Cryptocurrency news

• AirSwap Offers Up to $20,000 For Its Bug Bounty

  04-12-2019 23:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  AirSwap is running a bug bounty program with rewards up to $20,000 in DAI
  
  Read more

• Bitfinex Allows Lightning Network Shopping on Bitrefill with Bitcoin

  04-12-2019 23:07 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Users of crypto exchange Bitfinex now can shop with Bitcoin held on the trading platform over Lightning Network
  
  Read more

• What Twitter Meme Wars Say About Crypto’s Reliance on Figureheads

  04-12-2019 23:05
  
  Cryptocurrency has strayed from its anonymous roots. Today, cults of personality and public histrionics define the sector.
  
  Read more

• A Bitcoiner in the Senate? Is Bakkt CEO in US Govt. Good or Bad for Crypto?

  04-12-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The CEO of the much-hyped Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has been appointed to serve in the US Senate. Loeffler will replace Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson, who is due to retire at the end of this month.
  At first glance, Kelly Loeffler’s appointment, like the launch of Bakkt itself, looks like an unmitigated success for the crypto industry. However, not everyone is so convinced that Bakkt and Loeffler have the best intentions for Bitcoin.
  Bakkt CEO to Replace Georgia Senator, Will Bitcoin
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Dash Decides to Update Dash Explorer to Improved Insight API

  04-12-2019 22:23 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Decentralized payment solution Dash will update Dash Explorer to “new and improved” Insight API
  
  Read more

• France Announces Digital Currency Venture: Crypto Bulls Roar

  04-12-2019 22:19 via newsbtc.com
  
  According to a report from the AFP News Agency, France’s central bank will be launching a digital asset (decisively different than a crypto asset) in the coming year.
  France to Launch Digital Currency
  The outlet reported via Twitter, the Bank of France’s governor, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, said in a recent statement that his organization will start running “experiments” rapidly on digital assets and will “launch a call for projects” before the end of the fi
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin: Extreme Fear Amongst Investors May Signal That a Trend Shift is Imminent

  04-12-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin (BTC) has been firmly caught within the throes of immense volatility over the past several days and weeks, with its recent bout of sideways trading ultimately resulting in a massive movement that caused a maximum pain scenario for traders.
  This volatility has come concurrently with “extreme fear” amongst investors, which may be a counter-trading signal that means a bullish shift in trend is imminent, and this may be perpetuated by a rise in volatility that is expected by anal
  
  Read more

• Major European Firms Harness Blockchain to Track Renewable Energy

  04-12-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Two major companies from the Iberian peninsular have just announced the launch of a blockchain-powered system to verify the sustainability of electricity. Spain’s department store El Corte Inglés will use the system to prove the company’s commitment to reducing its carbon emissions.
  Supplying the clean energy to El Corte Inglés stores will be the firm’s long serving electricity provider EDP. A subsidiary of the company, EDP Renováveis, owns five wind farms
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Former Morgan Stanley Developers Launch Crypto Derivatives Exchange

  04-12-2019 20:52 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Former Morgan Stanley developers launch a new cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform in Singapore
  
  Read more

• Price Analysis 04/12: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, TRX

  04-12-2019 20:31 via cointelegraph.com
  
  A number of major cryptocurrencies are signaling a change in trend, leading traders to ponder if now is a good time to buy?
  
  Read more

• Cointelegraph Announces Chinese HQ, Bolstering Its International Expansion

  04-12-2019 20:26 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Cointelegraph is continuing to expand its global reach. Guess which new headquarters we’ve opened?
  
  Read more

• China’s CBDC Showcases Interoperability As Centralization’s Weakness

  04-12-2019 20:06 via cointelegraph.com
  
  How centralized chokepoints and blacklists will affect interoperability of the Chinese CBDC with the decentralized world
  
  Read more

• XRP Set to End 2019 on a Poor Note as it Fails to Garner Any Momentum

  04-12-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  XRP has had a rough 2019, with the embattled cryptocurrency setting fresh yearly lows just in the past several weeks with its drop down to $0.20. This bearishness has led XRP to be one of the worst performing major cryptocurrencies in the markets over this past year, and it does appear that further losses could be imminent.
  Analysts are noting, however, that XRP could see some gains against its BTC trading pair in the near-term, should it hold strong above a key support level.
  XRP Trades Sideway
  
