Coil, a platform dedicated to reimagining monetization on the web for creators and their fans, today announced a 1 billion XRP grant from Ripple’s Xpring. The money will be deployed towards driving adoption of XRP and the Interledger Protocol (ILP) by growing Coil’s monetization platform through mainstream adoption of Web Monetization, an open web standard built on […]
Bitcoin (BTC) Dives Below $5,000 $BTCUSD The fall in cryptocurrencies has accelerated, with Bitcoin piercing the $5,000 mark for the 1st time since October 2017 on speculation that increased regulatory scrutiny will prompt issuers of ICOs to liquidate holdings. Bitcoin declined as much as 9.1% to $4,958, falling for an 8th day running in what […]
Cryptocurrencies, the Week in Review $BTCUSD, $ETHUSD,$XRPUSD Most all of the Top 10 digital currencies by market cap posted gainers, with some coins seeing dramatic increases in value quickly. Industry leader Bitcoin is trading above 6,700 as of 1:00p EDT Friday, that marked a gainer of 4%+ from that time 1 day prior, according to data […]
Another Bitcoin Heist South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, said Wednesday it lost 35 billion won (US$31.5 million) worth of cryptocurrencies in a hacking attack, highlighting concerns that cryptocurrency exchanges are vulnerable to cyber attacks. The theft took place between Tuesday night and dawn on Wednesday, Bithumb said in a statement. Bithumb said its cryptocurrencies […]
Bitcoin (BTCUSD) Drifting at Break-even Marks on SEC Comments $BTCUSD, $CME, $CBOE Tuesday, most digital currency prices traded back near the breakeven marks reached after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week declared that Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) do not warrant the regulatory scrutiny that traditional securities are subjected to. The SEC stance was […]
Bitcoin, the star of the cryptocurrency world, is widely seen as a freewheeling tool as open as the internet itself. But analysts have cast doubt on the veracity of that perception, highlighting that the bulk of bitcoin is in fact heavily concentrated in the hands of a powerful few. Some 1,000 bitcoin holders — out […]
Despite the dramatic roller-coaster of the crypto market this year, well-known investors have opted to buy into digital currencies, triggering a brief surge in the prices of top tokens. Reports have emerged that George Soros is preparing to invest in digital assets, despite his earlier criticism of them. Adam Fisher, who controls macro investing at […]
Having once dismissed cryptocurrencies as a bubble, billionaire financier George Soros has completed a dramatic about-turn and is now preparing in invest in virtual assets. As recently as January Soros described cryptocurrencies as a “nest egg for dictators” and said the digital coins cannot function as actual currencies because of their wild volatility. “Bitcoin is […]
Bitcoin fell below $7,600 on Thursday, moving closer to the lows the world’s number one virtual currency reached in February. Mainstream Media and Institutions are fueling fears among some investors that the crypto-bubble is about to burst. The moves in the Bitcoin market are in line with Fibonacci trading patterns. Leonardo Fibonacci was a mathematician […]
As bitcoin soared to the $20,000 mark last year, cyber-criminals increasingly turned their attention to cryptocurrency users. ‘Cryto-jacking’ cases catapulted in 2017 as cryptocurrency prices rose, according to new research. The sky-rocketing value of some cryptocurrencies in 2017 apparently prompted hackers to move away from tried and tested ransomware as a source of extortion and […]
Bitcoin and Crypto’s Will Rally $BTC.X $ETH.X $XRP.X An international group of central bank regulators and government ministers has told the G20 countries that bitcoin poses no threat to global financial stability, sending the cryptocurrency market higher. The Financial Stability Board’s chairman, Mark Carney, who also heads the Bank of England, has sent a letter […]
Bitcoin Takes a Beating, Will Bounce $BTCUSD $BTC.X $ETH.X $XRP.X Another heist and the stolen coins are being dumped, further reason for people to move over the GBiT-X A Japanese exchange is to begin compensating customers who had their cryptocurrency stolen in a heist worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Coincheck announced that it would […]
Blockchain News: WORLD SATOSHI SUMMIT 2018 Dates: May 12- May 13, 2018 Venue: JW Marriott Hotel, New Delhi Aerocity Organizers: Harmeet Singh Monga and Rajesh Dhuddu What to Expect: Talks, inspirational keynotes, workshops, host of opportunities to network with the best in the Blockchain industry Don’t miss out on the ‘value exchange’ revolution that is […]
Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum Rally Hard $BTC.X $ETH.X $XRP.X Virtual currency bitcoin climbed back to almost $11,000 per token for the first time in two weeks. Experts say that this psychologically-key level may bring new enthusiasts to the crypto market. Bitcoin had previously lost nearly two-thirds of its value in a sharp plunge from a historic […]
Ripple Closes Major Bank Deal $XRP.X The parent company behind the centralized and third-largest cryptocurrency, Ripple, will work in the banking system of the oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the firm claims. Saudi Arabia and Ripple, the company behind the XRP coin, will cooperate by using xCurrent, software that enables banks to instantly settle cross-border […]
George Soros Secretly Buying Cryptocurrencies $BTC.X $ETH.X $XRP.X George Soros has recently criticized bitcoin, but it seems he’s not against investing in it himself. The tycoon’s fund has bought shares in cryptocurrency company Overstock. Soros Fund Management held 2,472,188 shares in Overstock at the end of the fourth quarter of 2017, making the businessman the […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple: What Does the Future Hold $BTC.X $ETH.X $XRP.X In time most digital currencies will be worthless, according to the head of the centralized cryptocurrency ripple, Brad Garlinghouse. The majority of cryptocurrencies can’t be used as transactional currency, and they are being traded like assets, according to the CEO. Ripple and the company […]
