BitcoinNews.com Bitcoin Market Analysis 17th January 2019
Yesterday’s daytime candle closed at the price of USD 3,673. During the day, buyers tried to break through the price zone of USD 3,700-3,735 but sellers continued to protect it reliably and buyers managed to create a big flawed breakthrough at the price of USD 3,760. Consolidation under the price zone USD 3,700-3,735 continues. This […]
Winklevoss Capital Believes Crypto May Not Get Huge Traditional Capital in 2019
The year 2019 will likely not be a watershed year for institutional investors to get into crypto, said Sterling Witzke at the Crypto Finance Conference in St Moritz, Switzerland. The Winklevoss Capital partner said that facts on the ground are lagging behind the expectations. Her negative stance may be part of the Winklevoss Capital’s effort to shun Bitcoin […]
South African Central Bank to Impose “Limited Regulations” on Crypto Exchanges
South Africa’s central bank has stated that it will propose rules and regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet providers. At the initial stage, it will be mandatory for all exchanges to register with regulators. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) published a consultation paper on Wednesday in which it maintained that the unregulated status of crypto […]
BitGo Enters Cold Storage Crypto Trading
A company which already has enticed both Galaxy Digital Ventures and Goldman Sachs in the past has developed a platform enabling clients to trade cryptocurrency straight from cold storage. Palo Alto-based crypto storage firm BitGo has announced the new service just days after the hacking of cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia which saw more than ETH 19,391 (USD […]
WWF Launches Blockchain Tracking System for Ethical Food
Reuters reported today that the World Wildlife Fund-Australia (WWF-Australia) has announced the launch of a new blockchain-enabled food tracking system that allows consumers and businesses to check instantly whether their food is green and ethical. The solution dubbed OpenSC was developed in partnership with BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV) to help further the cause of preserving wildlife […]
6 Top Unis, MIT Combine to Create Super Crypto
Professors from seven universities across the US including the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology along with Stanford University and the University of California are busy creating their own super-fast alternative to Bitcoin. If successful, the new cryptocurrency named Unit-e will be able to process thousands of transactions a second, something that Bitcoin is unable to […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 16th January 2019: Live from the North American Bitcoin Conference
Listen to the 16 January 2019 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url = “https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/2131426/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2019-0-17%2F8487173-44100-2-2cb691165a04d.mp3”] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we do an in-depth market analysis, from right in the middle of the North American Bitcoin Conference. Follow the Bitcoin News Daily Podcast on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Radio Public, Pocket Casts, Overcast, Castbox, […]
Robotic Art Recorded on Ethereum Blockchain
Art linked with cryptocurrency, whether cryptically hidden within an installation, or used for buying paintings, along with blockchain used for storing and sharing art are all becoming commonplace, but the recording of a piece of art in progress by the artist is a less familiar occurrence. That is until now, but in this case, the artist […]
Only 1 in 6 Exchanges Get “A-Grade” Security Rating
Only 16% of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges were given an A rating by independent analysts at ICORating; none achieved the top A+ rating. The report declared Kraken, Poloniex, and Cobinhood as the top three most secure exchanges in the world. A total of 135 crypto exchanges with daily trade volumes of USD 100,000 were judged […]
