Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Circle Internet Financial has announced the hiring of a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security official as its chief legal officer.

The Linux Foundation has opened enrollment for its new advanced training course for Hyperledger Fabric blockchain technology, according a press release published September 5.

The company behind "One of the world's most secure mobile cryptocurrency wallets" says its platform offers banking-grade features to protect tokens, while ensuring that completing transactions is as simple as "Sending a text."

Cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments has officially launched the ZEN Investment Trust for accredited investors, the company announced Thursday.

The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, is expanding its blockchain technology and digital currency research efforts after several successful tests, according to CNStock.

The Iranian government has recognized cryptocurrency mining as a lawful activity as part of its effort to introduce a national cryptocurrency - a move that saw bitcoin's price briefly spike to record levels on local exchanges.

South Korea's national postal service Korea Post will meet with Goldman Sachs executives to gain "Know-how" about cryptocurrencies, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, September 5.

Bitcoin's double-digit drop has torn down the scaffolding of what had seemed to be a developing long-term bull market just days ago.

IBM's blockchain division is widening its work in the nascent field of "Self-sovereign identity" - technology designed to give individuals greater control over their personal data.

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has denied a rumor that has emerged on social media claiming the firm is shutting down operations at one of its service centers amid a security issue.

On Sept. 7, Coinbase Pro will launch cryptocurrency trading support for its U.K.-based customers.

Convicts on parole in the southern Chinese city of Zhongshan can now find themselves being tracked over a blockchain network.

At the beginning of this year, I wrote a column predicting that companies would find the allure of public blockchains irresistible.

A Queensland-based investment company has come under the Australian Securities Exchange's radar after seeking over $15 million in an initial coin offering for a cryptocurrency exchange.

In late August, the Japanese city of Tsukuba trialed the use of blockchain technology in its voting system.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced it will begin rolling out new order book trading pairs for British pounds on Sept. 7 for traders based in the U.K. David Farmer, general manager of Coinbase Pro, wrote in a blog post on Thursday that the order book exchange will offer trading services for GBP against ethereum, bitcoin cash, ethereum classic and litecoin, in addition to the current sole offering of bitcoin.

Abra, an all-in-one crypto wallet and exchange, has revealed its support for Single Euro Payment Area bank accounts, which will allow those living in the SEPA zone, including 28 EU nations, to make direct transfers from European banks to Abra wallets.

Turkey's Borsa Istanbul Stock Exchange has developed a blockchain-powered customer database, Daily Sabah reported September 6.Founded in 2013, BIST is the result of the merger of the Istanbul Stock Exchange, the Istanbul Gold Exchange, and the Turkish Derivatives Exchange.

Belgium's top financial regulator has issued a new warning about cryptocurrency scams.

IBM has officially dipped its toes in the cross-border payments pool, having brought its long-awaited Blockchain World Wire payments system out of beta testing.

A report from a Belgian think tank that will reportedly be distributed to European Union ministers calls for unified legislation on cryptocurrencies and more scrutiny on how they are distributed to investors, Reuters reported September 5.The report, ostensibly released by Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, comes ahead of an informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers from the E.U. on cryptocurrency investments and taxation of the digital economy.

Ethereum, the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell to its lowest price since 2017 on Wednesday, a development shared by Cardano, the world's ninth largest by market capitalization.

Emerging regulations and increasing investor interest have drawn Wall Street into the cryptocurrency sector, and with a custody offering already in the works, investment bank Goldman Sachs is holding off on launching a Bitcoin trading desk.

In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Brian Kelly, the founder and CEO of digital currency investment firm BKCM LLC, said that Initial Coin Offerings are around to stay, but with some changes.

Last year, the inflation rate of ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, was around 17 percent.

Swiss blockchain startup Smart Valor has won approval from the country's regulators to operate in the local financial market, Reuters reported September 5.Smart Valor will be regulated by the local Financial Services Standards Association rather than the national regulatory agency, the Financial Market Supervisory Authority.

It turns out that the cannabis publication High Times is accepting cryptocurrency for its ongoing initial public offering after all.

While the crypto community may be quick to reference circumstantial evidence that Goldman Sachs may be terminating plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk, the current sell-off is closely linked to the movement of over 111,000 BTC from wallets associated with purported Silk Road operator Ross "Dread Pirate Roberts" Ulbricht.

Crypto exchange Bittrex is set to delist Bitcoin Gold, a hard fork of Bitcoin, by Sept.14, after details of an $18 million hack of the BTG network in May emerged this week.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss' company has filed a new patent for "Securely storing digital assets," the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revealed Tuesday, September 4.