FxWirePro: BTC/USD fails to hold above 10-DMA, bias bearish
Apr 05, 2018 08:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD closed in the red on Wednesday at 6710 levels as it failed to hold above 10-DMA. It is currently trading at 6805 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, a decisive break above 7156 (10-DMA)...
Bitmain announces first Ethereum ASIC miners
Apr 05, 2018 06:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has officially announced Antminer E3 which it describes as the most powerful and efficient EtHash ASIC miner. We are pleased to announce the Antminer E3, worlds...
Foxconn subsidiary to manufacture Sirin Labs’ blockchain smartphone
Apr 05, 2018 04:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sirin Labs, a tech startup working to build an open source blockchain smartphone, has announced that it has chosen FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Foxconn, to manufacture the FINNEY smartphone. The announcement follows...
S-Coin: Seoul plans its own cryptocurrency
Apr 05, 2018 03:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, is planning its own cryptocurrency, Mayor Park Won-soon told CoinDesk Korea. Dubbed S-Coin, the cryptocurrency is intended to be used in city-funded social benefit programs for...
Monex Group mulls acquisition of Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange
Apr 05, 2018 03:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese brokerage firm Monex Group is considering to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, which was hacked earlier this year, Nikkei Asian Review reported. In January, Coincheck suffered a major hack in which it...
Swiss startup Procivis to give digital IDs to Rohingya via blockchain
Apr 04, 2018 11:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
Procivis, a Switzerland-based digital identity platform, is collaborating with the Rohingya Project NGO in order to provide digital IDs to Rohingya people, the worlds biggest stateless minority. Press Release:...
Cryptocurrency data startup BitKan secures $10M in Series B funding
Apr 04, 2018 10:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
BitKan, a Bitcoin-focused data and trading services provider, has secured $10 million in a Series B funding round led by China-based financing firm Zhongyunhui Capital. The funding round also drew contributions from IDG...
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