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Best Altcoins To Invest In 2019 | BTC Wires

If you have read our article on the best altcoins to invest in 2018, you are already familiar with the tricks of the trade, but for those of you who don’t, altcoins are basically cryptocurrencies that were developed as various alternatives to Bitcoin. Though they are built along the basic…

Bitcoin Future Forecast: Pantera Capital Partner Says This Is The Best Time To Buy BTC But It’s Also A Time To Diversify – BTC News Today

The cryptocurrency market has been destabilized since November right after the BCH network update led to a significant drop in the price of cryptocurrencies starting with BTC. The major sell-off left the market without speculators who vowed never to return. Even if the bears have been in control of the market, the resilience of BTC …

BTC Maximalist ‘Tone Vays’ Says Once Bitcoin Rallies, Altcoins Likely to be ‘Wiped Out’ from the Market

In a recent interview with former stock market trader turned Bitcoin evangelist Tone Vays, the ever insightful crypto proponent said that as we head into the new year ‘Bitcoin seems poised to make a big run’.

Cryptocurrency Exchange Altcoin Delistings Wraps Up 2018

Cryptocurrency exchanges, notably Kucoin (world’s ~54th largest) and Houbi (world’s 4th largest), have been delisting tokens and putting several tokens on notice for being at-risk for removal. The cause of these delistings and warnings is poor liquidity and low trading volumes.

Bitcoin’s Next Big Price Surge Could Result from Pension Funds Entering the Crypto Market

There are some rumours circulating on the internet related to pension funds entering the cryptocurrency space with several investments. However, is possible for pension funds to be investing in such a volatile digital asset? According to a recent report released by Bitcoin.com, the largest 300 pension funds manage $6 trillion in assets.

These Were The Most Irresponsibly Cryptocurrency Price Predictions for 2018 from Bitcoin Experts

During 2017, several virtual currency supporters and analysts gave their opinion about crypto prices for 2018. At that time, Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual currencies were skyrocketing and bulls controlled the market. Most of these predictions seemed logic at that time but turned out to be illogical in 2018.

Bitcoin’s Institutionalization: Dates to Watch in 2019

It’s been over a year since the Cboe and CME listed the world’s first bitcoin futures contracts, the first ever bitcoin investment product to hit the legacy market. Both futures went live just before bitcoin peaked at its $20,000 all-time high.

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, gives out end-of-year praise – Coin Rivet

Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian writer and programmer, most commonly known for co-founding Ethereum. As 2018 draws to a close, Vitalik has begun handing out praise on Twitter to companies, people, and technology he thinks deserve it.

Bitcoin-Backed Square Named Yahoo Finance Company of the Year – Ethereum World News

Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency-While no one will argue the fact that 2018 has been a horrible year for cryptocurrency valuation, with the majority of altcoins down 90 percent or more since the start of the year, Bitcoin-supported payment portal Square has been named a top finance company of 2018.

Bitcoin’s 2018 fall is no bad news for cryptos

The crash is powered more by a long-pending correction and the curbs introduced by countries such as China

Bitcoin Cash proponent Roger Ver’s $1.25 million offer declined by OpenNode – AMBCrypto

Roger Ver, a popular proponent of Bitcoin Cash [BCH] and the Chief Executive Officer [CEO] of Bitcoin.com, had offered $1.25 million to OpenNode, a lightning network software to build on top of BCH. However, this offer by Ver was declined by the company.

Crypto Critic Elizabeth Warren Officially Exploring Presidential Run

Senator Elizabeth Warren has joined the 2020 United States presidential race, after announcing on Monday that she will be developing an exploratory committee, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal. With the exploratory committee, Warren will be able to formally raise funds and make key staff appointments before she officially kicks off her presidential campaign.

Bitbacker.io Set to Rival Patreon and YouTube Superchats with Its Cryptocurrency Donation Service

The world of social media in 2018 has seen an increase in malicious activities including cyberbullying and abuse across these social platforms and other web forums. Notwithstanding, donation pages such as Patreon and YouTube Superchats have also faced these posts causing a crackdown through the year on such users.

