Cryptocurrency news

• Secret Plots, Google Bans, and Augur Assassination Markets: This Week in Crypto

  28-07-2018 23:45
  Make sure you check out our previous edition here, now let’s go over what happened in crypto this week. Also, make sure you subscribe for this week’s edition of The CCN Podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Price Watch: Bitcoin increased nearly 9% this week after a non-trivial gain of 18% last week. The price was all over the place this
  The post Secret Plots, Google Bans, and Augur Assassination Markets: This Week in Crypto
  
  Read more

• Only 2% of U.S. Investors Own Bitcoin, Most View it as ‘Very Risky’: Wells Fargo Poll

  28-07-2018 22:45
  A Wells Fargo/Gallup poll has revealed that only 2% of investors in the United States currently hold bitcoin, a finding that optimists will argue shows massive unlocked potential while cynics will paint it as the glass being half empty. Interest in bitcoin remains high, though, with 26% of U.S. investors saying they were intrigued by
  The post Only 2% of U.S. Investors Own Bitcoin, Most View it as ‘Very Risky’: Wells Fargo Poll appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Japan Self-Regulatory Crypto Exchange Association Considers Trading Cap for Some Clients

  28-07-2018 22:05 via cointelegraph.com
  Japan’s self-regulatory crypto exchange association considers requiring members to set limits on trading volumes for some clients
  
  Read more

• US SEC Rejects Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Again

  28-07-2018 22:00 via crypto-news.net
  Bad news for digital currency prices, granted that the Securities and Exchange Commission once again rejected the proposal to list a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund on the Gemini exchange. The proposal, which was rejected in a 3-1 vote, was made by twins Tyler & Cameron Winklevoss, founders of the Gemini exchange and famous for their legal battle with Facebook.
  According to Commissioner Hester Peirce, “her cause of concerns on the Commission’s approach that undermines investo
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Comino Brings Plug-and-Play Simplicity to Cryptocurrency Mining [Interview] - Bitcoinist

  28-07-2018 22:00 via bitcoinist.com
  Comino Brings Plug-and-Play Simplicity to Cryptocurrency Mining [Interview]
  Bitcoinist
  As interest in cryptocurrencies continues to grow, so too does interest in cryptocurrency mining. Unfortunately, there can be a significant learning curve involved. Comino aims to change that with their line of completely pre-assembled devices that ...
  
  Read more

• Opinion | How Blockchain Could Fix Facebook’s Fake News Problem

  28-07-2018 21:15
  After the 2016 United States presidential election, Facebook started to receive flak for its possible role in Donald Trump’s victory. The usage of Facebook profiles for data analysis by Cambridge Analytica, the immense number of fake news articles on the site and the impact of confirmation bubbles meant that Facebook’s platform was being used to
  The post Opinion | How Blockchain Could Fix Facebook’s Fake News Problem appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Nasdaq Holds Secret Meeting to Legitimize Cryptocurrency ... - CryptoSlate

  28-07-2018 20:11 via cryptoslate.com
  CryptoSlate
  Nasdaq Holds Secret Meeting to Legitimize Cryptocurrency ...
  CryptoSlate
  With emerging regulation and institutional solutions, Wall Street is slowly adopting cryptocurrencies as a legitimate digital asset class. On July 27, 2018, Nasdaq ...
  Nasdaq Bigwigs in Secret Meetings to Discuss Cryptocurrency SectorCrypto Disrupt
  Nasdaq Holds Closed Door Event to Discuss Policing CryptoBloombergall 9 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Interview: Joe Fanelli, Co-Founder of Top 21 Block Producer EOS Asia

  28-07-2018 19:53
  Since going live a couple of months ago, EOS has generated a lot of column inches for good or for bad. One man who knows a things or two about the cryptocurrency, fifth-largest by market cap, is Joseph Fanelli. He is the co-founder of EOS Asia, which is an active block producer on the EOS
  The post Interview: Joe Fanelli, Co-Founder of Top 21 Block Producer EOS Asia appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New Gallup Poll Shows Only 2% of US Investors Own Bitcoin, But 26% Are ‘Intrigued’

  28-07-2018 19:50 via cointelegraph.com
  A new Wells Fargo/Gallup poll finds that only 2% of U.S. investors own Bitcoin, though more than a quarter are intrigued
  
