Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

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.

Listings website Backpage.com was seized on Friday by the US Department of Justice in part on charges that it laundered half a billion dollars in illegal revenue, some via cryptocurrencies, a DOJ press release announced Monday, April 9.The 93-count federal indictment, obtained through joint action by the FBI, IRS and others, alleges that Backpage earned "Over $500 mln in prostitution-related revenue since its inception." IRS Criminal Investigation Chief John D. Fort dubbed the defendants "Masterminds," who committed "Egregious financial crimes such as money laundering [] at the expense of women and children," using "Virtual currencies and the anonymity of the Internet" to cover their tracks.

Timothy Enneking, managing director of Crypto Asset Managment, LP, said Monday that the winter in cryptocurrency markets is "Largely over."

Ledger wallet users have been unable to access their bitcoin cash since Monday, and some users believe the hardware manufacturer is dragging its feet.

Blockchain Technologies Corp is the brainchild of Nick Spanos, and responsible for several innovative platforms including D.A.V.E Bitcoin ATM, Blockchain Apparatus: Custom Development Blockchain Platform and VoteWatcher.

Cryptojacking - the act of hijacking a user's computer to mine cryptocurrencies - is likely to "Become a regular source of income for website owners," a British government agency warned Tuesday.

European Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip has recently called on Europe to become a world leader in digital innovation by embracing Blockchain technology, along with Artificial Intelligence, in a speech at EC's Digital Day 2018 in Brussels Tuesday, April 10.Quoting a British international technology investment firm Atomico, Ansip argued that Europe is "Home to the world's leading AI research community," while according to the European technology sector, Europe is "Best positioned to play a leading role" in Blockchain as well.

The Criminal Investigation Department in Gujarat, India is investigating the alleged kidnapping and extortion of 200 Bitcoins from a businessman by police, local news outlet India Today reported Monday, April 9.The CID has filed an FIR against 10 police officers, including a superintendent of police and an inspector, for the alleged crime.

"As more of the population become asset holders, the share of the population available to become new buyers - the potential 'host' population - falls, while the share of the population that are potential sellers increases. Eventually, this leads to a plateauing of prices, and progressively, as random shocks to the larger supply population push up the ratio of sellers to buyers, prices begin to fall. That induces speculative selling pressure as price declines are projected forward exponentially."

Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is now accepting new user registrations.

The Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange Gemini will begin offer cryptocurrency block trading outside of their regular order books starting April 12 at 9:30 a.m. EST, according to Gemini's April 9 press release.

Europol has shut down a drug trafficking ring that used cryptocurrencies and credit cards to launder more than €8 million through a Finnish crypto exchange.

Retail giant Overstock's Blockchain subsidiary tZERO has introduced the prototype of its upcoming security token trading platform, Business Wire reported Monday, April 9.The company also recently released a demo video describing the details and main principles of the tZERO trading software.

An executive from the institution tasked with overseeing European regulation is offering new praise for blockchain technology.

Cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital, founded and run by former Wall Street exec Mike Novogratz, will reportedly be hiring Goldman Sachs executive Richard Kim as its new chief operating officer, Bloomberg reported yesterday, April 9."Crypto capitalist" Anthony Pompliano posted on Twitter that the "Brain drain from Wall Street continues."

Steem is the lifeblood of Steemit, the contagiously popular media platform that rewards its users for posting content.

Operators of two Initial Coin Offerings have gone silent after multiple reports revealed them to be scams that had conned an estimated 32,000 investors of an alleged $660 million in tokens, local news outlet Tuoi Tre News reported Monday, April 9.Ifan and Pincoin, cryptocurrency startups purportedly from Singapore and Dubai respectively, were allegedly multi-level marketing ponzi schemes under the control of Vietnam-based outfit Modern Tech.Having gathered what victims claim runs to 15 trln Vietnamese dong in token sales, a lack of hard currency payouts prompted a demonstration outside Modern Tech's Ho Chi Minh City headquarters April 8.

An Indian government think tank is working on a blockchain solution aimed to combat the country's roaring counterfeit drugs trade.

Like bitcoin at the close of March, ethereum's ether token has been hit with a "Death cross" indicator today.

"Big 4" consulting firm Deloitte has a new blockchain lead. Following the departure of Eric Piscini from the role, Linda Pawczuk, who formerly ran the company's insurance sector blockchain projects, will be stepping in as the new head of the Deloitte U.S. Financial Services Industry Blockchain group, the company announced Tuesday.