Jimmy Song: There’s Daylight Between Bitcoin (BTC) And Crypto Assets – Ethereum World News

Jimmy Song, a leading Bitcoin (BTC) educator, developer, and proponent known for his penchant for hats, recently took to his well-followed Medium channel to give an end-of-year update regarding the cryptosphere. Song, an often outspoken advocate for BTC maximalism and colloquially-dubbed “s***coin minimalism”, claimed that 2018 was the that Bitcoin separated itself from the pack.

Fools’ gold: Chavit announces a cryptocurrency | The Manila Times Online

EARLY this past Sunday morning, while I was still waiting for the water boil to make that all-important first cup of coffee, the first headline that greeted me was this mind-bender: “Is Chavit Singson the new face of cryptocurrency?” Haha, what?! I shook my head and rubbed my eyes, but no, the headline was still there.

India Stalls Cryptocurrency Regulations, Uncertainty Continues

India’s government has continued its “undecided” stance on regulation around the cryptocurrency ecosystem. No timeline was promised by Pon Radhakrishnan, the Minister of State Finance, for enacting legislation, even in the December 28, 2018 meeting. The Indian Government and the domestic cryptocurrency exchanges had always been at odds with each other regarding the regulation of cryptocurrency in India.

South Korea Submits Six Cryptocurrency-Related Bills to the National Assembly for Market Regulation

South Korea Submits Cryptocurrency-Related Bills To The National Assembly To Regulate The Market According to data provided to news.Bitcoin.com by South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC). These bills have been submitted to protect cryptocurrency owners and improve the safety and reliability of transactions.

Kraken Expands its Margin Trading to Include XRP and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – Ethereum World News

As 2018 comes to an end, the crypto exchange of Kraken has launched margin trading for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and XRP on its platform. This expansion brings the total of digital assets with margin trading to eight. The other six digital assets include Bitcoin (XBT), Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Augur (REP), Monero (XMR) and …

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January 2019 Outlook For Bitcoin

Last month saw the price of BTC/USD ( BTC-USD) drop below its long-standing support price of $5,800, on the back of the Bitcoin Cash ( BCH-USD) hard fork which produced just the impetus needed for sellers to push prices below this support level.

Crypto Market Watch: A Red New Year Eve? ⋆ ZyCrypto

December 31, 2018: With less than 5 hours left to a new year (UTC), almost all the top 20 cryptocurrencies are battling with little red. The total cryptocurrency cap is currently about $280 billion, which is almost 80% decline in rate when compared to Dec 31, 2017, but investors are still very optimistic for a better 2019.

Most Influential 2018 Archives – CoinDesk

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Five Blockchain Projects Making Massive Strides in Real-world Partnerships Throughout 2018

Many people believe blockchain technology today doesn’t currently have real-world use cases or any tangible value being created from its adoption. Well, throughout 2018, these five projects have made great strides in blockchain technology becoming more widely adopted and advancing in that direction,

How To Innovate Using Blockchain Within The Legal Field And Other Industries?

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology will disrupt many industries, including legal. While this may take some time, and we are in a very beginning of this transformation, the change is imminent. All professionals can stay on top of this trend and lead innovation in their fields.

Moniat Cryptocurrency ERC20 Token is Introduced in 11 Languages – Press Release – Digital Journal

Moniat is sold to investors for minimum quantities, not considering the traditional Tokens ICO and relaying on direct investments of creators, with enabling users to join and benefit from the account linking that generates extra MAT for holders, which gives an amazing opportunity for people to own additional Moniat.

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BCH-Forked Token Bitcoin SV (BSV) Market Capitalization Seems to be Inaccurate

Market Capitalization in the virtual currency space seems to be highly inaccurate. For example, XRP claims to have a larger market capitalization than what CoinMarketCap (CMC) shows, while others believe that it has less than what it currently has. At the same time, we always check CoinMarketCap statistics and the market capitalization of the most valuable virtual currencies.