  Read more

• TravelBlock.io Launches BETA Test Today: Offers Free Vacations to Testers/Token Holders

  28-07-2018 19:33 via newsbtc.com
  On July 28th, TravelBlock.io, the first major blockchain project to offer heavily discounted travel deals that are purchasable with cryptocurrencies, is opening access to its beta software for all TRVL token holders. The platform comes with resort, hotel, airfare, & cruise search capabilities as well as an all-new, fully operable discount engine.
  TravelBlock introduces the new generation of travel by eliminating traditional Global Distribution System and going through the blockchain. By taki
  
  Read more

• Telegram Reveals Personal ID Verification Tool for Sharing Data with ‘Finance, ICOs’

  28-07-2018 19:23 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto’s go-to messenger app Telegram launches encrypted ID verification tool, Telegram Passport
  
  Read more

• Remittance Firm Transfergo Launches Cryptocurrency Trading - Bitcoin News (press release)

  28-07-2018 18:49 via news.bitcoin.com
  Bitcoin News (press release)
  Remittance Firm Transfergo Launches Cryptocurrency Trading
  Bitcoin News (press release)
  In a recent interview, Daumantas Dvilinskas, the founder and chief executive officer of Transfergo, a U.K.-based remittance firm that processes 1 million transactions each year on average, discussed the company's decision to launch a cryptocurrency ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Crypto Market Rebounds, Bithumb Drives Kimchi Premium Up 50%

  28-07-2018 18:47
  Bithumb, formerly the biggest crypto exchange in South Korea, has driven the Kimchi Premium up 30 percent on major tokens, inflating the price of cryptocurrencies. Bithumb, the Bad Actor On June 20, as CCN reported, Bithumb was hacked for $40 million. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KFIU) were involved in … Continued
  The post Crypto Market Rebounds, Bithumb Drives Kimchi Premium Up 50% appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Digitising Timber with Blockchain and IoT to Modernie Energy and Manufacturing Sectors in Laos

  28-07-2018 17:39
  This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned … Continued
  The post Digitising Timber with Blockchain and IoT to Modernie Energy and Manufacturing Sectors in Laos appeared first
  
  Read more

• DragonEx Launched Supernode Program with Support from Multiple Capitals

  28-07-2018 16:53
  This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned
  The post DragonEx Launched Supernode Program with Support from Multiple Capitals appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Media: The CVL cryptocurrency token tied to The Colorado Sun goes on sale soon - The Colorado Independent

  28-07-2018 16:44 via coloradoindependent.com
  Media: The CVL cryptocurrency token tied to The Colorado Sun goes on sale soon
  The Colorado Independent
  Five years ago, when I was a reporter in South Carolina, I wrote a cover story for the Charleston City Paper about cryptocurrency. The news peg was that federal agents said they'd seized Bitcoins— it was the first time they'd ever confiscated them, ...
  
  Read more

• Depository Network Releases First Prototype

  28-07-2018 16:32
  This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned
  The post Depository Network Releases First Prototype appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Blockchain May Add $5 Billion to Indian Economy In The Next Five Years, Expert Says

  28-07-2018 16:24 via newsbtc.com
  Distributed ledger technology may add $5 billion to Indian economy in the next five years, according to NASSCOM’s VP Industry Initiatives. The non-profit trade association, which represents the sector of software and services companies in the country, has backed blockchain technology for many years.
  NASSCOM Promotes Blockchain In India for Its Potential for Economic Growth
  KS Viswanathan, Vice President (Industry Initiative) at the National Association of Software and Services Companies (N
  
  Read more

• Exclusive: John McAfee on Protecting Crypto Investors from High Fees and Scams

  28-07-2018 16:15
  John McAfee gave an exclusive interview to CCN about his crusade to remove the fees and authority of centralized exchanges. He discussed more details about his plans on shedding light on scams within cryptocurrency exchanges. HitBTC Draws the Most Criticism As CCN reported, one of the most offending exchanges is HitBTC, according to McAfee. The
  The post Exclusive: John McAfee on Protecting Crypto Investors from High Fees and Scams appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Catalonian Government Plans Use of Blockchain in Public Administration

