– Coinbase opens cryptocurrency index fund – Adblock Plus to rely on blockchain to detect fake news – Ripple says banks are not ready to process cross-border payments with blockchain in the near future – Monero, more often than other cryptocurrencies, is used by hackers – Western Union doesn’t plan adding cryptocurrency to its money transfer services … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (June 14, 2018): Coinbase, Adblock Plus, Ripple, Monero, Western Union
Crypto news in brief (June 13, 2018): Bitcoin, Google trends, JD.com, LG, Monero, Tether
– Bitcoin still beats in Beyonce in Google search – JD.com plans to issue asset-backed securities – LG will develop blockchain for South Korea's Mint – 5% of Monero mined through malware – USDT was used for bitcoin price manipulation, claim researchers at the University of Texas … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (June 13, 2018): Bitcoin, Google trends, JD.com, LG, Monero, Tether
Crypto news in brief (June 12, 2018): Huobi, CFTC, EOS, Fidelity, Chainalysis, Zug, Swiss Crypto Valley, Hypothekarbank
- Huobi is extending its services to the US - EOS has finally launched its main net - Fidelity Investments has shut down this spring its subsidiary crypto fund that used Fidelity account balance to invest in crypto assets - Zug, aka Swiss Crypto Valley, is set to have the country’s first municipal voting using blockchain … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (June 12, 2018): Huobi, CFTC, EOS, Fidelity, Chainalysis, Zug, Swiss Crypto Valley, Hypothekarbank
Crypto news in brief (June 6, 2018): Estonia, SBI Holdings, HitBTC, Google, Ripple, GitHub, Bitcoin Core, EOS
- Estonia has renounced plans to establish a national cryptocurrency - Japanese banking conglomerate SBI Holdings will be launching its own crypto exchange VCTRADE - HitBTC, a crypto exchange, has stopped dealing with Japanese residents - Ripple is launching the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), an educational fund, with a starting capital of $50 million … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (June 6, 2018): Estonia, SBI Holdings, HitBTC, Google, Ripple, GitHub, Bitcoin Core, EOS
Crypto news in brief (May 20, 2018): Ripple, Bitcoin Cash hard fork, Bitcoin mining, MUFG Bank
- Ripple will provide investments and grants to companies, using digital asset XRP and XRP Ledger in their operating activities. - Economist Alex de Vries published a research, estimating the current total energy consumption for bitcoin mining and making a forecast for the future. - Due to Bitcoin Cash hard fork the block size increased from 8MB to 32MB. - MUFG Bank plans to … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (May 20, 2018): Ripple, Bitcoin Cash hard fork, Bitcoin mining, MUFG Bank
Crypto news in brief (May 13, 2018): Telegram, Iran, Bloomberg, Winklevoss, UPbit, Ripple xRapid, Nvidia, Huawei
- Telegram creates its first blockchain platform service - Iranian citizens have transferred $2.5 billion in cryptocurrency - Bloomberg launches Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI) - UPbit, the biggest South Korean exchange, is suspected of fraud - Ripple shares results of testing of its xRapid pilot projects … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (May 13, 2018): Telegram, Iran, Bloomberg, Winklevoss, UPbit, Ripple xRapid, Nvidia, Huawei
Crypto news in brief (April 27, 2018): Bitcoin, Philippines, BBVA, Binance, IBM
- 17 million bitcoins have now been mined - The Philippine authorities will allow 10 companies to mine bitcoin, conduct ICOs and operate exchanges in a special economic zone - BBVA becomes the first global financial institution to issue loans using blockchain - Binance adds a new feature of converting 'crypto dust' into BNB - IBM introduces TrustChain, a blockchain … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (April 27, 2018): Bitcoin, Philippines, BBVA, Binance, IBM
Crypto news in brief (April 24, 2018): US Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs, Singapore, Hong-Kong, MyEtherWallet
- US Federal Reserve welcomes anonymous cryptocurrencies - Goldman Sachs hires a crypto trader - China gives way to Singapore and Hong-Kong as leaders in ICO - MyEtherWallet is under hacker attack - Every fifth financial company to launch crypto trading … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (April 24, 2018): US Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs, Singapore, Hong-Kong, MyEtherWallet