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AMBCrypto (Akash Anand):
Bitcoin Cash [BCH] is spreading everywhere because of its use cases says Roger Ver
On 7 th October, Roger Ver, the CEO of Bitcoin.com and Mate Tokay, the COO of Bitcoin.com enlightened viewers and holders about the various updates in the Bitcoin Cash [BCH] network and even touched ...
CCN (Josiah Wilmoth):
Cryptocurrency ‘More Centralized than North Korea’: NYU Economist
New York University (NYU) economist Nouriel Roubini is scheduled to testify later this week during a U.S. Senate hearing on blockchain and cryptocurrency technology, and the noted bitcoin basher appea...
CCN (Yashu Gola):
Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD between Breakout and Bull Trap
The Bitcoin-to-Dollar exchange rate on Monday surged 2 percent against the US Dollar from 6590-fiat to 6729-fiat on bottom formation sentiment and increased institutional investments.
Bitcoin Magazine (Colin Harper):
Top-three cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is pushing back against claims that call its solvency into question.
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Bitcoin Magazine (Amy Castor):
UK's Oldest Crypto Exchange Prepares for Employee Layoffs
In what may be a sign that business in the cryptocurrency space is in a winding down phase, U.K.-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor is bidding adieu to half of its staff.
Bitcoin.com (Avi Mizrahi):
Mobile SMS Bitcoin Cash Wallet Cointext Expands to Asia
Hong Kong is the first country in Asia to officially be connected by Cointext, a service which enables anyone to send money to mobile phone numbers or Bitcoin Cash addresses without Internet, apps, or...
Cointelegraph (Ana Berman):
Ukrainian Ministry of Finance Creates Working Group to Develop Crypto Taxation
The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance has formed a working group to develop the country’s crypto taxation regime by the end of 2018.
Cointelegraph (Rakesh Upadhyay):
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, Monero, TRON: Price Analysis, October 8
With major events coming for the crypto industry in October and November, do the charts confirm that the market has bottomed out?
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Cointelegraph (Helen Partz):
Binance, a16z-Backed Oasis Labs Launches Blockchain Startup Hub
Following a $45 million fund raising round, Oasis Labs releases its blockchain startup hub to assist developers and investors in building DApps.
AMBCrypto (Ajay Narayan):
BITGUILD elected as Tron’s Super Representative, Justin Sun tweets in Tron [TRX] weekly report
Recently, Justin Sun, the CEO and Founder of Tron foundation posted Tron’s weekly report on his official Twitter handle.
AMBCrypto (Priya):
Alibabacoin listing launch on 9 exchanges successful, trading begins
Alibabacoin Foundation was very successful in listing the coin on nine exchanges at the same time on October 8, 2018.
AMBCrypto (Ajay Narayan):
Bitcoin Gold [BTG], Bitshares [BTS], and Bitcoin Private [BTCP] exchange wallets to be removed from Bittrex
Bittrex, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that they will be removing Bitcoin Gold [BTG], Bitshares [BTS], and Bitcoin Private [BTCP] from their exchange wallet.
CCN (Joseph Young):
After Record High Stability, is Bitcoin Finally Ready to Bounce?
On October 8, Bitcoin achieved a 17-month low volatility.
Bitcoin Magazine (Amy Castor):
Binance to Make Listing Fees Transparent, Give Proceeds to Charity
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume , said that it will make new cryptocurrency listing fees transparent and donate 100 percent of those fees to charity.
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Bitcoin Magazine (Nick Marinoff):
PwC and Cred Partner to Develop Cryptocurrency Trading Technology
Global professional services firm PwC has partnered with decentralized lending platform Cred to boost trust in the cryptocurrency space and bring in more traders by advancing stablecoin technolo...
Fortune (Jen Wieczner):
PwC Is Backing a USD Stablecoin Cryptocurrency in Challenge to Tether
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the top accounting firm better known as PwC, is backing a cryptocurrency—specifically, a so-called stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar.
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Bitcoin.com (Samuel Haig):
Exchanges Roundup: Pantera Fund Down 40%, Bittrex Delists Altcoins
In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, images circulating online show Pantera Capital’s Digital Asset Fund had a lifetime-to-date performance of minus 40% as of the end of August, Bi...
CoinDesk (Nikhilesh De):
European Securities Regulator to Report on ICO Rules by 2019
European regulators are determining whether to regulate initial coin offerings (ICOs) as securities sales on a case-by-case basis, Reuters reported Monday.
Cointelegraph (Marie Huillet):
Crypto Markets Finally See Wave of Modest Growth After Period of Relative Stability
Markets have taken a near-unanimous upturn, even as onlookers have been pointing to a period of uncharacteristically stable price action in the crypto sphere.
Cointelegraph (Helen Partz):
CNBC’s Ran Neuner Says ‘Bitcoin Is About to Explode,’ Points to Pending ETF Decision
CNBC’s Cryptotrader host Ran Neuner says it is “too obvious” that Bitcoin “is about to explode” soon, evidently due to the SEC’s much-anticipated ETF decision.