  28-07-2018 15:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The government of Catalonia is developing a formal plan and strategy to implement blockchain in public administration activities and become “a pioneer in the implementation of this technology,” according to an official release. The Department of Digital Policies will be responsible for formulating the “impulse plan” before December 31. The strategic plan, which will be […]
  The post Catalonian Government Plans Use of Blockchain in Public Administration appeared firs
  
  Read more

• ICOBox Heads the List of Best ICO Marketing Agencies

  28-07-2018 15:17 via newsbtc.com
  ICOBox has been named the best company offering ICO marketing services, according to a rating recently published by Hackernoon. The project came ahead of major players such as Applicature, Official Startups, Argon Group and AmaZix, which are considered top five in the industry.
  “Naturally, the team at ICOBox is very pleased to make the top of the list of ICO marketing experts, along with our accomplished and distinguished colleagues. We are filled with pride, but we also acknowledge the re
  
  Read more

• Chinese Social Network Tianya is Launching a Native Cryptocurrency

  28-07-2018 14:58
  The Tianya Community in China, a social network of 130 million users that seeks to create the country’s most influential platform for content and knowledge creation, has announced a blockchain based initiative to rebuild its ecosystem. The new ecosystem will launch on Aug. 8 and will make use of a blockchain based token, TYT, according
  The post Chinese Social Network Tianya is Launching a Native Cryptocurrency appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• UK Remittance Service TransferGo Adds Crypto Trading in ‘World First’

  28-07-2018 14:42 via cointelegraph.com
  TransferGo reportedly becomes “world’s first” fiat remittance service to offer crypto trading
  
  Read more

• UK Remittance Service TransferGo Adds Crypto Trading

  28-07-2018 14:42 via cointelegraph.com
  TransferGo reportedly becomes “world’s first” fiat remittance service to offer crypto trading
  
  Read more

• Company to Create Global Network of Health Centers That Accept Cryptocurrency - Cointelegraph

  28-07-2018 14:18 via cointelegraph.com
  Cointelegraph
  Company to Create Global Network of Health Centers That Accept Cryptocurrency
  Cointelegraph
  A new blockchain-driven company has bold plans to establish a global network of health centers designed to help people lead active and longer lives. Although life expectancies around the world are soaring, BitVit argues that many of these extra years ...
  
  Read more

• Company to Create Global Network of Health Centers That Accept Cryptocurrency

  28-07-2018 14:15 via cointelegraph.com
  A blockchain-based company has the goal of helping people lead longer and healthier lives, and plans to build a network of health centers that accept crypto #SPONSORED
  
  Read more

• Mastercard CEO: "Cryptocurrency is Junk" | CryptoSlate - CryptoSlate

  28-07-2018 14:06 via cryptoslate.com
  CryptoSlate
  Mastercard CEO: "Cryptocurrency is Junk" | CryptoSlate
  CryptoSlate
  Just days after Mastercard filed a patent to link fiat and cryptocurrency transactions, the payment giant's CEO lashes out at cryptocurrency — once again ...
  Mastercard CEO: “Cryptocurrency is Junk”Bankless Timesall 6 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Crypto Exchange HitBTC Adds Support for Euro-Pegged Stablecoin ‘EURS’

  28-07-2018 13:38
  There seems to be progress for the EURS stablecoin with the recent announcement that an institutional investor had snapped up a $10 million stake in the coin just a few days after it’s launching in Malta. Now, the coin achieved another milestone when it was recently revealed that the world’s first crypto EUR to crypto
  The post Crypto Exchange HitBTC Adds Support for Euro-Pegged Stablecoin ‘EURS’ appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Rejection Aside, Calls for a Bitcoin ETF Are Only Escalating

  28-07-2018 13:30
  Despite the rejection of a bid for a bitcoin ETF, the crypto market remains confident other proposals will persevere.
  
  Read more

• Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts in Africa Need to Understand the Industry Before Investing - Bitcoinist

  28-07-2018 13:00 via bitcoinist.com
  Bitcoinist
  Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts in Africa Need to Understand the Industry Before Investing
  Bitcoinist
  More and more investors in Africa are hopping on the Bitcoin bandwagon. However, they need to ensure that they are aware of what decentralization actually means when it comes to investing. Africa is a continent rich in diversity, natural resources, ...
  
  Read more

• Monero-Style Privacy Is Ready for Ethereum – Who Will Implement It?

