First Mexican Blockchain Association Established with ConsenSys as Founding Member
Mexico has established its first blockchain association comprised of world-leading and domestic industry leaders, with ConsenSys as a founding member. Who’s in? As reported by Forbes Mexico, the new association has members that for a majority represent the cryptocurrency and finance facet of the industry. For example, Bitso and Volabit are Mexican crypto exchanges, and […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 30th November 2018: Are CME Bitcoin Futures Hurting Bitcoin’s Price?
Listen to the 30 November 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url = “https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1814480/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-10-30%2F6228497-44100-2-db171713d5b77.mp3”] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss how the market is declining today, and how Bitcoin futures on CME launched the same day that Bitcoin began falling on 17 December 2017. Follow the Bitcoin News Daily Podcast on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Radio […]
Federal Reserve: CME Bitcoin Futures Prompted Bear Market
In a statement widely overlooked by the Bitcoin community, the Federal Reserve published a letter on its website in May 2018 blaming the launch of Bitcoin futures markets on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) for the decline of Bitcoin’s price. Indeed, Bitcoin futures launched on CME on 17 December 2017, the same day the biggest […]
Gamers Could Earn Crypto with ASUS Partnership with Quantumcloud
Gamers have been presented with an opportunity to earn cryptocurrencies through their GPUs based on the newfound partnership between Taiwan-based leading tech company AsusTek Computer Inc and startup cloud-based mining solution platform Quantumcloud. The partnership announcement yesterday disclosed how the Taiwan tech manufacturer will leverage on its market distribution of its branded graphics card to promote cryptocurrency […]
South America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 23rd to 29th November 2018
South America Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. Brazil Expert predicts Bitcoin will fall before going on bull run: With the Bitcoin price index reaching record low levels for over a […]
Fidelity Considers Digital Trading of Top 7 Cryptocurrencies
Fidelity Investments is reportedly looking into the feasibility of offering the top five to seven cryptocurrencies on its Digital Asset Services platform. Extending beyond Bitcoin and Ether Last month, the investment firm revealed its new Digital Asset Services arm alongside plans to offer Bitcoin and Ether trading services for institutional investors, also giving them a much-anticipated […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 29th November 2018: USA Sanctions Bitcoin Address
Listen to the 29 November 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url = “https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1808246/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-10-29%2F6153370-44100-2-101875922d488.mp3”] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss how the United States has sanctioned 2 Bitcoin addresses, even though banning a Bitcoin address is practically impossible. Hear about how a US court overturned the SEC decision that an ICO was […]
Blockchain Retail Value to Increase 29-Fold to $2.3 Billion in Next 5 Years
An analysis published on PRWeb shows that the retail value of blockchain is set to jump 29 times in the next five years, reaching an astounding USD 2.3 billion in 2023. The analysis comes from fintech executive Monica Eaton-Cardone, who used a market research report published by MarketsandMarkets in June. Eaton-Cardone concentrated on five different […]
USA Sanctions Bitcoin Addresses For The First Time
For the first time in history, the United States has issued sanctions against Bitcoin addresses, held by two Iranians who allegedly helped facilitate a ransomware scheme. The addresses that are banned include 149w62rY42aZBox8fGcmqNsXUzSStKeq8C and 1AjZPMsnmpdK2Rv9KQNfMurTXinscVro9V. These addresses are controlled by Ali Khorashadizadeh and Mohammad Ghorbaniyan, who are accused of converting Bitcoin into Iranian Rial (IRR) for hackers who seized […]
