Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin use for commercial payments has reduced significantly this year, according to a study by Chainalysis cited by Reuters Nov. 20.To prepare the study, Chainalysis reportedly surveyed 17 Bitcoin payment processors.

A blockchain-based platform that enables gamers to make in-app purchases using cryptocurrency has forged a partnership with Unity, a major game engine - giving developers the chance to unlock new revenue streams with lower fees.

NBA superstar and "Investment genius" Kobe Bryant is speaking at TRON's niTROn Summit 2019 in San Francisco on Jan. 17.

Further, as bitcoin makes up more than 50 percent of the entire market in terms of total capitalization, it's safe to say the bear market may end when bitcoin bulls refuse to cede more ground.

The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless in the U.K. and other countries, is launching a blockchain-driven platform to promote impact investing, The Financial Times reports Monday, Nov. 18.Three investment companies - UK Standard Life Aberdeen, U.S. Columbia Threadneedle, and AllianceBernstein - will join The Big Issue as founders of the platform dubbed The Big Exchange.

The Bakkt digital assets platform, which was created by the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, announced in a Medium post today, Nov. 24, that they are now "Targeting" Jan. 24, 2019 as a launch date.

Crypto startup Paxos is partnering with payments firm BitPay to allow the latter's merchants to utilize the Paxos Standard stablecoin in settling transactions.

Ping An Bank, a subsidiary of China's Ping An Insurance Group, will launch a boutique bank using blockchain, cloud services, and the Internet of Things.

Intercontinental Exchange's bitcoin futures trading platform is delaying its formal launch.

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority is considering a ban on some cryptocurrency-based derivatives, a senior executive has said.

Securities Commissioner Karen Tyler of North Dakota, U.S., has issued a cease and desist order against a Russian Initial Coin Offering that posed as Liechtenstein Union Bank, according to a Monday, Nov. 19 press release.

The U.S. Department of Justice has focused its investigation crypto market manipulation on whether or not Tether was used to artificially inflate Bitcoin prices during last year's momentous rally, Bloomberg reports Nov. 20.Bloomberg cites three unnamed sources "Familiar with the matter" who allege that the DoJ has "Honed in" on the triad of Bitcoin, Tether, and its affiliated crypto exchange Bitfinex - the latter two of which share a CEO, Jan Ludovicus van der Velde.

Bitcoin's drop to 13-month lows has likely put the cryptocurrency on the path to post its worst monthly loss of 2018.

A new blockchain platform believes it is a "More attractive and accessible destination" for hosting tokens than the likes of Ethereum's ERC20 platform, as it gives developers the support they need to build, market and launch custom tokens successfully.

The Spanish Ministry of Finance will oversee 15,000 taxpayers who have made transactions with cryptocurrencies in the last year, El País, the largest Spanish-language newspaper, reports Nov. 19.Under the auspices of Hacienda, Spain's tax agency, the Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria, underlined that it will monitor "The fiscal incidence of these new technologies, such as blockchain and, especially, cryptocurrencies," to prevent tax fraud actions as a part of its annual tax control plan.

Peru's central bank has reacted to the recent crypto markets collapse by warning about the high volatility of digital currencies on its Twitter Friday, Nov. 16.In its recent post, the Peruvian central bank included Bloomberg graphics on Bitcoin's price from December 2017 to mid-November 2018.

The U.K.'s finance regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, may ban cryptocurrency derivatives such as futures as part of its "Most comprehensive response" to the industry, financial trading news outlet Finance Magnates reported Nov. 20.In a speech at a London conference Tuesday, FCA executive director of strategy and competition Christopher Woolard said the organization would consult on forbidding so-called cryptocurrency contracts-for-difference.

The U.S. Department of Justice is increasingly focusing a months-long investigation into crypto market manipulation on the tether stablecoin, a report says.

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has pushed back against allegations made by Hong-Kong based trading firm Amber AI over its early settlement of bitcoin cash futures contracts last week.

Kobe Bryant, twice Olympic gold medalist and NBA superstar, will appear as a guest speaker at the NiTRON Summit 2019 in San Francisco, decentralized Internet project TRON shared exclusively with Cointelegraph Nov. 20.Basketball champion Kobe Bryant has been invited to the conference as a special guest to "Share his thoughts and life experience to inspire young leaders and entrepreneurs," the press release states.

The Indian government is actively preparing a draft bill on crypto regulation, which is expected to see light this December, according to documents obtained by digital news website Quartz India Tuesday, Nov. 20.

North Dakota's securities watchdog has issued a cease-and-desist order against a Russia-based initial coin offering that appeared to impersonate Liechtenstein-based Union Bank AG to promote "Unregistered and potentially fraudulent securities."

A "Panicked" twenty-four hours in cryptocurrency markets saw Bitcoin hit fresh lows not seen in over a year Nov. 20 as assets across the board shed millions.

Bitcoin's price continues to slide despite the oversold conditions signaled on the technical charts for the last six days.

The world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange OKEx hit back at accusations it "Manipulated markets" by adjusting Bitcoin Cash futures settlements in a fresh statement Nov. 20 sent to Cointelegraph.

The lawyer representing the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has accused the Greek Supreme Court of "Grossly violating" his rights, major Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported Nov. 19.

Singapore Exchange has clarified the rules for publicly listed companies planning to conduct initial coin offerings.

The governor of the Bank of Thailand has said that it will take three to five years for countries to switch from using cash to using digital currencies.

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor issued a warning to users Nov. 19 after making what it called the "Startling" discovery that rogue actors were creating and selling fake devices.

RSK Labs, the startup working on smart contract functionality for bitcoin by way of sidechains, is operating under a new banner as part of a wider reimagining of its development ecosystem.