Bakkt Launch Postponed Again and an Update To Be Provided in Early 2019 – Ethereum World News

A week ago, Ethereum World News had notified the crypto community that the launch of Bakkt might be postponed for a second time due to delays getting the necessary approvals to launch by the 24th of January. In the report, we had explored how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) might need extra time to process …

Crypto’s King Midas: Backstage With CZ, the CEO Who Can’t Be Stopped

Cameras, flashlights, tweets – when Changpeng Zhao takes the stage these days, a kind of mania seems to ensue. Of course, that’s perhaps to be expected when you’re known to the world over by just two letters, but “CZ” has arguably achieved something greater in 2018 – a celebrity status that’s equaled by his clout as an entrepreneur.

Crypto Markets Drop Slightly After Bitcoin Fails to Break Above $4,000 | NewsBTC

Following a quiet weekend for the crypto markets they have held relatively steady and are currently trading down slightly over a 24-hour trading period. This past Friday, the cryptocurrency markets surged to recover some of their recent losses, with Bitcoin jumping from lows of $3,600 to highs of nearly $4,000.

Bitcoin (BTC); A Reprieve for Half of the World Population Under Authoritative Governance

Bitcoin’s fundamental value continues to be underestimated by the anti-crypto community which is basically the larger part of the world’s population. However, recent statistics from coin exchange platforms like Localbitcoins indicate a high up take of this digital asset in South America countries led by Venezuela.

Best Cryptocurrency Trading Arbitrage Bots for 2019: Bitcoin Traders Top Choices to Earn Profits?

Despite low prices and two market crashes in 2018, there are still investors who were not chased away from the crypto world by the bear market. However, trading has become a bit difficult, and those who are making money through crypto trading had to find an alternative way to come out on top.

Top 10 Cryptocurrencies Expectations for 2019: How Will Bitcoin and Others Fare in the New Year?

In 2018, virtual currencies experienced a bear market that affected the whole industry. However, people are talking about what will happen during 2019 and how it will affect the most valuable virtual currencies in the market. Bitcoin is currently the most valuable virtual currency with a market capitalization of $67.18 billion.

OpenNode Lightning Network Firm Rejects $1.25 Million Offer by Roger Ver to Build on BCH Vs BTC

OpenNode Rejects $1.25 Million Offer By Roger Ver To Build On BCH Instead Of BTC A software engineer working with Opennode has recently claimed that Roger Ver had offered the company $1.24 million to switch their service to bitcoin cash but the company has openly rejected the offer.

Bakkt Secures $182.5 Million in Effort to Bring Forth the Scheduled Bitcoin Futures Product

The Intercontinental Exchange has been working to bring their new crypto asset platform Bakkt into fruition for quite some time. Despite not being launched quite yet, Bakkt has still been working on its own development in the meantime.

Bakkt Raises $183M, Delays Bitcoin Futures | Finance Magnates

Bakkt, a cryptocurrency platform owned by the New York Stock Exchange owner, announced today a massive Series A funding round that could value the company at over $1 billion.

The Next Bitcoin Halving to Happen Between April-June 2020: How It Can Spark BTC’s New Bull Run

In a recent article written by Pascal Thellman, the CMO at Bounty0x, he talks about Bitcoin’s halving and how it can affect the market during 2019. Every single time that Bitcoin’s network experiences a halving, its inflation is algorithmically reduced by 50%. This is something that will have an important impact on Bitcoin’s price.

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Bitcoin fell flat in 2018

Last winter, as bitcoin zoomed to $10,000, Mike Novogratz, a hedge-fund-manager-turned-crypto-investor, proclaimed that it could “easily” reach $40,000. Then, when bitcoin broke $11,000, antivirus software pioneer John McAfee boldly predicted $1 million bitcoin by 2020. For one astonishing moment, when bitcoin exceeded $20,000 per coin in mid-December 2017, Novogratz and McAfee seemed prophetic.

