Blockchain Charity Takes Center Stage at World Investment Forum 2018
The World Investment Forum 2018 which is staged annually by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was dominated by blockchain this year. This year’s main event was entitled “Blockchains for Sustainable Development” and attracted keynote speakers who discussed the future of the technology. This year’s main speakers included Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, TRON […]
Taiwan to Issue Draft ICO Regulations by June 2019
Taiwan is reportedly going to release an initial draft of ICO regulations in the country by June 2019, according to local English Daily Taipei Times. The Chinese republic is looking to regulate the ICO industry like other countries around the world but progress has been slower than usual. The chairman of top Taiwanese regulator Financial […]
Humanitarian Blockchain Series #5: Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain, New Movie Out This Week
Humanitarian Blockchain a BitcoinNews.com series Part 5: Trust Machine In the fifth installment of the Bitcoin News Humanitarian Blockchain Series, we consider the first film to be fully funded by and distributed on blockchain. On release this week, Trust Machine is touted as a frank assessment of blockchain’s progress, particularly in non-profit and humanitarian sectors. Documentary filmmaker […]
Anatomy of Pump and Dumps Revealed in a New Study
A new study authored by Tao Li, Donghwa Shin, and Baolian Wang titled ‘Cryptocurrency Pump-and-Dump Schemes‘ has revealed the anatomy of pump and dumps on the crypto market by studying 500 events. It is found that pump and dumps certainly lead to rapid gains, but are very brief with a price peak of 25% on average […]
Forbes Crypto Market Data Website Launches
American business magazine Forbes launched the beta version of its cryptocurrency data website on Wednesday, looking to give investors an in-depth look into markets, tokens, and blockchain projects. Forbes CryptoMarkets says it will attempt to bring “real-time pricing and volume information on several thousand cryptocurrencies and an initial five cryptocurrency indices worldwide,” right now just in English, […]
Japanese Crypto Industry Granted Self Regulatory Status
Japan’s cryptocurrency industry self-regulators, the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), has been approved by the national Financial Services Agency (FSA) to be officially recognized in its regulatory position, effective immediately. As reported by Bitcoin News in August, JVCEA applied for recognition from the FSA after establishing a 16 member strong team of licensed cryptocurrency exchanges and producing a nearly 1,000-page […]
Number of Cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap Surpasses 2,000
CoinMarketCap is the #1 site for checking cryptocurrency market capitalization and crypto exchange statistics, and the number of cryptos on CoinMarketCap is an approximate measure of the total number of cryptos in existence. The number of cryptos on CoinMarketCap surpassed 2,000 on 3 October 2018, which reveals that the crypto space is flourishing despite the […]
IBM Innovations: Blockchain and AI Will Change the Face of Travel Industry
As IBM continues to demonstrate its determination to use blockchain research and development in a number of sectors, it has now embarked on its latest collaboration with Travelport, the platform which provides distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the travel and tourism industry. The two companies had previously combined to launch a new platform […]
IDEX Blocks New York Users, Proving Lack Of Decentralization
IDEX is perhaps the largest crypto exchange branded as a decentralized platform, based on a study in July 2018 by analytics firm Alethio which found it had 69,000 trades in a 2 week period versus 10,000 on the #2 decentralized exchange Bancor. IDEX has USD 1.94 million of daily trading volume per day according to […]
Next Step in English Premier League: Player Transfers For Bitcoin
The massive transfer fees associated with signings in the English Premier League, the top flight of world soccer, could be paid using Bitcoin in the not too distant future, say commentators on the game. Clubs worldwide endorsing blockchain related technology is becoming a far more common sight, with at least three teams in the Premier […]
