Japanese chat giant LINE to set up cryptocurrency exchange
Jan 31, 2018 09:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese messaging app giant LINE has announced its plans to enter the cryptocurrency market. LINE Corporation announced on Wednesday a new company, LINE Financial Corporation, in order to strengthen its position in the...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD trades below 20-DMA, good to go short on break below trend line support at 1011
Jan 31, 2018 08:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD failed to hold above 20-DMA on Tuesday and plunged to 1011 levels. It is currently trading at 1098 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, immediate resistance is seen at 1119 (20-DMA) and a break...
Jan 31, 2018 07:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD broke below the trend line support on Tuesday and dropped to 9514 levels. It is currently trading at 9990 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, resistance is seen at 10134 (1h 20-SMA) and a...
NASA funds blockchain research to improve space communications
Jan 31, 2018 06:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a grant of $330,000 to scientists at the University of Akron to explore the potential of blockchain technologies in improving communications in space....
Facebook prohibits ICO and cryptocurrency advertisements
Jan 31, 2018 05:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
Social networking giant Facebook has announced a new policy to prohibit promotional activities on initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency. In an online post, Rob Leathern, Product Management Director at...
U.S. SEC brings AriseBank ICO to a halt, alleges scam
Jan 31, 2018 04:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted an initial coin offering (ICO) drive conducted by AriseBank, alleging a scam and pointing out a number of misstated information by the company. The SEC said...
Pre-orders for Sirin Labs’ blockchain phone exceed 25k
Jan 31, 2018 03:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sirin Labs, a tech startup working to build an open source blockchain smartphone, has announced that the pre-orders for its FINNEY phone have already surpassed 25,000. The announcement follows a highly successful...
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