Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

The world's major financial cities are waking up to blockchain's disruptive potential, and while some are drafting regulations and consulting legal experts, cities like Hong Kong are making significant moves.

Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin said on Yahoo Finance's Final Round August 28, that he doubts manipulation accusations against stablecoin Tether.

Yahoo Finance has integrated trading with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin on its platform.

Ethereum-based Civil, a blockchain journalism startup, has inked a licensing agreement with the Associated Press that will see the latter's news content available for use by Civil-based newsrooms via blockchain technology.

The University of Malta has partnered with the Malta Information Technology Agency to establish a €300,000 blockchain and distributed ledger technology scholarship fund, Times of Malta reported August 29.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development announced Wednesday that it plans to host an international conference on blockchain technology next month.

Multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase has had a chequered relationship with cryptocurrencies over the years.

Polish legislators have introduced a long-awaited new bill to clarify the current crypto taxation policy.

BTC/USD Bitcoin broke out of the 50-day SMA on August 28, which is a positive sign.

The Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service has ordered an analytical tool to track crypto transactions, especially those in Bitcoin, BBC News Russia reported Wednesday, August 29.

Lloyd's of London has entered into an agreement with custodial firm Kingdom Trust to offer cryptocurrency insurance services in a move that further amps institutional entry in the digital asset ecosystem, according to a press release.

California may soon be forming a working group to examine the potential benefits of blockchain to the state - and how best to update laws to make use of the technology.

Wednesday, August 29: crypto markets are largely holding fort after yesterday's strong upswing, as Bitcoin continues to trade near the $7,000 price point and many of the top ten cryptocurrencies see negligible price change on the day.

Malicious cryptomining attacks jumped 956 percent from the first half of 2017 to the first half of 2018, IT security firm Trend Micro reported Wednesday.

If there were any questions about Changpeng "CZ" Zhao's leadership abilities, TechCrunch founder and Arrington XRP Capital partner Michael Arrington has put those thoughts to rest, describing Binance's CEO as the "Real f**king deal" in a decidedly unambiguous character appraisal.

South Korea e-commerce marketplace Ticket Monster revealed it had closed a $32 million funding round for its new stablecoin Terra in a press release Wednesday, August 29.

The district's Financial Development Bureau reportedly issued a notice of the new ban August 24, warning of the need to "Maintain the security and stability of the financial system."

Origin Protocol, a blockchain project building a decentralized marketplace, has rolled out a peer-to-peer messaging application built on top of ethereum.

Litecoin creator Charlie Lee has dismissed short-term price trends as the upshot of "Speculation," stressing that long-term valuation is a truer measure of crypto's success, in a CNBC interview August 27.

Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu and Bitcoin(.com) CEO Roger Ver are set to discuss upcoming ecosystem developments, protocol upgrades and more during the first-ever World Digital Mining Summit, taking place Sept. 21-23, in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange AirTM has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round.

Decentralized cloud startup Dfinity just raised $102 million to further its work in developing an "Internet computer," TechCrunch reported Wednesday.

The Russian state pension fund, the country's largest social service, has recently suggested implementing blockchain technology in labor relations, local news outlet Izvestiya reports Wednesday, August 29, citing the organization's press center.

Multinational banking firm Standard Chartered is teaming up with the financial arm of manufacturing giant Siemens for a pilot scheme that puts bank guarantees for trade finance on a blockchain.

An Australian federal agency is developing a national blockchain that will allow businesses to carry out transactions based on smart legal contracts.

This past June, ICON, the most valuable blockchain project in South Korea, secured a strategic partnership with Kyobo Life, the country's largest insurance firm alongside Samsung, to develop blockchain-based services.

Bithumb, one of the largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, will open up account registrations after a month-long freeze, local media outlet Yonhap News reports Wednesday, August 29.

A special economic zone in China's Guangzhou city is following the lead of Beijing's financial district in banning activities that promote cryptocurrencies.

A blockchain-based platform where crypto enthusiasts can own digital collectibles inspired by public figures is planning to open up its ecosystem to developers - in the hope that new games and competitions will be added to its burgeoning marketplace.

A county in China's northern Sichuan province has signed a strategic cooperation contract to establish a new blockchain company in an effort to develop the forestry industry, local news outlet China Net reported August 24.