Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Big name brands and retail conglomerates, not ICOs, will take Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to the next level, according to ICOx Innovations President Bruce Elliott.

Zheshang Bank, one of the largest privately held commercial banks in China, has completed the issuance of $66 million securities to investors by using its proprietary blockchain platform.

Since its inception, the broader cryptocurrency community has drawn parallels between Bitcoin and libertarianism, and there are clear reasons for doing so: Both of their inherent ideologies favor a governance interference-free system that propels the "Be your own boss" school of thought.

At least five employees have left BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer networking pioneer, following its June acquisition by Justin Sun, the founder of the controversial blockchain protocol Tron, CoinDesk has learned.

"CryptoKitties," an Ethereum-based collectible game, believes the answer to the ultimate "Killer app" lies in the Far East, according to TechCrunch.

BlockShow Americas 2018 kicked off this morning in Las Vegas, gathering over 1,500 attendees and 80 speakers from the blockchain industry from more than 50 countries worldwide to discuss the hottest topics that affect the blockchain community.

The U.S. government will help fund a distributed ledger platform being developed by researchers at the University of California-San Diego.

A review of payments received by the world's 17 largest crypto exchanges has shown that Bitcoin Cash use in commerce has decreased, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainanalysis, Bloomberg reported August 20.

Blockchain marketing platform Atlas Protocol has concluded a seed investment round of several million dollars led by SoftBank China Venture Capital, according to an August 20 press release.

Moving forward, will companies that rely on blockchain manage to make inroads?

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Group has launched a new product designed to streamline the token listing application process.

A group of South Korean blockchain experts will set up a law-based agency to explore the technology and apply it in various areas of society, local news outlet Yonhap News reports August 20.

In the bull market from September to December 2017, Bitcoin occupied a 66 percent share of the total cryptocurrency market cap at its max.

A promoter of the controversial cryptocurrency platform BitConnect was arrested on August 19, according to a local news outlet in India.

The ICO fervor of 2017 led to an influx of both positive development and fraudulent activity.

The first panel discussion involved a heated debate between proponents of two opposite views of how - and if - blockchain should be regulated and adopted by institutions around the globe.

Bakkt - the forthcoming regulated global ecosystem for crypto assets recently unveiled by Intercontinental Exchange - will not support margin trading for its Bitcoin contract, according to an official Medium post published August 20.

Called Atlas Protocol, the startup believes that the data accumulating on blockchains today can be used to better market to internet users tomorrow, an idea that has already received validation from some of the biggest names in Asian business.

Chinese police have arrested three men in connection with a massive $87 million theft worth of Bitcoin after suspicions of the trio's hacking into local computer networks came to light, according to local news outlet SCMP.Busted!

If the bears break below $277, a retest of the August 14 lows will be on the cards.

A group of cryptocurrency exchanges has joined up with Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to launch a new industry-focused self-regulatory organization.

U.S. technology firm Seven Stars Cloud Group announced it had entered a deal with China's largest electric bus operator to provide finance services using blockchain technology August 20.

Crypto exchanges Gemini, Bitstamp, Bittrex, and bitFlyer USA have announced the creation of a self-regulatory organization for digital commodities, such as cryptocurrencies, Business Insider reports August 20.

ProShares, the tenth largest provider of ETFs according to CNBC, has two proposals in the running, both based upon bitcoin futures contracts approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 2017.

Crypto funds have been launching at a record pace, with more than 90 new crypto funds having launched this year alone.

In advance of his plans to present an ICO-related bill to Congress this year, Republican representative Warren Davidson invited a select group of crypto heavyweights to Capitol Hill to discuss future legislation.

Two weeks after the Intercontinental Exchange introduced Bakkt, a new digital assets platform, the latter's CEO has set out to explain what the service will offer consumers.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange and Insurance Asset Management Association of China have agreed to cooperate on improving the insurance and pension industries with the use of blockchain tech.

4.The most common data sources are cryptocurrency exchanges.

Interest in blockchain technology is waning, research firm Gartner said in its latest "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies" report.