Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

The Democratic candidate for governor of Colorado, U.S Representative Jared Polis, has added a blockchain policy to the list of issues of his gubernatorial campaign this year, according to an announcement on Polis' website.

A recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that cryptocurrency markets move depending on the type of attention they receive - unlike traditional financial markets.

British investment bank Barclays is sponsoring a hackathon to find the best blockchain solution to increase the efficiency of derivatives contracts processing, according to an announcement published August 9.

1,000 invested in Ripple in January 2017 was worth $350,000 by the end of last year.

Overstock shares soared by 21 percent in after-hours trading following news that Hong Kong-based private equity firm GSR Capital will invest up to $270 million in tZERO, an Overstock blockchain subsidiary, CNBC reported Aug. 9.

Litecoin transactions are now available via encrypted messenger app Telegram, Litecoin founder Charlie Lee tweeted today, Aug. 9.

While the case is new for China, compilations regarding hard forks and exchanges have been amassing since perhaps as early as the DAO incident in 2016.

The blockchain revolution, despite its massive successes, has had a number of adverse effects on the environment stemming from the high amount of electricity blockchain mining consumes.

The CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform Binance Changpeng Zhao announced a demo of the platform's decentralized exchange in a tweet today, Aug. 9.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is reportedly considering ways to accelerate blockchain adoption, local news agency Xinhua reports Aug. 9.

The commercial, state-run Bank of China, not to be confused with the People's Bank of China, announced its plans to invest further in fintech innovation, according to local news outlet The Paper August 9.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead claimed that crypto markets are reflecting some overreaction from investors recently, in comments to CNBC August 8.

Overstock.com subsidiary tZero raised $134 million in its security token offering, the company said Thursday.

August 9: The summer crypto rollercoaster continues, as the market sees a healthy rebound into the green after sustaining major losses yesterday.

On Aug. 8, Bitcoin recorded a massive drop from $7,200 to $6,150, a 14 percent drop within a 24-hour period.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance unveiled the platform's first look at its upcoming decentralized exchange on Thursday.

The South Korean government is set to launch a program dedicated to fostering young talent in emerging areas including blockchain on August 10, a press release confirmed today, August 9.

U.S. software company Intuit has been awarded a patent for processing Bitcoin payments via text message, according to a filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office August 7.

The price of ethereum classic has depreciated more than 30 percent against the U.S. dollar since its listing on Coinbase.

More than 170,000 devices in Brazil were targeted in a cryptojacking attack last month.

IBM and Danish transport and logistics giant Maersk have launched their global blockchain-enabled shipping solution, according to an official press release today, August 9.

The mainnet for decentralized encyclopedia startup Everipedia is now live.

"Regulators would be wise to avoid the chainsaw when microsurgery could do" when it comes to blockchain technology, says author Don Tapscott.

Today, we see much of the same happening to the cryptocurrency industry and its growing image problem.

A Chinese cryptocurrency trader who was sent bitcoin in error must repay an exchange even if it broke domestic rules, a Beijing court has ruled.

UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority has issued a second warning in a week Wednesday, August 8, over crypto-related "Fraudsters" claiming to be an FCA authorized firm.

Thus, because of the global nature of blockchain products, it is unnecessary to worry about a regional customer, but rather it is important for blockchain projects to examine the legislation, the atmosphere and approach from the community, fees, and a myriad of other factors in different countries to see which will aid them in realizing their outcomes.

People were excited and inspired by stories like that of Alan Aronoff, who turned an $8,500 investment into millions in just a few months through shrewd crypto trading.

Microsoft has just rolled out an additional consensus mechanism for clients building ethereum-based apps on Azure that does away with mining.

The new, token-based user incentive program will aim to propel mainstream awareness and adoption among the masses within the cryptocurrency and blockchain spaces.