Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

U.S. authorities have formally charged the alleged moderators of DeepDotWeb, the dark web comparison and news site seized by the feds, with money laundering, taking illegal kickbacks and other crimes.

An Ethereum 2.0 Proof-of-Stake testnet beacon blockchain is now live.

Facebook updated its advertising policy to once again allow cryptocurrency-related ads.

Malta's Registry of Companies is going to be run on a blockchain-powered system, local news outlet the Malta Independent reported on May 8.

What started with a single tweet quickly turned into an escalating debate Wednesday when the CEO of one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges appeared to entertain the idea of encouraging revisions to the bitcoin blockchain.

Cryptocurrency mining firm Argo Blockchain expects a breakeven following an investment in new mining equipment, according to a press release published on the London Stock Exchange's site on May 8.

If the ETH/USD pair breaks out of $200, it can move up to $225 and above it to $256. Traders can trail the stops to $165 if the pair sustains above $200 for a day.

Ads pertaining to blockchain tech, industry news, as well as events and educational materials for cryptocurrencies can now be displayed on Facebook without prior approval.

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has suffered a hack on May 7th where it lost over $40 million in Bitcoin.

A team at blockchain services company Coinfirm has been watching the erratic movements of the bitcoin associated with $40 million stolen in the latest Binance breach.

At Samsung's Real 2019 event in Seoul, Samsung SDS CEO Hong Won-pyo described the company's plans to add blockchain tech to its entrprise IT solution packages.

Blogging platform Cent has launched a new feature that allows users to send each other the cryptocurrency ether via chat.

Over 50 banks participated in the simulation of letter of credit transactions on R3's blockchain platform in 27 countries on six continents.

United States-based blockchain and software development firm Orchid Labs has raised another $7 million within its latest private offering, according to a blog post published on May 7.

One of the United Kingdom royal family's most prominent members believes blockchain is an interesting development, according to candid comments he gave during a meet and greet on May 7.

BlockShow, an international blockchain conference, which will take place on Nov. 14-15 at Marina Bay Sands Expo in Singapore, says it changed its concept, moving from being a blockchain conference to becoming a Festival of Decentralized Technology.

In Spain, eight people have been arrested for allegedly operating a money laundering scheme involving cryptocurrencies, Europol announced in a press release on May 8.

Zhao Dong, one of China's biggest OTC traders, recently published a marketing document detailing iFinex Inc. plans to conduct an initial exchange offering, aiming to raise $1 billion.

ABN Amro, Standard Chartered, ING and around 50 other banks and companies have participated in tests of a trade finance application called Voltron.

Authorities in the United Kingdom city of Belfast have partnered with Israeli cryptocurrency firm Colu to issue their own blockchain-powered token, a press release confirmed on May 8.

Publicly listed crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain has said it's expecting to break even this quarter after a recent investment in new equipment.

European crypto exchange Bitstamp has appointed a former Coinbase executive as head of United States operations, Finance Magnates reports on May 8.

Blockchain Capital partner Spencer Bogart claimed that the crypto endeavors of social media giant Facebook could result in the cryptocurrency user base doubling or tripling.

Canadian bitcoin mining company Hut 8 made almost $50 million in revenue last year but triggered total losses of almost $140 million, according to an annual earnings report released on May 6.Hut 8, which counts itself as one of the world's largest publicly-traded cryptocurrency mining companies, saw 2018 revenue hit $49.4 million.

View With prices holding above Tuesday's low of $5,687, bitcoin remains on track for a break above $6,000.

Israeli police and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation have arrested at least two men and reported others in a takedown of a bitcoin-enabled dark web listings site, the Israeli police force announced in two official tweets on May 7.

Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex confirmed it would conduct a $1 billion so-called initial exchange offering in a whitepaper issued on May 8.

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International has announced it will pilot R3's Marco Polo blockchain network for trade finance, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 8.

Bitstamp, one of the longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, has hired a former Coinbase executive and Wall Street veteran as its new head of U.S. operations.

Wednesday, May 8 - having just broken new 2019 highs, crypto markets have tipped into red in the wake of yesterday's $40 million hack of major exchange Binance.