Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency

Online physical commodities exchange Open Mineral is planning to build a consortium of mining companies and financial organizations to develop a blockchain-based mineral trading system, according to a press release July 9.

A new study has found that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have the potential to become a mainstream means of payment and already meet one of the three main criteria of money, according to an eToro press release July 9.

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Bancor, which experienced a "Security breach" July 9, has told Cointelegraph that it expects to come back online within 24 hours.

Three major American economists have recently spoken negatively about Bitcoin's chances for survival in an interview with Financial News today, July 9.

Whelan appears less positive about cryptocurrencies than the CASE specialists, mentioning "Bubbles associated with cryptocurrencies" and their toxic potential for financial sector of the wider economy.

The capacity of the Lightning Network, a micropayment channel that is compatible with Segregated Witness and a layer two scaling solution deployed on top of the Bitcoin protocol, has increased by 68 percent in the past 30 days.

Since hitting an annual low of $5,785 in June, bitcoin has increased roughly 15 percent against the U.S. dollar, and technical indicators suggest the cryptocurrency might not be calling it quits just yet.

Token creation platform Bancor has gone offline following a "Security breach" that took place Monday morning.

Select Neo users are receiving some free crypto money.

20 suspects have been arrested in China in a major cryptojacking case allegedly affecting over one million computers and generating 15 million yuan in illicit profits, local news source Legal Daily reports today, July 9.

China's central bank has boasted that it has reduced Bitcoin trading in Chinese currency, renminbi from above 90 percent to just 1 percent of the world's total.

U.S. retail giant Walmart's latest blockchain-related patent application describes a "Secure" delivery management system, according to a filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office July 5.

China's central bank, The People's Bank of China, has stated that the Chinese yuan now accounts for less than 1 percent of global Bitcoin transactions, local news outlet Asia Times reports today, July 9.

Binance calls for donations to victims of West Japan's ongoing natural disaster, leading the relief initiative with a $1,000,000 pledge.

Digital media giant YouTube has been named in class action lawsuit tied to the collapse of BitConnect, the cryptocurrency lending platform widely accused of fraud.

Decentralized cryptocurrency platform Bancor halted operations Monday, July 9, as it investigates what it calls a "Security breach," reportedly involving over $12 mln.

A goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization has been named as the head of crypto exchange Binance's new charity foundation.

Bitcoin has been met with controversy since inception in 2009.

For the first time, the U.K.'s financial regulator is recognizing the potential of blockchain-related startups.

Blockchain cloud computing platform Oasis Labs announced July 9 that it has raised $45 mln from major investors as part of its plan to help companies adopt blockchain.

A Switzerland-based trading platform for metal concentrates is forming a blockchain consortium aimed to streamline supply chains in the minerals industry.

For the third time in two years, Bithumb, South Korea's biggest crypto exchange, was hacked in June 2018.

The company behind the "World's first" multi-asset, universal wallet that can store multiple cryptocurrencies and tokens has started supporting the EOS mainnet - and is offering free registration of EOS account names as part of a campaign running from July 6-18.Infinito Wallet, which began supporting EOS on June 7, says its special offer is on a first-come, first-served basis.

As of now, each wallet can vote to up to 30 candidates to serve as block producers it's worth noting that block producers with the most support on the network have less than 3 percent of the current token supply backing them.

The State of Delaware awarded IBM $738,000 to create a blueprint for their blockchain based corporate filing system.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, one of China's "Big Four" state-owned commercial banks and one of the world's largest by total assets, is seeking to patent a blockchain system for the exchange of financial assets.

Bitcoin rally has stalled near a key resistance range and a minor pullback could recharge the engine for a much-awaited move toward the $7,000 mark.

Cloud computing startup Oasis Labs successfully raised $45 million in a private token pre-sale to develop a blockchain platform aimed to rival Amazon Web Services.

Investment banking firm Benson Oak revealed it would pump "Around $100 mln" into Israel-based startups with an "Emphasis" on blockchain, local Israeli news outlet the Jerusalem Post reported today, July 9.

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