Cryptocurrency News
The SEC is very concerned about the possibility of market manipulation in certain crypto trading venues, a senior regulator revealed in an interview with CNBC. Brett Redfearn, the Director of Division and Trading at the SEC, shared insights on the state of crypto industry regulation, ranging from the categorization of […]
Problems with the music industry abound. That’s no secret. While the internet offers greater opportunities, it also hacks into artists’ profits. Sure, sites like YouTube and Vimeo give wannabe singers and musicians a chance to get their work in front of an audience. But they have to generate some pretty […]
The Bank of Thailand, the country’s central bank, is working closely with various stakeholders in the financial services industry to explore blockchain applications in the banking sector. In a speech at the Nomura Investment Forum Asia held in Singapore, Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob was full of praise for blockchain technology, describing […]
Enterprise blockchain consortium R3 is running out of money and could be bankrupt by early next year, Fortune reported on June 7. The startup announced that it had raised $107 million in May of last year, but it has emerged that lavish spending and lackluster performance have pushed the startup […]
At press time, the price of bitcoin has fallen dramatically, and the currency is now trading for just over $6,700. This is about $900 less than where it stood just 24 hours ago. Investors were excited by the prospects that bitcoin had recently struck the $7,700 mark, and could potentially […]
For those calling for the end of the bear cycle- hold tight a little longer. Following the extended sideways market movements, a price explosion was imminent. Unfortunately, this action took place in favor of sellers, as Bitcoin continues to tumble over the course of the past 24 hours. Altcoins have […]
There have been numerous allegations regarding Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies being used for nefarious activities. Making any of these charges stick has been a bit more difficult than anticipated, although there are some key statistics which all users need to be aware of. Turning illicitly obtained funds into ‘legal’ currency is […]
When it comes to the video gaming industry, there are a lot of new opportunities to explore when it comes to blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Not all of those ventures will have a happy ending, which is only to be expected. OPSkins, for example, was recently hit with a cease and desist […]
Brazil is not necessarily the hottest region when it comes to cryptocurrency ecosystems. Even so, there appears to be a growing Bitcoin movement in the country. It has become apparent that Brazilian banks do not take kindly to Bitcoin and other currencies, yet they are facing some pushback from the […]
The initial coin offering industry has attracted plenty of attention from regulators all over the world. Especially in the United States, there appears to be a major crackdown on schemes which violate securities laws. Even so, the SEC remains surprised as to how few exchanges self-report when it comes to […]
The conventional insurance companies are vulnerable to the world of technologies much like the vampires to the sunlight. The cause of this vulnerability is that the dominant majority of the processes become fully automated, and as a result, the entire departments become redundant. While a large part of the insurance […]
Cryptocurrency mining has become very popular in Canada. The country’s abundance of renewable energy and robust power grid infrastructure have made specific provinces very appealing. Unfortunately, it seems things will change in the province of Quebec fairly soon. Energy approvals for mining operations have been halted until further notice. Quebec […]
Shine Dental – Silicon Valley’s top dental practice, based in Fremont, California – has started implementing Dentacoin, the digital coin of dentistry, as a means of payment. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Shine Dental is lead by an award-winning celebrity dentist, Dr. Swapna Raveendranath and offers teeth whitening, bleaching, […]
It is evident there is still plenty of work to be done prior to making cryptocurrency mainstream. The Dimensions Network team has come up with something it refers to as the Exchange Liquidity Aggregator. It is an interesting concept that could eventually make its way to other projects as well. […]
EU-regulated payment platform Worldcore launches Worldcore.trade cryptoexchange and industry-first secure PCI-DSS compliant wallets for ERC-20 tokens. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Worldcore follows its roadmap and finally launched over 10 new products since ICO ended. On June 1 Worldcore launched it’s own branded cryptocurrency exchange Worldcore.trade. The exchange has the […]
Today is not a good day for the cryptocurrency markets. Even though volatility has been an integral part of this industry for some time now, this year’s cycle seems to be unrelenting. With the Bitcoin price dropping by 5.17% again, it remains to be seen if the world’s leading cryptocurrency […]
It is one of those days again where no cryptocurrency market momentum seems to make sense. All markets are in the dirt once again for no apparent reason, with the IOTA price losing a lot of value in the past 24 hours. With a 145% setback in the past 24 […]
Up until just hours ago, Bitcoin and altcoins have had a relatively quiet week. An extended sideways trend has kept volatility at impressive lows. However, recent price action on Bitcoin may have awakened the charts back to massive fluctuations that typically define cryptocurrency markets. Earlier today, global cryptocurrency markets were […]