  28-07-2018 12:40
  A new white paper contends that monero-style privacy can be implemented on ethereum without much work.
  
  Read more

• Romania Targets Cryptocurrencies With New Electronic Money Law

  28-07-2018 12:21
  Romania has become the latest country to institute a regulatory process expressly targeted at cryptocurrencies and digital currencies. A draft of an Emergency Ordinance published by the Romanian Ministry of Finance sets out the conditions and requirements that must be met by an issuer of electronic money in the Eastern European country. According to the
  The post Romania Targets Cryptocurrencies With New Electronic Money Law appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• G20 Hears Out Multiple Crypto Reports in July, Waiting for FATF to Test Its Standards by October

  28-07-2018 11:50 via cointelegraph.com
  The G20 has made a decision to delay its requirement for ‘very specific recommendations’ for crypto regulations, after receiving a number of balanced and fair reports
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin Immediately Recovers From Winklevoss ETF Rejection, and It’s a Good Thing

  28-07-2018 11:30 via newsbtc.com
  As reported by NewsBTC on Thursday, the U.S. SEC rejected a revised proposal for a Bitcoin ETF backed by the Winklevoss Twins. The market immediately took a dive, with Bitcoin and a majority of altcoins posting 4-5% losses on the day. The rapid move downwards led some to ask “was this decline really warranted or was it all an overreaction?”
  Bitcoin Recovers $400 After The SEC Verdict
  As aforementioned, the market didn’t initially react in kind to the SEC’s decision r
  
  Read more

• British Report Says Only 5% of Cryptocurrency Investors Make Money - Crypto Disrupt

  28-07-2018 10:44 via cryptodisrupt.com
  Crypto Disrupt
  British Report Says Only 5% of Cryptocurrency Investors Make Money
  Crypto Disrupt
  The number of cryptocurrency investors since December 2017 has been monumental, however, not everything has been a bed of roses. A report from a London-based investment group has delivered a blow to the mainstream implementation of crypto by ...
  
  Read more

• Cryptocurrency Trade Volume Reaches 11 Week High | NewsBTC - newsBTC

  28-07-2018 10:32 via newsbtc.com
  newsBTC
  Cryptocurrency Trade Volume Reaches 11 Week High | NewsBTC
  newsBTC
  FOMO Moments Markets are recovering from a two day correction; Stellar, Binance Coin, 0x, and Pivx performing well. As we enter the weekend markets have ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Cryptocurrency Trade Volume Reaches 11 Week High

  28-07-2018 10:32 via newsbtc.com
  FOMO Moments
  Markets are recovering from a two day correction; Stellar, Binance Coin, 0x, and Pivx performing well.
  As we enter the weekend markets have rebounded slightly and are heading back towards $300 billion. Following a correction that saw $15 billion leave the markets things are slowly heading back upwards and most cryptos are in the green this morning. Daily trade volume has passed $26 billion, its highest level for 11 weeks.
  Bitcoin has regained 3.3% on the day and is trading at just o
  
  Read more

• Cryptocurrency in Pakistan Growing in Face of Hard Times - Crypto Disrupt

  28-07-2018 10:23 via cryptodisrupt.com
  Crypto Disrupt
  Cryptocurrency in Pakistan Growing in Face of Hard Times
  Crypto Disrupt
  As many parts of the world either embrace or disown crypto, did you know that cryptocurrency in Pakistan is taking off amidst economic uncertainty? Although Pakistan's economic woes are causing chaos in the nation, crypto could be the saving grace for ...
  Pakistan Embraces Cryptocurrency Amidst Deteriorating Economic SituationUnhashedall 7 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Billionaire Investor: Most Crypto Will Fail, Bitcoin is King

  28-07-2018 09:47 via newsbtc.com
  The ideology of Bitcoin maximalism is heavily contested in the cryptocurrency community, with many seeing an aversion to altcoins as a stigma from the bygone Bitcoin-centric market. However, an investing legend from legacy markets has taken a stand as a fighter for Bitcoin, and Bitcoin only, claiming that most other cryptocurrencies are worthless.
  Bill Miller — An Unlikely Bitcoin Proponent
  On Friday, Bill Miller, a sixty-eight year-old investor and fund manager with a net worth of $2
  
