Month: March 2018

Several brands already help users to monetise and control their raw personal data thanks to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. However, only Biotron turns personal data into high-value analytics products that deliver more value for customers, better returns for users, and drive innovation. Personal data is a commodity and data exchange products offer a valuable service. Data exchanges allow individuals to unlock the financial value of their own personal data. They give control back to the people who generate personal data, Read more …

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss said they hope to add more digital currency options to their Gemini Exchange in 2018, possibly including bitcoin cash and litecoin. The twins made this announcement on Thursday at an event hosted by Cboe Global Markets Inc., Bloomberg reported. The Chicago futures exchange uses Gemini’s pricing data for bitcoin contracts, and it would need Gemini’s help to start offering derivatives for other cryptocurrencies. According to a previous report by Bloomberg, Cboe COO Chris Concannon has said: Read more …

Today, Overstock’s Medici Ventures doubled down on its investment in the realm of digital currency for central banks. The additional $3 million dollar investment in  Caribbean blockchain-based digital payment provider Bitt.com signals a reaffirmation of Overstock and Medici’s belief in the ability of digital currencies to become the de facto means of payment transactions. Medici Ventures originally invested $4 million in the Barbados-based fintech company in 2016. At the time of the initial investment, Overstock CEO, Patrick Byrne, stated, “Bitt Read more …

Featured The Japanese financial regulator has punished seven cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, suspending the operation of two of them. “The agency fears another Coincheck-style hack,” it stated after recent inspections of all crypto exchanges in Japan revealed inadequate measures for customer protection. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies FSA Punishes Seven Exchanges The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced on Thursday that it had “punished seven cryptocurrency exchanges, ordering two of Read more …

Hardware Another major hardware producer may venture into the GPU market very soon. Motherboard manufacturer Asrock is reportedly going to offer new products for cryptocurrency mining in April. Currently, the company enjoys strong demand from crypto miners for its motherboards. Mining equipment shipments boosted its sales in 2017. Also read: GPU Producers Fear Drop in Demand from Crypto Miners Asrock May Offer Miners an Alternative Hardware manufacturer Asrock is reportedly planning to enter the video cards market Read more …

Since January 2018 Ripple has a new global head of banking. Marjan Delatinne joined the company in 2017 after having spent ten years at SWIFT as business director commercializing different banking solutions including Global Payments Innovation (GPI). Part of the Women in Fintech Power list 2017, Delatinne has shown great ability in developing business strategies for innovative initiatives during her career. Cointelegraph had an opportunity to meet Delatinne in Frankfurt am Main at the Crypto Assets Conference and talk about Read more …

“What would happen if our Department of Motor Vehicles held all bills of sale on the blockchain?” This was the first of several possible use cases mentioned by Rep. David Schweikert (R.-AZ) during his keynote address on day two of the D.C. Blockchain Summit, where he outlined some of the challenges he sees in mainstream blockchain adoption. One of his chief concerns surrounded regulation, the Congressional Blockchain Caucus co-chair told the audience. While wider adoption of blockchain technology will require Read more …

Get Trading Recommendations and Read Analysis on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has claimed all fraudulent trades that occurred on Wednesday have been reversed. Suspicions were high earlier this week regarding strange occurrences on the Binance exchange. Multiple users took to Reddit to express concern at highly unusual unauthorized trades happening on their accounts. Clarification has come today with an official release from the exchange and tweets from the company’s CEO. On March 7th between 14:58 Read more …

Education tokens (LEDU) are now listed for trade on Gate.io and Bibox cryptocurrency exchanges. Education Ecosystem (LiveEdu) CEO, Dr. Michael J. Garbade had this to say, “As ICO contributors know, due to legal restrictions we could not start work with centralized exchange listings until our ICO Round I was closed. This issue slowed us down, but we have made progress with the help of our advisors. We have already closed deals with two exchanges where Education tokens will be listed, Read more …

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Market Updates The price of cryptocurrencies across all markets has been dropping in value quite a bit over the past 48 hours. BTC/USD markets started tumbling on March 5, after the price reached a high of $11,650 during the evening trading sessions. Following the peak, the value dropped to $10,600 on March 6 losing $1,000 in value. Further, the next day on March 7 after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned about unlawful trading platforms, Read more …