Cryptocurrency news

• Ethereum’s Constantinople, St. Petersburg Upgrades Set to Occur This Week

  24-02-2019 23:25 via cointelegraph.com
  Ethereum updates Constantinople and St. Petersburg are scheduled to happen this week
  
  Read more

• Japan Recruit Holdings Unveils US$25M Blockchain Fund

  24-02-2019 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Recruit Holdings, the Japanese Internet and human resources firm that owns Glassdoor and Indeed, has launched a US$25 million blockchain fund. The establishment of RSP Blockchain Tech Fund, launched in November 2018 and based in Singapore, was only made public this week with the announcement of the fund’s investment in Beam. The fund focuses on […]
  The post Japan Recruit Holdings Unveils US$25M Blockchain Fund appeared first on Coinjournal.
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin SV: Reassessing ‘Satoshi’s Vision’ 100 Days after the BCH Divorce

  24-02-2019 22:50
  When Bitcoin Cash split into two different blockchains in November 2018, it sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency space. The resulting blockchains, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin SV (BSV), both made major changes to the original code. But in the aftermath of the hash war, which one comes closest to representing Satoshi’s Vision? Why Did Bitcoin SV Split from Bitcoin Cash? It all started on August 20th, 2018, when the developers of Bitcoin Cash announced an update known as Bitcoin ABC
  
  Read more

• Top Trending Cryptocurrency News of the Week: Binance, Coinbase, Elon Musk and Facebook Among Major Newsmakers - Coingape

  24-02-2019 22:33
  Top Trending Cryptocurrency News of the Week: Binance, Coinbase, Elon Musk and Facebook Among Major Newsmakers  CoingapeOn February 8th, Bitcoin has been changing hands at $3,400 only to take a surge to $3,662 level. For the next ten days, the Bitcoin price oscillated around ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Uncertainty About Bitcoin Is Gone, BTC Falling To $1,000 Unlikely: Researcher

  24-02-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Since Bitcoin (BTC) gained traction in the mainstream media, many skeptics and economists have claimed that the cryptocurrency space resembles the Dotcom boom and bust at the turn of the millennia. Thus, many have argued that the crypto market’s cycles will likely make many reminiscent of the Nasdaq, a tech-centric stock index, in 2000 to 2003. Yet, one analyst claims that this is unlikely to be exactly the case, citing that BTC’s value proposition is much different than that of a te
  
  Read more

• Top 5 Crypto Performers Overview: EOS, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Binance Coin, Stellar

  24-02-2019 21:54 via cointelegraph.com
  Major cryptos have begun to display gains on a weekly basis, confirming that the recovery is picking up steam. Let’s see which are the top five coins leading the charge
  
  Read more

• Top 10 Stocks US Hedge Funds Absolutely Love in 2019

  24-02-2019 21:33
  Top hedge fund managers weren’t scared away from the popular FAANG stocks during a dreadful Q4 for the U.S. stock market. Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), and Alphabet (GOOGL) are among the 20 stocks most favored by a select group of over 400 large hedge funds analyzed by WalletHub. Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet are in the top five on WalletHub’s list for the second straight quarter. All three stocks have gains of at least 400% over the past decade. Facebook
  
  Read more

• Major Exchange Faces System Overload as Bitcoin (BTC) Plummets After Yesterday’s Surge

  24-02-2019 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  The crypto markets plummeted today following yesterday’s price surge that was widely seen as being highly bullish by many analysts. Yesterday’s sharp and sudden surge sent Bitcoin above $4,000, which had previously been a strong level of resistance for BTC.
  Today, however, the crypto markets have plummeted, sending BTC down towards $3,800. This recent volatility has led to an influx of trading volume that temporarily had an adverse impact on Binance’s systems.
  Bitcoin (BTC) Plu
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Microsoft’s HoloLens Deal Triggers Workers, But Faux Outrage Doesn’t Stop MWC19 Reveal

