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South Korean Government Talks of ‘Overheated’ Market as Cryptos Soar
28.5.2019
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The South Korean government has held meetings with ministries to address skyrocketing cryptocurrency prices, while trading volumes rise quickly at domestic exchanges.
Per media outlets Kyunghyang Shinmun and SBS CNBC, the meetings have involved the finance ministry...
Why this Investor Thinks Bitcoin Will Hit USD 30,000 in 2019
28.5.2019
Jehan Chu, co-founder of Kenetic Capital, a blockchain investment and advisory firm, believes that Bitcoin price will more than triple and hit USD 30,000 by the end of the year.
Talking on Bloomberg Daybreak Asia, Jehan Chu said that the combination of three important factors will drive the price...
Bitcoin and Major Altcoins Outperformed by XRP and EOS
28.5.2019
Bitcoin and altcoins started the week with a positive bias. BTC/USD climbed above the USD 7,500 and USD 7,750 resistance levels. The price even spiked above USD 7,800, but it struggled to gain momentum above the key USD 8,900 and USD 9,000 resistance levels. The price is currently (08:10 UTC)...
Popular Private Key Generator Compromised, Fake Crypto Wallets Emerge
28.5.2019
Security researchers just sent two warnings for crypto users, encouraging to move their funds from adressess generated via WalletGenerator.net after August 2018, and be extra careful when downloading a wallet app from the Google Play store.
"If you have used a private key generated...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 21
27.5.2019
Below is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Crypto Market Sentiment: Now EOS Stands with BTC in the Positive Zone
27.5.2019
This Monday, we see the crypto market sentiment slightly dropping comparing to last Monday’s 5.48, now being at 5.36, but still higher than it was two weeks ago (5.1), according to Omenics (previously, Predicoin), a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
Most coins rest within the neutral...
Cryptopia's Liquidator Rushes to Protect Users Data in Arizona
27.5.2019
Grant Thornton, the liquidator of New-Zealand based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, applied for urgent interim relief in an attempt to preserve the data stored and hosted on servers with an Arizona based business that is terminating the contract with the exchange, the liquidator announced....
S Korean Bank Unveils ‘Country’s First Blockchain-powered Loans’
27.5.2019
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank says it has launched the nation’s first blockchain-powered loans.
The bank says that it will use blockchain-powered solutions to overcome hurdles for members of the general public applying for loans online, and will apply the technology to its scraping activities. In...
These 10 Crypto Exchanges Passed Wash Trading Test
27.5.2019
Only 10 out 83 cryptocurrency exchanges, analyzed by crypto investment company Bitwise Asset Management, passed a test aimed to show if they were reporting systematically inflated bitcoin trading volumes.
The 10 that passed, in the order of their average daily volume during April 2019 from...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Kick Off the Week With Bullish Trend
27.5.2019
The past few sessions were very bullish, with strong bullish moves in bitcoin and altcoins. BTC/USD broke the main USD 8,200 and USD 8,300 resistance levels to start a fresh increase. Buyers took control and pushed the price to a new yearly high above USD 8,800. The price is currently (08:10 UTC)...
Another Crypto Pop Pushes Bitcoin Close to USD 9,000, Altcoins Rally
27.5.2019
Source: iStock/hocus-focus
As the crypto market rallied sharply in the last hours of Sunday (UTC time), bitcoin reached its new high of 2019, altcoins followed the suit and the total market capitalization increased by almost 8% in the past 24 hours.
At pixel time (04:42 UTC), the average price...
Why Telling Investors "This Time It’s Different" Might be Dangerous
26.5.2019
Since the price of bitcoin has broken through the USD 8,000 barrier and the dreaded ‘crypto winter’ is finally over, we now have industry experts who claim that this crypto market rally will be different than the last. While that may not be incorrect, it is a potentially dangerous statement for...
Coming Next: Bitcoin Correction and Best Buying Opportunity Since 2015
26.5.2019
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Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
Bitcoin surged to a 2019 high of USD 8,373 on May 16. And on that same...
How Much Adoption Can Bitcoin Handle Right Now?
25.5.2019
Source: iStock/da-kuk
Adoption is the holy grail of Bitcoin. However, as fantastic as large-scale adoption would be in theory, there remain serious questions as to whether Bitcoin and its blockchain can genuinely handle such adoption.
Because while Bitcoin has witnessed a number of significant...
Great Crypto Expectations: 20 Crypto Jokes
25.5.2019
It was an eventful week in the cryptoverse, but luckily for all its inhabitants, it was generally positive, as new opportunities arise and people are being optimistic and hopeful for the next bull run.
The week started with the report of a famous journalist interviewing a Bitcoin advocate on...
Crypto Traders Warn Newbies About New & Super Risky Binance Feature
24.5.2019
The most recent confirmation that major cryptocurrency exchange Binance will be rolling out its margin trading feature "soon" left the cryptoverse abuzz with warnings that new traders should stay away from this very risky instrument.
Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, hinted about the new feature...
Today, Bitcoincasino.io adds another New Batch of Online Casino Games
24.5.2019
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
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Whenever an online casino adds a new software provider to those offering games at the site, it always attracts quite a bit...
Yuan Depreciation Could Fuel an Epic Crypto Bull Market – Arthur Hayes
24.5.2019
Similar to 2015, a sharp and sudden yuan depreciation could lead to the beginning of another "epic bull market," according to Arthur Hayes, co-founder & CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX.
In his recent digest, discussing the U.S. and Chinese economies, especially given the current trade...
Brave Testing Tipping Tweets in BAT
24.5.2019
Source: Twitter, @brave
The first decentralized browser based on blockchain technology that lets users earn tokens as they browse, Brave, is testing a new feature for tipping tweets with Brave Rewards.
For users of our Nightly desktop version, we're testing a new feature for tipping tweets with...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Rebound, Market Cap up 6%
24.5.2019
Yesterday, we saw a major downside correction in bitcoin and most major altcoins, including ethereum, ripple, bitcoin cash, EOS, litecoin, binance coin and tron. BTC/USD declined below USD 7,700 and later found a strong buying interest near the USD 7,500 level. As a result, the price bounced back...