Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Ethereum developers announced today that funding has been approved to audit the hotly-contested code change known as Progressive Proof-of-Work or ProgPoW. Since February, developers have been gathering the funds necessary to back a third-party audit of the ProgPoW code.

More than 10 million Paxos Standard stablecoins were minted in the 18 hours after the New York Attorney General's bombshell allegations about rival issuer Tether.

New Japanese crypto exchange SBI Virtual Currencies achieved profitability in the first year of its launch, Cointelegraph Japan reports on April 26.SBIVC exchange, launched by Tokyo-based financial services giant SBI Holdings, reportedly recorded a profit before tax of almost 360 million Japanese yen for the full fiscal year from April 2018 to March 31, 2019.SBI also made a number of major announcements in its new financial report.

Brands like Coca-Cola and Dairy Queen will continue to yield returns regardless of whether the currency is gold or bitcoins.

SeedInvest, the equity crowdfunding platform owned by crypto-friendly payment giant Circle, has gained approval to offer secondary shares trading, crypto industry news outlet The Block reported on April 26.The platform, which Circle bought out for an undisclosed sum in March this year, can now allow its users to trade startup shares via its accreditation as an Alternative Trading System.

Equity fundraising platform SeedInvest, which was recently acquired by cryptocurrency startup Circle, can now operate as an alternative trading system, the companies announced Friday.

International tobacco company Philip Morris is considering blockchain use in tracking tax stamps on cigarette boxes, the firm's spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph on April 26.Philip Morris International is looking to implement emerging technologies such as blockchain in order to improve the efficiency, transparency and cost effectiveness of its business, the company's representative said in an email to Cointelegraph.

The government of India is said to be renewing its efforts to completely outlaw public cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has withdrawn funds worth almost $90 million from its cold wallet, blockchain data reported by cryptocurrency news outlet The Block confirmed on April 26.

Among these decentralized finance applications, San Francisco-based startup Dharma Labs is emerging as one of the industry leaders by facilitating more than $6.4 million worth for crypto loans since its peer-to-peer lending platform launched on April 8.

A church in the Pacific nation of Samoa is at the center of scrutiny after ministers invited notorious cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme OneCoin to preach to its congregation, New Zealand-based media network Radio NZ reported on April 26.

View Bitcoin's failure to hold on to the gains above the 50-week moving average, currently at $5,477, could prove costly.

A blockchain-powered platform that allows content creators to reach its fans directly says it is broadening the choice of music, illustrations and webtoons it has on offer - improving both quality and quantity ahead of its launch.

The militant arm of Hamas - the de facto ruling authority of the Gaza Strip in Palestine - is reportedly using increasingly complex measures to frustrate authorities' attempts to track the flow of its cryptocurrency financing.

Stablecoin operator Tether has responded to allegations that its funds were used to cover an $850 million loss at the crypto exchange Bitfinex - using a statement on April 26 to claim court filings by the New York Attorney General's office are "Riddled with false assertions."

A new form of malware is targeting enterprises in Asia to mine monero cryptocurrency.

Saudi British Bank has launched an instant cross-border transfer service powered by Ripple, according to a news release on April 25.

Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO and representative director of Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings, has been appointed as an executive of Ripple Labs Inc., Cointelegraph Japan reports on April 26.

A new bill introduced on April 24 in the American state of Ohio's House of Representatives would, if passed, allow the state government and other government entities to implement blockchain solutions in the exercise of their authority.

Two Nigerian nationals have been indicted by U.S. prosecutors for allegedly running a fraudulent bitcoin investment scheme.

Ethereum 2.0 is by far the biggest upgrade on the horizon for the ethereum blockchain, today valued at $17.5 billion.

In contrast, XRP underperformed with losses of 7 percent while Ripple and its CTO David Schwartz have continued to sell-off their holdings.

The cryptocurrency markets endured a loss of as much as $10 billion around 21:00 UTC on Thursday, following allegations that the Bitfinex exchange covered up an $850 million shortfall using the U.S. dollar-pegged Tether stablecoin.

Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of international technology giant Samsung Group, has released a new version of its enterprise blockchain platform dubbed Nexledger Universal, according to a press release on April 24.Nexledger Universal offers an application programing interface that can be applied to different blockchains like Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric and the firm's own Nexledger Consensus Algorithm.

The Tether allegation by the New York Attorney's office goes further than the short-term price movement of bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies.

A draft bill that would outright ban cryptocurrency is reportedly circulating among various departments of the Indian government, local media outlet The Economic Times reported on April 25.An official familiar with the matter reportedly told the Economic Times that the government has begun inter-ministerial consultations on the "Banning of Cryptocurrencies and Regulation of Official Digital Currencies Bill 2019" draft bill.

The New York Attorney General's office has alleged that crypto exchange Bitfinex lost $850 million and subsequently used funds from affiliated stablecoin operator Tether to secretly cover the shortfall, according to an announcement published on April 25.Attorney General Letitia James revealed that her office obtained a court filing alleging that iFinex Inc. - the operator of Bitfinex - Tether Limited, and their associated entities were in violation of New York law in connection with activities that may have defrauded New York-based crypto investors.

The New York Attorney General's office has alleged that crypto exchange Bitfinex lost $850 million and subsequently used funds from affiliated stablecoin operator Tether to secretly cover the shortfall.

In China, blockchain technology is increasingly employed to settle court cases, local news outlet Global Times reported on April 25.Speaking at the 2019 Forum on China Intellectual Property Protection, Zhang Wen, president of the Beijing Internet Court - which was established in September 2018, and has since processed 14,904 cases - reportedly said that the court employs technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain to render judgement.

Malta's financial regulator has issued a note to the public regarding the risks of crypto assets and the possibility for scams, news outlet Times of Malta reported on April 25.