Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck to Halt Leveraged Trading in Q1 2020
16.12.2019
Coincheck reverses decision to reinstate leveraged trading, asks users to settle positions
Ethereum Foundation USD 100 Million Deal Raises Transparency Questions
16.12.2019
Source: iStock/Ivan-balvan
The waters of transparency issues have been stirred with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin saying that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) sold ETH 70,000 at the top. It was worth c. USD 100 million at the time, and less than USD 10 million today.
“I did get the Ethereum...
A Year After Bottoming Out at $3,100, Bitcoin is Up 127%
16.12.2019
Bitcoin bears have dominated the second half of this year, but the cryptocurrency is still up 127% year on year
After BottlePay, Two More Crypto Firms Shut Down Due to Upcoming EU Rules
16.12.2019
Two EU-based crypto firms are shutting down because of the upcoming EU Anti-Money Laundering rules
Zorrosign Unveils Revolutionary Passwordless Feature for Users
16.12.2019
ZorroSign, a highly accomplished blockchain-pegged security solution, has announced the introduction of an array of latest advancements in its existing security and identity protocols and complete product offerings range to enhance the user experience while working on the platform. Firstly, while...
Bitmain’s Miner Manufacturing Subsidiary Had $680k in Assets Frozen in a Contract Dispute
16.12.2019
In the latest contract dispute to hit the firm, $680,000 belonging to a fully owned subsidiary of bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has been frozen by a Chinese court
CEO of Bitmain Rival MicroBT Facing Embezzlement Wrap in China
16.12.2019
Prosecutors in Shenzhen, China, are reportedly looking to press embezzlement charges against the CEO of Bitmain rival MicroBT.
The CEO, Yang Zuoxing, is a former Bitmain employee who worked in the latter’s chip design department. Per a report from Bloomberg, quoting three anonymous sources, “[Yang]...
‘DNA-of-Things’ Technology Can Store Bitcoin Passwords in Everyday Objects
16.12.2019
Talk of bitcoin passwords being encoded and stored in synthetic DNA is not new, but in a recent development scientists have announced that DNA-encoded information can now be stored in everyday objects such as eye glasses or a shirt button, instead of a vial or test tube. Also Read: Cryptosteel...
CULedger Pilots Blockchain Identity Solution With Three US Credit Unions
16.12.2019
Blockchain consortium and credit union service organization CULedger has completed a successful pilot with three US credit unions, focusing on high-risk transactions
Bitcoin and Altcoins Could Gather Bearish Momentum
16.12.2019
This past week, bitcoin price remained in a downtrend and settled below the key USD 7,250 and USD 7,200 support levels. The same levels are now acting as hurdles for the bulls and BTC/USD is struggling to stay above the USD 7,000 support area.
Similarly, many major altcoins are declining and facing...
Stellar (XLM) Forms a Declining Trading Channel and Trades at $0.0505
16.12.2019
Stellar continues to descend as it falls from trading around $0.052 to $0.050 within less than 48 hours XLM price gives a lower-high trend as it slides in the fortnight Stellar price moves with inactive supports and trades with a selling pressure The price trend of Stellar Lumens is on a descending...
HEX Dives 60% on Bitcoin.com as Backlash Builds Over Exchange Listing
16.12.2019
HEX wrath continues as Bitcoin.com faces harsh criticism from the crypto community over token listing