  24-02-2019 20:14
  In an announcement that surprised no one, Microsoft today unveiled HoloLens 2, the revolutionary “mixed reality” device that landed the tech giant a nearly half-billion dollar contract with the U.S. military. Today, we're introducing the ultimate intelligent edge device: #HoloLens2. https://t.co/ZNLPy4T8Le #MWC19 — Microsoft (@Microsoft) February 24, 2019 As Microsoft executives basked in the glory of the $3,500 device at MWC 2019 in Barcelona, some of its employees were weepin
  
  Read more

• Hodler’s Digest Feb.18-24: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

  24-02-2019 20:02 via cointelegraph.com
  This week in the Hodler’s Digest, the Samsung smartphone is revealed to not actually have a crypto wallet, and Elon Musk thinks Bitcoin’s structure is quite brilliant
  
  Read more

• Embezzlement, $26 Million Loss Bankrupts Korean Crypto Exchange Coinbin

  24-02-2019 20:01
  Coinbin, the South Korean Cryptocurrency exchange which took over hacked exchange Youbit, is filing for bankruptcy with losses equating to over $26 million. Cryptocurrency and Cash Transactions Stopped According to reports by Business Korea, the bankruptcy announcement was made by Coinbin CEO  Park Chan-kyu on February 20, 2018. After which cryptocurrency and cash settlements were stopped and will now be performed as part of bankruptcy procedures. Park revealed the Coinbin employee in charg
  
  Read more

• Eos to Be Used by 300 Million Users on Tapatalk, Real Mainstream Use Case

  24-02-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Those questioning the blockchain projects for their underlying utility should look at EOS.
  The smart contracts platform recently paved its way into the working model of Tapatalk, a Reddit-like forum application. Per an announcement published February 21, Tapatalk will utilize the EOS blockchain to power its Gold Point reward system. The integration would allow Tapatalk to incentivize its users via EOS’ on-chain asset of the same name.
  The move could assist Tapatalk increase participation a
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin Bull Max Keiser Blasts Billionaire Skeptic Warren Buffet as an ‘Unmitigated Fraud’

  24-02-2019 19:14
  Bitcoin enthusiast Max Keiser took a gander at a recent letter Warren Buffett sent to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and he wasn’t pleased at all. He saw the actions Buffett revealed in the letter as prime reasons people should buy Bitcoin instead of investing in the stock market. Keiser’s response included tweets and interviews over the weekend. He tweeted that the letter indicated that Buffett is not satisfied with the stock market. The points made in Buffett’s letter may ha
  
  Read more

• Google Cloud Adds Enterprise-Focused Ontology’s Development Platform

  24-02-2019 19:02 via cointelegraph.com
  Google Cloud adds support for the development software of enterprise-oriented cryptocurrency Ontology
  
  Read more

• The 100 Million Bitcoin Users Case – Could Bakkt Massively Boost Adoption?

  24-02-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bakkt, a digital asset platform which is set to introduce the very first physically-settled bitcoin futures, will launch later this year. And, according to Alec Ziupsnys, the launch could legitimize the dominant cryptocurrency before 100 million potential users per week.
  The chief innovation officer at BlockEdge Capital tapped on how Bakkt’s partnership with Starbucks was a key to bitcoin awareness. He suggested that the American coffeehouse chain was processing the mobile transactions of
  
  Read more

• Crypto Analysts’ Bottom Calls Ramped As Bitcoin (BTC) Rallied

  24-02-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  With the crypto market’s recent price action in mind, analysts are starting to come to the conclusion that bears are putting an end to the bloodshed. A number of traders and industry commentators recently took to Twitter to tout their optimism on the Bitcoin price.
  Traders Hint At Crypto Market Bottom 
  StormXBT recently noted that the volatility-calibrated ATR measure issued a long call on Bitcoin’s three-day chart for the first time since 2015.first time it’s issued
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin Drops Sharply to Below $3,900, Total Market Cap Sheds $15 Billion

  24-02-2019 18:25 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin falls sharply back under $3,900 from over $4,000 as the top 20 cryptocurrencies report heavy losses
  
  Read more

• Analyst: Pension Funds Investing in Cryptocurrency is a "Big Deal" - Ethereum World News

  24-02-2019 18:13
  Analyst: Pension Funds Investing in Cryptocurrency is a "Big Deal"  Ethereum World NewsCryptocurrency–While the crypto markets experienced their largest growth of the year, with Bitcoin establishing a new price high for 2019 above $4000, the rally ...
  
