Cybersecurity expert and prominent crypto supporter John McAfee has taken over the helm of a new startup Luxcore. Luxcore is a “blockchain solutions and services ecosystem that focuses on designing and building enterp…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD closed at 6193 levels on Tuesday after hitting a low of 5880 levels, forming a hammer pattern. The pair is currently trading at 6367 levels at the time of writing with its…
Kaspersky Lab has estimated that cybercriminals pocketed more than $2.3 million from cryptocurrency scams from April to Jun 2018. In its ‘Spam and Phishing in Q2 2018’ report, the company said that malefactors activel…
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is seeking to enable cryptocurrency trading for investors. To achieve this, the JSE has selected Canadian fintech company Blockstation and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
Cryptocurrency wallet Edge has announced that it has added support for ERC20 Tether, Digibyte, Vertcoin, and Bitcoin Gold with the release of its latest version. In June, Edge announced that it became the first multi-…
Huobi Group, a blockchain asset financial solutions provider, has announced the launch of Institutional Trading. With this, the company is offering professional account benefits to a limited group of users. For the fi…
Blockchain startup Axoni has raised $32 million in a Series B financing round led by Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners. The round also saw participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Citi, Coatue Management, Digital Currenc…
Saudi Arabia has officially declared that trading in digital currencies such as bitcoin is illegal in the country. A standing committee comprising of Saudi Arabian regulators this stated that “the unauthorized virtual…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin achieved new lows during late European session Tuesday, falling to 1-1/2 month low and breaching the $6,000 mark amid renewed sell-off for reasons quite unknown. Last week, the United States SEC had a…
The HCM City Customs Department has said that domestic businesses and individuals have stopped importing bitcoin mining equipment since the beginning of July, Viet Nam News reported. Last month, reports suggested that…
Blockchain supply chain startup Sweetbridge has joined the Accord Project, an initiative for smart legal contracts. Launched in July 2017, the Accord Project provides a standard specification and framework for the imp…
identitii, an Australian digital-ID management startup, has become the second blockchain company to launch initial public offering (IPO) on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), StockHead reported. The company is seeki…
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD broke below 300 levels for the first time in 2018 as it hit a low of 250 levels. The pair is down by over 82 percent so far this year. It is currently trading at 260 level…
Barbados-based blockchain startup Bitt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) to explore the possibility of issuing central bank-issued digital currenc…
The South Korean government has announced its big investment plans for blockchain and other cutting-edge technologies in 2019. On August 13, the government unveiled its ‘growth through innovation’ investment plan for …
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD has hit a low of 5880 after it got rejected at 10-DMA resistance. The drop comes amid wider weakness in the cryptocurrency market. According to CoinMarketCap, the total ma…
On the heels of BitTorrent acquisition, blockchain startup Tron has now announced that it has successfully acquired BlockChain.Org domain name. According to Tron.Live, Tron founder Justin Sun said “blockchain.org will…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin scaled higher during late European session Monday, although market experts believe that the bearish trend is not over yet. Last week, the United States SEC had announced the postponement of a Bitcoin …
In a move to encourage blockchain literacy across public offices, China's Communist Party has published an explainer for officials and members, CoinDesk reported referring to a report from the Daily. The book, entitle…
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD is trading in an extremely close range on Monday as its upside remains capped by 5-DMA. It fell to 305 levels on August 11 and is currently trading at 319 levels at the ti…
The government of India is considering allowing crypto tokens for facilitating financial transactions in the country, while maintaining its ban on cryptocurrencies, DNA India reported. Sources familiar with the matter…
Southeast Asian early-stage VC firm Golden Gate Ventures has announced a $10 million fund focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency investments. The firm is spinning out LuneX Ventures, which it describes as Southeast …
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD is consolidating in a close range after it found support around 6000 levels over the weekend. The pair is struggling to break above 6500 and is currently trading at 6418 l…
German automaker Volkswagen has announced that it is testing blockchain systems.
David Marcus has resigned from the board of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, CoinDesk reported. Marcus has been serving as vice president at Facebook since 2014. He joined Coinbase’s board in late 2017 saying that th…
The South Korean island of Jeju is seeking to become a hub for the blockchain industry, according to Korea Joongang Daily. During a meeting last week, Governor Won Hee-ryong requested the central government to designa…
FinCEN, a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury, is going to launch an exchange program focused on cryptocurrencies to help facilitate engagement with the industry. Speaking at the 2018 Chicago-Kent B…
West Virginia taps blockchain technology for mid-term elections West Virginian military personnel located overseas would be able to cast their ballots in the midterm federal election, thanks to a blockchain-based smar…
BTC/USD: Seems like the downtrend is not over yet – Bitcoin prices, once again started to plummet during European session Friday, still hovering around day’s lows at the time of writing. Although no specific reason ca…
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD is trading in a narrow range on Friday with its upside capped by 5-DMA (Coinbase). The pair is currently trading at 358 levels at the time of writing. On the topside, a br…
Decentralized encyclopedia project Everipedia went live on the EOS blockchain on Thursday. With the mainnet launch, Everipedia will now move to a blockchain with a new URL from the previous traditional Web hosting ser…
Rare Carat, a provider of unbiased diamond advice, has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup Everledger to launch a tool for consumers to assess diamonds for sale anywhere. The Rare Carat Report is a free…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD recovered from the lows of 6121 levels and closed at 6543 levels on Thursday. The pair’s upside remains capped by 5-DMA and it is now trading in the red at 6438 levels at …
Overstock.com blockchain subsidiary tZERO has raised $134 million in its security token offering (STO), the company revealed in its Q2 2018 results. tZERO commenced the token sale late last year, seeking to raise $250…
The South Korean government is rolling out a program aimed at nurturing young talent in innovative technologies such as blockchain. The Korean Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday said that the 2018 Innovative Grow…
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), or the World Bank, has selected Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to issue a bond using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The World Bank issues b…
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has announced it will host fintech-focused Innovation Office Hours in New York in September. To be held from September 25 to 27, the Innovative Office Hours aims to …
IBM and Maersk today introduced a new blockchain-based shipping solution, TradeLens, as part of their ongoing partnership. Korea Joongang Daily had previously reported that IBM and Maersk were planning to release two …
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices started to recover during European session Thursday after falling to near 1-month low yesterday, albeit failing to cross the $6,500 mark. The downfall was marked by an announcement by the Unite…
Digital asset exchange ShapeShift has acquired Bitfract, an Austin-based software firm, as part of its efforts to expand its offerings. Bitfract is the creator of a tool that enables users to trade bitcoin into dozens…
