Since Coinbase’s inaugural day in business during June 2012, the San Francisco-based startup has become world-renowned for its penchant for innovation within the cryptosphere and Bitcoin ecosystem. And this theme has fortunately persisted to this day, even while 2018’s market predicament has brutally executed a plethora of crypto upstarts, save for Coinbase and other ‘too big to…
Crypto markets have plunged as much as 80 percent since their all-time high. Some currencies, however, were designed to protect investors from such catastrophic events. The recent market crash was an assessment of these “stablecoins” – whether they were able to keep the investments steady, or if they failed outright. The latest activities taking place…
Holding onto and storing digital assets for clients has become one of the key criteria in offering crypto services, at least according to Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street banking giant said that it is not any closer to offering cryptocurrency products amid this year’s bear market according to Bloomberg. The bank’s head of digital asset…
The crypto markets are going through turbulence – prices are falling, traders are panicking and companies are losing money. Bitcoin plummets below $4,000 for the first time since last year, putting an end to the months of “stability”. Altcoins are following the same pattern. Not much ground for optimism, hah? Apparently, someone disagrees on that.…
Gor Gevorkyan, a Los Angeles resident, has filed a lawsuit against Bitmain for allegedly mining cryptocurrency at his expense. The class action claims that bitcoin mining giant had redesigned its ASIC devices “to mine crypto currency for the benefit of itself rather than its customers who purchase the products”. Bitmain Allegedly Used Customers Resources to…
The number of complaints relating to crypto assets received by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has risen sharply during the 2018 bear market. FCA Currently Investigating 50 Cryptocurrency Firms People rarely call foul play during a bull market. When the charts are all green, who really cares if a project FOMO’d into last November…
Since the introduction of blockchain in 2008, there have been more than 80,000 digital ledger technology projects launched around the world. In 2016, a total of 29 crypto projects raised over $6 billion via tokenized crowdfunding (ICO). The next year, 871 ICOs raised a whopping $6 billion, causing a wave of investment into the blockchain…
The former CTO of Singapore based Huobi is about to launch his own crypto trading platform before the end of the year. BHEX to Offer Crypto, Fiat and OTC Trading According to Businesswire BHEX raised $15 million in its equity from top-tier institutions including Huobi and OKEx. It is scheduled to launch at the end…
As 2018 bids its last farewells, the crypto market has stuttered, with a majority of crypto assets establishing new year-to-date lows, leading many analysts to express their sentiment that capitulation is officially occurring. However, the peculiar performance of the market hasn’t fazed this industry’s leading constituents. Binance, for one, continued its investment spree, siphoning millions…
Would a state-backed cryptocurrency be better than its decentralized counterpart? International media has already rolled out their opinions on the matter. It’s a YES-IT-CAN. The opinions find their inspirations in comments made by Christine Lagarde last week. The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that a government-backed cryptocurrency would eliminate the issues of trust that…