Brazil’s Biggest Brokerage Processes Bitcoin Trades, Gov’t Supportive: Joseph Young
Grupo XP, the largest independent brokerage in Brazil, has publicly released its plans to launch a Bitcoin and Ethereum trading platform by the end of 2018. Guilherme Benchimol, the chief executive officer of Grupo XP and XP Investimentos SA, stated that the …
This Off-Grid, Solar-Powered System Sends Crypto Through Radio Waves: Conor Maloney
To many, cryptocurrency is a way of securing financial independence from banks and governments. Those interested in going off-grid, distancing themselves from authority, and even “preppers” who believe that major catastrophe is coming any day share many of th…
More than a Ripple: What Pushed XRP up 100% in a Week: Yashu Gola
In a supernormal rally that almost lost ethereum its silver spot, ripple (XRP) gained about 100 percent in a week. The maximum difference in XRP’s market cap between the week’s lowest and highest level turned out to be almost $19.8 billion. That’s nearly a 18…
Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD Trending Sideways: Yashu Gola
The bitcoin price on Sunday paused its upside momentum to trend sideways against the US Dollar, fluctuating just about 2 percent between the trading range. BTC/USD over the last week had jumped from its previous weekly low near 6125-fiat to a new weekly high …
Meet The Man Who Tracks Kidnappers and Paramilitaries Using Blockchain: Conor Maloney
We first mentioned Ben Strickland in our coverage of his report on SadaqaCoins, a dark web marketplace aimed at crowdfunding for weapons and paramilitary training of Syrian jihadists. Strickland didn’t just stumble across the site — he’s an OSINT (open source…
Stellar Surges 19%, Cardano Gains in Sunday’s Best Performing Crypto: Joseph Young
Stellar (XLM) and Cardano (ADA) have performed exceptionally well against Bitcoin over the past 24 hours, recording 19 percent and 8 percent gains against the dominant cryptocurrency. At its daily peak, XLM achieved a 25 percent price increase against the US …
Massive Hacks, Price Targets and a Bitcoin ETF: This Week in Crypto: Jake Sylvestre
Make sure you check out our previous edition here, now let’s go over what happened in crypto this week. Also, make sure you subscribe for this week’s edition of The CCN Podcast on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube or wh…
Bitcoin Price Nears $6,800 Resistance as Crypto Market Records Large Gains: Joseph Young
Over the past few hours, Bitcoin has recorded a slight 1 percent increase in price, nearing the $6,800 resistance level. The rest of the crypto market recorded large gains across the board as Electroneum and Stellar led the market with 70 percent and 20 perce…
Opinion: Our Weird Relationship with Money: Pedro Febrero
We all use money on a daily basis, but do you really understand how it works? This article is a little bit different from the usual, as I will propose alternative ways of valuing money and looking at the economy as a whole. If you’ve been following my latest …
Last Call to Contribute to Modex Token Sale!: Press Release
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CNBC Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Bounce Back Based Purely on Market Tacticals: David Hundeyin
CNBC Futures Now trader Jim Iurio has predicted that bitcoin will trade above $6,800 based on market analysis that holds $6,000 as its critical support level. Speaking on the show alongside Anthony Grisanti, Iurio stated that market tacticals hold the key to …
BitPesa, SBI Remit Partner for Blockchain Payments Between Japan And Africa: Lester Coleman
BitPesa, a digital treasury management solution that leverages blockchain settlement to lower the cost and improve the speed of payments to and from frontier markets, has teamed with SBI Remit, Japan’s largest remittance service provider, to make it easier fo…
Cryptocurrency Wallet Blockchain Files Complaint Against Copycat Website: Iyke Aru
Cryptocurrency web wallet provider Blockchain has filed a complaint in a U.S. federal court alleging attempted deception by a copycat website. In a blogpost, Blockchain — whose website is hosted at blockchain.com — identifies the platform, blockchain.io, as a…
Content Creators on YouTube, Twitch, and Wikipedia Can Now Accept Ripple (XRP): Yashu Gola
Content creators on the internet will now be able to accept payments in XRP tokens directly from their users. The tipping-for-content has become possible because of Coil, the brainchild of Stefan Thomas, the former CTO of Ripple Labs. The San Francisco compan…
Bitcoin ATM CEO: Cryptocurrency Needs Regulation to Survive: Conor Maloney
In an exclusive interview with CCN, the CEO of the world’s largest Bitcoin ATM network took a hard stance against those who believe in a world where Bitcoin and its peers can survive unregulated. Sheffield Clark, whose company — Coinsource — recently installe…
Interview: Former Huobi US Compliance Chief Talks NY Cryptocurrency Exchange Report: Jack Mathis
Harry Zhou, former general counsel and compliance officer for Huobi US, spoke with CCN about the latest report from New York’s attorney general on cryptocurrency exchanges. Zhou helped set up the legal framework in New York for cryptocurrency exchanges, namel…
Tether Has No Real Impact on Bitcoin price: University Researcher: David Hundeyin
Contrary to the somewhat-popular idea that tether (USDT) issuance is used to manipulate crypto markets by boosting the price of bitcoin, a new academic study by researcher Wang Chun Wei of the University of Queensland Business School shows that the most widel…
Brave Browser Taps Blockchain Identity Startup Civic for Secure KYC: David Hundeyin
Cryptocurrency-funded web browser Brave has announced that it will collaborate with Civic, the blockchain identity platform, on a project that will bring the latter’s identity verification services to publishers on the Brave platform. Under this framework, Br…
$10,000 Target: Novogratz Sees Bitcoin Jumping 30% in 2018: Joseph Young
Billionaire investor Michael Novogratz, a legendary ex-hedge fund manager, formerly of the investment firm Fortress Investment Group, has said that the Bitcoin price will likely see a 30 percent increase by the end of 2018. Once Bitcoin surpasses major resist…
Crypto Market Stabilizes After $25 Billion Surge, Can Bitcoin Price Breach $6,800?: Joseph Young
Over the past 48 hours, the crypto market has increased by more than $25 billion, from $198 billion to $223 billion. Ripple and Ethereum have maintained momentum at a price range. Since September 20, the crypto market has initiated a strong corrective rally r…