  Read more

• How Co-Founder Sees NEO 3.0 Blockchain Being Used By Everyone From VCs to Potato Farmers in 2020

  24-02-2019 18:08 via newsbtc.com
  NEO’s 2019 DevCon event in Seattle started off with a bang when the company’s Co-Founder, Da Hongfei, opened the event with a speech focused on the promise of the smart economy, and shared his views on how NEO will help guide the world towards a new, tech-based, future.
  Importantly, Hongfei expressed an ardent belief that the smart economy is much more than a simple movement within the financial ecosystem and will ultimately prove to be the next stage in world economic development, m
  
  Read more

• Newsflash: Sunday Crypto Bloodbath Sees $11 Billion Wipeout Within Minutes

  24-02-2019 16:25
  On February 24, following an impressive short-term rally from February 21 to 23, the valuation of the crypto market plunged by $11 billion from $141 billion to $130 billion. Several analysts have suggested that the inability of Bitcoin to break out of the $4,200 mark, a crucial resistance level for the dominant cryptocurrency, led most crypto assets to retrace. DonAlt, a technical analyst, said that alternative cryptocurrencies or small market cap assets are initiating the last phase of retracem
  
  Read more

• Russia to Regulate Crypto While Launching its Own Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency - CCN

  24-02-2019 15:04
  Russia to Regulate Crypto While Launching its Own Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency  CCNRussia's State Duma is planning to pass a resolution on a pending cryptocurrency regulation bill, reported a local source.
  
  Read more

• Russia to Regulate Crypto While Launching its Own Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

  24-02-2019 15:04
  Russia’s State Duma is planning to pass a resolution on a pending cryptocurrency regulation bill, reported a local source. Oleg Nikolayev, a member of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, said that the Russian assembly house had led cryptocurrency regulations to its final stages. In contrast to the Russian Central Bank’s conservative stance on bitcoin and other virtual currencies, Olga said that the house was working on a business-friendly framework for these assets&rsqu
  
  Read more

• Ethereum Spikes 60% in February; Factors Behind Crypto’s Spectacular Rally

  24-02-2019 13:32
  In the past seven days, the valuation of the crypto market has increased by $20 billion as the Ethereum price surged by 10 percent on the day. Since early February, the Ethereum price has spiked from $102 to $163 by 60 percent against the U.S. dollar. Some analysts have suggested that the strong price movement of Ethereum may have pushed the valuation of the crypto market to rapidly increase in the last three weeks. Why is Ethereum Moving So Fast and What’s Behind the Crypto Rally? In Dece
  
  Read more

• Liechtenstein’s Bank Frick Launches Institutional Crypto Trading Platform

  24-02-2019 13:22 via cointelegraph.com
  Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick launches DLT Markets, its new institutional crypto trading platform subsidiary
  
  Read more

• Validators Create New Attack Vectors for Decentralized Systems

  24-02-2019 12:30
  Bounty0x CMO Pascal Thellman discusses some of the potential security and incentives issues with validators on proof-of-stake networks.
  
  Read more

• A Cryptocurrency Could Help Avoid Financial Chaos and Venezuela’s Ruin - CCN

  24-02-2019 12:30
  A Cryptocurrency Could Help Avoid Financial Chaos and Venezuela’s Ruin  CCNVenezuela's economy has hit rock bottom. The situation has grown so dire that humanitarian aid is being doled out to help those who are financially strapped.
  
