Morgan Stanley: Bitcoin is not going to cost a penny if it’s not used by corporations
According to the new data of the bank holding, cryptocurrency traders operate with an asset not backed by anything, as there are no interest rates and physical value
25 December 2017 21:00, UTC
BitPay still did not implement SegWit and has problems with transaction fees
BitPay still does not support SegWit and now, to cover transaction fees, it raises the minimum payment invoice from 5 to 100 USD
25 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Russian Parliament members to be walked through the cryptocurrency mining process
Russian State Duma Deputy Chair of the Education and Science Committee Boris Chernyshov told about the upcoming meeting of miners from 15 countries with the Russian members of parliament. According to him, this will provide them with better understanding of cryptocurrency
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
German Bundesbank rejects official cryptocurrency plans, Israeli government does not
The German financial institution tells there will be no official, state-issued cryptocurrency in the Euro zone, meanwhile the government of Israel does not jump to conclusions and considers digital shekel
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Russian Finance Ministry prepares another cryptocurrency legislation draft
This new draft was described by the Finance Minister himself in the interview to the Russian TV channel. According to this draft, the right to trade cryptocurrency will only be available for qualified investors
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Genesis Engineering to mine cryptocurrency in Russian region with cheap energy
Hong Kong-based company called Genesis Engineering wants to use the benefits of the neighboring Russia which has much cheaper prices for power required for mining. Russian officials tell the offer is interesting yet needs to be reviewed
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Rumors: Telegram to hold ICO and issue its own altcoin
The management of the very popular cryptographic messenger might be planning to hold an initial coin offering, and this has not been confirmed by the project leader, Pavel Durov, who neither rejected nor confirmed the rumors
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Yes, Bitcoin values can be accurately determined
The expectations of bitcoin futures being launched on the world's largest futures exchanges led to a sharp increase in the value of the first cryptocurrency. After this event, the price of BTC went through a deep correction. This volatility is what futures are supposed to take away from the cryptocurrency market. What can we expect on the long-term prospect - read in the article
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Joe DiPasquale, founder of BitBull Capital, the world's first cryptocurrency fund of funds
Investor Mike Novogratz not pleased with market dynamics, holds off on crypto hedge fund launch
According to Mike Novogratz, wealthy businessman who is famous for his optimism towards Bitcoin, this cryptocurrency might fall to $8000 and then slowly return to $20,000 in a few months, and this is why he delays the launch of his cryptocurrency hedge fund
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Hedge fund BlockTower Capital bets $1m on Bitcoin reaching $50,000
The media has managed to find out who was that anonymous brave investor behind the bet of 1 million dollars on the future Bitcoin’s price of 50,000 USD. It was BlockTower Capital, a hedge fund
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
SegWit2x may return on Thursday
This hard fork is not dead, as everybody thought before, and a team of developers plans to introduce it on December 28, 2017. No big arguments this time, as probably, nobody knows if the team actually capable of finishing this update
24 December 2017 21:00, UTC
FINRA: careful with crypto assets
Another American organization with ties to the government (although self-regulated, created by the Congress in 1939) warns of investment risks in cryptocurrency assets
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Belarus legalizes cryptocurrency, mining and tokens
The President of the Republic of Belarus has signed the bill that allows to own and trade cryptocurrency and issue tokens (as long as the token issuer is registered in the country’s technological park), effectively making his country one of the most liberal towards cryptocurrency in the former Soviet Union
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Bitcoin ATMs across the world in numbers
Every day about five new crypto ATM are opened in the world. They allow users to exchange fiat money for cryptocurrency and back. They may be called differently: bitcoin machines, bitcoin ATM, bitcoin exchanger. Many people are also interested in how to pay for services with bitcoins through these ATMs. Due to increasing interest in cryptocurrency across the world, Bitnewstoday makes a review
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Margareth Nail
Community suspects GDAX management of inside trading
Sudden stop of Bitcoin Cash trades after announcing the latter on GDAX might have been beneficial for someone in the management, crypto enthusiasts think. Roger Ver defends alleged crooks
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
EtherDelta hacked, operations suspended
Criminals see easy money in cryptocurrency exchanges and try to attack them. They were successful with the recent EtherDelta DNS hack, funds losses do not exceed $500,000
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Price pump: company grows plus 300% after adding ‘blockchain’ to the title
Previously, such price jumps occurred on tradtitional market amidst the news on acquisition of blockchain firms, and now Long Island Ice Tea becomes Long Blockchain and immediately becomes more expensive
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Cryptocurrency market capitalization drops by $200 billion
The coins are dropping, and so does their capitalization. Coinmarketcap’s top ten digital currencies are becoming cheaper right in front of our eyes
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Bitcoin falls below $14,000
Bitcoin is down 30% from the record all-time high achieved 5 days ago. Someone’s definitely will talk about bubbles if it goes down even further. Cryptocurrency veterans, however, see nothing new
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC
Rumors: Goldman Sachs to build a crypto-related trading platform
Press sources in the company who are aware of its plans tell Goldman Sachs might establish a cryptocurrency trading platform and launch it in summer 2018. No official announcement, though, so one should remain skeptical
21 December 2017 21:00, UTC