Crypto exchange Coincheck to accept acquisition offer from Monex: Report
Apr 05, 2018 09:37 am UTC| Digital Currency
Following recent reports that suggested Japanese online brokerage Monex Group was considering to take over Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange, Nikkei Asian Review has now reported that Coincheck would accept the acquisition...
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...
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...
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...
Google moves to ban cryptocurrency mining extensions on Chrome
Apr 04, 2018 09:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
Search engine giant Google has announced a ban on Chrome extensions that mine cryptocurrency. In a blog post, the company said that over the past couple of months, there has been a rise in malicious extensions that...
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