FINZCOIN Launches in India will Trade on G-BiT X Why FINZ Traditional payment solutions like bank transfers and payments with banking cards have significant drawbacks: high commission rates up to 7%, time-consuming money transfer to the bank account. More over, they are centralized. It creates threats of blockings and defaults. FINZsolves all these problems! Financial […]
Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum Time to Buy $BTC.X $ETH.X $XRP.X Following a series of news, some real some fake, The real news was the ad ban by Facebook, China banned advertising cryptocurrencies as well. Japan has forced local exchanges to warn about risks of cryptocurrency trading. While the fake news came from India where the Finance […]
Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum There is No Crackdown in India More Fake News on the Cryptocurrency front today. It was widely reported India has cracked down on cryptocurrencies, here is what really happened. A Politician Made Promises to Move Against Cryptocurrencies. Well Politicians will say anything and they rarely deliver on promises regardless. The gentleman that […]
Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum : Samsung Investing in Mining Tech South Korean tech giant Samsung has announced that it’s developing hardware specially designed for cryptocurrency mining. The move is aimed at boosting the firm’s profits. The disclosure was made in Samsung’s latest earnings report, in which the company also said that it had overtaken Intel to […]
Busy Day for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple The digital currency market is extending its losses, with all the major cryptocurrencies on a broad sell-off. Bitcoin is headed for its worst monthly slide since December 2013. The market leading digital currency slid 12 percent on Wednesday to $9,817, before recovering slightly above $10,000, according to the […]
Bitcoin Hacking Drives G-BiT Growth $BTCUSD Another hacking story today and the continued threat is driving customers to G-BiT X a hack free environment. The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange hack that cost users $500 million will not be the last, according to analyst Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research. “I think [the attack] does highlight the […]
Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum News Round Up Cryptocurrencies have the opportunity to be used like any other currency or any other medium over time, according to Steve Papermaster, CEO of the real-time molecular data company Nano. Talking to RT on the sidelines of the Davos Economic Forum, he said bitcoin is “no more a passing fad […]
Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum Need to Know News Despite the fake news there is more agreement among investors worldwide that the invention of cryptocurrencies has led to the creation of a new asset class. Persistent demand around the $10,000 mark appears to have not only neutralized the immediate bearish outlook on bitcoin, but also hints the […]
Weak Dollar will Lift Bitcoin, Ripple and Ethereum If the US reignites the weak dollar policy “currency wars” cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum and especially G-BiT will see much stronger valuations as the become a unit of stored wealth a government cannot print. The real problem with the US signalling a weak dollar policy is […]
Mainstream Media are out in force today beating Bitcoin as one of society’s great ills, but you have to expect that as cryptocurrencies are now recognized as a break in government control of wealth and the flow of money. Case in Point Curtis Jackson, better known as hip-hop artist 50 Cent, is a bitcoin millionaire […]
Bitcoin is too volatile and demands high transaction fees to be interesting for business, according to Stripe, a leading online payments company, which will stop accepting the cryptocurrency in April. “Over the past year or two, as block size limits have been reached, bitcoin has evolved to become better-suited to being an asset than being […]
Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum: What You Need to Know this Morning The cryptocurrency market has extended losses on Tuesday following the news that South Korea is planning to introduce taxation on digital money trading. A total of 96 out of the top 100 cryptocurrencies are down 10 to 20 percent, with market leader bitcoin over 12 […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple here to Stay Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple are volatile but will remain part of the financial landscape for a long time to come. Regulation and management are the key factors. The recent crash of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies was caused by an absence of regulation, one expert told RT. Given digital money doesn’t […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple are Moving Higher Last week was a rough week, short sellers were out in force on Bitcoin and fake news abounded, this week with the hysteria settling and a strong recovery, short sellers will be covering and the general public will be less fearful of the fake news from last week. […]
Bitcoin could hit $100,000 in 2018, an analyst who correctly predicted the cryptocurrency’s rally at the start of last year told CNBC Kay Van-Petersen, an analyst at Saxo Bank, said the world’s most famous virtual coin could increase in value by a factor of 10 this year. Back in December 2016, he famously predicted Bitcoin […]
