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McKinsey: Majority of Banks May Not Be Economically Viable
25.10.2019
Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company has published a global banking review and found that a majority of banks worldwide may not be economically viable. More than half of them still do not generate their cost of equity 10 years after the crisis and may not survive an economic downturn....
State Bank of India Chief Argues Crypto Regulation Is a Must
25.10.2019
The chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) has spoken in favor of cryptocurrency regulation in an interview. He believes that it is necessary to regulate cryptocurrencies. Last week, the chairman attended IMF meetings in Washington, D.C., with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Also read:...
Crypto Markets Show Slight Growth, BTC Continues Sitting in Red
24.10.2019
Crypto markets made a mild comeback today, although Bitcoin continues to trade in the red
Bitcoin Price Diary: Long From $7.3K, Expecting Lower BTC Price
24.10.2019
Veteran trader shares the 5th installment of his trade journal, with trades on Bitcoin and ANKR
Bakkt Announces Bitcoin Options After Record-Breaking Futures Volumes
24.10.2019
On October 23, Bakkt’s physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts touched an all-time high with 640 BTC ($4.8 million) swapped on the exchange. Coincidentally, the futures action started after BTC prices plummeted to $7,365 across global exchanges. After the record-setting day, Bakkt...
Bitcoin (BTC) Takes a Steep Fall and Hovers Around $7,400
24.10.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) marks a tremendous fall with its intraday movement. The day ahead is not indicating any improvement. However, there are anticipations that the market would soon start to recover as usual. Currently, BTC has major resistance at $8,000. If the coin manages to trade beyond the said major...
Lightning Network User Confused By Protocol: Lost 30,000 USD
24.10.2019
The Lightning Network has long been touted by its proponents as a speedy, low-cost solution to Bitcoin’s scaling issues. A series of security scares and UX issues have called that vision into question however. The latest LN slip-up saw a user lose 4 BTC in one fell swoop. Also read: Hidden...
Price Analysis 23/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, TRX
23.10.2019
Traders should not panic as a few indicators suggest that the current fall could be a bear trap
3 Likely Reasons Why Bitcoin Price Crashed — And What’s Next for BTC?
23.10.2019
Bearish technicals alongside some negative press were likely the cause of today’s sudden plunge for BTC price
Bitcoin Price Struggles at $8,010 Amidst the Bearish Trend
23.10.2019
Bitcoin price marks loss with the intraday movement The price seems to be paralyzed around $8,010 Bitcoin (BTC) is seen badly affected by recent volatility. The fluctuation has already created chaos and looks like BTC price is slipping down. The price of the coin was $8,299 on October 01, 2019....
Beyond a “Legacy” Browser: Opera Now Lets You Transact in Bitcoin and TRON
23.10.2019
Renowned web browser, Opera, has recently announced that the platform now supports transactions in Bitcoin (BTC) and TRON (TRX) cryptocurrencies within the browser. After being the very first web browser to integrate Ethereum (ETH) along with a crypto wallet in 2018, Opera is now sternly poised...
Bank Crisis Spreads in India – Deaths, Strike, Supreme Court Denial
23.10.2019
The Indian banking sector is facing multiple challenges. Customers of several cooperative banks are still struggling to withdraw their money, and deaths have been reported in connection with withdrawal restrictions. Meanwhile, some 300,000 state-run bank employees are on strike against what...
Crypto Markets Turn Red, With BTC Price Stuck Below $8,100
23.10.2019
Crypto markets turn red, while Bitcoin’s price is struggling below the $8,100 mark
The Silk Road Investigation: A ‘Pattern of Bad Behavior and Double Agents’
23.10.2019
Kathryn Haun, a general partner at U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has revealed in recent interviews how she helped take down the Silk Road when she was working for the Attorney General’s office. According to her accounts, the U.S. government agency also asked her to help...
Bitcoin.Com Acquires Japanese Blockchain Development Startup, O3 Labs
22.10.2019
Bitcoin.com, the comprehensive crypto portal backed by Roger Ver, has announced the acquisition of Japanese blockchain development startup, O3 Labs. The acquisition will lead to the absorption of O3 into Bitcoin.com, resulting in the formation of a unified team focussed on creating robust tools...
Bitcoin Price Locks Itself Around $8,200
22.10.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) price registers moderate profit The coin freezes around $8,200 during the intraday price movement The market is currently fluctuating and is creating chaos amongst the coins. Bitcoin is seen as affected by the same. If we look at the beginning of the year’s statistics, the price noted...
Smartphone Developers Embrace Crypto as Opera Integrates BTC and TRX
22.10.2019
The love-in between smartphone developers and cryptocurrency users is smoldering. What started out as a flirtation by HTC and Samsung has blossomed into a full-blown affair, incorporating hardware and software support from a string of companies. Today, Opera ramped up its cryptocurrency support...
Is It Possible for Bitcoin to Replace Government-backed Fiat Currencies?
22.10.2019
We are currently witnessing an age of unusual things and revolutions, where people talk to computers and software more than they do with humans, where skyscrapers are becoming more common than green patches, and where fights against government suppression have reached new heights. In such times...
Cashaa Launches Banking Solution for Indian Crypto Owners
22.10.2019
Banking services platform Cashaa is offering a solution for Indian crypto owners facing banking restrictions imposed by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The service allows users to deposit up to 1 crore rupees (~$141,012) per month to purchase cryptocurrencies....
FreeFaucet Offers Crypto Rewards For Viewing Online Content on Its Website
22.10.2019
According to the official press release, Online Blockchain plc’s FreeFaucet.io has unveiled ‘impression faucets’ that is a pioneering kind of digital currency faucet. It lets anyone tap into the huge crypto-centric userbase of FreeFaucet and offer them Bitcoin rewards for their content views. What...