Rakuten Wallet Launches Spot Trading Services for Crypto Assets
Rakuten Wallet, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of Rakuten Group and operator of a crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange business, announced that today it has launched a spot trading service for crypto assets in which users can conduct spot trading of crypto assets through a dedicated smartphone app*1. The app will initially be released on Android, […]
NULS Takes Tokens from Conception to College with New Staking Model
NULS, the adaptive blockchain solution for enterprise, has successfully tested a new staking service, staked coin output (SCO), with project Aleph, a cross-blockchain layer-2 network. This staking service applies a new type of reward model in which community members of NULS can stake tokens to receive tokens from other projects building on the NULS platform. […]
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Throws Support Behind Cryptocurrencies
Dubai: Amid what it described as “challenging market conditions,” Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Capital has just thrown its support behind an unlikely candidate: cryptocurrencies. The company earlier this month announced it has invested through its ventures arm in MidChains, a crypto asset exchange that will launch operations in late 2019 in Abu […]
Bitcoin Expert Scams a Scammer, Donates the Money to Charity
Financial fraudsters often try to target the elderly or otherwise vulnerable — but one recently picked the worst possible target.Calgarian Ben Perrin runs an educational YouTube channel focused on teaching people about bitcoin and cryptocurrency, and is the marketing director for a bitcoin exchange. Working in the cryptocurrency industry means he’s been targeted by hopeful […]
Facebook hires Zook to lobby on Libra
Facebook has added Susan Zook of Mason Street Consulting to its team of lobbyists working to sell lawmakers on its new Libra cryptocurrency. Zook is a former aide to Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, which held a hearing on Libra last month. She’ll focus on lobbying Senate Republicans, she […]
BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, BNB, EOS, BSV, XLM, ADA
BTC/USD The bulls are attempting to stabilize Bitcoin (BTC) after yesterday’s sharp fall. If the price reverses direction and quickly rallies above the moving averages, it will confirm a strong demand below $10,000. It will also invalidate the bearish crossover, which is a positive sign. Traders can buy on a close (UTC time frame) above […]
Monmouth County Man Charged With Operating An Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange
A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was indicted today by a federal grand jury for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business through which he charged customers fees to convert more than $2 million in cash into the digital currency Bitcoin. William Green, 46, of Wall Township, was charged by indictment with one count of operating […]
Robinhood Plans Relaunch of High Yield Cash Account
Robinhood, a stock trading app popular with millennials, caused a stir last December by announcing a no-fee checking-and-savings account that offered a 3% yield. Days later, however, the company walked back the announcement after regulators criticized it for offering what amounted to a bank account without FDIC insurance—a backstop that protects consumers in the event […]
Damage From Cryptocurrency-related Crimes Estimated at 2.7 tr Won
The financial damage caused by cryptocurrency-related crimes reached nearly 2.7 trillion ($2.3 billion) over the past two years, government data showed Sunday. The financial loss of scams and fraud involving cryptocurrencies came to 2.69 trillion won between July 2017 and June 2019, according to the data from the justice ministry. The ministry said 132 cryptocurrency-related […]
Smart Money Said ‘Skip Bitcoin, Bet on Blockchain‘
As cryptocurrency prices tumbled across the board last year, venture capitalists focused their attention on the promise of the underlying technology, the ledger known as blockchain. That, many said, was the smarter bet. While Bitcoin’s price has rebounded this year, a fresh batch of data shows the flow of cash into blockchain startups dropped dramatically. […]
Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority Approves State-of-the-Art Tokenized Real Estate Investment Product
CROWDLITOKEN AG pioneers and starts distribution of a digital bond – European retail investors benefit as well. For the first time in Europe, the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA) has approved the offering prospectus for a tokenised real estate investment product. CROWDLITOKEN AG is thus a pioneer for new financial innovations. The Security Token Offering […]
Does New Tether USDT Printed Trigger Bitcoin’s Next Bullish Run?
How does $100 million USDT printed stimulate BTC rally? USDT, as the largest scale stablecoin, plays an important role in crypto market, affecting the market trend. Everytime when Tether Treasury prints new USDT, Bitcoin price will switch to an upward momentum. However, no one knows whether USDT issued by Tether is 1:1 against USD. According […]
Boosting Degree Completion With Blockchain
Thousands of community college students transfer to Arizona State University every year, some before obtaining their associate’s degrees. While many will successfully graduate from Arizona State with a bachelor’s degree, the remainder risk joining the 37 million Americans with some college credit but no degree. To counter this, Arizona State is working with local community […]
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Announces Resumption of Private Placement
Grayscale Investments announced that the Trust will resume the private placement of its shares. The Trust private placement is offered on a periodic basis throughout the year and is now currently available to accredited investors for daily subscription. The Trust’s investment objective is for the value of its shares to reflect the price performance of Bitcoin […]
Clearway Energy to Test Using Blockchain for Trading Renewable Energy Credits
Clearway Energy Group, one of the U.S.’s largest clean power developers, is launching a pilot electronic marketplace for renewable energy credits as more states push for solar and wind projects. The company has partnered with Power Ledger, which develops blockchain-enabled energy trading software, to build a system to both track and trade so-called RECs, according […]
BitMEX Trades Record $16 Billion in One Day
On Wednesday, BitMEX, which is the world’s single biggest bitcoin derivatives provider, reported more than $1 billion of open interest on the market. Trading topped $13 billion, with the number topping $16 billion across the platform’s product range. Volume had swiftly risen above $10 billion in previous hours, leading CEO Arthur Hayes to declare any […]
BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, XRP, BNB, EOS, BSV, TRX and ADA
BTC/USD Bitcoin (BTC) has been holding near $11,000 for the past two days, which is a positive sign. This shows that the bulls expect the rally to continue, hence, they are not booking profits in a hurry. If the price stays above the resistance line of the channel, we anticipate the uptrend to resume within […]
France Creates G7 Cryptocurrency Task Force as Facebook’s Libra Unsettles Governments
France is creating a G7 task force to study how central banks ensure cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra are governed by regulations ranging from money-laundering laws to consumer-protection rules, France’s central bank governor said on Friday. Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the task force would be led by Benoit Coeure, a European Central Bank board […]
Samsung SDS Expands Blockchain Business With Cloud-based Enterprise Platform
On June 18, Samsung SDS introduced customers’ common pain points in adopting blockchain and announced its blockchain business direction and the solution to the pain points. When companies apply blockchain technology to their business, they have concerns on △Converging services across various industries △Connecting different blockchain technologies △Easy application and expansion of blockchain in timely […]
CEO Twitter Jack Dorsey Answers Questions About Square’s Plans for Bitcoin
Square is a company best known for its disruptive card payment technology. Founded in 2009 by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the company sells affordable mobile-based point-of-sale systems. But beyond the world of traditional fiat currencies, the firm is making cautious steps into the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency. Back in March, Dorsey tweeted that Square was […]