Africa and the Middle East: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 13 May to 19th May, 2019
Africa and the Middle East Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. Kenya Kenya’s biometric ID scheme, blockchain for refugees, universal health and moonlighting officials: The government of Kenya has hired the Minneapolis-based company BanQu […]
Bitcoin Interest on Google at Highest since February 2018
Bitcoin’s unexpected rally in 2019, after over a year of bearish sentiment, has got people moving into “fear of mission out” (FOMO) mode, apparently, and Google seems to agree. Recent data from Google Trends, published on Crypto Globe, shows that search interest for Bitcoin has hit its highest level since February 2018, the period when […]
South America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 13 May to 19th May, 2019
South America Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. Brazil Brazilian Nuclear Energy Association’s website hacked; invaders ask a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin: The website of the Brazilian Association for the Development of […]
Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior Owner Unveils Blockchain Platform to Verify Luxury Goods
ConsenSys recently announced their partnership with Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and Microsoft on a project to design a blockchain-powered platform and help the customers verify the authenticity of their luxury goods. The group revealed that the system, known as Aura, is conceived to “serve the entire luxury industry with powerful product tracking and […]
Bitcoin Bulls Awake Bitcoin Whale as $38 Million Moved in 2 Transactions
Bulls were not the only Bitcoin animals alive and kicking this weekend, as the bulls rampaging Bitcoin price back to the USD 8,000 levels today seem to have prodded a Bitcoin whale awake today, with two transactions silently moving some 5,000 Bitcoins worth USD 38 million. Real time crypto transaction tracker WhaleAlert reported earlier today […]
Bank of America has yet to find any blockchain use case for financial services sector, says Bessant
Bank of America’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Catherine Bessant, admitted that the institution has not been able to find any blockchain use case for the financial services sector. Bessant expressed her views in an interview, published on 14 May 2019, with Bloomberg. Although blockchain technology has a lot of potential and is full of fury and sound, […]
Bitcoin Bulls Wipe Out Losses on Another Strong Weekend
Bitcoin bulls have once again showed stubbornness over the weekend, wiping out almost all of the losses experienced over the past three days when Bitcoin suffered a flash crash from USD 8,300 to USD 6,300. Although half of the over 20% price drop had recovered in 24 hours, Bitcoin has shown some signs of fatigue […]
BitcoinNews.com Bitcoin Market Analysis 19th May 2019
Bitcoin trading week ends at practically the same price which was on the beginning of the week. This week is interesting because of increased volumes, as sellers finally join the fight. Throughout the week, the price was traded above the trend line, which in the past during 5 months was the support of buyers. At […]
US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Calls Himself a “Friend” of Crypto
Andrew Yang, a United States Democratic 2020 presidential candidate discussed about blockchain, bitcoin and his presidential campaign at Consensus 2019 on Wednesday. In front of a friendly crowd, Yang presented himself as a sincere friend of the crypto sector. Previously, a policy statement on virtual asset regulations was issued by his campaign. Apart from crypto related […]
Digital Currencies Have No Impact on Real Economy: ECB
Digital currencies do not have any implications on monetary policy or factor into the real economy, noted the European Central Bank (ECB) in a report published in May. The ECB published the report titled “Crypto-Assets: Implications for financial stability, monetary policy, and payments and market infrastructures,” in order to study the potential impact of virtual […]