  Read more

• A Cryptocurrency Could Help Avoid Financial Chaos and Venezuela’s Run

  24-02-2019 11:46
  Venezuela’s economy has hit rock bottom. The situation has grown so dire that humanitarian aid is being doled out to help those who are financially strapped. Today, Venezuelan troops are fighting off citizens as they try to block the aid from reaching them. Aggravating the situation for so many of the country’s citizens is the collapse of its currency. Called the bolivar, this Venezuelan currency is virtually worthless. Inflation has soared so high that basics items, such a
  
  Read more

• A Cryptocurrency Could Help Avoid Financial Chaos and Venezuela’s Ruin

  24-02-2019 11:46
  Venezuela’s economy has hit rock bottom. The situation has grown so dire that humanitarian aid is being doled out to help those who are financially strapped. Today, Venezuelan troops are fighting off citizens as they try to block the aid from reaching them. Aggravating the situation for so many of the country’s citizens is the collapse of its currency. Called the bolivar, this Venezuelan currency is virtually worthless. Inflation has soared so high that basics items, such a
  
  Read more

• Texas Cryptocurrency Firms Agree to Stop Token Offerings After Cease and Desist - CryptoNewsZ

  24-02-2019 11:30
  Texas Cryptocurrency Firms Agree to Stop Token Offerings After Cease and Desist  CryptoNewsZTexas's State securities regulator declared that it had reached an agreement with four cryptocurrency companies, according to an order released on February ...
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin Has a Florida Problem

  24-02-2019 11:30
  Jurisdictions that lack clear guidance or take a hostile view of blockchain and crypto hurt the industry. Florida is doing both.
  
  Read more

• Coinsuper remakes itself as Wild West era of cryptocurrency trading comes to end in Hong Kong - South China Morning Post

  24-02-2019 10:44
  Coinsuper remakes itself as Wild West era of cryptocurrency trading comes to end in Hong Kong  South China Morning PostHong Kong hopes to become a trusted centre for trading of digital assets. That is forcing Coinsuper and other crypto currency exchanges to shift to ...
  
  Read more

• Cryptocurrency Companies Buy Listed Companies to Move Closer Into Mainstream - Al-Bawaba

  24-02-2019 10:05
  Cryptocurrency Companies Buy Listed Companies to Move Closer Into Mainstream  Al-BawabaSeveral cryptocurrency exchanges have moved closer to mainstream markets by buying listed companies, looking to raise funds and present themselves as ...
  
  Read more

• Microsoft Wants to Help Make Your ICO a Success

  24-02-2019 09:48
  ICOs are not dead. Not when one of the world’s biggest tech corporations is venturing into it. Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing service created by Microsoft, recently listed Stratis in its products’ section. The platform, created by London-based Stratis Group, offers a web-based application that enables initial coin offering projects to manage token distribution. It facilitates a secure and flexible payment route that participants use to purchase ICO tokens ahead of the initial all
  
  Read more

• Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Domain Names - Coinnounce

  24-02-2019 08:08
  Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Domain Names  CoinnounceBlockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency are the future. We bring to you, in collaboration with BrandThugs.com, brandable blockchain domain names and ...
  
  Read more

• New 2019 High: What Has Added Another $10 Billion to Crypto Markets?

  24-02-2019 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto markets have pumped to a new 2019 high; Ontology, Ethereum and EOS are flying, Binance Coin slowing down.
  Market Wrap
  Contrary to predictions crypto markets have not pulled back and have actually gathered momentum and made further gains today. The big cap cryptos have broken key resistance levels and things are looking positive at the moment as total market capitalization reaches a new 2019 high at over $140 billion.
  Around 12 hours ago Bitcoin finally broke through the $4,000 resistance
  
  Read more

• Mycro Token (MYO ICO): Legit Blockchain Cryptocurrency Project? - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  24-02-2019 07:24
  Mycro Token (MYO ICO): Legit Blockchain Cryptocurrency Project?  Bitcoin Exchange GuideMycro is a digital platform that utilizes the power of local communities by implementing a protocol to connect people. The platform aims to provide an avenue that ...
  