  Read more

• France to Test Its Central Bank Digital Currency in Q1 2020: Official

  04-12-2019 19:08 via cointelegraph.com
  
  French central bank governor wants France to be the first country to issue a central bank digital currency
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin To Spend 2020 In Accumulation Mode, Ideal Buy Zone

  04-12-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  While most of the crypto analysts across the market spent the bulk of 2019 overly optimistic and bullish, expecting Bitcoin’s bull run to have already commenced, one crypto analyst has remained cautious, waiting for Bitcoin’s parabolic rally to cool off and come back down to the “buy zone.”
  That “buy zone” has been hit, although the analyst expects the leading cryptocurrency by market cap to remain within that buy zone for the bulk of 2020, putting Bitcoin in
  
  Read more

• Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Leaves for US Senate Seat

  04-12-2019 18:26
  
  The choice of Kelly Loeffler to fill the seat adds a congresswoman who is definitely prejudice about the cryptocurrency.
  
  Read more

• Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Appointed to US Senate Seat

  04-12-2019 17:54 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has appointed Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler to a U.S. Senate seat
  
  Read more

• MARKETS DAILY: Is Bitcoin Market Manipulation Profitable?

  04-12-2019 17:51
  
  With markets recovering, we take a look at Bitcoins' recent behavior and wonder whether it's still a safe haven?Later, we're joined by Galen Moore for quick discussion on alleged bitcoin market manipulation...
  
  Read more

• Litecoin’s Mining Power Tanks to Lowest in Year Following Price Plunge

  04-12-2019 17:45
  
  Litecoin’s price plunge in recent months has whittled away the profitability of mining the cryptocurrency, leading to a shakeout among operators.
  
  Read more

• Researchers Detect New North Korea-Linked MacOS Malware on Crypto Trading Site

  04-12-2019 17:25 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Security researchers identify a new crypto-related macOS malware believed to be the product of North Korean hackers at the Lazarus Group
  
  Read more

• Kazakhstan Won’t Tax Cryptocurrency Mining: Report

  04-12-2019 17:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Kazakhstan’s lawmakers won’t be taxing crypto mining until the mined crypto is exchanged for fiat money, a report says
  
  Read more

• Georgia Governor Appoints Bakkt CEO Loeffler as New US Senator

  04-12-2019 16:16
  
  It is unclear who will helm Bakkt after CEO Kelly Loeffler joins the U.S. Senate on Jan. 1.
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin Price Rallies To $7700 In Bearish Sentiment Short Squeeze

  04-12-2019 16:16 via newsbtc.com
  
  This morning, Bitcoin price fell to under $7,100 abruptly before the first-ever cryptocurrency exploded through resistance at $7,300 all the way to $7,700 before it began to finally cool off.
  Can bulls push Bitcoin higher and reclaim critical resistance as support once again, resulting in a rally leading up to Christmas? Or will bears swat down the attempt to break higher here, resulting in a not-so-happy holiday season for crypto investors?
  Bitcoin Price Rockets to $7,700 in Sentiment Driven Sh
  
  Read more

• Chinese Insurance Giant Ping An’s Blockchain Arm Reveals Terms for $468M IPO

  04-12-2019 15:45
  OneConnect Financial, the blockchain and AI subsidiary of China’s top insurance company Ping An Insurance, has set the terms for its planned NYSE listing.
  
  Read more

• Gemini Hires Former Starling Bank Exec for Push Into Europe

  04-12-2019 15:07 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Major U.S. crypto exchange Gemini hires a former Starling Bank exec to lead its push into Europe
  
  Read more

• Crypto Exchange Gemini Burnt One-Fifth of Its GUSD Stablecoin Supply

  04-12-2019 14:29 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Crypto exchange Gemini burnt about 20% of the supply of its Gemini Dollar stablecoin
  
  Read more

• Circle to Charge Fees on US-Based Poloniex Traders’ Crypto After Dec. 16

  04-12-2019 13:47 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Circle has warned U.S.-based Poloniex users that it could fine or confiscate their balances if they do not remove their funds
  
