Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Much attention has been paid to regulatory issues in connection with token issuances, including the potential treatment of tokens as securities subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, treatment of tokens as commodities subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and treatment of issuers as money services businesses subject to regulation by the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

International investment bank Barclays has been reviewing the possibility of opening a cryptocurrencies trading desk, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg April 16.

After breaking the $8,000 barrier last Friday, Bitcoin impressed users and enthusiasts by spiking to $8,400 over the weekend.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired Earn.com, a paid messaging service enabled by Blockchain technology, and appointed the company's CEO, Balaji Srinivasan, as its first Chief Technology Officer, TechCrunch reported April 16.

Barclays, the second-largest bank in the U.K. by assets, is weighing the launch of a cryptocurrency trading desk.

International insurance broker Marsh is working with companies like IBM to develop a blockchain-based insurance verification platform.

Ian Balina, a cryptocurrency investor and advisor, was reportedly hacked for more than $2 mln in crypto while doing a live stream on his YouTube channel Sunday, April 15, that he advertised as "Hacking the System."

The resistance of the range is still not final because if the bulls break above the 50-day SMA, the next move will carry the BTC/USD pair to $9,400 levels.

Crypto exchange Coinsecure will pay back users following a $3.4 million theft last week - but there's a catch.

Decentralized exchange protocol developer 0x raised $775,000 in just a few days through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens sale, new filings show.

The company says its technology will deliver plug-and-play ease, helping businesses quickly and cost-effectively embrace Blockchain ledger technology, and benefit from enhanced transparency and other features.

The head of the U.S. commodities regulator had a clear message during a speech on Friday: he is not an evangelist for cryptocurrencies.

After joining a number of market leaders using blockchain, Korean giant Samsung is once again eyeing up the emerging technology - this time for supply chain solutions.

Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has announced the acquisition of Earn.com, one of the industry's best-funded startups.

Your attempt to get clarity around crypto tax brainteasers can result in some surprising and unexpected tax liabilities at this time of year.

Renwick Haddow, a British citizen and alleged Bitcoin fraudster has been extradited from Morocco to the U.S. and appeared in a Manhattan District Court on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced April 13.

Ripple's XRP token has gone from the worst performing top-5 cryptocurrency to the best performer in just one week.

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has banned organizations and individuals involved in e-commerce businesses in the city from using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to settle transactions online, in a document issued to relevant parties on April 13.

Three former Google employees have joined together to create a community, the xGoogler Blockchain Alliance, for all ex-Googlers interested in Blockchain, according to a press release published Sunday, April 15.

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council released a second Blockchain resource specifically targeting government uptake of the technology this month, Forbes reports Sunday, Apr 15.

Bitcoin's price has gone back under $8,000, and Ethereum's briefly under $500, as the crypto markets experience a slight slump today, April 16.

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Electronics giant Samsung is mulling the use of a blockchain platform to manage its global supply chains, according to a report.

Mac users who have been waiting to run a Lightning Node can finally rest easy - the tutorial on how to install a Litecoin mainnet Lightning Network node on Mac has been officially released.

South Korean electronics giant Samsung revealed it intends to use Blockchain for its global supply chain, Bloomberg reported April 16.

Mastercard has filed a patent for a Blockchain system to store and verify identity data, in an application published by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office April 12.

He believes limiting the market supply to exactly that figure, twice the number of ether sold in the platform's 2014 ethereum fundraising, could help long term.

The head of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission said during a speech on April 13 on "New Technologies and Asset Management" that the type of fundraising conducted through Initial Coin Offerings is better suited to venture capital funds.

The EU nation of Malta is moving closer to introducing a test that would clearly define when assets derived from initial coin offerings are securities.

A Taiwanese Bitcoin miner has been shot by gangsters after an argument about mining profits went wrong, local media report April 15.