Darknet activity often involves Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Criminals often perceive Bitcoin as an anonymous cryptocurrency, even though it lacks all of the features necessary to be anonymous. A recent dark web drug raid in New South Wales has confirmed that using Bitcoin for illicit activity will ultimately lead to […]
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CoinRail Hack Will Not Affect Major Cryptocurrency Markets
In the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, no individual or company is safe from hacks. This is especially true where wallet providers and trading platforms are concerned. CoinRail, a small exchange based in South Korea, was hacked this weekend. It should have no impact on the markets, as this platform […]
Six German Banks Have Been Trading Bitcoin for Some Time
An interesting connection between traditional finance and cryptocurrency has become apparent over the past few months. In Germany, various financial institutions are trading Bitcoin despite the lack of regulation. That is a surprising development, and an interesting one to keep an eye on. German Banks Embrace Bitcoin It has become […]
Spiking Announces $1,000,000 Investment Round Led By J Capital
Spiking Receives Capital As Well as Top Advisors J Capital has successfully led an investment round of $1,000,000 into Spiking’s PRE-ITO. The deal has also led to J Capital’s Chief Investment Officer and CEO, Kenneth Tan and Jack Ser, becoming advisors for Spiking. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Clemen […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Sits at $6,700
At press time, nothing has changed regarding the bitcoin price. The father of cryptocurrencies is sitting at $6,700 – a price it has held for roughly 24 hours, and recovery doesn’t appear imminent anytime soon. The mega-drop that hit the asset during yesterday’s morning hours stem from two likely sources. […]
What Is Airisu Cryptocurrency?
It is evident that new security measures are needed in the financial sector. This also means cryptocurrency exchanges will need to step up their game. It seems Karna, a South Korean firm, aims to do exactly that by introducing Airisu, a platform revolving around iris recognition. It’s a remarkable venture, […]
Social Discovery Platform ADZbuzz Announces Airdrop
London based ADZbuzz has announced a daily airdrop, that allows users to earn 100 tokens for just logging in. It really is as easy as joining the platform, visiting the own a community page, and clicking the claim button. The 100 tokens are sent to the wallet of your choosing. […]
Top 4 Project Aspects You May Be Overlooking
For traders and hodlers alike, it’s of utmost importance to assess potential projects to determine whether or not they have a strong future and are worthy of one’s interest and investment. While factors like strength of teams, trading volumes, current and future products, and roadmaps are essential, they only represent […]
Digitrust Launches Service to Transfer all Crypto Assets to Legal Heirs
Cryptocurrencies and new tokens, while being extremely useful for the most part, provide a number of headaches due to their cryptographic intensive nature designed to protect users’ privacy. The funds are extremely private to a person and if he dies, for example. or throws away the USB holding the private […]
Huobi Partners with HBUS to Venture into the US Market
Huobi is set to launch a new digital currency marketplace in the US by partnering exclusively with HBUS. As reported by Finance Magnates on June 8, the Singapore-based exchange will seek to leverage its easy-to-use interface to compete with Coinbase and other leading US exchanges. In recent days, Huobi has […]
Blockchain Banking Startup Bankera Announces BNK Token Listing on HitBTC
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin and the resultant explosion of cryptocurrencies has shaken the very foundations of traditional banking and financial services globally. Some countries have embraced the dawn of digital money, while some have outright banned them. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article The reason lies in the fact that cryptocurrencies […]
Implications of Governmental Adoption of Cryptocurrency
A year ago, it would have been difficult to believe that major governments throughout the world would delve into the world of cryptocurrency. However, with last summer’s price explosion, nations worldwide have begun to approach cryptocurrency from a number of angles. While cryptocurrency was first conceived as a tool to […]
Hada DBank Announces Successful Listing on Digi Peso Exchange
Islamic banking is a trillion dollar industry worldwide particularly popular in the Middle East and North African regions. Based on lower interest rates and increased investment-based culture, it is becoming popular for religious and political reasons among the communities in these countries. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article But, the […]
The 2018 Year of Cryptocurrency Challenge – Week 21
At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year’s resolution that I thought could help boost cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018, as long as enough people were doing it. Two weeks ago was my twentieth installment of the challenge. Between then and now, there has […]
Ark Unveils Plans for Their New Core v2 Client That Includes Devnet Release Date
ARK, a platform that enables interoperability between separate blockchains, is a highly anticipated project that recently decided to renovate itself from the ground up. In fact, the team behind the project has been in the process of building an entirely new client for the ARK platform since the Fall of […]
Bitcoin Price: Sideways Momentum Can Turn $6.800 Into new Support Level
Most cryptocurrency holders and investors aren’t happy with the way the markets are evolving as of right now. That is only normal, as the Bitcoin price determines the fate of the rest of the pack. In the case of the Bitcoin price, it seems the dip is nearly over, albeit […]
EOS Price: Short-term Squeeze can Push the Value Below $11
It has become apparent over the weekend there is still a lot of negative pressure across all cryptocurrency markets. All of these major currencies are still in the dirt, with the EOS price taking the biggest hit of them all. This most recent 14.24% setback is worrisome for altcoin speculators, […]
$1.1B Worth of Crypto Has Been Lost to Hackers This Year
More than $1.1 billion worth of digital currency has been stolen in the first six months of 2018, according to a report by cybersecurity firm Carbon Black. The report unearthed a thriving dark web ecosystem related to the theft of cryptos in large quantities. Even more worrisome is how easy […]