Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Digital securities are not theoretical concepts anymore, but rather a foundation for real applications on the blockchain.

BlockTower Capital, a hedge fund which manages more than $130 million in client assets, made a $1 million bet last year that Bitcoin's price would go above $50,000 by the end of 2018.

A U.S. federal court has largely denied crypto entrepreneur and self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he misappropriated billions of dollars'-worth of bitcoin from the estate of a former business partner.

Researchers have reportedly shown how they were able to hack the Trezor One, Ledger Nano S and Ledger Blue at the 35C3 Refreshing Memories conference.

A United States court has rejected repeated requests from nChain chief scientist Craig Wright to dismiss a $4 billion lawsuit against him, documents revealed Dec. 27.

A phishing attack on the Electrum wallet network has possibly managed to steal around 245 bitcoins, worth over $880,000 at today's prices.

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi's derivative market now supports altcoin EOS, according to an official press release shared with Cointelegraph on Dec. 28.

National Bank of Kuwait has joined Ripple's blockchain-based payments network seeking faster cross-border money transfers.

Fourth-largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cash has led the downturn, seeing a steep 12.15 percent loss on the day to trade at $126. Today marks a low-point on the alt's 7-day chart, at the start of which it was trading over $220.Bitcoin Cash 7-day price chart.

GMO Internet, a major Japanese-based technology company, has shuttered its division responsible for designing and manufacturing mining chips.

Ian Simpson is chairman of communications at the Crypto Valley Association, an organization that supports the Swiss blockchain sector.

Some of the premonitions - especially related to BTC's price by the end of the year - never came true, but many turned out to be quite realistic.

The National Bank of Kuwait has launched a cross-border remittance product based on RippleNet's blockchain technology, according to an announcement published Dec. 27.

The regulators are in ascendance, and anyone who started the year doubting the reason for, or extent of, the SEC's or the CFTC's oversight of digital asset markets should, by now, have been disabused.

Ripple, the custodial company to the open-source cryptocurrency XRP, owns 60 percent of all XRP ever created; these holdings are valued at $22 billion at current prices.

United States-based Bitcoin-supporting payments firm Square has been named Yahoo Finance company of the year, according to a report from the media outlet Dec. 18.

Recent research by the Wall Street Journal published Dec. 27 revealed that hundreds of cryptocurrency offerings showed signs of fraudulent activity, improbable returns and plagiarism.

Dutch crypto firm Libereum has acquired Spanish soccer club Elche CF for $4.9 million, according to a press release published to the Libereum website Dec. 26.

United States crypto-focused law firm Silver Miller has filed a lawsuit against a purported crypto hedge fund manager who was allegedly operating a fraudulent Ponzi scheme.

Although each of these markets is a P2P marketplace, each of these marketplaces is run by a centralized company.

A reportedly ongoing hack against cryptocurrency wallet Electrum has seen a malicious party steal almost 250 Bitcoin, commentators reported on social media Dec. 27.

A Taiwanese man suspected of stealing electricity worth over $3 million to mine Bitcoin and Ethereum has been arrested, according to a report from local news channel EBC Dongsen News Dec. 26.

Blockchain could make its way into disaster relief operations from the United States Department of Defense, the organization revealed in a press release Dec. 21.

Mark Karpeles - the former CEO of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox - has affirmed that he is not guilty in the final argument for his trial, Cointelegraph Japan reports Dec. 27.

The U.S. Department of Defense says blockchain technology has "Enormous" potential in helping improve disaster relief efforts.

Dec. 27: Bitcoin is staying stable while major altcoin markets are showing signs of a fresh downward trend, led by Bitcoin Cash.Market visualization from Coin360.

Indian telecoms giant Tata Communications named the key barriers to blockchain adoption for businesses globally, in a survey published Dec. 12.

The Litecoin Foundation has partnered with Ultimate Fighting Championship, one of the leading mixed martial arts organizations, in a deal to promote the cryptocurrency.

In his closing arguments in a Tokyo court, Mark Karpeles, former CEO of collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has restated his innocence in the events that saw the firm lose millions in customer funds and ultimately go bankrupt.

As the unbundling picks up in 2019, I expect it create opportunities for smart blockchain companies that can find their niche and be successful.