Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

During the last week of July 2018, Wall Street traders completed their first-ever Bitcoin futures swap for physical BTC.Exchange for Physical Crypto Transactions.

Crypto security and storage startup BitGo is adding zcash to its platform, the firm announced Wednesday.

Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder of both Reddit and VC firm Initialized Capital, upheld his $20,000 Bitcoin and $1,500 Ethereum forecasts for 2018 in an interview with CNBC on July 24.

The short duration charts have also aligned in favor of a deeper correction.

Major U.S. cryptocurrency wallet and exchange Coinbase has entered the crypto gift card market, allowing customers in certain countries to exchange coins for brand e-certificates, according to their July 25 blog post.

Last week, news of at least three major players applying for blockchain-related patents emerged: Bank of America sought to legally protect its blockchain-based system allowing the external validation of data, Barclays filed two patent applications relating to the transfer of digital currency and blockchain data storage, while MasterCard's application mentioned a form of a public blockchain-based method for linking assets between blockchain and fiat accounts.

For the first time, Fortune has created a crypto-focused version of its prestigious "40 under 40" honor roll for the most impressive young disruptors in the finance and technology industry, published July 23.

That's perhaps the biggest takeaway from CoinDesk's State of Blockchain Q2 2018 report.

The third round of blockchain rankings has been released by China's CCID Research Institute and EOS received the top rating for the second time in a row.

Leanne Kemp is the founder of blockchain platform Everledger, which tracks high-class assets like diamonds in order to reduce fraud and promote more viable marketplaces.

Pretty much everyone saw them coming, but it was no less disturbing when assassination markets actually began to appear on Augur, a decentralized protocol for betting on the outcomes of real-world events and that launched two weeks ago on ethereum.

Not one, but five prominent names from the crypto world graced this auspicious list of influencers, and their work in the space has clearly exceeded the bounds of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

Amidst rising fears of cryptocurrency growth as a terrorism-funding and money laundering vehicle, the city of London established an educational outlet for its Police force to understand digital currencies.

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase now offers a way for customers to purchase retail goods and services using crypto assets, thanks to a new partnership with a digital gift card startup.

A self-regulatory organization formed by cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan is proposing a limit on how much investors can borrow when margin trading.

Ripple has released the second quarter 2018 report for its digital asset XRP today, July 24.

Because according to many at the event, dapps are still the key technology for moving ethereum and the blockchain industry as a whole closer to its dream of making the world a better, more free place.

Crypto-focused merchant bank Galaxy Digital has recently led a $52.5 million fundraising round for crypto-lending firm BlockFi, according a blog post by the company July 24.

Coinbase exchange has reportedly concluded that no insider trading of Bitcoin Cash took place in December 2017, Fortune reports Tuesday, July 24.

Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange has apparently piqued the interest of the Investor Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice.

Singapore Airlines has officially launched its blockchain-based loyalty program for frequent customers.

Digital asset manager Bitwise has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a regulated exchange-traded fund for cryptocurrency, according to a July 24 press release.

The Tezos Foundation has announced that the international professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland will conduct an external audit of its finances and operations.

"Big Four" financial firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers' Switzerland branch will audit the Tezos Foundation, the latter announced Monday.

State-owned KT Corporation, South Korea's largest telephone company, has announced the launch of its blockchain-powered commercial network.

This fund "Captures approximately 80 [percent] of the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market," the company said Tuesday.

Crypto-lending firm BlockFi raised $52.5 million in a fundraising round led by Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital, Business Insider reported Tuesday.

The emergence of blockchain technology equips industries across the board with solutions for inefficient data storage, payment transfer and more.

The Computing Technology Industry Association has published a guidebook on blockchain technology, aimed at the public sector workers.

The Monero web wallet says it has undergone a successful security review by an independent provider, with analysts concluding "a number of potential vulnerabilities" have now been fixed, with their risks mitigated.