Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Leaked code targeting Microsoft Systems which hackers allegedly stole from the U.S. National Security Agency sparked a fivefold increase in cryptocurrency mining malware infections, Bloomberg reports Wednesday, September 19, citing a new cryptojacking report.

The end of summer is a great time to set personal goals, to soak in the final days of sunshine and to reminisce about the summer's major events, like the promise made by Jordi Baylina, Jacques Dafflon and Thomas Shababi to introduce the ready-made ERC-777 token community standard, which is intended to replace the world's most popular token standard, the ERC-20.

A group of commodity traders and financial institutions have unveiled a new blockchain venture.

The head of the financial regulator of the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi wants "Proper" international regulation of cryptocurrency, local news outlet The National reports Wednesday, September 19.

Former Twitch exec Matthew DiPietro has joined crypto startup Kin Ecosystem Foundation as chief marketing officer, PR Newswire reports September 18.

Europol has warned against the rising threats of cryptocurrency hacks, extortion and mining malware in a new report.

Seattle-based ZenLedger, which provides tax ledger software for CPAs and cryptocurrency investors, secured a massive, $1.5 million round of venture capital funding from VC firm Vestigo Ventures.

In January 2014, Overstock.com, an online retailer led by a "Scourge of Wall Street" and crypto enthusiast Patrick Byrne, became the first large stock company to accept Bitcoin.

A Singapore blockchain startup is launching a fleet of blockchain-enabled electric vehicles that mine crypto as users travel.

The Texas State Securities Board has taken emergency action against three crypto investment schemes it alleges are attempting to defraud local investors.

American banking giant PNC has joined the growing number of financial institutions using payments products from blockchain startup Ripple.

Digital invoicing startup Tradeshift CEO Christian Lanng countered "Hype" over blockchain's role in supply chains Wednesday, September 19, telling CNBC the technology "Wasn't ready yet."

One of the world's largest crypto exchanges by trading volume wants to set up fiat-to-crypto trading platforms on almost every continent.

A group of major global banks, trading firms, and a leading energy company have launched a joint venture that will oversee a new blockchain-based platform for financing the trading of commodities, Reuters reports September 19.

Intercontinental Exchange, which also owns the New York Stock Exchange, is striving to change all that with the launch of its company Bakkt.

UK's leading port operator, Associated British Ports, has signed an agreement with digital logistics enabler Marine Transport International to develop blockchain use for port logistics, Dry Bulk magazine reports Wednesday, September 19.

The Texas Securities Commission has issued an emergency cease and desist order against a Russian crypto firm, according to an official press release published September 18.

That about sums up the way R3's technical chiefs, CTO Richard Gendal Brown and lead platform engineer Mike Hearn, view the rivalry among enterprise blockchain solutions.

Singapore's de facto central bank issued two warnings over two fake news websites Tuesday, September 18, after articles were published with "Fabricated comments" about crypto from Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

The leading cryptocurrency bounced off trendline support at $6,202 on the same day and has since risen back above $6,350, neutralizing the immediate bearish outlook.

Tim McCourt, managing director and global head of equity products and alternative investments of the CME Group, has said that bitcoin futures are not to be blamed for the price slump in the crypto market this year.

The Texas State Securities Board issued three emergency cease and desist orders Tuesday, Sept. 18, to shut down a Russian cryptocurrency scam, charge DigitalBank and two principals for threatening immediate and irreparable harm to the public, and charge a forex and Bitcoin trader of guaranteeing false ROIs, respectively.

Kakao-affiliate Dunamu, the operator of major South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, plans to open a Singapore-based exchange next month, local news outlet Yonhap News reports September 19.

Eidoo has become the latest cryptocurrency startup to seek to create a more stable token by tying it to the price of gold.

The Office of the New York State Attorney General has published a report announcing the referral of three major cryptocurrency exchanges to the U.S. Department of Financial Services for potential violations of state cryptocurrency regulations.

Don Wilson, founder of high-speed trading firm DRW, said bitcoin derivatives trading in Asia hours is almost equal to the volume he's seen in the U.S., something he says is an anomaly when compared to other financial instruments.

As the United Nations Refugee Agency warned in the first days of September, the death rate for refugees attempting to reach Europe has risen.

Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz doubts that cryptocurrencies can currently replace traditional fiat currencies, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports today, September, 18.

MixMarvel and Tenfold Protocol have joined forces to apply Tenfold's layer-2 blockchain scalability solutions to "HyperDragons," a strategy game built on the Ethereum network, in a move that will allow expanded gameplay and decreased transaction costs.

A group of U.K. lawmakers has called for more oversight and regulation of the cryptocurrency industry in a new report published Wednesday.