  Read more

• Bear Trap? Bitcoin Slips to One-Week Low Amid Low Volumes

  04-12-2019 13:30
  
  Bitcoin's recent $780 pullback lacks volume support from sellers and may be short-lived.
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin, the “Biggest Unicorn of the 2010s”: Market Cap Higher Than Uber & Airbnb Combined

  04-12-2019 13:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  If you’ve perused Bitcoin and Silicon Valley Twitter at all over the past few years, you’ve likely heard the word “unicorn” thrown about. Heck, if you’ve read Bloomberg or watched any number of CNBC’s segments over the past decade, you’ve heard the word.
  Related Reading: Under 6.8m Bitcoin Changed Hands in the Past Year: Does it Indicate Positive Sentiment?
  No, it’s not a reference to the mythical creature with one long horn, but is rather a word u
  
  Read more

• Former Circle Head: Tether Didn’t Manipulate Bitcoin Price, 2017 Rally Was Legit

  04-12-2019 12:59 via newsbtc.com
  
  Former Circle Head, Dan Matuszewski, now co-founder of trading firm, CMS Holdings, discusses Tether. In particular, why Tether was not the primary driving force behind 2017’s bitcoin bull run, and a declaration that Tether is one-to-one dollar-backed.
  Tether Was Not The Driving Force Behind 2017 Bitcoin Bull Run
  Dan Matuszewski parted ways with Circle back in August 2019. As one of the largest OTC desks, handling some $2 billion a month, Matuszewski is aptly qualified to discuss all things
  
  Read more

• North Korean Hacking Group May Be Behind Malware-Laden Fake Crypto Site

  04-12-2019 12:54
  
  A new and hard-to-detect macOS malware variant has been discovered lurking on a fake cryptocurrency trading site.
  
  Read more

• Saxo Bank’s Outrageous Prediction 2020: Asia Launches DLT-Based Asset

  04-12-2019 12:47 via cointelegraph.com
  
  In its new “Outrageous Predictions” report, Danish Saxo Bank says that Asia will launch its own blockchain-based digital asset in 2020.
  
  Read more

• No Demand for a State Digital Currency in Japan: Central Bank Governor

  04-12-2019 11:52 via cointelegraph.com
  
  There is no public demand for a central bank digital currency in Japan, according to Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda
  
  Read more

• MUFG Teaming up With Indeed.com Owner to Launch Digital Currency for Payments: Report

  04-12-2019 11:32
  
  Japan's MUFG Bank and Recruit Holdings are reportedly launching a digital currency as part of a new payments venture.
  
  Read more

• MUFG Plays Down Reports of Digital Currency Launch

  04-12-2019 11:32
  
  Japan's MUFG Bank and Recruit Holdings were said to be launching a digital currency as part of a new payments venture. MUFG has now put that claim in doubt.
  
  Read more

• Australian Police Seize $1 Million Worth Crypto in a Drug Bust

  04-12-2019 11:09
  
  27.5g of MDMA tablets and 27.5g of MDMA powder were also confiscated.
  
  Read more

• Japan: MUFG Bank Denies Reports It is Developing New Digital Currency

  04-12-2019 11:02 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Major Japanese bank MUFG has denied local media reports that it will launch a digital currency in 2020
  
  Read more

• Andreas Antonopoulos Slams Intuit After Payments Block for Crypto Use

  04-12-2019 10:20 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Stop “using crypto,” Intuit tells Andreas Antonopoulos
  
  Read more

• Litecoin Price (LTC) Technicals Weak, Bitcoin Dragging Market Lower

  04-12-2019 10:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Litecoin declined heavily after it failed to climb above $46.50 and $48.00 against the US Dollar.
  The price seems to be sliding towards the $42.20 and $40.40 support levels.
  There is a key declining channel forming with resistance near $45.50 on the hourly chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  Bitcoin price is down around 3% and it is struggling to stay above the $7,040 and $7,000 support levels.Litecoin price is following a nasty downtrend below the $46.50 resistance against the U
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin No Longer Looks Like ‘Digital Gold’ by One Measure

  04-12-2019 10:00
  
  If "digital gold" means "assets where investors park money during financial market turmoil," then bitcoin doesn't fit the bill as well as it used to.
  
