Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Binance Labs has reportedly invested millions of dollars in decentralized digital content ecosystem Contentos, according to a press release published October 1.Founded by the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Binance Labs is an initiative that seeks to support early-stage blockchain and digital currency projects and entrepreneurs by making direct investments, as well as mentoring and providing technical advice to projects.

Cryptocurrencies could serve as a possible solution to disparities currently faced by the U.S. dollar, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said Tuesday.

The Bank of America has estimated that blockchain could be a $7 billion market and provide a major boost to corporate giants such as Microsoft and Amazon, CNBC reports Oct. 2.

A severe bug discovered just weeks ago in bitcoin's code has been exploited - albeit on a lesser-known cryptocurrency.

Tuesday, October 2: crypto markets are seeing mixed signals, with up and down fluctuations for the last few hours and most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap seeing losses, according to CoinMarketCap.

After heralding plans to debut cryptocurrency products within the coming months, asset-management monolith Fidelity Investments may be revealing the sheer depth of its intentions with blockchain, has described a series of covert experiments occurring behind the closed doors of its working group.

Puerto Rico's Noble Bank International, which is known for reportedly opening accounts for USD-backed token Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex, is allegedly searching for a buyer, Bloomberg reports Thursday, October 2.

A member of South Korea's National Assembly has called on the state to "Open up the road" to Initial Coin Offerings by easing regulations, South Korean financial outlet Economy reports October 2.

Crypto mining behemoth Bitmain announced Monday it has acquired the startup behind an open-source bitcoin cash wallet called Telescope.

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has appeared on national television to announce the official launch of the national cryptocurrency Petro, according to a brief summary of his speech posted on Venezuela's government website Monday, October 1.

A digital advertising startup with the goal of "Building a better internet" for web users, publishers and advertisers is embarking on the second round of its token offering - but with a twist.

"Traditional" venture capital investment in blockchain and crypto firms has almost tripled in the first three quarters of 2018, according to a new Diar report published September 30.

The Italian Banking Association has revealed they successfully passed the initial phase of testing their blockchain-powered interbank system, Italian financial media outlet Ansa reported September 29.

Coinbase's leadership expansion continued Tuesday as it added Charles Schwab advisor Chris Dodds to its board of directors and tapped former Instinet CEO Jonathan Kellner to be its new managing director of the Institutional Coverage Group.

A Ukrainian legislator has urged parliament during a speech on Monday, October 1 to review his alternative bill on cryptocurrencies that offers to freeze taxes for crypto traders up to 2030.

For Reserve's Co-Founder Nevan Freeman, Bitcoin almost had it spot-on-a decentralized, censorship-resistant currency architecturally indifferent to governments-and yet one that was fundamentally cursed by its instability.

The chairman of Korea's National Policy Committee has called for the legalization of initial coin offerings, providing that a regulatory framework is put in place.

Still, pundits are optimistic that a Bitcoin ETF approved by the SEC will hit the market in 2019.After reviewing every single Bitcoin ETF proposal in the last two years, I'm quite confident that any Bitcoin ETF based on Bitcoin futures will be rejected.

The U.S. Federal Election Commission is considering a request that, if approved, would allow people to volunteer for political campaigns by lending some of their computing power to mine cryptocurrencies.

Google's new restrictions on Chrome Web Store extensions introduced Monday, October 1, are likely to affect cryptojackers.

As the crypto industry sees a decline in initial coin offerings amid regulatory concerns and major losses across token markets, traditional VC investment is once more on the rise.

South Korea's largest venture capital firm, Korea Investment Partners, is investing in its first blockchain startup, TEMCO, according to an October 1 press release.

Co/y8gD9eQDuR. - Monero || #xmr September 27, 2018.The effort is part of an aggressive recent campaign by Monero to correct some of the problems its currency has encountered.

Since 2014, professors David Yermack and Geoffrey Miller have offered the "Digital Currency, Blockchains and the Future of Financial Services" course, which focuses on "The emerging role of digital currencies and blockchains in money, banking, and the real economy. The Stern Business School's"Applications in Entrepreneurial Finance: Fintech", taught by Sabrina T. Howell, sheds light on the the financing dynamic of new blockchain ventures.

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and Hyperledger announced October 1 they would join each other's organizations as "Associate Members" in order to support enterprise blockchain adoption.

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has responded to mounting accusations it has "Colluded" with EOS on "Mutual voting" practices, Tuesday, October 2.

Bitcoin price is vulnerable to modest slippage as the persistent failure to beat a key moving average hurdle may embolden the bears.

British finance minister Philip Hammond has said that the issue of trade across the Irish border after Great Britain leaves the European Union might be solved by deploying blockchain technology, The Irish Times reported October 1.

Google is bringing in stricter rules for Chrome extension developers, a move should reduce the risk of crypto hacks and mining malware.

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin has announced a partnership with a company founded by some of Ethereum's biggest competitors.