FxWirePro: BTC/USD upside capped by 10-DMA, close above to see minor upside
Aug 16, 2018 07:15 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD surged to 6628 levels on Wednesday but failed to close above 10-DMA and closed at 6272 levels, forming an inverted hammer pattern. The pair is currently trading around...
Can Turkey eye on Venezuelan-type own cryptocurrency or opt interest manipulation?
Aug 16, 2018 07:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary
Very recently, Turkeys lira has remarkably collapsed to flash headlines across the world, and with countries such as Venezuela looking to cryptocurrencies as an alternative store of value, could bitcoin offer a solution to...
Coinbase increases focus on digital identity solutions with Distributed Systems acquisition
Aug 16, 2018 06:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has acquired Distributed Systems, a digital identity startup, TechCrunch reported. Founded in 2015, Distributed Systems raised $1.7 million in a seed funding round in 2017 led by...
LINE launches $10M blockchain venture fund, lists TRON on BITBOX cryptocurrency exchange
Aug 16, 2018 05:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chat giant LINE subsidiary Unblock has launched a $10 million fund for investing in early-stage blockchain startups. Launched in April, Unblock marks LINEs first venture into the blockchain space. The Unblock Ventures...
Bitwise launches three new crypto indices, announces index advisory board
Aug 16, 2018 04:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitwise Index Services, a subsidiary of Bitwise Asset Management, has launched three additional indexes covering the mid-cap, small-cap, and total-market segments of the cryptoasset market. In conjunction with the...
Swarm launches Robinhood Equity Token to accredited investors
Aug 16, 2018 03:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
The pre-funding of the Robinhood Equity Token (RHET) is now live on the Swarm platform. Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has announced accredited investors would now be able to reserve their stake in a fund...
Aug 15, 2018 14:12 pm UTC| Commentary Digital Currency Market Roundups Economy
BTC/USD: Bitcoin rebounded during late European session Wednesday to near $6,500 mark, after witnessing renewed sell-off over the past few days. This week, nothing much at the fundamental level has exchanged paths with the...
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