When the history of Bitcoin and blockchains is written, 2017 will be the year tagged as the “turning point” when Bitcoin and “red hot” blockchain technology went mainstream. The steadily rising bitcoin price and market cap is a key, though not the only, indicator that a tipping point has been reached. Despite turmoil like ICOs …
Bitcoinist.net · January 3, 2018 · 6:30 pm GI, Gibraltar, January 3, 2018. – STK has closed its Token Generation Event after successfully reaching its hard cap of $17MM more than a month prior to its scheduled public sale. After adjusting private and pre-sale contribution allocations for the recent increase in ETH, the pool of …
Key Points Bitcoin cash price started a downside correction after trading toward $2800 against the US Dollar. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $2450 on the hourly chart of BCH/USD (data feed from Kraken). The 100 hourly simple moving average is also around $2450 to act as a support. Bitcoin …
Interest in cryptocurrencies is at a fever pitch with untold numbers of token projects taking place every month. Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have yielded north of $1 billion in 2017, making this, clearly, the year of token launches. In Q3 alone, ICOs captured more than $1.3 billion for related ventures. This is estimated to be …
Nikita Blows · January 3, 2018 · 11:00 pm A new initiative from oBike allows users to earn their customized cryptocurrency simply by riding their bicycles. As we begin a brand-new year, we also start thinking about resolutions. #newyearnewme, right? One of the most common goals is to get fit, whether it be hitting the …
After watching Bitcoin’s astronomical rise from $997.69 at the start of 2017 to the current value of $15,429.68, as of January 2nd, 2018, it is safe to say that many people have suddenly taken notice of cryptocurrency and are eager to buy Bitcoin for future gains. Bitcoin has made many headlines in 2017. What’s the …
In many ways, 2017 was Bitcoin’s best year yet. Most obviously, increased adoption made the pioneering cryptocurrency’s exchange rate skyrocket from under $1000 to well over 10 times that value. But from a tech perspective, things seem to be just getting started: 2018 promises to be the year that a number of highly anticipated projects are …
Samuel Rae · January 3, 2018 · 6:30 pm Here’s a look at Nomura’s suggestion that bitcoin is translating to a wealth effect in Japan. During the first half of 2017 and, indeed, throughout the majority of the preceding two years, the majority of volume in the bitcoin space was rooted in China. The Asian …
One of the Bank of America’s wealth management divisions Merrill Lynch has forbidden clients to invest in Barry Silbert’s Bitcoin Investment Trust. The news comes via a memo from the financial advisory firm last December which was seen by Reuters. The note was sent to around 17,000 brokers at both Merrill Lynch and their subdivision …
Greek graduates may soon be able to prove their qualifications by way of a blockchain. GRNET, the national research and education network of Greece, is working on a pilot project with blockchain research and development company IOHK to verify student diplomas on Cardano, a blockchain that launched in September. The project is notable because it …