Venezuelan President announces digital cryptocurrency bank, assigns 20M petros
May 08, 2018 03:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced plans to set up a digital bank of cryptocurrencies for the countrys youth. According to the announcement, the head of the state has assigned 20 million petros (around...
Blockchain records and identity startup Learning Machine secures $3M in seed financing
May 07, 2018 11:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Learning Machine Technologies, a New York-based blockchain startup, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by PTB Ventures. Other investors in the round include Omidyar Network and Learn Capital. Learning...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD plummets to near 700, break below 20-DMA confirms further bearishness
May 07, 2018 10:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD is trading deep in the red on Monday as it failed to close above 1w 20-SMA. It is currently trading at 717 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the upside, the pair is trading just shy of 727 (1h...
Spotlight on GS, JP Morgan and hard fork’s buzzing noise in cryptocurrency universe
May 07, 2018 09:37 am UTC| Fintech Digital Currency Insights & Views
Goldman Sachs optimism on cryptocurrencies and its derivatives trading is likely to add a domino effect in Wall Street circles, said Blockchain Capital partner Spencer Bogart. He considers that the Goldman Sachs decision...
Longfin to file form 25 with SEC; delist from NASDAQ
May 07, 2018 08:46 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views
As a result of the prevailing prosecutor enforcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegations of illegal distributions and sales of restricted shares, Longfin Corp. is supposedly forced to delist...
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange QUOINE launches ICO platform
May 07, 2018 07:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange QUOINE has announced the launch of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) platform ICO Mission Control. The new platform is an all-in-one ICO execution service an end-to-end solution aimed at...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD rejected at 200-DMA, break below 20-DMA to see further downside
May 07, 2018 06:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is trading lower on Monday after it got rejected at 200-DMA. It is currently trading at 9351 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the upside, the pair now faces resistance at 9615 (2h 50-SMA) and a break...
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