[2018 Review] A Salutary Year of Depression for Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Assets

“My take on the whole dot-com bubble was that a lot of people who wanted to make a lot of money got too excited and hyped up the commercial aspects of the Internet prematurely. I think the vision of the Internet as a democratizing medium – as everyone’s printing press – is real.

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Wall Street Journal Identifies 513 “Questionable” Cryptocurrency Projects in New Report | Crowdfund Insider

Reporters at The Wall Street Journal have identified 513 cryptocurrency projects using plagiarized language, listing false “team members” and promising outsize returns to lure investors. Reporters used automated key-word search tools and human scrutiny to to trawl 3300 crypto white papers for evidence of misconduct.

Eric Larcheveque Talks About Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacks During 2018

The year that passed has been very negative for users and for cryptocurrency enthusiasts not only because of the bear market but also due to several attacks to cryptocurrency exchanges. In a recent article published by CoinDesk, Eric Larcheveque talks about this issue and how hardware wallets are helping to solve this issue.

Bitcoin Price Analysis: Sideways Expected, Market Still Bearish

Over the weekend things have been standing still with a minor sideways movement for the evaluation of the cryptocurrency market cap but with an overall increase from Friday when the evaluation was at around $120B at its lowest point.

Bitcoin Price Drifts Slightly Lower as 2018 Draws to a Close | Hacked: Hacking Finance

Bitcoin drifted slightly lower on Monday and was poised to end the year below $4,000 after a promising rally at the end of last week. The slight dip in price was consistent across the entire market as trade volumes declined sharply. BTC/USD Update The bitcoin price reached a session high of $3,986.90 on Bitfinex before …

Bitcoin’s Warrior Queen: How Lightning’s Elizabeth Stark Raised an Army

A former academic, Elizabeth Stark likes to play devil’s advocate. Take, for instance, her appearance at the Crypto Springs conference in October 2018. It’s a sunny morning in Palm Springs, California, and most attendees are lounging by the pool; onstage, however, Stark is busy describing some of the darker potential scenarios for the cryptocurrency industry, ones in which it could fall short of its potential.

Kraken Says Ripple’s Coin XRP Name is Creating Confusion Among the Crypto Community

XRP’s Name Generates Confusion Among The Crypto Community; Kraken Included The crypto community is still confused regarding Ripple and XRP. Kraken has publicly asked for help in order to understand how to better use the name of the second largest virtual currency.

Analysts noticed Stellar (XLM)’s 24 hours step up of 0.52%

It was good day for Stellar (XLM), as it jumped by $0.000599999999999989 or 0.52%, touching $0.1156. International Crypto Experts believe that Stellar (XLM) is looking for the $0.12716 goal. According to 8 analysts could reach $0.207555083204785. The highest price was $0.1189 and lowest of $0.1147 for December 30-31. The open was $0.115.

Stellar Hits Market Cap of $2.19 Billion (CRYPTO:XLM)

Stellar (CURRENCY:XLM) traded 2.9% lower against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 10:00 AM Eastern on December 8th. Stellar has a total market capitalization of $2.19 billion and $88.71 million worth of Stellar was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Stellar has traded down 15.4% against the […]

Crypto’s Quiet Comeback: Break-Ups, Breakdowns and Stellar’s Break-Out

You might know Jed McCaleb as the creator of Stellar, the world’s sixth most valuable cryptocurrency, and if you do, it can’t be exaggerated just how big of a miracle that is. In the pantheon of early cryptocurrency evangelists, there might be no one whose name has been run through as much mud as McCaleb’s.

Ripple, Stellar Co-Founder: Bitcoin Crash Isn’t A Bear Market, Crypto Still “Way Up” – Ethereum World News

Although you may not have heard of him, Jed McCaleb is a legend in the budding crypto industry. He forayed into cryptocurrencies when there was essentially only Bitcoin (BTC), launching the first iteration of Mt. Gox in 2007 (he converted into a BTC platform in late 2010). After leaving Mt.

