Month: November 2017

Blockchain software maker AlphaPoint has announced that it will create a new public network aimed at the digitization of real-world assets. Dubbed the AlphaPoint Public Network (APN), the initiative is the latest from AlphaPoint, which to date has focused on creating white-label products for exchanges and, more recently, organizers of initial coin offerings (ICOs). With the new network, the company is eyeing demand for ways to create and exchange digital versions of tangible assets. AlphaPoint will hold a public sale with the Read more …

Op-Ed Bitcoin has grown in value quite a bit this year and with it comes a sizeable economy. Because of this, the network effect has increased, and a lot more people are now associated with the bitcoin environment. However, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, individuals working in the bitcoin industry, and everyday holders are being targeted for their digital gold. Also read: Exclusive Clip of The New Radical: Cody Wilson, Amir Taaki, 3D Guns, and Bitcoin   How Many Bitcoins Do You Read more …

Bitcoin wallet app Abra is adding support for ethereum, the startup announced today. The move to integrate the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was unveiled at CoinDesk’s Consensus: Invest event in New York. According to founder and former Netscape director Bill Barhydt, the ethereum functionality will be available within the week, alongside the options for bitcoin and dozens of government-issued currencies. In addition to ethereum, Abra is also beefing up its wallet app’s storage capabilities, allowing users to hold Read more …

This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. British company BitCoen is opening up an international blockchain market. The company declared about its strategic goal – to help interaction between representatives of the Jewish communities around the world. The BitCoen ecosystem is a Read more …

The new Bitcoin-based, multi-signature wallet from Abra is being released hot on the heels of their recent funding announcement, supporting ether and 52 fiat currencies. Now, after running our service for the past few months with tens of millions of dollars of funds, we’re ready for commercial deployment of our multi-signature solution. — CEO Bill Barhydt The new update is currently rolling out to current users and is expected to be completed during the first week of December 2017. The Abra wallet is Read more …

Blockchain startup Circle is moving ahead with plans to launch new investment-related products, unveiling a new app set for release next year. Though the startup hasn’t revealed much in the way of details – including its exact launch date –it revealed its plan for “Circle Invest” app in a new post on its website today. In past statements to CoinDesk, Circle indicated that it was looking to create such tools for investors following the acquisition of a startup called Trigger Read more …

Get Trading Recommendations and Read Analysis on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Billionaire trader and longtime cryptocurrency bull Mike Novogratz has predicted that the total crypto market cap will reach $2 trillion by the end of 2018. Mike Novogratz: Crypto Market Cap to Hit $2 Trillion in 2018 The Galaxy Investment Partners founder made this prediction on the Monday episode of CNBC’s Fast Money, explaining that while he would not be surprised to see a short-term pullback after this Read more …

A recent analysis regarding supply and demand suggests that the end of the Bitcoin bull run will come not as a result of lack of buyers but because of an overabundance of supply. The supply, according to the analyst, will come through new and varied ways to trade Bitcoin and from Bitcoin hard forks. The analysis stems from the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, when any company with .com in its name instantly received a huge market boost. However, the end Read more …

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has partnered with Blockchain company Waves to create a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for processing and handling shipping document submissions. The system, already being tested, was able to reduce the processing and handling times from 7-10 days, to just 2.5 hours. The first test was performed on a shipment of tuna from Mexico to Barcelona, Spain. Generally, such a purchase is completed using a letter of credit, which can often still involve manual checking of documents Read more …

Once again Bitcoin has taken all of the fame as the week starts by hurtling almost relentlessly towards the big $10k. However smaller sibling Litecoin also recorded an all-time high of just over $90 today. Often likened to the silver to Bitcoin’s gold, Litecoin has been slow to gain momentum since its previous peak at the end of August. It has been languishing around the $55 mark for roughly two months until it broke resistance around ten days ago and Read more …