  Read more

• Thai Bond Market Association to Launch Blockchain-Based Registrar Bond Service Platform

  28-07-2018 07:05 via cointelegraph.com
  The Thai Bond Market Association will deploy a blockchain-powered bond registrar platform to accelerate bond issuance time and boost secondary market liquidity
  
  Read more

• Tezos Foundation Taps ‘Big Four’ Firm PwC for Independent Audit

  28-07-2018 03:20
  Major auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland has agreed to conduct an independent audit of the Tezos Foundation’s finances and operations, the foundation announced on Monday. PwC, considered one of the “Big Four” auditing firms, will review the finances of the Tezos Foundation, which is holding hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies and other
  The post Tezos Foundation Taps ‘Big Four’ Firm PwC for Independent Audit appeared first on
  
  Read more

• Canada’s DMG Blockchain Starts Installing 85 MW Substation for Crypto Mining Expansion

  28-07-2018 02:56 via cointelegraph.com
  DMG Blockchain has started installing an 85 megawatt substation for a flagship crypto mining facility in Canada
  
  Read more

• London Remittance Firm Launches Cryptocurrency Trading Service, Says Crypto’s ‘Here to Stay’

  28-07-2018 02:26
  
  
  TransferGo, a London-based remittance service, has become the first remittance provider to offer a cryptocurrency trading service, and will offer bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, litecoin and XRP, in response to a strong demand for cryptocurrency, according to Bloomberg. Daumantas Dvilinskas, founder and CEO of TransferGo, expanded on what he called a strong demand for cryptocurrencies in
  The post London Remittance Firm Launches Cryptocurrency Trading Service, Says Crypto’s ‘Her
  
  Read more

• US: Lawmaker Calls for More Action from Congress on Regulating Crypto

  28-07-2018 02:22 via cointelegraph.com
  Republican U.S. Congressman Bill Huizenga calls for more action in Congress on crypto regulation and empowering financial authorities
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin Ransomware Creators Avoid Jail Time for $11,000 Heist

  28-07-2018 01:33
  Two brothers convicted of creating bitcoin ransomware and infecting more than 1,000 computers have narrowly avoided jail time and will instead perform community service. Authorities initially arrested the two Dutch brothers in 2015 for infecting thousands of computers during the previous two years. Three years later, the story is finally coming to an end, as … Continued
  The post Bitcoin Ransomware Creators Avoid Jail Time for $11,000 Heist appeared first on CCN
  
  Read more

• Can a Wind Farm Help Morocco Become the Next Bitcoin Mining Paradise?

  28-07-2018 01:30 via newsbtc.com
  A remote location in Morocco has become a strategic spot to build a 900-megawatt wind farm as bitcoin miners look for cheap electricity in order to set up their computing centers. The spot south of Marrakesh is likely to turn into a cryptocurrency mining hub as the ecosystem favors renewable energy rather than utility grids fed by traditional fuels like coal.
  Company Looks to Raise $100 Million to Create a 900-Megawatt Wind Farm for Bitcoin Mining
  Some of the world’s largest cryptocur
  
  Read more

• Circle Taps Fmr. Goldman Sachs Executive to Spearhead Regulatory Affairs

  28-07-2018 00:40
  Circle Internet Financial has hired Benedicte Nolens, a former Goldman Sachs executive director, as its new head of global regulatory affairs and head of compliance for Europe and Asia operations, as the company expands into global crypto securities trading, according to Business Insider. Nolens brings significant regulatory experience, joining Circle directly from the Hong Kong … Continued
  The post Circle Taps Fmr. Goldman Sachs Executive to Spearhead Regulatory Affairs appeared first on
  
  Read more

• Crypto Firms Hold a Closed-Door Meeting with Nasdaq to Discuss Future Regulation

  28-07-2018 00:30 via newsbtc.com
  A closed-door meeting was held earlier this week in Chicago where representatives from a half a dozen companies — both traditional platforms as well as Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’s digital asset exchange Gemini and other crypto-related firms — met with officials from Nasdaq Inc. to discuss industry regulation moving forward.Nasdaq Meets with Crypto Industry
  According to a person familiar with the meeting, the focus was to encourage the industry to do things that will improve
  
  Read more

Follow @CryptoNewslock on Twitter!