Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin cash is expected to execute its scheduled hard fork in the next few hours, but warring mining-pool factions continue to duke it out over control of the network.

Ohio Congressman Warren Davidson plans to introduce a bill that would allow Initial Coin Offerings to "Sidestep" U.S. securities laws, according to a report from Washington Examiner Nov. 13.Citing a spokesman for Davidson - Republican congressman for the 8th district of the state of Ohio - the publication reports that the prospective bill would propose that ICOs be treated as products rather than as securities at the federal and state level.

Malaysian lending giant CIMB Group Holdings Bhd has joined Ripple's cross-border payments network RippleNet, Bloomberg reports Nov. 15.

Binance, currently the world's third largest cryptocurrency exchange by bitcoin trading volume, is adding support for Circle's recently launched stablecoin, USD Coin, this weekend.

A Hong Kong-based startup, is aiming to integrate blockchain technology into soccer, the most popular sport in the world.

OKCoin, the parent company for world's largest cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, has launched fiat-crypto trading services in Argentina, the company revealed in a tweet Thursday, Nov. 15.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands will move forward with its plan to introduce its own cryptocurrency, despite a vote of no confidence against President Hilda Heine's support of the venture, according to reports on Tuesday.

BitGo has added support for its 101st asset as the crypto custody startup works to offer a wide spectrum of services for institutional investors.

Malaysian banking group CIMB has joined Ripple's blockchain-based payments network, RippleNet, seeking faster cross-border payments.

The prestigious State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia, is launching a blockchain-based art patronage scheme, Russian news agency TASS reports Nov. 15.

That's why a notable pioneer in consumer bitcoin mining is backing a startup seeking to take another stab at popularizing at-home crypto mining, a business with a long history of abrupt ends for early entrants that includes some of the industry's best known busts.

Now, according to a Nov. 12, report from Beyond Blocks, there might be a better, faster, and more secure way of funding blockchain projects.

The government of South Korea's Gyeongbuk province has launched a "Blockchain Special Committee" with the goal of creating a blockchain hub in the region, local media outlet Daily News reported Nov. 14.

Bitcoin is looking oversold after a drop to 13-month lows Wednesday and could defend immediate support at $5,000 in the next few days.

Acting U.S. attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker has come under fire for his association with an allegedly fraudulent patent company that involved cryptocurrency, U.S. news journal MotherJones reported Nov. 14.

Recently, Blockchain protocol EOS became subject of a new scandal: its governance model was questioned, as evidence showing a moderator reversing transactions which had already been confirmed surfaced on Reddit.

Hong Kong-based international cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has closed a Series A funding round worth $20 million, the company confirmed Nov. 14.

The substantial short-term drop in the price of Bitcoin demonstrated the sheer intensity of the sell-off on Nov. 14, which was unexpected considering that Bitcoin had maintained stability in the $6,300 to $6,800 range for more than three months, since Aug. 9 to mid-November.

Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has denied widely circulated reports that its co-CEO, Jihan Wu, has been ousted from the board of BitMain Technologies Holding Company, the entity currently seeking to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced it would list Circle's USD-pegged stablecoin USD Coin in a blog post Nov. 15, with deposits opening immediately.

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication may have just pushed Iran to the wall in its plans to build a state-issued cryptocurrency, having abruptly ejected several banks from the marginalized Middle-Eastern state under mounting pressure from the US government.

Canaan Creative's application for an initial public offering now looms as the Chinese bitcoin mining maker's filing status at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has become inactive.

Institutions "Taking money off the table" was a major factor contributing to Bitcoin's and altcoins' sudden price drop, the CSO of CoinShares told CNBC Nov. 14.

Internet retail behemoth Amazon was recently awarded two blockchain-related patents.

Bitcoin cash's ongoing war of words is set to reach a conclusion today.

While previous forks have been supported en masse by bitcoin cash developers and miners, there are now marked differences of opinion between supporters of two main versions of the software - Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin SV - over the future the direction of the code's specific features.

Five percent of Moscow residents who use non-cash methods of payment are open to using cryptocurrencies, according to a recently conducted survey, Forbes Russia reported Nov. 13.The investigation into the e-payment market in Moscow was carried out by Russian payment service Yandex.

Malware researcher Lukas Stefanko has found four fake cryptocurrency wallets on the Google Play Store that were trying to steal users' personal data, according to a blog post published Nov. 13.The apps were posing as cryptocurrency wallets for NEO, Tether and an extension for accessing Ethereum, MetaMask.

International Monetary Fund Chair Christine Lagarde has called for central banks to consider the possibility of issuing Central Banks Digital Currencies, describing them as potential tools of financial inclusion and consumer protection.

A Malaysian Member of Parliament has urged the government to implement proper cryptocurrency regulations before undertaking the Harapan Coin cryptocurrency project, local English-language news daily the Star reported Nov. 14.Launched by "a group of patriotic and concerned Malaysian citizens, within and outside of Malaysia," Harapan Coin claims to be the world's first political fundraising platform deploying cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.