Bitcoin startups clarify stance on possible network split on August 1st
Jul 31, 2017 06:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin startups are gearing up for the hard fork that may take place on 01 August 2017 and laid out plans in the event of a network split. The Bitcoin Cash Fork (BCC) is scheduled to activate on August 1st. It could...
Blockchain startup Tierion raises $25M in token sale
Jul 31, 2017 05:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain technology company Tierion has raised $25 million in its token sale which ended on 28 July 2017, much before its slated concluding date August 10th. The Tierion token sale is complete. Thank you...
German chemical giant BASF pilots blockchain for supply chain
Jul 31, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
BASF, a Germany-based chemical supplier to the automotive industry, last week announced that it has been collaborating and mentoring selected startups in pilot projects in the areas of blockchain, sensor technology,...
Freewallet announces support for Bitcoin Cash, to launch mobile BCC wallet on August 01
Jul 31, 2017 04:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
[The article has been updated to include the link for Bitcoin Cash wallet.] User-friendly crypto-wallets developer Freewallet has announced that it will support Bitcoin Cash if the upcoming bitcoin hard fork splits the...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – July 28th, 2017
Jul 28, 2017 11:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
New cryptocurrency exchange rules go into effect in Washington Following the passing of Senate Bill 5031, new regulations for digital currency exchanges are now effective in the state of Washington, CoinDesk reported....
FxWirePro: ETH/USD continues choppy trade, bias lower, good to go short on break below 100-DMA
Jul 28, 2017 10:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD is continuing its choppy trade on Friday. It is currently trading at 199 levels at the time of writing (Bitfinex). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 214.74 Kijun-Sen: 210.05 On the upside, a...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaches strong trend line resistance at 2714, good to go long on dips
Jul 28, 2017 09:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD broke above trend line resistance on Friday and is trading at 2766 at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 2601.75 Kijun Sen: 2384 The pair is currently hovering...
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