Binance Incubator Program to Foster Innovation For Blockchain and Crypto
The bear market this year has seen an exodus from cryptocurrencies for a lot of people and companies. Not all are so pessimistic though and not all are in it for a quick buck. Binance is one of the pioneers of the industry and has recently launched a program to foster innovation for blockchain and […]
Porsche Uses Blockchain Platform to Close $170 Million Loan
One of the planet’s largest vehicle distributors has just finalised a $170 million loan using blockchain technology. Porsche completed the deal with the Spanish bank Banco Bilboa Vizcaya Argentaria’s (BBVA) blockchain platform. The news makes Porsche the first non-Spanish company to use the distributed ledger platform to borrow funds from BBVA. It is thought that […]
Contrary to Reports, Crypto Sector is Not Dead: Here’s Why
Bitcoin is dead; Blockchain is wasted; Crypto is gone–this is something the world has been told over and over again. The first ever article that predicted a bitcoin death was published in 2010 by Tim Harford, an economist. At that time, bitcoin was trading at $0.23. The following year, after bitcoin surged to $7.80, Gizmodo […]
Facebook Blockchain Arm Booms, Even Amid Crypto Bear Market
Just months ago, David Marcus, the former president of fintech giant Paypal, was appointed as the inaugural head of Facebook Blockchain, the social media giant’s first stab at so-called “internet 3.0” innovation. But since Marcus’ appointment, many have been puzzled, as Facebook’s blockchain division has seemingly disappeared off the face of Planet Earth. In a testament […]
Crypto and Blockchain Smartphones Will be The Next Big Thing
This week the crypto-sphere has been awash with talk about Samsung and its next generation flagship phone coming loaded with crypto goodies. While the company itself has dismissed the story according to reports, rivals are shipping out products that will no doubt keep Samsung on its toes. Samsung Rumors Aplenty The hype was instigated […]
Bitcoin Conforms to Mainstream Markets, Strong Correlation with Gold
A recent report in the Wall Street Journal details how Bitcoin is becoming an increasingly mainstream asset and is starting to develop strong correlations with traditional assets, including Gold. The report cites the increase in institutional funding, increasing venture capitalist (VC) investments, and growing mainstream adoption as possible factors behind its increasing correlation with traditional markets. Despite […]
Crypto Markets Recover Slightly After Yesterday’s Drop, Equities Market Trades Flat
The traditional equities market, which has seen increased volatility over the past several weeks, is currently trading flat and one prominent investor believes further instability could be right around the corner. Crypto Markets Trade Up After Yesterday’s Drop Yesterday, Bitcoin dropped from the $3,800 region to lows of $3,645, from which it has since recovered. At the […]
Bitcoin Acceptance: The Changing Face of Mainstream Media Coverage
In the decade of its existence, Bitcoin has been portrayed in the mainstream media in a number of radically different lights. In its earliest days, of course, it had no media presence whatsoever. As more people became interested in the potentially revolutionary properties of the financial technology, however, Bitcoin hit the news as a law […]
Crypto Markets Trade Flat as Equities Markets Drop Following Yesterday’s Pump
Following the recent period of volatility in the cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin has found support around $3,800, and has led the overall cryptocurrency markets to trade sideways. The crypto market’s stability over the past couple of days comes amidst major volatility in the traditional equities markets. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up marginally at […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC Turned Bearish Below $3,800
There was an increase in selling pressure on bitcoin price after it failed to clear the $3,850 level against the US Dollar. The BTC/USD pair started a downside move and broke the $3,800 and $3,700 support levels. It even broke the $3,600 level and traded as low as $3,563. There could be a short term […]
Bitcoin Wallet Comprise: Electrum Wallet Breach Costs Users Over $750,000
According to emerging reports, the popular Bitcoin wallet software Electrum has been attacked costing those affected over $750,000 worth of Bitcoin. The security breach involved hackers tricking the wallet into urging users to make a critical update. Those affected were then redirected to an unauthorised GitHub repository where an unofficial update was made to the […]
Bitcoin Could Fall Under $3,000, But It Remains Non-Correlated
As traditional equities have plummeted in value, especially Nasdaq-based technology stocks, interestingly, so has the Bitcoin (BTC) market. This seeming correlation was most recently exemplified by crypto’s tumble on Christmas Eve, as BTC fell from $4,200 to $3,800 as industry commentators were claiming that a “Santa Claus rally” was nigh. Other digital assets followed, with […]
Bitcoin Gets into Mainstream, Futures Trading Rises
Bitcoin (BTC) and its unprecedented price rally resulting in an all-time high value of around $20,000 in January 2018, undoubtedly caught the public’s attention. Despite losing around 80 percent of its price afterward, 2018 was the year which saw the blockchain industry boom in a lot of different verticals. 2018 – A Year of Diversity […]
Crypto Markets Trade Flat Following Christmas Eve Dump
Earlier this week, the crypto markets rose slightly and were able to regain much of their recent losses. This relatively small pump got many investors who viewed it as the “Christmas rally” excited for what was to come, although the bears pushed the markets back down on December 24th. Following this drop, the overall markets […]
Billionaire Mike Novogratz Says Crypto ICO Market is Pretty Much Dead Now
Today, the initial coin offering (ICO) market has pain written all over it. A once-popular mechanism, used by blockchain startups to raise funds using crypto to develop their products, lured speculators into investing billions of dollars for their native tokens. However, a majority of these startups either turned out to be scams or purely incompetent […]
UNICEF Adds Six Blockchain Startups From Developing Nations to its Innovation Fund
International children’s charity UNICEF has announced that it will formally support a total of six new blockchain startups through the UNICEF Innovation Fund. As part of the programme, the firms will each receive a share of $100,000 in funding. Most of the blockchain startups selected for membership in the fund are from a different developing […]
In Bear Market, Korea’s Biggest Crypto Project ICON Showed Solid Progress
A goodbye note from Deblock’s now-former Head of Research revealed the progress of their ICON blockchain project in all these months. And they looked extremely positive. As he left the company to pursue his startup, Markus Jun noted ICON as one of the very few blockchain projects that showed significant accomplishments despite staying inside a […]
McAfee Unfazed After SEC Says Promoting ICO Without Disclosing Pay is Fraud
The impassioned crypto community on Twitter, specifically prominent commentators and analysts, took up arms over the weekend, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s indictment of DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather became an industry flavor of the month. But why? SEC Fines DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather In ICO Ruling Per previous reports from NewsBTC, last week, […]