Frontline Troops To Get Special Token – Leadership Newspaper

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has promised special token to all troops participating in Operation Lafiya Dole. The CDS gave the promise at the weekend when he paid an operational visit to Military Command and Control Centre (MCCC) in Maiduguri.

Global Hardware OTP Token Authentication Market 2019 To See Worldwide Massive Growth | Outlook, Trends, Forecast of Top Countries 2019-2028

The intention of the Global Hardware OTP Token Authentication Market 2019 research report can be a supply of data for techniques and business plans. The industry summary is provided by the analysis in addition to the increase hardware otp token authentication market trends, futuristic and beyond cost, revenue, require, earnings, and also the source data.

Singapore-based STO Global-X Releases End-to-End Security Token Platform STGX

As of December 27th 2018, STO Global-X has announced the official release of its security token platform STO Global Exchange (STGX). The platform is designed to handle the issuance, management, and trading of a wide array of digital assets, to include security tokens. Details of the STGX Security Token Platform Explained Singapore-based STO Global-X has…

Cardano (ADA) & Basic Attention token (BAT) – Practical investments for long-term thinkers

There are two types of crypto investors namely: Short term traders, and long-term Hodlers. The difference between them is that the short-term trader doesn’t need to focus so much on the fundamentals. The goal at any one point to read sentiment, in order to determine market direction.

Embiggen, The Interest Token You Probably Missed, Is About To End Its Airdrop – UNHASHED

OpenRelay, an order book service for decentralized exchanges, has announced that it is ending the airdrop for its little-known token, Embiggen (MBGN). The token derives its name from a popular Simpsons episode in which two new words were coined: “embiggen” and “cromulent.” In case you haven’t guessed, the token isn’t entirely serious.

How Hackers Stole $1B From Cryptocurrency Exchanges In 2018

The cryptocurrency year has been one of ups and downs, especially where exchange rates are concerned. Sadly, one area that has remained buoyant is crypto theft. So, who were the hackers that stole $1 billion and how did they do it?

WSJ Wealth Adviser: Expert Advice, Chinese Bonds Offer Refuge, Cryptocurrency No Longer A Rebel Asset

In 2018, the WSJ Experts panel on wealth management wrote about some of the ways we can position ourselves for comfortable retirement and how to leverage taxes and premiums once we’re on a fixed income. Here are five of the most-popular Experts blog posts about retirement savings from 2018.

Cryptocurrency End of Year Roundup, Highs and Lows From 2018 | NewsBTC

This year has certainly been a tumultuous one for cryptocurrency. What started off with a bang ended with a whimper as the entire market shed 84% and $700 This year has certainly been a tumultuous one for cryptocurrency. What started off with a bang ended with a whimper.

Cryptocurrency Rate Dynamics 2018 | The Coin Shark

For it’s not so very long history, the cryptocurrency market have “survived” a large number of events. To date, cryptocurrency is the most dynamic industry, the development of which is often compared to a roller coaster. Its great ups are followed by equal downs.

The strange case of Hush: French cryptocurrency banking startup disappears after failed ICO

We may look back one day on 2018 as the year the great cryptocurrency dream died. And the case of banking startup Hush may serve as a cautionary tale of the risks that were always inherent in this relatively unregulated sector.

Crypto This Week: India Cryptocurrency Legalization, Institutional Players Joining in 2019 And More – CryptoCoin.News

INDIA CRYPTOCURRENCY LEGALIZATION The Indian government might be on their way to legalizing cryptocurrencies, but with strict measures attached. According to an article published on Wednesday by the New Indian Express, an interdisciplinary committee set up by the government in April 2017 to investi

Enthusiasts Optimistic About Cryptocurrency in the Year 2019

About $927 million in digital currency has been stolen from different cryptocurrencies in the first three quarters of the year 2018. Unregulated cryptocurrency exchanges have been identified as a major source of criminal Bitcoin payments. Direct payments are the funds that move from an identified criminal source to a cryptocurrency exchange.

