Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains as Ethereum price seems unaffected by the hard fork. Sunday, Dec. 8 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting discreet gains on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) hovers around the $7,550 mark again. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin price […]
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Crypto markets have continued to rebound after a sharp sell-off on Dec. 4, with Bitcoin briefly reclaiming $7,500. Friday, Dec. 6 — crypto markets have continued to rebound after a sharp sell-off on Dec. 4, with Bitcoin (BTC) briefly reclaiming $7,500. The bullish momentum is observed across all the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, […]
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SBI Holdings is considering the option of paying shareholder dividends in XRP, months after its subsidiary MorningStar began the practice. Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings is considering to pay shareholder dividends in the form of XRP tokens, following the same practice by its subsidiary MorningStar. After MorningStar started offering its shareholders dividends in XRP […]
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Ripple has filed a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging that it held an unregistered securities offering of XRP tokens. Ripple has filed a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging that it held an unregistered securities sale of its XRP tokens. In court documents filed on Dec. 4, Ripple argues that the plaintiffs’ […]
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Crypto markets continue to trade sideways, with Bitcoin struggling to recover from its intraday low of below $7,200. Thursday, Dec. 5 — cryptocurrency markets have continued to trade sideways, with 18 of the top 20 coins by market cap seeing notable losses at press time. After Bitcoin (BTC) attempted another recovery yesterday to break above […]
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Blockstream CEO and HashCash inventor Adam Back has controversially compared Ethereum with the notorious medical-testing startup Theranos. Blockstream CEO Adam Back — inventor of the hashcash Proof-of-Work (PoW) system later used in Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining algorithm — has controversially compared Ethereum (ETH) with the now-defunct biotech startup Theranos. As part of a Twitter exchange published […]
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Bitcoin price hovers around the $7,200 mark as the market remains sluggish following major losses on the week. Tuesday Nov. 26 — Most cryptocurrencies are back to trading sideways, including Bitcoin (BTC) which has not been able to find higher trading levels in the past 24 hours. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin started […]
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Omni Rentals, a $35 million-funded storage and rental startup backed by major crypto firm Ripple, is reportedly shutting down its operations. Omni Rentals, a $35 million-funded storage and rental startup backed by major crypto firm Ripple, is reportedly shutting down its operations. As Omni is expecting to close its platform by the end of 2019, […]
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Cryptocurrency firm Ripple invests additional $20 million in MoneyGram, completing its original commitment of $50 million. Major money transmission network MoneyGram has announced that blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has completed its original commitment with a final $20 million investment. In a Nov. 25 press release, MoneyGram announced that Ripple Labs Inc. has made a final […]
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The evolution of JPMorgan Chase’s blockchain products, an expert take by former JPM and U.S. SEC tech leads. JPMorgan Chase — whose CEO, Jamie Dimon, once notably expressed skepticism over cryptocurrency — was actually one of the first financial institutions to “learn to love the blockchain.” In 2015, the bank created a division dedicated to […]
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