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Coinbase to ‘Store 5% of all the BTC in the World’ Following Xapo Deal
16.8.2019
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase. Major American cryptocurrency exchange and wallet Coinbase has bought the custody interests of Xapo, a company famous for stashing its rich clients’ crypto holdings in a secret Swiss former military bunker, located underneath a mountain.
Coinbase paid USD...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bitcoin (BTC) Performs a Quick Recovery by Rising Above $10,000
16.8.2019
Bitcoin recovers quickly from yesterday’s bloodbath; it is hovering around 10,300 USD. Bitcoin’s last month’s performance hints at a price rally at the earliest. After Yesterday’s quick fall below 10,000 USD, Bitcoin has been able to recover towards the closing of the day. Over the last 30 days,...
Dallas Mavericks Fans Can Now Purchase Tickets and Merchandise with Bitcoin
16.8.2019
Since early last year adopting cryptocurrency has been in mind for the Mavs, when billionaire tech investor and the owner of the team, Mark Cuban indicated that fans would soon have the option to utilize Bitcoin to purchase tickets to the group’s games. Mark Cuban, one of the first...
Samsung Adds Bitcoin Support to Its Blockchain Keystore
15.8.2019
On August 13, Samsung, the South Korean multinational conglomerate, published the company’s new Blockchain Keystore SDK for developers and the latest release supports Bitcoin Core (BTC). The version follows Samsung’s previous Keystore release which only supported ETH and the ERC20...
Why US BTC ETFs Matter if ‘No One Cares’ About European ETNs and ETPs
15.8.2019
As a new round of decisions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on bitcoin-backed exchange traded funds (ETFs) is expected in the coming months, questions are now being asked on why it even matters.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV on Wednesday with Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC’s Mayday Forced Coin Below $10,000
15.8.2019
Bitcoin falls below 10,000 USD price level with a cut above 5% overnight. The BTC’s next halt may happen at 9,700 USD. Bitcoin (BTC) has finally demolished all expectations of a price recovery anytime soon by falling below 10,000 USD. It is currently being traded near 9971 USD. With three major...
deVerge CEO Lauds HM Revenue & Customs Authority’s Move To Gather Crypto Trading Records
15.8.2019
The crypto industry and regulators have a bittersweet affair across the globe, a tussle that seems to be going nowhere yet. However, things have been moving either way in many regions, including the United Kingdom. Recently, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department sent letters to a few crypto...
Central Banks Worldwide Testing Their Own Digital Currencies
15.8.2019
Central banks worldwide are examining the possibility of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with some already testing theirs for different uses. Countries that have advanced their digital currency projects include China, Singapore, Canada, the Bahamas, Thailand, Uruguay, and Sweden....
Alcor Life Extension Foundation Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations
15.8.2019
Alcor Life Extension Foundation has revealed the company is accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) donations. Alcor was convinced by Bitcoin.com’s executive chairman Roger Ver to add BCH acceptance, the same person who convinced Alcor to accept BTC payments via Bitpay back in 2014. The nonprofit...
UK Advertising Standards Authority has Upheld Complaint against BitMEX for Placing Bitcoin Ad
15.8.2019
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has raised a complaint about a bitcoin advertisement placed by BitMEX (HDR Global Trading), Crypto derivatives exchange. The promotion placed on January 3rd, 2019, apparently to celebrate the tenth commemoration of mining of the first block of bitcoin...
Samsung Adds Bitcoin Support To Its SDK Blockchain Keystore Without Making Any Noise
15.8.2019
The speculations of Samsung adding support for Bitcoin have finally turned out to be true, as the Korean tech giant added BTC support to its Blockchain Keystore SDK, though quite discreetly. As per reports, the move will allow users to use Bitcoin applications through the secured storage hardware...
Seed SEF Starts Testing of Its Physically Settled BTC Swaps
15.8.2019
Seed SEF (Swap Execution Facility) has begun the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) of its physically settled Bitcoin derivatives, as announced by the firm on 13th August 2019. The testing will continue until early August. The company’s UAT environment is now open for clients to commence trading...
Price Analysis 14/08: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB, EOS, BSV, XMR, XLM
14.8.2019
Has Bitcoin topped out in the short term or will traders have the opportunity to buy it lower? Let’s consult the charts
Bitcoin Being Traded At Premium In Crisis-Hit Argentina And Hong Kong, Comes To Rescue From Devaluation
14.8.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) has proven to be of tremendous value in crisis-hit countries, with live examples like Venezuela. The South American country, which had been in socioeconomic and political turmoil, saw accelerating demand for Bitcoin, as it was viewed as a safe asset to park wealth. A similar story...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bears Usher BTC Price Even Below $10500
14.8.2019
Bitcoin sees major price fall over a day, has stepped down well below $11,000 BTC has even broken below $10500, recently possessed price range above $10,400 Bitcoin has formed support level near $10,351.73 and the coin rebounded above $10,500 Currently BTC is correcting after the rebound Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Vs. Ripple: Both Bitcoin (BTC) & Ripple (XRP) Are On A Slippery Slope; Lost Significantly Overnight
14.8.2019
Bitcoin loses 6.5% whereas Ripple is down by 1.43% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin has a higher chance of turning around its situation than XRP. There has been a blood bath for Bitcoin and Ripple over the last 24 hours. And this time, Bitcoin seems in a worse position than Ripple. Bitcoin has lost...
Bitcoin (BTC), Instead Of Recovering, Falls Below $11,000; Will This Be An Extended Price Dip?
14.8.2019
Bitcoin slid below $11,000, even below its major support level. BTC to take a U-turn or is it just a regular bump in the road? BTC to USD graph appears bearish. Just when we thought that Bitcoin would make an unexceptional leap towards $12,000 and beyond; to our surprise, it slid below $11,000....
RBI’s Power Over Crypto Challenged at Length in Indian Supreme Court Today
14.8.2019
The Indian supreme court resumed hearing the writ petitions against the banking restriction by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday. Many issues were discussed, ranging from the legality of the RBI action to the classification of crypto assets and how each country...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Falls Way Below $11,000; No Signs of Recovery for Now
14.8.2019
Bitcoin falls below 11,000 USD with no signs of recovery for now. Bitcoin has shown six major price swings in the last 30 days and the price range lies between 9100 USD and 12,200 USD. Bitcoin has made its investors mourn over the last 24 hours as the coin has gone below 11,000 USD. It …
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Bitpay Introduces Identity Verification Process for High-value Payment of $3K And Above
14.8.2019
Bitpay, a Cryptocurrency payment processor, is introducing a new identity verification process for certain high-value payments, payouts, and refunds. The new process does not make any difference to the individual to individual payments utilizing the BitPay and Copay applications. Cryptocurrency...