Cryptocurrency Wallet Hacks Spark Dustup

LEIPZIG, GERMANY – Hardware based cryptocurrency wallets may not be as secure as promised. That’s the judgement of Dmitry Nedospasov, Thomas Roth and Josh Datko who together presented their research at a session here at the 35c3 conference called ” wattet.fail.”

UK Regulators Still Probing 18 Businesses Over Cryptocurrency Dealings: Report

The United Kingdom’s finance watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that it is investigating 18 companies over cryptocurrency use, local daily news outlet the Telegraph reported Dec. 29. Responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request from the publication, the FCA said it had closed the vast majority of its investigations into cryptocurrency-related businesses since May of this year.

7 Things You Should Know About Cryptocurrency Taxes

5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Cryptocurrency is just like any other asset class when tax season comes around. Unfortunately, cryptocurrency taxes appear so complex that few people file them. Others see cryptocurrency as a means to move money illegally – which means avoiding cryptocurrency taxes entirely.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Investigates 18 Cryptocurrency-Related Companies

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom is investigating cryptocurrency firms. The main intention is to improve their regulatory framework related to virtual currencies and blockchain technology. This is not the first time that the regulatory agency investigates crypto firms. According to The Telegraph, the financial watchdog is investigating 18 different companies related to crypto transactions.

Cryptocurrency Market’s 2018 was a Gut Check as 2019 Looks to Create a True Comeback Story

2019 Is The Year Crypto Makes A Comeback: Here’s Why While 2016-17 saw the meteoric rise of the crypto market as a whole, 2018 saw the entire sector fall to its knees. However, looking ahead, latest market indicators now seem to suggest that the coming year could usher in a new era of prosperity for this burgeoning domain.

Cryptocurrency In Maintenance Regulation And Waiting Mode For the Year 2019

The year 2018 started with great hopes in the cryptocurrency market; however, the year did not deliver to the expectations, and things turned worse for the cryptocurrency market.

Nvidia hit with class action lawsuits following the cryptocurrency crash

As anyone who was trying to build a computer during the cryptocurrency mining boom knows, GPU prices often follow trends in the crypto markets. When Bitcoin prices were up, GPU prices skyrocketed and cards were difficult to come by. This…

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Ethereum, Tron Rare Haven as Crypto Market Ends Bleak December

After mounting several unsuccessful attempts at breaking out of a yearlong slump, the bitcoin price and wider crypto market appear poised to end the month of December firmly in the red. However, a handful of cryptocurrencies, including ethereum, tron, and IOTA managed to resist the gravitational pull present elsewhere in the market and post strong returns to end the year on a positive note.

UK Regulators Probe 18 Crypto Firms for Fraud and Illegal Operations

Over a dozen firms in the cryptocurrency sector are under investigation by UK’s financial regulator, reports the Financial Times. According to the business publication, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) disclosed on Sunday that 18 companies were being investigated over their involvement in selling cryptocurrencies.

New York Times Best-Selling Author Tony Robbins Tweets Bitcoin Basics to 3 Million Followers

New York Times best-selling author and motivational speaker Tony Robbins tweeted about Bitcoin to his 3.04 million Twitter followers. Robbins is revered for his practical wisdom about money and finance, and has hosted countless seminars and lectures. The tweet features an article on the basics of Bitcoin posted to his website by his team of …

Bitcoin on Facebook? Lite.IM Adds BTC Support for Leading Social Networks | NewsBTC

Cryptocurrency adoption pioneers Lite.IM have just announced that the platform will now support Bitcoin (BTC) payments. This means, users of Facebook, Lite.IM, a platform hoping to increase crypto adoption, has just added Bitcoin to its coin list. Users can pay in BTC through Facebook, Telegram, etc.

