Dutch Blockchain Hackathon to take place in February 2017, Deloitte announces support
Dec 30, 2016 06:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Big Four consultancy firm Deloitte is supporting the Dutch Blockchain Hackathon, to be held on 10-12 February, 2017 in Groningen. Organized by DutchChain, it will be the largest hackathon of its kind in Europe. The...
Ubitquity joins University of British Columbia Blockchain Research Collaboration
Dec 30, 2016 04:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ubitquity LLC, a blockchain-secured platform for real estate transactions, has joined the University of British Columbia blockchain research collaboration for blockchain and property recording, CryptoCoinsNews...
Hyperledger blockchain project ends 2016 with 8 new members
Dec 30, 2016 04:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
With the countdown to the New Year just about to begin, the cross-industry blockchain initiative Hyperledger Project has announced the addition of eight new members to the project. Last month, the project reached 100...
FxWirePro: BTC/GBP breaks above 800 mark, close above targets 825
Dec 29, 2016 10:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/GBP continued its uptrend on Thursday and has broken above the 800 mark. It is currently trading at 802.71 levels (Coinbase). Long-term trend: Bullish Short-term trend: Bullish Ichimoku analysis of daily...
BTC/USD faces resistance at 981, break above targets 1,000
Dec 29, 2016 09:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD has hit a fresh high of 980.74 levels on Thursday and is currently trading at 974 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Long-term trend: Bullish Short-term trend: Bullish Ichimoku analysis of daily...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD breaks above 21-DMA, good to buy on dips
Dec 29, 2016 08:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD soared higher on Thursday on the back of newly found momentum and has broken 21-day MA. It is currently trading at 8.19 levels (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 7.49 Kijun-Sen:...
FxWirePro: Is Bitcoin volatility good for hedging? What does 2017 mean for BTC/USD?
Dec 29, 2016 07:49 am UTC| Digital Currency Commentary
Well, before getting into core forecast, wish you all the best to begin with 2017, the low volatility for bitcoin has reasonably been foreseen in this new year (possibly a couple of hiccups every now and then), but a...
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