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Bitcoin and Altcoins Under Pressure, Risk Of More Losses
2.7.2019
This week, there was a fresh decline in bitcoin and altcoins. BTC/USD settled below the USD 11,000 support level to move further into the red zone. Recently, there was a sharp drop below the USD 10,500 support. The price even broke the USD 10,000 weekly pivot support and it could continue to move...
More Tether ‘Reflective’ of Real Dollars Coming Into Bitcoin, Says Kraken CEO
2.7.2019
Kraken explains the current tether-bitcoin relationship shows huge capital inflows into crypto from fiat
Russia’s Largest Bank Is Quitting Central Bank’s Blockchain Project
2.7.2019
Enterprise blockchain project Masterchain is falling short of expectations – and Russia's largest bank is quitting in frustration
Blockstream Enables Atomic Swaps for Liquid Sidechain Assets
2.7.2019
Blockchain infrastructure firm Blockstream has launched a new tool that allows users to execute atomic swaps for all assets supported by the Liquid network
Facebook’s Libra Will Benefit Bitcoin But ‘Destroy’ Banks, Says Industry
2.7.2019
More claims Facebook will overturn the banking industry with Libra launch
Binance Launching Crypto Futures Trading Platform With Up to 20x Leverage
2.7.2019
CZ, CEO of top crypto exchange Binance, has revealed the firm plans to launch a futures trading platform, with initial support for BTC/UTSDT contracts at a leverage of up to 20x
Mt. Gox Vulnerability Covered Up by Founder McCaleb, Lawsuit Alleges
2.7.2019
Jed McCaleb’s misrepresentation of Mt. Gox played a part in keeping users on the platform until bankruptcy
Share of Illegal Bitcoin Transactions Declined to Less Than 1%
2.7.2019
The proportion of bitcoin transactions tied to illicit deals is declining, according to blockchain research company Chainalysis.
Illegal activity has accounted for less than 1% of all bitcoin activity so far this year — down from 7% in 2012, Bloomberg reported, citing Hannah Curtis, senior product...
Binance Exchange Is Launching Crypto Futures Trading Platform
2.7.2019
Binance is planning to roll out futures trading and a test version could be launched in about two weeks time from now
Bitcoin Sell-off Continues, Price Drops Below USD 10,000
2.7.2019
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, just declined below the psychologically important level of USD 10,000, where it was more than 10 days ago.
At pixel time (05:44 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. 9,880 and is down by more than 11% in the past 24 hours and by 13% in the past week. In June, bitcoin...
Bitcoin Price Drops Under $10,000 as Downtrend Continues
2.7.2019
Bitcoin has slumped below $10,000 and pulled other top-20 coins down, with none of them reporting gains
Russian Companies Keen to Flood the Market With Their Own Tokens
2.7.2019
A number of Russian companies are keen on launching tokens of their own, and are waiting on Moscow to make its final decision – with the legislation expected to come before parliament sometime this month, according to Russia’s deputy finance minister.
“A lot of businesses have asked when it will...
Blockchain Retains Nominal Role in Cleveland Tech Hub
2.7.2019
Plans to turn a failing shopping mall in Cleveland into a blockchain hub have changed, as the local community apparently pushes for an entrepreneurial center instead
CME Bitcoin Futures Record $1.7 Billion High in Notional Value
2.7.2019
Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit two new record figures: 6,069 open contracts and $1.7 billion in notional value
US Cryptocurrency Exchange ErisX Receives License for Crypto Futures
2.7.2019
ErisX has received a license for crypto futures trading from the U.S. CFTC
Longenesis Brings South Korean Medical Records to the Blockchain
2.7.2019
A new partnership lets patients and doctors store medical records privately on the blockchain using Bitfury's Exonum platform
‘Not Everyone Is Happy but We Have to Move on,’ Some Challenges to the FATF’s New Guidance
2.7.2019
Not everyone is happy about the FATF’s new rule. Cointelegraph investigates some challenges from both technical and philosophical standpoints
Blockchains CEO Acquires Kirkwood Bank of Nevada for $28 million
2.7.2019
Blockchains CEO bought a bank, purportedly to serve the needs of blockchain businesses and to provide a regulatory sandbox for blockchain-based fintech products
Dutch Ministers Call for Cryptocurrency, Cash Use Regulations
1.7.2019
Dutch ministers have proposed that the government regulate crypto and large cash transactions, citing concerns over money laundering
TD Ameritrade-Backed ErisX Gets Green Light to Settle Futures in Bitcoin
1.7.2019
The CFTC just granted ErisX a derivatives clearing organization license, clearing the way for it to launch bitcoin futures contracts