  Read more

• Cryptocurrency Markets Hit New 2019 High as Rally Resumes - Ethereum World News

  24-02-2019 07:21
  Cryptocurrency Markets Hit New 2019 High as Rally Resumes  Ethereum World NewsBitcoin [BTC] and other cryptocurrencies push cryptocurrency trading volumes to a record high  AMBCrypto NewsWhich Cryptocurrency Crystal Ball Price Predictions Will Actually Come True In Time?  Bitcoin Exchange GuideTop Cryptocurrency Price Predictions: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Omisego, NEO, Ripple, MONERO - Crypto News Today – Sun Feb 24  TheOofy.comView
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis: BTC’s Bullish Break Looks Real Towards $4,500

  24-02-2019 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price extended gains and broke the $3,950 and $4,000 resistance levels against the US Dollar.
  The price traded to a new 2019 high above $4,100 and it could continue to rise in the near term.
  There was a break above a major triangle pattern with resistance near $3,950 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair traded above the $4,150 resistance and it could accelerate towards $4,250 and $4,400.Bitcoin price climbed higher sharply above the $4,000 barrier a
  
  Read more

• Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis: ETH Sets New 2019 High, Eyes $175

  24-02-2019 06:00 via newsbtc.com
  ETH price finally broke the $149 and $150 resistance levels and gained pace against the US Dollar.
  The price traded above the $160 resistance and formed a new 2019 high above $165.
  There is a major bullish trend line formed with support near $148 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  The pair remains in a strong uptrend and it could accelerate towards the $175 level in the near term.Ethereum price gained bullish momentum above key resistances versus the US Dollar and Bitcoin.
  
  Read more

• Back Above $4k: Bitcoin’s Price Jumps to a Two-Month High

  24-02-2019 01:09
  Bitcoin's price returned above $4,000 on Saturday for the first time in over a over eight weeks as the broader cryptocurrency market flashed green.
  
  Read more

• If History Rhymes, Bitcoin (BTC) Could End Bear Market After Surge Above $4,500: Analyst

  24-02-2019 01:00 via newsbtc.com
  Since Bitcoin (BTC) hit public markets, the cryptocurrency has traded in multi-year cycles. Every few years, the asset runs parabolically, prior to a dramatic, nasty ~80% drawdown. In the eyes of most, BTC has done that twice or thrice by this point, not including the current crypto bear market.
  As Bitcoin is currently ~80% down from its most recent all-time high, some are convinced that sell-offs are in the rearview mirror. One analyst even recently claimed that if BTC really bottomed in late-D
  
  Read more

• Ethereum Slayers 2.0: Crypto’s Usual Suspects, or New Kids on the Blockchain?

  24-02-2019 01:00
  Whenever a new blockchain platform launched between 2017 and 2018, it was inevitably heralded as a future replacement for the largest, most successful cryptocurrency platform of all. In short, it came bearing the name of Ethereum Killer. Those prophecies turned out to be premature, and by 2019 the hit that’s been put out on Ethereum is still waiting to be cashed. A year is a long time in the crypto space, and many would argue that the lineup of possible contenders for Ethereum’s thro
  
  Read more

• Decentralized App Platforms Moving Up In Value, May Indicate Overall Market Recovery

  24-02-2019 00:00 via crypto-news.net
  Since the beginning of the year, crypto prices have largely been stable, leading many analysts to argue that a general recovery is underway. At a minimum, there is a consensus that fiat values will likely not drop further. Now, a new pattern appears to be emerging, as the top decentralized application (dApp) platforms are making noteworthy gains, indicating that the market may be shifting, with larger, more established coins regaining the trust of investors. Should this scenario be the case, it
  
  Read more

Follow @CryptoNewslock on Twitter!