Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Research into the top ten crypto deals in 2017 based on their investment returns has revealed that on average each returned over 136,000 percent, according to data shared with Cointelegraph by Crypto Finance Conference analysts July 27.

Decentralized cryptocurrency wallet SafeWallet is launching a new QR code-based user identification system to replace mnemonic phrases and private keys, the firm announced Friday.

Crypto markets have taken a sharp downturn, today, July 27, with all of the top ten coins by market cap hit by hefty losses and Bitcoin dipping back below the $8,000 psychological price point, as data from Coin360 shows.

Richard Gendal Brown is the CTO at R3. After years of discussion and planning, enterprise blockchain is now becoming a reality across industries as diverse as insurance, healthcare, gold, oil and gas, finance and more.

On July 25, 2018, London-based Skrill announced its support of four major cryptocurrencies on its popular wallet application.

Bitcoin's drop below $8,000 yesterday may have tempered the positive mood in the market, but the broader outlook still remains bullish, technical charts indicate.

Online broker Monex Group, which bought out hacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck this spring, plans to launch a U.S.-based trading platform, Cointelegraph Japan reported today, July 27.

An in-depth analysis of the fintech sector by the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs revealed a highly nuanced EU Parliament position on cryptocurrencies, with the committee stating the possibility for crypto to function as an alternative to fiat currency in a variety of different applications.

Cloud mining - a service that enables individual users to lease hashing power from dedicated cryptocurrency mining operations - came forth as professionalization and cartelization of the mining business began to drive out smaller and insufficiently equipped players from the scene.

On July 25, the Department of Justice showed its interest in Poloniex - a Delaware-based cryptocurrency exchange platform - in a rather unexpected fashion: Chief Special Investigator of the Investor Protection Unit Craig Weldon emailed a number of Poloniex users, asking them to respond if they have any difficulties with their account.

Central bank-issued cryptocurrency can potentially bring economic welfare gains for Canada and the U.S., according to a central bank researcher.

The regulatory body overseeing Japan's digital currency and trading market introduced a rule that could potentially affect thousands of traders in the cryptocurrency-crazy nation.

Kinesis says these currencies - known as KAU and KAG - are based one-to one on allocated physical gold and silver.

The SEC has announced the rejection of the Winklevoss twins application for a Bitcoin ETF, marking the second time a crypto exchange-traded fund application by the Gemini exchange founders has been denied.

Stepping back, in 1970, the U.S. passed the Bank Secrecy Act, which weaponized banking and financial institutions, turning them into an unofficial secret police.

IOTA and Audi Denkwerkstatt - the German car manufacturer's think tank - have teamed up to explore the Tangle for building a permissionless mobility ecosystem, together embarking on a one-week Google Design Sprint in Berlin.

Institutional solutions to cryptocurrency investing are on the rise.

A $1 billion Chinese blockchain fund launched in April has denied a report that the local government will withdraw its financial support following the leak of a recording involving a former partner of the fund.

U.K.-based cross-border payments processor TransferTo signed a partnership with the Stellar foundation, the entity behind Stellar Lumens, on July 25, 2018, to enable faster mobile payments in emerging markets.

Despite supporting thousands of cryptocurrencies on its open-source platform, institutional investors are seemingly bearish on the broader use case of Ethereum, the world 's second-largest digital currency by market cap.

The Indian state of Telangana announced it will sign several memoranda of understanding with blockchain firms as to eventually implement the technology in state applications, local Indian news agency the Business Standard reports July 26.

While some say crypto is apolitical, others argue a technology that takes direct aim at central bank-driven monetary policy can't be anything otherwise.

Roger Ver's campaign to promote Bitcoin Cash adoption has sparked debate in the cryptocurrency community after the release of an email exchange between crypto trading platform Bity and Bitcoin.com.

Mike Novogratz's crypto-focused merchant bank Galaxy Digital released its first quarter report for 2018, posting a $134 million loss as cryptocurrency markets slumped, according to Bloomberg July 26.

Professional consulting giant Accenture Global Solutions may be considering using blockchain to streamline and automate shipping logistics.

The Securities Division of the Office of the Attorney General of South Carolina has removed cease-and-desist orders against two blockchain startups, according to public documents published July 26.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will not introduce futures on cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin in the near future, CME CEO Terry Duffy revealed in an interview with Bloomberg July 26.

Five major banks from each BRICS member state signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of distributed ledger technology, according to an official press release July 26.

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has launched enforcement proceedings against crypto mining firm Envion AG over its potentially unauthorized token sale, according to a FINMA press release today, July 26.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has once again rejected an effort by investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to list a bitcoin ETF. The move comes more than a year after the SEC turned down a rule change request from the Bats BZX Exchange that would have paved the way for the bitcoin-tied investment vehicle.