  Read more

• British Virgin Islands Developing a USD-Pegged Digital Coin

  04-12-2019 07:59
  
  The digital currency will be pegged to USD at a 1:1 ratio.
  
  Read more

• Gemini Hires Former Starling Bank Founder as Managing Director of Europe

  04-12-2019 07:00
  
  The exchange hired Julian Sawyer, former co-founder and chief operating officer of a U.K. digital bank, to shape the exchange’s strategy in the region and manage European hiring.
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin (BTC) Trend Overwhelmingly Negative, Continue Selling?

  04-12-2019 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin price is slowly declining and it recently broke the $7,200 support area against the US Dollar.
  The price is currently consolidating above $7,100 and likely to continue lower.
  Yesterday’s key declining channel is still active with resistance near $7,320 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair could correct higher, but sellers are likely to remain in control near $7,200 and $7,250.Bitcoin price is showing signs of additional losses below $7,000 agai
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin & Crypto Market Following Downtrend: BNB, BCH, LTC, EOS Analysis

  04-12-2019 06:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  The total crypto market cap is under pressure below the main $200.0B resistance.
  Bitcoin price is struggling to stay above the $7,000 support area.
  Litecoin (LTC) price is down more than 3% and it traded below the $44.50 support.
  BCH price is down 4% and it is approaching the main $200 support area.
  EOS price is declining and it seems like it could even trade below the $2.500 support.
  Binance coin (BNB) is testing the $15.00 support and remains at a risk of more losses.Bitcoin (BTC) and the cry
  
  Read more

• Are Bitcoin Traders That Bought at $3-6k Starting to Sell BTC Now?

  04-12-2019 06:04 via newsbtc.com
  
  On-chain metrics can offer valuable insights into Bitcoin market movements and the latest data is showing that unrealized losses are mounting up. This could lead to a larger selloff as those that bought the dip in late 2018 fear for loss of profits now.
  Bitcoin Selloff Resumes
  Following the weekend’s push to close in on $8k, there has been a slide of almost 8% as the king of crypto retreats for the seventh time since late June. The correction from this year’s peak is currently 48% an
  
  Read more

• Ripple (XRP) Price Remains In Downtrend, BTC & ETH Down 3%

  04-12-2019 05:28 via newsbtc.com
  
  Ripple price is declining and it is now trading below the $0.2180 support against the US dollar.
  The price is trading in a downtrend and it seems like the bears are aiming $0.2000.
  This week’s major bearish trend line is still active with resistance near $0.2205 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  Ethereum also traded below the key $145 support and it could retest $135.Ripple price is showing signs of further losses against the US Dollar and bitcoin. XRP pri
  
  Read more

• Bitcoin Dumps Again, Will BTC Halving Really Be Its Savior in 2020?

  04-12-2019 05:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The chances of an end of year ‘Santa rally’ for Bitcoin are slipping away. Its half year down trend has been maintained and does not look like reversing before the year is out. All hopes are now being pinned on the BTC halving in May next year, but will it really be the lifeline everyone wants?
  Bitcoin Dumps Again
  A couple of hours ago Bitcoin fell out of its three day consolidation channel and dumped to $7,100 according to Tradingview.com. At the time of writing it was trading just
  
  Read more

• Ethereum’s Proposed Hard Fork ‘Muir Glacier’ Would Delay Impending Ice Age

  04-12-2019 04:21 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Ethereum’s proposed Muir Glacier hard fork would delay the impending Ice Age mechanism
  
  Read more

• Ethereum (ETH) Diving Below $150, Bitcoin Breaks Key Support

  04-12-2019 04:08 via newsbtc.com
  
  Ethereum is declining and it recently traded below the $148 support against the US Dollar.
  The price is currently below $145 and it seems like there is a risk of more downsides.
  Yesterday’s key bearish trend line is active with resistance near $147 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  The price could correct higher, but it is likely to face sellers near $146 and $148.Ethereum price is declining further below key supports versus the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ETH pric
  
  Read more

• Canadian Venture Capital Firm Secured $320 Million to Invest in Fintech Startups

  04-12-2019 01:57 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Canadian VC firm secured $320 million to make investments in fintech startups around the world, with a particular focus on Canada
  
  Read more

Follow @CryptoNewslock on Twitter!