Month: July 2018

What started off as a hot topic amongst traders and speculators has now made its way to the blockchain innovators. Vitalik weighed in on the ETF discussion, sharing his thoughts about its relevance to the current state of cryptocurrency adoption: I think there’s too much...

Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain is purportedly planning to go public on a $14 billion valuation. The company reportedly brought in $1.1 billion in net profit in the first quarter of 2018, looking at end-of-year target ranging between $2 and $3 billion. $14 Billion IPO According...

Despite the disappointing verdict for the proposal of the Winklevoss Twins’ Bitcoin-centric ETF, crypto experts still hope that regulators will begin to change their outlook on this emerging industry.BitWise Enters Crypto ETF Race With A Crypto Index ProposalLast week, Bitwise, a San Francisco-based asset management firm,...

Ambrosus, a  blockchain and IoT platform for quality assurance in food and pharmaceutical supply chains, has announced the launch of its mainnet, AMB-NET 1.0. The mainnet lets companies record public and private supply chain data on the Ambrosus blockchain to ensure product quality. The platform...

Canadian mass media and information company Thomson Reuters has announced a crypto asset data partnership with cryptocurrency tracking resource CryptoCompare, according to a July 31 press release. As the press release explains, CryptoCompare will now provide order book and trade data on 50 cryptocurrencies for...

Online banking service provider Swissquote has seen a 44 percent surge in profits in the first half of 2018, an uplift attributed to the “crypto boom” earlier this year, local news outlet Finews reports July 31. In July 2017, the Swiss-based online bank was credited...

FOMO MomentsMarkets are back in the red; Polymath is pumping but Cardano, EOS and Stellar are getting hammered.The bears have regained control of crypto markets and the selloff has accelerated today. Market capitalization has fallen further, dropping below $290 billion as altcoins get offloaded. Recent...

BTC price has once quickly recovered above $8,000, which Fundstraat Chief Analyst, Tom Lee, believes is a sign of “positive change” in the crypto market. Bitcoin Knocked Down, But It Gets Up Again Just like that Chumbawumba song from the late 90’s — Bitcoin price...

The players’ union for the National Football League (NFL) is partnering with a blockchain startup to help athletes license products on a decentralized network. Announced Tuesday, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) plans to encourage its members to provide commentary, livestreams and other content...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the appointment of its first-ever chief compliance officer as it moves to become a licensed broker-dealer in the U.S. According to a blog post published on Tuesday, the company is tapping the experience of Jeff Horowitz, who joins the firm...