XRP (XRP) fell -1.06% in less than 24 hours

Ripple positions itself as a complement to, rather than a competitor with, Bitcoin – the site has a page dedicated to Ripple for bitcoiners. Ripple is a distributed network which means transactions occur immediately across the network – and as it

Major Crypto Market Fall, Bitcoin Goes Below $3,900 – Ibinex News

As of yesterday, the cryptocurrency market has seen the unexpected year-end fall in prices for the top 20 cryptocurrencies except a few that showed some upward trend. Bitcoin registered a downward surge to $3,900 once again, as per the data shared by Coin360. Coin360 is an interactive cryptocurrency infographic created to display current data on…

Ethereum Price Forecast: Ether Holding $130, But For How Long?

December 31, 2018 4:14 PM Ether’s price started consolidation after an upward move against the US dollar and bitcoin. ETH/USD is holding the key $130.00 support, but there are a few bearish signs on the charts. Technically, the 2-hour chart is currently near midlines in bullish territory.

Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin Talks About What He Is Thankful for in 2018 | CryptoGlobe

On Monday (31 December 2018), Vitalik Buterin, the highly gifted Russian-Canadian computer programmer who created Ethereum (ETH), talked about some of the things he was thankful for in 2018.

Ethereum’s New Radical: Glen Weyl Isn’t Vitalik But He’s Its Next Best Hope

Dr. Glen Weyl speaks with the calm of a man who has history on the mind. With an unbroken gaze and an unambiguous delivery, the author, economist and Microsoft researcher calmly espouses a clear and revolutionary vision: that the world’s hierarchies can be challenged and reconceived with the power of markets.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Answers Tuur Demeester for His Critics Towards ETH and Altcoins

A few days ago, Tuur Demeester, a Bitcoin proponent and founder of the Adamant Capital, wrote a series of Tweets criticizing Ethereum (ETH). Clearly, Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder did not like that and decided to answer him back.

In Bed With Brenna Sparks: Porn’s Rising Star Might Be Crypto’s Best Advocate – CoinDesk

Brenna Sparks wills herself to try new things. Equal parts adult star and crypto evangelist, she’s not the kind of Las Vegas denizen who never hits the strip. But when asked if she wants to take the High Roller, the city’s 550-foot tall Ferris wheel with a serious view, the thought clearly petrifies her.

Stable Times at Circle: A Crypto Startup Counted Out Is Rebuilt and Riding High – CoinDesk

As I walked from my car to Circle’s offices in Boston on a Friday afternoon in early November, the sun appeared to have already set, even though it would be up a while longer – past 4:00 p.m.

NYSE Operator’s Crypto Platform Bakkt Completes $182.5 Million Funding Round

Digital assets platform Bakkt – created by the operator of the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) – has announced the completion of its first funding round in a blog post today, Dec. 31. The institutional investor-focused cryptocurrency platform from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has officially raised $182.5 million from 12 partners and investors, according to the post.

Indian Gov’t to Approach Crypto Regulation ‘With Due Caution’

The Indian government is approaching cryptocurrency regulation with caution, tech magazine Quartz reported Dec. 31, quoting Pon Radhakrishnan, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Shipping. The latest episode in India’s increasingly drawn-out path to formalizing its domestic cryptocurrency economy, Radhakrishnan said that the lack of a “globally acceptable solution” meant lawmakers were unlikely to issue formal statues in the short term.

NYSE operator’s crypto project Bakkt brings in $182M

The Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) cryptocurrency project Bakkt celebrated New Year’s Eve with the announcement of a $182.5 million equity round from a slew of notable institutional investors. ICE, the operator of several global exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, established Bakkt to build a trading platform that enables consumers and institutions to buy, sell, store and spend digital assets.

Stellar Co-founder Brands 90% of Crypto Projects ‘B.S.’

Most financial institutions will not use Bitcoin ( BTC), payment network Stellar’s co-founder and CTO Jed McCaleb stated in an interview with Yahoo Finance Dec. 31. Speaking to the online news outlet, McCaleb – who is also known as one of the founding fathers of defunct Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt.

