Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Bitrefill's new Thor service allows people to give lightning channels to someone else with no setup on the recipient's side.

2018 will long be remembered as the start of a significant cryptocurrency bear market, but the declining market still provided opportunities for scam artists to snag unwary investors.

The European Banking Authority has recommended further research into cryptocurrency and will perform "a number of actions" relating to the sector in 2019.

Cryptocurrency pioneer Nick Szabo has argued that central banks could soon turn to cryptocurrencies to shore up their reserves, Finance Magnates reports Jan. 9.

Venezuelan government has published a new decree that introduces taxation for operations with cryptocurrency and foreign fiat in its official newspaper Monday, Jan. 7.

Japan's Financial Services Agency has denied that it is considering allowing Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, Cointelegraph Japan reports Jan. 9.

Two major European regulators have separately called for cryptocurrency and ICO rules at the EU level.

Overregulation in Ukraine is reportedly preventing the cryptocurrency industry from evolving in the country.

With the bitcoin market showing signs of indecision, prices could soon retreat back below $4,000.

French grassroots political movement the Gilets Jaunes - Yellow Vests - is planning a bank run similar to Bitcoin's Proof of Keys, sources revealed on social media Jan. 7.

Pakistan-based Telenor Microfinance Bank, a subsidiary of Norwegian telecoms multinational Telenor Group, has launched cross-border payments using blockchain technology from payments firm Alipay.

The number of dapp users simply fails to correlate with the market capitalization or valuations of these projects, with figures ranging in the thousands at best.

A company is giving Facebook users a way to securely send and receive crypto through Messenger - all while keeping sensitive information private.

The year began with news that the SEC had issued dozens of subpoenas for blockchain startups that had issued unregistered token offerings, spreading alarm throughout the crypto world.

Volatility Price Growth As mentioned prior, many market commentators and participants assumed, incorrectly, that Q4 was always a strong period for market price growth, specifically from mid-November to the end of December.

United States-based payments firm Square's Cash App has reportedly blocked the personal account of the founder of controversial social media site Gab, according to a tweet from Gab Jan. 8.The move was reported just after Gab announced that the firm had sent an email to its user base promoting Cash App and Bitcoin.

Bakkt, a digital asset platform created by the Intercontinental Exchange, has completed its first funding round, securing an investment from Li Ka-shing, a renowned Hong Kong billionaire and one of the wealthiest men on the planet.

"By definition, a decentralized cryptocurrency must be susceptible to 51% attacks whether by hashrate, stake, and/or other permissionlessly-acquirable resources. If a crypto can't be 51% attacked, it is permissioned and centralized."

Switzerland-based cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has laid off a third of its team, the exchange's CEO Erik Voorhees announced in a tweet today, Jan. 8.According to a company blog post accompanying the Twitter announcement - entitled "Overcoming ShapeShift's Crypto Winter and the Path Ahead" - ShapeShift has laid off 37 of its employees, reducing the size of its team by a third.

The Pakistan-based subsidiary of global telecommunications giant Telenor has launched a blockchain-powered cross-border remittance service, according to a press release published Jan. 8.Per the announcement, the Pakistan-based Telenor Microfinance Bank, Valyou - a Malaysian fintech subsidiary of Telenor - and Telenor's Easypaisa have jointly launched a blockchain-based international remittance service in Pakistan.

Tuesday, Jan. 8 - crypto markets are seeing mixed signals, according to data from Coin360, after a day mostly in the green.

Crypto exchange ShapeShift has announced a round of layoffs, citing a range of difficulties including a tough market climate.

Two United States law firms have filed a lawsuit against the developers of altcoin Nano as well as Italian cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, according to a notice published Jan. 7.

Users flocked to Steemit because they wanted an alternative to Facebook and Twitter, which are platforms known for censorship.

Euro Exim Bank, a London-based bank primarily focused on providing financial services for export and import companies, will become the first bank to publicly announce it is using the XRP cryptocurrency for cross-border payments.

An Ethereum code contributor has suggested that Ethereum developers 'embrace' specialized mining hardware in a reply on Ethereum developer forum Ethereum Magicians, Jan. 7.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io said Tuesday that it will absorb the loss of roughly $200,000 worth of ethereum classic - about 40,000 ETC - in light of a series of blockchain history rewrites that continue to occur.

Crypto and blockchain company Ripple has reported today, Jan. 8, that 13 new financial institutions have signed up for the RippleNet payment network, bringing the total number of customers over 200.

This weekend, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao lauded Tron on Twitter for bringing a crypto-powered business model to the storied file-sharing software it bought last summer, BitTorrent.

KodakONE - the developer of a blockchain-based image rights platform licensed by photographic industry giant Kodak - has reportedly generated over $1 million in licensing claims for image rights during a limited beta test of its platform.