Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Bloomberg has launched a cryptocurrency index in conjunction with Galaxy Digital Capital Management, a digital assets merchant bank headed by billionaire ex-hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz.

Bloomberg and Mike Novogratz's crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital Management have launched the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index that will track ten cryptocurrencies from the "Largest, most liquid portion of the cryptocurrency market," Bloomberg reports today, May 9.The coins to be listed on the index currently are Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, ESO, Litecoin, Dash, Monero, Ethereum Classic, and Zcash.

May 9: crypto markets are seeing a mix of green and red after Bitcoin challenged $10,000 on Saturday, May 5, only to be followed by a subsequent drop to as low as $9,000 during the weekend.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are poised to "Fuel a potential new internet" even with a high level of volatility, said Alexis Ohanian, founder of the social media giant Reddit.

Zilliqa has become one of just 28 cryptocurrencies to boast a market capitalization over $1 billion.

An Australian startup is launching a blockchain application in Indonesia that could eventually allow citizens to vote in elections.

A company that has created a multi-asset universal wallet which stores major cryptocurrencies and a wide range of smart contract tokens in one place - a "World first" - says a raft of new features will enable users to enjoy "Maximum access and flexibility" when managing their wealth.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss' Winklevoss IP has won a patent application allowing it to settle exchange-traded products using cryptocurrencies, the US Patent and Trademark Office revealed Tuesday, May 8.The successful patent application, which the twins originally filed in December 2017, outlines "Systems, methods, and program products" for crypto-based asset trading.

EOS seems to be preparing for a move back toward all-time highs, price chart analysis indicates.

similar regulatory framework is planned for crypto exchanges, local IT media outlet dev.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone is turning to Ripple's enterprise blockchain network for cross-border payments.

Canaan Creative, China's second-largest Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer plans to seek an Initial Public Offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Chamath Palihapitiya, a self-professed "Disciple" of investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger - has said that the two crypto skeptics are "All wrong" about Bitcoin, CNBC reports Wednesday, May 9.At the beginning of this month, Buffett called Bitcoin "Rat poison squared," and Munger said that investing in crypto was akin to "Trading freshly harvested baby brains." Earlier this year, Buffett had said that Bitcoin did not fit the requirements to be a currency.

A new version of the code of Casper, a planned improvement to the Ethereum network's economic consensus protocol, has been released by developers May 8.On Tuesday, Danny Ryan, the developer of Casper the Friendly Finality Gadget, posted a Casper v0.1 "First Release" of the code on GitHub, admitting that "v0.1.0 marks us more clearly tagging releases to help clients and external auditors more easily track the contract and changes."

Bermuda is one of several small territories and microstates striving to leverage their nimble governments to attract blockchain and crypto businesses by creating regulatory certainty where other, larger governments have failed to deliver thus far.

U.S. House Subcommittees on Oversight and on Research and Technology gathered yesterday to hold a joint hearing, tellingly titled "Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Improve Supply Chain Management and Combat Counterfeit Goods."

Major international telecommunications companies Colt Technology Services and PCCW Global have collaborated with a blockchain startup to progress with a blockchain proof of concept.

Bitcoin storage provider Xapo now holds about 7% of the world's total Bitcoin supply in its vaults, "Roughly" amounting to $10 bln, Bloomberg reports May 9 quoting unnamed sources.

Colt and PCCW Global have added notable new members to a blockchain trial that aims to cut costs in the telecoms industry.

Analysts Dominic Chu and Robert Kelly weighed in on recent reports that the New York Stock Exchange plans to offer Bitcoin swap contracts, on CNBC Tuesday, May 8.

China's Ministry of Public Security has developed a blockchain system aimed to more securely store evidence collected during police investigations.

Having hit seven-day lows below $9,000 this morning, bitcoin is looking decidedly weak.

Since fall of 2017, CryptoKitties has gained international renown as a fad and media vehicle for exposing cryptocurrency to the mainstream.

A sandbox for ICOs is not the best approach to token regulation, an SEC commissioner said last week.

Skepticism surrounding the world's leading cryptocurrency remains as ex-Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn says that Bitcoin will not be the true "Global cryptocurrency" that people such as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey thinks it will one day become.

Winklevoss IP, the company owned by Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has been awarded with a patent claim that aims to settle exchange traded products holding cryptocurrencies.

ACINQ, the company behind the "Eclair" lightning implementation, unveiled an Android wallet app at the beginning of April that can be used to send mainnet lightning payments.

Bitcoin spent the better part of a decade on the fringes of the financial system.

Gary Cohn, the former Goldman Sachs executive who led Donald Trump's National Economic Council until last month, weighed in on bitcoin and blockchain technology on Tuesday.

Under pressure from the U.S. Congress and users worldwide, Facebook is seeking an innovative solution to its data privacy-related issues.