CalvinAyre.com’s most read Bitcoin stories of 2018 – CalvinAyre.com

The cryptocurrency market entered 2018 full of hope and vigor, but there’s no denying that the past 12 months have been challenging for crypto-majority of the digital assets plunged in value as the sector faced regulation from many jurisdictions around the world, along with a number of exchange hacks and other noteworthy events that took place in the past year.

Dow Jones Futures Rally More than 200 Points on US-China Trade Talk Optimism

Optimism that the United States and China are making significant progress toward bringing an end to the trade war that has roiled the economy in recent months has the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indices pointing north ahead of the year’s last trading session.

Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Find Support at 35 Cents, Close 2018 on a High | NewsBTC

Coin creators ought to have a thick skin and always ready to answer any question touching on their creations. While Ripple is an independent and a for-profit company that advocates three main solutions in xRapid, xCurrent, and xVia, it’s a well-documented that the community is not so sure on whether XRP is a security or a utility.

Daily Market News: Visa acquires Ripple Labs partner Earthport

Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for December 31, 2018. Highlights include: Markets Ring in 2019: Contrary to last week’s roller coaster, this week’s markets are seeing a more relaxed side.

Stellar (XLM) is One Crypto Master Piece, It Will Thrive Crypto Industry!

As the crypto industry grows toward global adoption, there are some digital assets that are have some really impressive fundamentals and the crypto users are looking forward that how influential would it be? There are about more than 2000 cryptocurrencies in the market and Stellar (XLM) being ranked 6th in that place is really taking over the…

The FUD Stompers: Like It or Not, XRP Army Is Winning Crypto’s Hashtag War – CoinDesk

When it comes to crypto, everyone loves to talk about “community.” Every cryptocurrency has one, we’re led to believe, but often as not the community is just a Telegram channel peppered with demands of “@admin wen airdrop.” There is one cryptocurrency, however, for which the word is anything but a cliche.

Launch Timeline for Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures to Be Clarified Early 2019: ICE

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced an update on the launch of the Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) Daily Futures Contract in an official notice Dec. 31. The document from ICE – the operator of the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) and creator of digital assets platform Bakkt – states that “[f]ollowing consultation with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission [ CFTC], ICE Futures U.S., Inc.

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Insights on the Growth of Blockchain in Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Market CAGR of +81% by 2023: In Depth Assessment, Strategic Analysis – Press Release – Digital Journal

https://www.itintelligencemarkets.com/request_sample.php?id=2457Company Profiled: The Top Key Players included in Global Blockchain in Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Market are IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Accenture, AWS, Oracle, Digital Currency Group, Bit fury Group, Factom, Guard time, BRAINBOY, ARK, Auxesis, Synereo, NYIAX, MetaX, BTL, Voise, UJo, BigchainDb, Bloq, Clear coin, iProdoos, Current, and Decent.The report gives a SWOT analysis of the new projects in the global Blockchain in Media, Advertising, and Entertainment market, investment feasibility, development trends, and investment return analysis of these projects.

Blockchain-enabled IoT: Panacea or Merely Hype?

Today’s IoT networks rely on centralized, brokered communication models. All devices are identified, authenticated and connected through cloud servers. Since all connections between the devices must go through the Internet, even if the devices are located close to each other, the cloud servers will remain both a bottleneck and point of failure…

Atari CEO interview – 2019 will bring more mobile games, blockchain, and a new console

Atari CEO Frederic Chesnais recently told us how Rollercoaster Tycoon Touch helped bring back Atari, which, when Chesnais took it over in 2013, had $34 million in debut and a paltry $1 million in revenue.

Blockchain Analysis Is About to Get Harder as P2EP Enters Testing Phase

Yet another tool is being added to Bitcoin’s growing number of privacy solutions. Thought up at a brainstorming event attended by Bitcoin developers and privacy researchers last summer, Pay to Endpoint (P2EP) is a relatively new trick that utilizes the well-known CoinJoin mixing technique to make blockchain analysis much harder.