Crypto Markets Drop Slightly After Yesterday’s Surge, Stock Market Drops as Apple Plunges
Following yesterday’s crypto market surge that sent Bitcoin up more than 4% and Ethereum up more than 10%, the markets have found some levels of stability and are currently trading down slightly. Although the crypto markets are relatively stable as of now, the stock market is seeing tremendous levels of instability, with today’s drop being primarily […]
Binance Incubator Program to Foster Innovation For Blockchain and Crypto
The bear market this year has seen an exodus from cryptocurrencies for a lot of people and companies. Not all are so pessimistic though and not all are in it for a quick buck. Binance is one of the pioneers of the industry and has recently launched a program to foster innovation for blockchain and […]
Facebook Blockchain Arm Booms, Even Amid Crypto Bear Market
Just months ago, David Marcus, the former president of fintech giant Paypal, was appointed as the inaugural head of Facebook Blockchain, the social media giant’s first stab at so-called “internet 3.0” innovation. But since Marcus’ appointment, many have been puzzled, as Facebook’s blockchain division has seemingly disappeared off the face of Planet Earth. In a testament […]
Crypto and Blockchain Smartphones Will be The Next Big Thing
This week the crypto-sphere has been awash with talk about Samsung and its next generation flagship phone coming loaded with crypto goodies. While the company itself has dismissed the story according to reports, rivals are shipping out products that will no doubt keep Samsung on its toes. Samsung Rumors Aplenty The hype was instigated […]
Crypto Markets Recover Slightly After Yesterday’s Drop, Equities Market Trades Flat
The traditional equities market, which has seen increased volatility over the past several weeks, is currently trading flat and one prominent investor believes further instability could be right around the corner. Crypto Markets Trade Up After Yesterday’s Drop Yesterday, Bitcoin dropped from the $3,800 region to lows of $3,645, from which it has since recovered. At the […]
Bitcoin May Breach $333,000 By 2023: Why This Prediction Isn’t Crazy
There’s no denying it, the crypto industry is known for its eccentric individuals, statements, and startups. John McAfee, for example, promised to consume his family jewels if Bitcoin (BTC) doesn’t reach $1 million apiece by 2020’s end. While McAfee’s call is by far the most bizarre, especially what he wagered, he isn’t the only industry […]
Bitcoin Wallet Comprise: Electrum Wallet Breach Costs Users Over $750,000
According to emerging reports, the popular Bitcoin wallet software Electrum has been attacked costing those affected over $750,000 worth of Bitcoin. The security breach involved hackers tricking the wallet into urging users to make a critical update. Those affected were then redirected to an unauthorised GitHub repository where an unofficial update was made to the […]
Gold Demand Rising: Investors Turn to Precious Metal as Safe Haven Asset
Recent global economic concerns and stock market volatility seem to have increased demand for gold as a safe haven asset. The price of the precious metal hit its highest level since June in the yesterday’s trading session. Investors are turning to the historical store of value in rising numbers to protect their wealth amid geopolitical […]
Bitcoin Could Fall Under $3,000, But It Remains Non-Correlated
As traditional equities have plummeted in value, especially Nasdaq-based technology stocks, interestingly, so has the Bitcoin (BTC) market. This seeming correlation was most recently exemplified by crypto’s tumble on Christmas Eve, as BTC fell from $4,200 to $3,800 as industry commentators were claiming that a “Santa Claus rally” was nigh. Other digital assets followed, with […]
Bitcoin Gets into Mainstream, Futures Trading Rises
Bitcoin (BTC) and its unprecedented price rally resulting in an all-time high value of around $20,000 in January 2018, undoubtedly caught the public’s attention. Despite losing around 80 percent of its price afterward, 2018 was the year which saw the blockchain industry boom in a lot of different verticals. 2018 – A Year of Diversity […]
Crypto Markets Trade Flat Following Christmas Eve Dump
Earlier this week, the crypto markets rose slightly and were able to regain much of their recent losses. This relatively small pump got many investors who viewed it as the “Christmas rally” excited for what was to come, although the bears pushed the markets back down on December 24th. Following this drop, the overall markets […]
Billionaire Mike Novogratz Says Crypto ICO Market is Pretty Much Dead Now
Today, the initial coin offering (ICO) market has pain written all over it. A once-popular mechanism, used by blockchain startups to raise funds using crypto to develop their products, lured speculators into investing billions of dollars for their native tokens. However, a majority of these startups either turned out to be scams or purely incompetent […]
Coinbase CEO: Crypto in VR is the Next Big Application of Blockchain
Either it will be the best thing the crypto world will ever experience or a farce in the name of the best thing the world will ever experience. That’s pretty much the discussion around virtual reality (VR), a technology which allows humans beings to experience an immersive illusion of being somewhere else. Many Hollywood blockbusters, […]
Bitmain and Huobi Plan Layoffs as Cryptocurrency Crunch Begins to Bite
Two of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency companies have confirmed lay-off plans amid an industry crunch that has seen US$170 billion wiped off bitcoin’s market value this year. Beijing-based Bitmain Technology, the world’s biggest maker of cryptocurrency mining rigs, said in a statement that the company is undergoing “some adjustment to our staff this year” as […]
Pros Are Ditching the Bitcoin Market, JPMorgan Says
The prolonged digital-asset slump is scaring off institutional players, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co., suggesting a fulcrum for cryptocurrency markets is giving way. “Participation by financial institutions in Bitcoin trading appears to be fading,” analysts including Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou wrote in a research note dated Dec. 14. “Key flow metrics have downshifted dramatically,” including in […]
Blockchain Transparency Institute: Crypto Exchange Volumes Report
Methodologies for our reports have evolved since our initial report focusing primarily on web traffic, followed by our November report, in which we added data collected from exchanges on mobile app usage and API trading. For our December report we’ve taken a deeper dive into specific trading pairs on exchanges which are showing clear evidence […]
Egypt’s Central Bank Studies Issuing Digital Currency
Egypt’s central bank is studying issuing a digital currency, its sub governor Ayman Hussein said at conference in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The central bank is conducting the feasibility studies in cooperation with a number of international financial institutions, Hussein said, without disclosing names or specifying whether the anticipated currency would be traded for banks […]
Porsche arranges acquisition finance loan on BBVA blockchain
BBVA has negotiated and closed a EUR150 million term loan for Porsche Holdings using blockchain technology. The transaction is the latest in a number of notable DLT-based deals conducted by the Spanish bank with corporate customers, including the arrangement of a EUR150 million syndicated loan for Red Eléctrica Corporación, renewal of a EUR325 million credit […]
Unabashed Bitcoin Bull Thomas Lee Says the Market Is Wrong
Back in May, Thomas Lee, head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors was predicting a rally to $25,000 by the end of the year. And despite things not playing quite in his favor — the cryptocurrency is currently trading below $3,400 — he’s sticking to his guns. Bitcoin’s fair value, given the number of active […]
Mike Novogratz Explains Why He’s Still All-In on Crypto
No one on Wall Street embraced cryptocurrencies with as much gusto as legendary trader Mike Novogratz. After Jamie Dimon called Bitcoin a “fraud”in September 2017, Novo, as he’s known, predicted, correctly, it would hit $10,000 and keep climbing. The former hedge fund manager and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner became an unlikely hero of the […]