AMBCrypto (Anvita M V):
Ethereum [ETH]’s Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase CTO speak about mainstream adoption
Recently at an interview at the Ethereum San Fransisco meet, Vitalik Buterin, the Co-Founder of Ethereum and Balaji Srinivasan, the CTO of Coinbase spoke about the early days of the blockchain industr...
AMBCrypto (Anirudh Vk):
Lack of institutions in Bitcoin [BTC] could be caused by fear of SEC, shows Fundstrat survey
Fundstrat, a market and sector research firm, recently conducted a survey that compared institutional investor sentiment with those of “Crypto-Twitter”[CT]. This was achieved through a survey of t...
CCN (Josiah Wilmoth):
Maker Price (MKR) Explodes Through $750 as Dai Cryptocurrency Awaits Augur Integration
Maker (MKR), the central token of the Maker smart contract platform and the Dai stablecoin system, has experienced a phenomenal rally over the past month, bolstered a major partnership and an investme...
Bitcoin Magazine (Jimmy Aki):
goTenna and Samourai Wallet’s New Mobile App Works Without Internet Access
Brooklyn-based goTenna has launched TxTenna, a mobile app that allows users to send bitcoin without an internet connection.
Bitcoin.com (Jeffrey Gogo):
Northern Bitcoin, Rawpool Sign Wallet and Mining Deal
Germany’s Northern Bitcoin AG (MUN:NB2) has agreed to offer Bpal Wallet, a wallet and payments app created by China-based Rawpool Group, in the European market.
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CoinDesk (Nikhilesh De):
UK Telecom Regulator Wins Grant to Study Blockchain
The U.K. is sponsoring research into organizing and managing phone numbers by the national telecom regulator.
Cointelegraph (Ana Berman):
IBM Launches Blockchain Food Tracking Network, Joined by Retail Giant Carrefour
IBM officially launches blockchain-based Food Trust, announcing its partnership with French-based retail giant Carrefour.
AMBCrypto (Priyamvada Singh):
Tron [TRX] and Binance sailing together; NASDAQ mention indicates adoption
Changpeng Zhao [CZ], the Founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Binance, recently posted an appreciation tweet regarding the coverage and mention of Blockchain Charity Foun...
AMBCrypto (Anirudh Vk):
BREAKING: Bitcoin [BTC] pumps as BitMEX reports technical issues; customers switch to Deribit
BitMEX has been struck with yet another technical failing, according to an official announcement on their Twitter page.
AMBCrypto (Anirudh Vk):
Bitcoin sees mainstream adoption with BTC donation to charity by UK MP
A United Kingdom Member of Parliament [MP] recently announced on Twitter that he used Bitcoin [BTC] for the first time.
CCN (Mark Emem):
Spanish Bitcoin Miner Plans 300 MW Solar Plant with Panels from China
Cryptosolartech, a Spanish cryptocurrency mining firm that uses renewable energy for its operations, has contracted a Chinese maker of photovoltaic solar panels to put up a solar farm with a product...
Bitcoin.com (C. Edward Kelso):
Salt to Offer Crypto-Backed Loans in 7 Global Markets, 15 More US States
Salt, a cryptocurrency-backed loan service, has announced plans to launch operations in seven new jurisdictions throughout the world, while offering its services in 15 more U.S. states.
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CoinDesk (Nikhilesh De):
A16z, Binance and More Back Oasis Labs' New Blockchain Incubator
Blockchain startup Oasis Labs has teamed up with some notable venture capital firms and hedge funds to launch a new technology startup incubator.
CoinDesk (Daniel Palmer):
United Arab Emirates to Allow ICOs as Corporate Funding Option
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) has announced plans to introduce new rules that would permit initial coin offerings (ICOs) as a fundraising method for domestic companies.
Cointelegraph (William Suberg):
TRON CEO Claims Today’s Update Will Make It ‘200x Faster’ Than Ethereum
TRON CEO Justin Sun claims new smart contract addition upgrade will allow TRON to beat Ethereum and EOS on speed and cost respectively.
AMBCrypto (Guest Author):
Alibabacoin Foundation announces new goal of collaboration with shopping malls
Alibabacoin Foundation announced that Alibabacoin [ABBC] can be used in large internet shopping malls around the world.
AMBCrypto (Priyamvada Singh):
Bitcoin [BTC] is North Korea, Buterin is dictator; says the oracle that predicted 2008 recession
Nouriel Roubini aka Dr. Doom, the man who is best known to have predicted the financial market collapse of 2008 three years in advance recently shared an opinion on the cryptocurrency space.
AMBCrypto (Guest Author):
LockTrip reaches 400,000 hotels soon to be bookable on their platform, by far leading the industry
The travel and tourism industry generates a staggering $500+ billion per year, but due to the heavily centralized structure of the current ecosystem, between 10% and 25% of this gigantic pie end up in...
AMBCrypto (Anirudh Vk):
Bitcoin [BTC/USD] Technical Analysis: Reduced volatility to provide fuel for the next bull run?
Bitcoin [BTC] has seen the lowest price volatility it has observed in the short-term, sticking close to the mid-$6000s since the beginning of this month.
