Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Financial services provider Square has received a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services, according to a press release published today, June 18.

Several new top 35 cryptocurrencies received major exchange listings in the past week, including Binance listing Siacoin, Coinbase planning to list Ethereum Classic, Bithumb listing Cardano, Bitpanda listing IOTA, and OKEx listing Decred.

A blockchain-based gaming company which offers its own cryptocurrency for in-game purchases has announced it is collaborating with a fantasy sports giant and offering free tournaments to mark the World Cup.GameCredits is teaming up with FanDuel, a large daily fantasy sports company, and says the competitions will run throughout the major sporting event.

Those working for the executive branch of the U.S. government must disclose their cryptocurrency holdings, ethics officials said Monday.

Japan's Virtual Currency Exchange Association will reportedly be releasing new voluntary rules next week, Cointelegraph Japan reports today, June 18.

Ukrainian authorities have arrested four individuals suspected of running fake cryptocurrency exchanges, the nation's federal police force announced Saturday.

Although the long-anticipated EOS blockchain technically took off on June 10, it was not operational, and its tokens were 'frozen' for almost five days.

Total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies is around $289.2 bln at press time, spiking up $13 bln in one hour and reaching levels only slightly less than its weekly high around $300 bln on June 12.Total market cap of all cryptocurrencies from CoinMarketCap.

The Malta Stock Exchange announced today that Binance, one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges, is backing its newly launched program to support fintech startups and entrepreneurs.

The government of the South Indian state of Kerala will use blockchain for food supply and distribution, local news outlet Business Standard reported June 17.

South Korea's central bank has announced that it does not plan to launch its own digital currency over fears it could destabilize the economy.

Throughout 2017 and early 2018, former hedge fund manager and financial analyst on CNBC, Jim Cramer, expressed his skepticism towards Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market, encouraging investors to be cautious.

Digital payments firm Square has received a BitLicense from regulators in the state of New York.

The Freedom of the Press Foundation now officially accepts donations made with cryptocurrencies, the non-profit announced Monday.

The entire digital advertising landscape is unclear, prone to interference from middlemen, notoriously centralized, and highly inefficient - making it the ideal ecosystem for the application of transparent, immutable distributed ledger technology.

Bancor is launching a network of blockchain-based community currencies in Kenya aimed at combating poverty, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph June 18.

Decentralized marketplace startup Origin Protocol is looking to expand its audience, as well as raise more capital, through a compliant token sale.

Three years since enterprises started exploring the possibilities in blockchain, it's perfectly understandable to be disappointed with what we've got so far.

Asset tokenization platform TrustToken just raised $20 million in a strategic token sale with the help of major venture corporations, including Andreessen Horowitz.

The Bank of International Settlements has said that cryptocurrencies cannot scale to function as money, in a 24-page article published yesterday, June 17, as part of its annual economic report.

A blockchain-based digital asset exchange network has launched a "Lightning fast" protocol which is capable of processing more than 60,000 transactions per second.

Two of Russia's largest banks are testing cryptocurrency-based investment options for retail investors, local news media out Kommersant reported June 15.

The world's largest stock markets such as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq charge companies $225,000 to $300,000 for initial public offering listings and a $70,000 annual fee.

The cryptocurrency found acceptance above the key resistance of $6,425 in the second half of last week, raising the prospects of a corrective rally towards the $7,000 mark.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a grant of $192,380 to blockchain project Factom to support beta testing of a platform aimed to secure data from Border Patrol cameras and sensors, the agency announced Friday.

The world's largest blockchain insurance consortium will use R3's Corda platform to build its upcoming products, the company announced Monday.

Safe Haven is partnering with VeChain to offer digitized inheritances and building their legacy system on the upcoming VeChainThor blockchain.

A financial institution operated by the world's central banks is taking aim at cryptocurrencies, questioning their ability to deliver on their promise in a new report published Sunday morning.

Two of Russia's largest banks are piloting cryptocurrency portfolios for their private clients, the Kommersant newspaper reported Friday.

While most banks cling to the adage "Blockchain not bitcoin," Metropolitan stands out simply by being one of the very few to enthusiastically court deposit business from crypto firms.