BitConnect Bites the Dust BitConnect Bit the dust in spectacular fashion hitting the valuations of Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum and me ol’ mate Alex. Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum will recover, Alex remains in shock. Need answers on BitConnect try the Crypto Trading Group, Click Here An anonymously-run cryptocurrency exchange has shut down all lending and trading operations […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple Fall Will Recover The cryptocurrency market has extended its losses, as major digital assets are trading 13 to 25 percent below previous day’s prices. Digital-currency locomotive bitcoin has now slid below $11,000. The $11,000 milestone is 45 percent below the $20,000 peak that bitcoin touched just one month ago. Ethereum also plunged […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple will Bounce Back The price of top digital currency bitcoin dipped below $11,000 on Tuesday for the first time since December 5, Ripple and Ethereum also fell significantly following reports of a further crackdown on the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin slumped by over 20 percent, trading at $10,966 as of 11:50pm GMT. The […]
China Has Not Banned Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple It has been widely reported that Chinese authorities aiming to completely ban centralized trading of virtual currencies as well as individuals and businesses that provide related services. That seems to be more headline than fact. The report was based on an internal memo from a government meeting seen […]
Ripple, Ethereum, Bitcoin: Buy the Dips? Top cryptocurrencies slipped by 13 to 25 percent on Tuesday, as investors appeared to abandon digital assets. Leading cryptocurrency bitcoin has fallen to just under $12,000, representing a 40-percent drop from its record highs. Ethereum dropped 18 percent, Ripple fell 24 percent, while bitcoin cash plummeted 23 percent. Market […]
Ripple, Ethereum and Bitcoin: What is Really Happening in South Korea Well firstly forget the shutdown, that was just noise from a headline seeking official, the only real question in South Korea is whether or not transactions will be able to occur anonymously, and the impact of a ruling against anonymous transactions will be almost […]
80% of All Bitcoin has Already Been Mined By Bitcoin News This weekend marks a milestone for bitcoin as 80 percent of the currency has now been mined into circulation, this means there’s only 20 percent left to mine. Satoshi Nakamoto’s protocol was one of the first to introduce digital scarcity and soon enough the […]
Crypto News: Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherium As Mark Zuckerberg said, “encryption and cryptocurrency … take power from centralised systems and put it back into people’s hands”. Cryptocurrency is a peoples revolution. In the same way the internet revolution brought decentralised information transfer, the cryptocurrency revolution breaks the next barrier by bringing us a system of decentralised […]
Two electric power stations in Russia have been sold for the purpose of cryptocurrency mining, the Kommersant newspaper reported, citing sources. It is the first such deal in the country. The two power stations are in Perm Region, on the western slopes of the Middle Ural Mountains, and in the neighboring Republic of Udmurtia. The […]
Transparent Exchanges are the Future of Bitcoin Tax evasion and money laundering are not going to be accepted by Governments around the world and the true future of Cryptocurrency is not dependent on criminals and money launderers, some crypto houses like G-BiT have seen the writing on the wall and build a system that is […]
No Bitcoin Ban in South Korea There will be no cryptocurrency trading ban in the short-term in South Korea, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. The announcement contradicts an earlier statement from the Ministry of Justice, which had prompted a mass sell-off. “All government ministries agree on the need for a government response to an […]
China’s regulatory clampdown on cryptocurrencies is sparking a mass exodus of bitcoin miners from the country, which has the potential to radically alter both global bitcoin and energy markets. According to a document leaked online, China’s internet-finance regulator has recommended that local governments squeeze bitcoin miners out of the country through electricity pricing, taxation, property […]
Ripple, Bitcoin, Ethereum The CryptoCurrencies of 2018 Bitcoin had a great year which saw its value grow by over 1,300 percent, but it was not the most profitable digital asset in 2017. Here are the virtual currencies that did better than bitcoin and are worth watching in 2018. Ripple The bestseller among the top five […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum, G-BiT, IOTA and Ripple Six years ago bitcoin was the only cryptocurrency people talked about. Now, there are almost 1,400 of them. While remaining the locomotive of digital money, bitcoin has been gradually losing its preeminence in the market. Bitcoin had a very good year. In addition to appreciating by more than 1,300 […]
Ripple has become a Major Bitcoin Alternative Ripple has now gained almost 35,000% this year, overtaking ethereum on Saturday to become the world’s second-biggest virtual currency. Ripple has had the biggest growth in value among notable digital tokens this year. It went from less than a cent ($0.006523) in January to $2.24 on Saturday, which […]
Ripple has surged another 33 percent on Friday and is very close to becoming the second-largest cryptocurrency. It is up 30,000 percent in 2017. After the Friday’s price jump, ripple’s market cap hit $73.6 billion at 11:04 GMT, briefly leaving ethereum $3 billion behind. While bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies are known for being decentralized, […]
Bitcoin and Ripple the Talk of the Crypto World Bitcoin is continuing to lose its dominance over the cryptocurrency market, losing over 14 percent of its value in the last 24 hours. At the same time, rival virtual currency ripple surged almost 20 percent to its all-time high. Ripple’s gains followed the news that Japanese […]