Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network receives more than 1,500 reports every month from financial institutions regarding cryptocurrencies, a top official said Thursday.

Blockchain advocacy group Coin Center continues to believes some cryptocurrencies look like securities by law, and should be regulated as such.

The Tezos Foundation has announced it will be issuing financial grants to research institutions for blockchain tech and smart contracts development, according to an official press release published August 9.

The IOTA Foundation released a public statement August 8 in order to quell fears of a major disagreement among senior management after a transcript of a discussion between the founders and the Board of Directors was leaked.

China's first digital invoice on the blockchain has been issued in the southeastern city of Shenzhen, local news platform EEO reports August 10.

One of the most valuable cryptocurrency companies, Bitmain closed a $1 billion pre-IPO financing round on July 23 at a $15 billion valuation, nearly two times cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase's $8 billion valuation, reported in April.

David Marcus is stepping down from the board of directors at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, citing his new assignment at Facebook leading the social media giant's blockchain strategy.

August 10: Crypto markets are tentatively holding gains today, as they stake their recovery from the week's earlier plummet.

U.S. satellite service provider DISH has announced it has added Bitcoin Cash as a payment option and migrated to the BitPay payments provider, according to an official press release August 9.

Dish Network, one of the first major firms to accept bitcoin as method of payment, has announced it now also accepts bitcoin cash.

Swiss-registered logistics giant CEVA Logistics has announced its participation in IBM and Maersk's new joint blockchain platform TradeLens in a press release August 10.

The Indian government is considering whether to allow crypto tokens to be used in the country, despite its hardline stance on cryptocurrencies, local news outlet DNA India reports August 10.

Token trading platform Templum Markets has launched a sale of a security token on behalf of a popular Colorado resort.

Cayman Islands-based blockchain startup Everipedia formally launched its peer-to-peer encyclopedia August 9, a press release confirmed.

An e-commerce platform that recently launched a token sale aimed to raise $50 million has become Singapore's first public firm to hold an ICO. Y Ventures Group, which went public on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last year, announced a plan for creating a blockchain-based e-commerce system in July and sent the sale of its AORA token live at the end of the same month.

Earlier last week, the SEC postponed CBOE's Bitcoin ETF application decision until late September.

Honeyminer, the crypto mining app that lets users earn bitcoin with laptops, is fast gaining traction.

Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures will launch a $10 million fund for investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, Reuters reported August 10.

As the number of daily transactions continues to rise, an increasing number of issues are popping up.

Bitcoin's close today will likely decide the short-term trend in prices.

Renaissance Macro Research's head of technical research Jeff deGraaf concluded it may be "Game over" for Bitcoin in a new analysis, CNBC reports August 9.

Tech giant Tencent thinks blockchain can speed up reimbursement of expenses for company employees and it's trialing a feature on its WeChat app to do just that.

Stablecoins propose to be currencies capable of performing the functions required of digital currency with the added benefit of remaining stable.

Horn thought he could do better, and recently authored a white paper for Telos, a fork of the open-source protocol behind EOS called EOSIO. And his is just one of several groups that have decided to take the software, tweak it and set up a new network.

In what may be the most potent sponsorship of blockchain to date, Microsoft has quietly released Ethereum on Azure-its new Blockchain-as-a-Service that allows enterprises to use and customize their own permissioned Ethereum blockchain networks.

The World Bank Group has partnered with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to issue a bond using blockchain.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the largest bank in the country, has been mandated by the World Bank to arrange a bond issue exclusively on a blockchain, according to a press release Aug. 10.

The idea may now be coming back in vogue - apps being built on the layer-two technology lightning network, which this year entered beta, already showcase transactions traditional payments systems just can't do.

Bitcoin's price rose above $6,500 Thursday, offering some respite for the badly battered bulls.

Thai police have detained 27-year old actor Jiratpisit "Boom" Jaravijit in an alleged $24 million cryptocurrency scam, Bangkok Post reported August 9.