Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Seed CX has taken its first big step to bring institutional investors to the crypto space.

There are percolating allegations that Apollo Currency is a "Pump and dump." Others claim that one of the project's co-founders-Stephen McCullah-is a "Scam artist," and that APL is a "Massive scam" that is making him "Rich." CryptoSlate explores these allegations and finds evidence of misinformation, claims of sabotage, and a bizarre expedition into the heart of the Congo.

Wednesday, Jan. 23 - most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing slight to substantial growth on the day to press time.

Key technical parameters signal that top cryptocurrency Bitcoin may be finding a bottom, and could even be headed for a short term price hike, according to analysts at Bloomberg Jan. 22.

Bitcoin traders could get cues from an apparent negative correlation that has developed between bitcoin and gold prices.

Pennsylvania's Department of Banking and Securities has clarified that crypto exchanges and service providers do not require a money transmission license to operate in the state.

Blockchain technology firm Bitfury has released a suite tools aimed to drive adoption of bitcoin's lightning network.

United States entrepreneur and serial cryptocurrency advocate John McAfee has fled the country to conduct his 2020 presidential campaign, he said in a video statement Jan. 22.

Bithumb, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, is looking to go public in the U.S. through a reverse-merger route.

Singapore-based holding firm Blockchain Exchange Alliance, which has a controlling stake in major crypto exchange Bithumb, is looking to list in the United States by acquiring a publicly traded company in the country, CNBC reports on Jan. 22.According to CNBC, a publicly-traded holding company called Blockchain Industries announced that it had a binding letter of intent with Blockchain Exchange Alliance.

Hong Kong-based computer hardware manufacturer Sapphire has announced a new graphics card for mining the recently-launched GRIN Coin, according to an official press release published on Jan. 22.The SAPPHIRE RX 570 16GB HDMI Blockchain Graphics Card is one of the first of a "New family" that will support mining of the new GRIN Coin.GRIN, which was released earlier this month, is a privacy-oriented token that is touted as a fully decentralized and democratized digital asset.

The company behind the Nebulas blockchain project has gone from a team of 80 people to just 30, CoinDesk has learned.

South Africa's reserve bank released a consultation paper that includes favorable recommendations and guidelines for the crypto asset industry in the country.

India's Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology has published a blueprint on blockchain implementation in the banking sector, Indian daily newspaper the Financial Express reported on Tuesday, Jan. 22.IDRBT was established by the Reserve Bank of India in 1996 in order to conduct research and experiments in the banking sector.

Ahead of its hotly anticipated launch, bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt has launched a hiring campaign.

Following concerns that startup Haven Protocol was a "Crypto exit scam," an alleged member of its team reassured the community that the project was intact in a Twitter thread Jan. 21.Haven Protocol community members had raised the alarm over the intermittent silences and lack of code transparency from a core developer of anonymity-oriented altcoin Haven.

In a survey of institutional investors by the Global Blockchain Business Council, 63 percent of respondents believe that senior business executives have a poor understanding of blockchain technology.

Jeff Dorman, partner at crypto asset management firm Arca Funds, spent 18 years on Wall Street and in fintech before turning his focus to developing crypto asset strategies and products.

LSEG Technology, the technology solutions provider for the London Stock Exchange Group, has announced that its matching engine will be used to power a new Hong Kong-based digital assets exchange.

JP Morgan-backed digital services firm Smartrac has partnered with SUKU Ecosystem, a blockchain startup owned by former Deloitte exec Eric Piscini, according to a tweet on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Hong Kong graphics card producer Sapphire Technology is launching a new line of miners targeting the privacy-focused "Grin" cryptocurrency.

Bakkt, the cryptocurrency platform created by the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, announced that they are hiring for a number of high-up positions in a tweet Jan. 22.

With yet another player being added to the scalability race, it makes sense to look back and see how the main blockchains and cryptocurrencies stand in regard to TPS - and whether their numbers are actually authentic.

A working group of South African financial regulatory organizations has released a consultation paper focused on cryptocurrencies, calling for public input to develop a cryptocurrency regulation policy for the country.

High-volume Coinbase Pro and Prime users in Europe and Asia can now fund their accounts via international SWIFT wire transfer from non-United States bank accounts, a post on the official Coinbase blog announces Jan. 22.

Dutch international bank ING has signed a deal with enterprise blockchain consortium R3 for access to R3's commercial blockchain platform, according to a press release published Jan. 22.

Blockchain technology firm Bitfury is looking to reinforce its software unit with two executive-level hires.

As much as $16 million worth of Ethereum and ERC20 tokens were stolen in the recent hack of New Zealand exchange Cryptopia, according to an analysis from blockchain infrastructure firm Elementus, Jan. 20.

The London Stock Exchange is providing the trade-matching technology for an upcoming cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong.

Scott Grayson, former chief sales officer at R3, has joined the blockchain services firm AlphaPoint as a senior vice president for institutional sales.