Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

April 11: the cryptocurrency markets are in the green today, with Ethereum more comfortably above $400 and Bitcoin close to $7,000, according to data from Coin360.

A group of 22 European nations has formed a new blockchain partnership aimed to exchange information on the technology.

Media coverage this week of the alleged "Bitcoin bubble" and whether or not it is "Popping" has resulted in inaccurate claims about the size of the bubble, as well as the same old comparisons of Bitcoin's rise to that of the Dutch tulips and gold.

While half of the ambitious $1.2 billion the messaging giant hoped to raise was supposed to come from an ICO open to public investors, recent SEC filings confirm Telegram has already raised $1.7 billion from two private sales.

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission issued an advisory on Cryptocurrency Cloud Mining Contracts that applies the Howey Test to classify these contracts as securities, the SEC outlined April 10.Cloud Mining contracts fall within the purview of securities law because they are "Investment contracts," whereby investors stake the mining capacity of a remote datacenter through the contract, which can itself then further be traded.

The government of Taiwan has moved a step closer to regulating bitcoin under anti-money laundering rules.

In what can only be considered to be an excellent business decision, the IOTA Foundation has just brought on-board Fujitsu's Dr. Rolf Werner who currently oversees the company's activities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

The government of Taiwan confirmed it will create cryptocurrency regulation based on extant anti-money laundering practices April 10.

The Bank of England has released a Proof-of-Concept paper, together with Blockchain startup Chain, that examines how to configure a distributed ledger system which would maintain privacy between participants, keep data shared across the network, and also enable a regulatory body to oversee all transactions, as outlined April 11.

The Philippines securities watchdog warned that it will regulate cryptocurrency cloud mining contracts in the country under existing securities rules.

Australia has already licensed three cryptocurrency exchanges since new regulations came into effect April 3, but the remainder must begin compliance by May 14.

Monero, the world's largest privacy coin by market cap, underwent an emergency hard-fork as an active measure against miner centralization.

Bitcoin has spent a better part of the last 24 hours trading a tight range around $6,800.

The European Commission's Digital Day 2018 has led to the signing of a Declaration to create a European Blockchain Partnership made of up 22 countries, according to an April 10 European Commission press release.

The Bank of England, the U.K.'s central banking authority, is developing a proof-of-concept examining how to maintain privacy over a distributed ledger-based network while still allowing a regulatory overview of the data.

Blockchain developer Protocol Labs has launched a multi-million dollar research grant program.

Taobao, the internet shopping site owned by e-commerce giant Alibaba, has updated its list of prohibited goods and services to include cryptocurrency-related products.

Digital marketing has evolved tremendously over the past few years.

Bitcoin isn't without its irritating kinks, and tiny bitcoin pieces called "Dust" are among the lesser-known.

According to comments from users on the /r/ledgerwallet subreddit, Ledger Wallet has been experiencing performance issues with Bitcoin Cash over the past two days.

Robert Hughes, Senior Vice President of Finance and Risk Management at Overstock resigned from his position to join a Blockchain venture that also involves Byrne.

A team of Bank of America Merrill Lynch researchers is arguing that bitcoin is one of the "Greatest asset price bubbles in history."

China already has the largest number of Blockchain patents in the world, beating global economies such as the US and Japan.

Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bittrex, announced via an official press release that they are now accepting new user registrations as well as launching a remodeled version of their existing trading platform.

tZERO, a subsidiary of Overstock, appears to be ready to contribute to the maturation of the crypto market and has recently released a prototype of its planned security token trading software.

On April 10, the UK National Cyber Security Centre released a report analyzing how nefarious cyber activity influenced the business environment in Great Britain over the past year.

An established and regulated broker is launching a Blockchain-based trading network which allows users to trade any financial asset around the world.

For years, social media giants like Facebook and YouTube were the darlings of the tech scene.

Operation Tulipan Blanca, coordinated by Europol and conducted by the Spanish Guardia Civil, has resulted in the arrest of 11 individuals for laundering more than EUR 8 mln via cryptocurrencies, according to a Europol press release April 9.According to Europol, the investigation was centered around a crime ring which launders money from narcotics sales using credit cards and cryptocurrencies.

Bitfinex is pushing back against allegations it is involved in a money laundering case in Poland.