CCN (Lester Coleman):
China to Draft for Three Domestic Blockchain Standards in 2018
The China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI), a government organization under the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), plans to release three blockchain sta...
CCN (Sujha Sundararajan):
Cryptocurrency Exchange ShapeShift Bites Back at Money Laundering Claims
A Wall Street Journal report recently alleged that blockchain firm ShapeShift was one of the largest recipients of illicit funds.
CoinDesk (Daniel Palmer):
India's Federal Bank Is Building a Remittance App on R3's Corda
An Indian commercial bank has revealed it is building a cross-border remittance app based on the Corda blockchain platform developed by consortium startup R3.
Being built as a so-called CorDapp on ...
CoinDesk (Daniel Palmer):
Venezuelans Forced to Use Petro Cryptocurrency to Pay for Passports
Venezuelans are now being forced to pay for passports with the country's controversial petro cryptocurrency, a report indicates.
Cointelegraph (Marie Huillet):
China: Man Gets 3.5 Years in Jail for Stealing Train Power to Mine Bitcoin, Local Media
A man in China has been been sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for stealing about $15K worth of power from a train station to mine Bitcoin, local media reports.
Cointelegraph (Ana Berman):
Crypto Is More Centralized Than North Korea, Says ‘Dr. Doom’ Economist Roubini
Economist Nouriel Roubini, aka “Dr. Doom,” compares Bitcoin to North Korea, stating it has the worst inequality coefficient in the world.
Cointelegraph (Maria Yavuz):
Is it Safe to Send Crypto via Email? New Payment Platform Promises ‘Complete Security’
A startup helps cryptocurrency owners protect digital assets from being stolen and lost. Security is provided by decentralizing private key shards.
AMBCrypto (Guest Author):
Coinvest, the Crypto Underdog That No One Is Talking About
Judging by all the crypto press today, most news has to do with the price action, who went up and what went down.
AMBCrypto (Priyamvada Singh):
TRON [TRX] to be 200x faster than Ether [ETH], 100x cheaper than EOS after Odyssey 3.1 – Justin Sun
Justin Sun, the Founder of the Tron Foundation tweeted about the forthcoming Odyssey 3.1 upgrade, scheduled to take place at 8 PM SGT [12:00 PM UTC]. He mentioned that the upgrade will overtake two ma...
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CCN (Conor Maloney):
Bank of America Analyst: Blockchain as a Service Market to Reach $7 Billion
A recent analysis by Bank of America’s Kash Rangan suggests that blockchain adoption will become a multi-billion dollar business.
CCN (Samburaj Das):
Zaif Delays Customer Compensation Plan after $60 Million Crypto Theft
Tech Bureau, operator of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, is yet to reveal a compensation strategy for customers who suffered losses from an infamous $60 million theft three weeks ago.
CoinDesk (Ian Allison):
IBM’s Food Blockchain Is Going Live With Carrefour
IBM is taking its food-tracking blockchain into production, making it one of the largest enterprise projects to achieve that milestone, and has signed European supermarket giant Carrefour to use it.
CoinDesk (Omkar Godbole):
Bitcoin’s Weekly Volatility Hits 15-Month Low
Bitcoin price volatility continues to drop, with one measure having reached a 15-month low.
CoinDesk (Nikhilesh De):
Binance Labs Invests Millions in Blockchain Auditing Platform CertiK
Binance Labs, the incubator wing of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has invested in a smart contract and blockchain audit startup, the company announced Monday.
Cointelegraph (Joseph Young):
How Big Four Auditors Delve Into Blockchain: PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG Approaches Compared
Big Four Auditors PwC, KPMG, EY, and Deloitte are building infrastructure to help conglomerates adopt blockchain technology.
AMBCrypto (Priya):
Bitcoin [BTC] scam in France results in a loss of €30 million
France, one of the leading countries in the world, is back in the limelight in the cryptoverse.
AMBCrypto (Febin Jose):
Cryptocurrency adoption takes the high road with Dubai expanding its digital currency payments in all sectors
Emcredit, Dubai’s official government credit bureau, has partnered with Pundi X, a blockchain payment provider, and Ebooc Fintech & Loyalty Labs LLC, to facilitate digital currency payments in the c...
CCN (Pedro Febrero):
Bitcoin Opinion: Mixed Signals Arising. When Moon?
Bitcoin price continues to move side-ways and there isn’t much volume coming into cryptocurrency.
CCN (Guest Writer):
Opinion | What is a Security Token Offering (STO) and Why You Need an Advisor
About the Author: Jaron Lukasiewicz is the CEO and founder of Influential Capital.
CoinDesk (Wolfie Zhao):
Messaging Giant Kakao Launches Its Own Blockchain for Testing
Ground X, the blockchain development arm of the South Korean messaging giant Kakao, has launched a test network (testnet) of its proprietary blockchain network dubbed Klaytn.
Cointelegraph (William Suberg):
Messaging Giant Kakao Corp Releases Blockchain Platform Testnet Ahead Of Q1 2019 Launch
S. Korea’s mobile giant Kakao Corp’s proprietary blockchain platform Klaytn has entered its testnet phase with selected partners.