At press time, the father of cryptocurrencies is holding its ground at $6,700, a price it managed to reach during yesterday’s early morning hours. After much speculation about whether bitcoin would be able to jump past $6,600, resistance was finally broken, and many analysts are wondering when bitcoin will strike […]
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British BMW Dealership Accepts Bitcoin Payments Through BitPay
Bitcoin investors and speculators don’t often spend their cryptocurrency holdings on goods and services. For those times it does happen, it appears luxury and expensive items are in high demand. As such, various car dealerships now accept Bitcoin payments. Stephen James BMW Group is the latest dealership to have embraced […]
FCoin Exchange Achieves Major Success in Just a Few Months
Cryptocurrency exchanges are interesting creatures in many respects. Some companies fail to gain traction, whereas others obtain a dominant position in a matter of weeks. FCoin certainly falls into the latter category, even though there are also some concerns over how the company is conducting business. The Story of FCoin […]
Waves DEX Receives Various Quality of Life Improvements
Decentralized exchanges are making their mark on the cryptocurrency industry. Most of these efforts have been fairly limited, but it appears some companies have been more active in this regard. Waves has recently revamped its DEX and introduced a new UI as well as some other improvements. Waves DEX Gets […]
Binance Donates $1M to Victims of Floods and Landslides in Japan
Binance is not just another cryptocurrency company. Although that is the firm’s main bread and butter, there is also a philanthropic mission to take into account. More specifically, the CEO of Binance has made it clear the company is trying to create jobs and offer help to those in need. […]
IOTA Price: Short-term dip Isn’t Overly Concerning
It appears bearish momentum is taking hold of the cryptocurrency markets again. After a successful weekend, prices have come down quite a bit once again. Altcoins are feeling the pressure, whereas Bitcoin is still somewhat stable. Especially the IOTA price is dealing with steep declines, which causes some panic among currency […]
Stellar Price: Positive Momentum Remains in Place
Was was to be expected after a rather positive weekend for all cryptocurrency markets, the new week is off to a bit of a rough start. Most of the top currencies have lost a small bit of value, even though there is no reason to panic just yet. The Stellar […]
Vitalik Buterin Blasts Centralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Cryptocurrency exchanges are a vital aspect of this industry. Although they make it more convenient for consumers to embrace this new form of money, there are a lot of concerns associated with these centralized platforms. Vitalik Buterin is convinced that these companies are a problem and should burn in hell. […]
Cryptocurrency Mining Takes off in Japan
Japan has positioned itself as one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency hubs. That in itself is a very important development, especially since China has made itself irrelevant. It now seems cryptocurrency exchanges are not the only major trend in Japan, as mining Bitcoin and altcoins has also become a lot […]
HBUS Opens User Registration, Trading Not Accessible Until July 10
Huobi has made its plans to enter the US market crystal clear. Its new trading platform, known as HBUS, went live last week. The new marketplace is now accepting registrations from US residents. The “official” launch will occur on July 10. HBUS Prepares to Open its Doors While it is […]
Microsoft Allegedly Stops Accepting Bitcoin Once Again
There have been some concerns involving Microsoft’s acceptance of Bitcoin in recent months. Although the company seemingly still accepts Bitcoin deposits to top up one’s Microsoft account, some Reddit users have run into problems. One company representative even claims this option should have been removed a while ago, and that […]
Dash Continues to Pave the Way for Cryptocurrency Adoption in Venezuela
Venezuela is a country which makes a lot of headlines, though not for the right reasons. Cryptocurrency has slowly begun making an impact in this country, even though it remains to be seen how successful all of these efforts will be. For the Dash team, Venezuela will remain an important […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Jumps to $6,700
It’s finally happened! At press time, the father of digital currency has leapt to the $6,700 mark and conquered its latest plane of resistance. After weeks of analysts going at it (Will bitcoin reach $6,700? Will bitcoin reach $6,700?), it appears the currency has defeated its latest obstacle. Now, $7,000 […]
Report: Amount of Crypto Stolen in First Half of 2018 Is Three Times Higher Than in All of 2017
The first six months of 2018 have seen nearly three times as much crypto getting stolen than in all of 2017, a new report by CipherTrace has revealed. The FBI has also reported a six-fold increase in the number of crypto-related complaints from 2015 to 2017. Criminals have taken to […]
Indian Congress Demands Probe Into Bitcoin Scam Involving Top Officials
Another day, another crypto-related scam. This time it’s in India, where members of the nation’s congress have demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into a “mega Bitcoin scam.” Calls for the probe are led by senior congressional leader Shaktisinh Gohil, who accuses the top leadership of the country’s largest political party, […]
Maltese Parliament Approves 3 Laws That Set Regulatory Framework for Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and DLT
Malta, the tiny European island situated in the central Mediterranean Sea, has become the first country to provide an official set of regulations for operators in the blockchain, cryptocurrency and DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) space. On July 4, 2018, the Maltese Parliament passed 3 bills into law, establishing the first […]
MakerDAO Announces Partnership With Tradeshift
MakerDAO, creator of the Dai stablecoin, announced its partnership with Tradeshift on July 6. Tradeshift, which provides supply chain payments and markets for more than 1.5 million companies in over 190 countries, will add payments through a decentralized marketplace using the Dai stablecoin to fund real-time small business loans. This […]
Ethereum Price: Bulls Attempt to Push the Value to $500
The coming hours may prove to be crucial for the cryptocurrency industry. With all markets still in the green as of right now, the current situation looks rather promising. Even the Ethereum price is heading in the right direction, as it will seemingly hit $500 again later today. That would […]