Crypto Youtuber Launching Bitcoin Funded TV Series on CBS

News A crypto Youtuber is launching his own television series that is fully paid for by bitcoin. They will air on CBS, the CW, and Roku. The first 13 episodes will air on CBS in selected areas, featuring topics such as crypto security, exchange trading, initial coin offerings, crypto crashes, mining, and the future of cryptocurrency. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Crypto Crow Show Jason Appleton. Youtuber and investor Jason Appleton announced on Read more …

Holdvest Will Close Their Pre-ICO in the Next Few Days

After about two days of pre-ICO, all-in-one cryptocurrency platform Holdvest.com released an announcement about closing the ongoing round of crowdsale. As stated in their official Medium blog announcement, they are going to restructure their ICO profile,  and the amount that was collected already is quite enough to continue work and prepare for the main stage of their crowdsale in June. HOLDVEST is a unique new trading platform – which is already working in beta – combines several different features and Read more …

What Was Behind the Bytecoin (BCN) Price Pump?

Following an announcement that Binance had opened up three trading pairs with Bytecoin (BCN) on their exchange, prices for the coin there quickly shot up over eight times their value. Prices on Poloniex and HitBTC, however, remained stagnant.  As I was waiting for my Uber ride home from work this evening, a coworker spotted me as he was leaving and asked me if I’d heard the latest news: “Hey, you hear about that Bytecoin thing today? Apparently it shot up Read more …

Texas Regulator Hit Two Bitcoin Investment Schemes with Cease-and-Desists

Join our community of 10 000 traders on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. The Texas State Securities Board has uncovered more suspicious activity from cryptocurrency businesses targeting residents in the state. The agency has most recently issued a pair of emergency orders against two separate entities that according to the regulators were scamming investors, including a bitcoin mining operation and a bitcoin foreign exchange investment fund. Both startups — Bitcoin Trading & Cloud Mining Ltd. (BTCRUSH) and Forex EA Read more …

Xapo Reportedly Holds $10 Billion in Bitcoin, Roughly 7% of the Global Supply

Meet Wences Casares, the Argentine entrepreneur who has spent the past several years convincing Silicon Valley’s wealthiest investors that Bitcoin, and only Bitcoin, is the global currency of the future. His startup, Xapo, has built a network of underground cold storage vaults across five continents, specifically designed to safeguard and protect large sums of the digital coin. How Much Bitcoin Does Xapo Hold? The company boasts some massive holdings. According to two clients, Xapo houses roughly $10 billion of Bitcoin. Read more …

Bloomberg Partners with Novogratz to Launch Crypto Index

Bloomberg has launched a cryptocurrency index in conjunction with Galaxy Digital Capital Management, a digital assets merchant bank headed by billionaire ex-hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz. The capitalization-weighted Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI) will track the “performance of the largest, most liquid portion of the cryptocurrency market,” specifically following bitcoin, ethereum, ethereum classic, monero, XRP, zcash, EOS, litecoin and dash, according to an announcement. The companies said in a statement that the index utilizes a “rules-based methodology and data” derived Read more …

SportyCo Welcomes Luís Figo and Prepares to Host the World Sports BIockchain Summit

SportyCo has achieved so much this year already, and we’re not even half-way through!  From their exciting rebrand to their successful beta release, the only way seems to be up for this innovative decentralized sports investment platform. SportyCo is pushing for financial equality and inclusivity in the $1.3 trillion-dollar sports industry.  This goes for both professional athletes who need that financial push to realize their sporting dreams, as well as smaller investors who are looking for an opportunity to contribute Read more …

Bitmain’s Biggest Bitcoin Mining Rival Plots $1 Billion Hong Kong IPO

Join our community of 10 000 traders on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Canaan Creative, China’s second-largest bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, plans to raise $1 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK). The South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday that the Hangzhou-based firm will be the first blockchain startup to list on the SEHK, though sources also say that a final decision has not yet been made. Previously, Canaan had mulled Read more …

Bloomberg Partners Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Capital To Release Crypto Benchmark Index

Bloomberg and Mike Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital Management have launched the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI) that will track ten cryptocurrencies from the “largest, most liquid portion of the cryptocurrency market,” Bloomberg reports today, May 9. The coins to be listed on the index currently are Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, ESO, Litecoin, Dash, Monero, Ethereum Classic, and Zcash. Bloomberg writes that the BGCI offers the “first institutional benchmark for the cryptocurrency market.” Global Product Manager Read more …

New HOB Podcast: Ver’s Sci-Fi Novel Life, Voorhees Buys Tucker’s Tie for $72k

Promoted Humans of Bitcoin (HOB) is off to a rousing start in its second season on the Bitcoin.com Podcast Network, diving deeply into Bitcoin pioneers over two installments. The current episode features crypto evangelist Jeffrey Tucker, Editorial Director at the American Institute for Economic Research, in a fast-moving interview exploring his intellectual development and discovery of bitcoin. Friday, May 11th, HOB will release a fascinating and compelling discussion with these pages’ CEO, Roger Ver, revealing a personal Read more …

DEEP AERO: An AI Blockchain Solution for The Drone Industry

According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, the commercial Drone/UAV Market is expected to reach USD 17 billion by 2024. This is quite impressive when you consider that in 2016, the commercial drone/UAV market saw 100,000 units sold, worth $2 billion. While this growth is impressive, it will not come without challenges. The most significant challenge will be how to manage not only all the drones in the sky, but how they interact with manned aircraft. This Read more …

PR: SPINDLE to Launch Crowdsale – One Week Only (Until May 15)

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. SPINDLE, which instantaneously became the largest ICO in Japan , will launch its first crowdsale. The crowdsale will be held globally for one week only (except for residents in Japan / USA / China). In Read more …