Binance has unveiled the ace up their sleeves, in vague terms, an alternative to Facebook’s Libra. The unveiling, dubbed “Venus Plan” is to end the financial hegemony by using technological innovation power that cryptocurrencies have brought forth. Venus is going to be an “independent regional version of Libra”. Unlike Facebook’s Libra, Venus, hopefully, will not...Read More
With the beginning of the week, most of the coins are enjoying the green day. While bitcoin is struggling to break the $11k resistance, major altcoins are showing massive growth. At present, Ripple is the are the leading cryptocurrency in terms of gains. Among the Top 10’s market followed by ethereum with 6% gains. Past...Read More
Fidelity’s charity arm, Fidelity Charitable, said late last month that it has received more than $100 million in cryptocurrency donations since 2015. In total, more than $106 million worth of cryptocurrencies has been granted to Fidelity Charitable since it first began accepting this form of donation, according to the firm’s annual report published late last...Read More
The “big reveal” by the latest self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto was an epic failure that overpromised and underdelivered. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: The latest self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto overpromised and underdelivered in Part 1 of his “big reveal” — probably to the surprise of no one in crypto. In a meandering blog post, the self-proclaimed...Read More
When you are dealing with cryptocurrencies and its financial ecosystem, one has to be calculative and consider volatility and major price swings as an important factor before making any investments. Sharpe Ratio, a measurement tool which is regularly used in the traditional financial markets, allows traders and investors to assess the return on investment in...Read More
The Bitcoin community has a one-word response to the claim that Satoshi Nakamoto will reveal his true identity this week: “bullsh*t!” | Source: Shutterstock. Image Edited by CCN. By CCN Markets: The handful of Bitcoin fans who are still begging for the “real” Satoshi Nakamoto to please stand up may get their wish as early...Read More
Cardano is currently on the road to Shelley, an upgrade that will introduce staking for the first time via its Oroborous Genesis consensus mechanism. IOHK, Cardano’s development group, has been hard at work on the upgrade. For the most part, waiting is all that is left—here’s what you should expect from Cardano’s upcoming staking features....Read More
Dash continued to improve its growth in 2019 and according to their official Reddit blog, Dash enjoyed a lucrative week. It was indicated that Dash had outperformed a total of 8 major coins in the past week. Simple moving average [SMA] of 47% was registered; with Dash outperforming 4 of the top 10 coins. Source:...Read More
Crypto-fever dreamers cheered as Hong Kong protesters suggested organizing a bank run, but apparently rioters didn’t flock to bitcoin. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: There’s nothing like a bank run to bring out the bitcoin-fever dreamers. Hong Kong protesters reportedly tried the tactic in their latest effort to stop what they see as unfair...Read More
The special economic zone of China located in Shenzhen province will now support research on digital currencies as reported by a local daily. China has been ambivalent on cryptocurrency, where they had earlier banned exchanges from operating in the country. However, a lot has changed in recent times. According to the report, “The Central Committee...Read More
This week, US President, Donald J Trump, decided that he would like to buy Greenland, thereby completely surrounding the USA’s northern neighbor Canada. Denmark semi-politely told him to… that it wasn’t for sale. Perhaps he would have more luck buying Bitcoin? Bitcoin Price: Down But Not Out Well, when it comes to bitcoin price, arguably...Read More
In addition to his real-life identity, Satoshi Nakamoto will use “My Reveal” to divulge such facts as his country of origin, education, professional background, and why he has yet to move any of his 980,000 Bitcoins. Believe it or not, there’s a new Satoshi in town. No, no, you’ve read it right. It seems Craig...Read More
XRP has been at the mercy of the bears in the market and has shown only a minimal recovery after the August 14 fall. However, the coin’s price shot up in the short term and breached its immediate resistance. 4-hour Source: Trading view In the 4-hour chart of XRP, an ascending triangle was formed. After...Read More
Over the years, Bitcoin has grabbed the attention of crypto Twitter repeatedly, with BTC always being a trending topic, yet the identity of its founder is surrounded by a cloud of mystery. Recently, crypto community’s attention was caught by yet another person claiming to be the “real Satoshi Nakamoto”. The news went viral on Twitter...Read More
Elliot Gunton, a 19-year old teenager from Mounteney Close in Norwich was sentenced to a 20-month prison sentence on 16th August. Gunton was also asked to pay back £400,000 for hacking services he offered in exchange for cryptocurrencies. A Norwich Crown Court on Friday sentenced him for his crimes after he pleaded guilty in earlier...Read More
Ethereum faced a massive slump on 14th August; the virtual asset witnessed a major drop of over 13 percent at that time of period which took ETH’s valuation below $200 dollar for the first time in a month. Ethereum continued to dwell under the $200 region following the fall. 12-hour chart Source: Trading View After...Read More
The price of XRP has been taking a hit since the fall of Bitcoin, and has been trading around $0.26. After the price broke on August 14, XRP had been observing alternate red and green candles, showing no sign of absolute recovery. Short-term prediction of XRP indicates a bearish pattern with no sign of relief....Read More
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao got dragged on Twitter and was nominated for the “Dumbest Crypto Tweet Award” for shilling Binance Coin.| Source: Reuters By CCN Markets: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao got dragged on Twitter and was nominated for the Dumbest Crypto Tweet Award after he shared a story touting the popularity of Binance Coin, his...Read More
Blockchain investors’ tastes are changing, it appears. A new report reveals some interesting numbers regarding the quantity of money flowing into blockchain since 2013, with more than $23 billion mostly piling into early-round investment. A shift is taking place in terms of which geographic regions and vertical segments of the industry are seeing investment beyond...Read More
