ECB president candidate and IMF chief Christine Lagarde suggests that central banks and regulators should protect consumers while being open to innovation like crypto. European Central Bank (ECB) president candidate and International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde stated on Sept. 4 that central banks and financial supervisors should protect consumers but also be open […]
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The Marshall Islands has issued a national blockchain-based currency in a bid to “finally acquire monetary independence in a way that reflects Marshallese values.” The Marshall Islands has issued a national blockchain-based currency in a bid to “finally acquire monetary independence in a way that reflects Marshallese values.” The issuance of the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) […]
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Fifteen men suspected of paying an internet café administrator to secretly mine cryptocurrency have been arrested in China. Chinese authorities arrested fifteen men suspected of corrupting an internet café administrator to mine cryptocurrency. Local crypto industry news outlet 8BTC reported on Sept. 3 that police in Henyang, a city in south central China’s Hunan province, […]
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SK Group’s securities arm SK Securities teamed up with blockchain real estate firm Kasa Korea for a digital real estate beneficiary platform. SK Securities, a branch of South Korea’s largest telecom SK Group, has partnered with a local blockchain firm for a digital real estate beneficiary platform. The securities operator has signed a business agreement […]
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The team at Seychelles-based crypto exchange BitMEX have accused fellow exchange Binance of plagiarizing BitMEX documents as part of its recent futures testnet launch. The team at Seychelles-registered crypto exchange BitMEX have accused fellow exchange Binance of plagiarizing BitMEX documents as part of its recent futures testnet launch. On Sept. 4, the platform published a […]
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Technical data suggests the only way is up for Bitcoin price after it regained $10,000 earlier this week. Bitcoin (BTC) price was testing support at $10,500 on Sept. 4 after its latest move upwards began to stabilize. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin primed for fresh bull market Data from Coin360 showed BTC/USD coming off local […]
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Unidentified parties tell mainstream media the wallet provider wants to buy equity and cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency wallet and statistics resource Blockchain (formerly Blockchain.info) is reportedly raising $50 million in a new funding round. According to Yahoo! Finance citing two anonymous sources on Sept. 4, Blockchain is already negotiating the cash, which it will use to invest […]
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New all-time highs in Bitcoin computing power accompany renewed calls for price expansion. Bitcoin (BTC) has seen yet another sharp increase in its computing power after its network hash rate grew 25% in a week. Hash rate climbs to all-time high Data from monitoring resource Blockchain puts Bitcoin’s hash rate at 87 quintillion hashes per […]
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Bitcoin (BTC) has the largest share of the overall cryptocurrency market right now since before 2017 when it reached the $20,000 record-breaking bull run. According to the information from CoinMarketCap, a major alternative coin tracking resource, as of September 3, 2019, Bitcoin holds 70.5% of the cryptocurrency market cap’s total. Bitcoin market cap reached pre-$20,000 […]
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck’s and marketing research company Macromill’s partnership allows customers to trade survey reward points for crypto. Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services firm Monex Group, partnered with marketing research company Macromill Group to launch the Coincheck Survey service that allows its users to exchange reward points for digital assets. […]
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