Category: Cryptocurrency News

Tron price expand 5.7 percent, reject lower lows Binance announce successful BTT crowdfunding Market participation rebound, high highs should be propelled by above average volumes The BTT token sale was a success, and in 18 minutes, 60 million BTT were sold. It was a success, and now TRX prices are recovering, snapping back to trend confirming our overall trade position. Tron Price Analysis Fundamentals At last, the path towards decentralizing the world’s largest software is right on track. BitTorrent is Read more …

Blockchain-enabled web browser Brave has partnered with news website Cheddar to offer its users three months of free access to premium content, a press release reports Jan. 29. According to the press release, Brave Browser users will automatically obtain access to premium content on Cheddar’s website, without action on the user’s end. Jon Steinberg, founder and CEO of Cheddar, said that “the idea of unlocking our premium feeds for Brave users via crypto funding, with no sign-up, seemed like a Read more …

McDonald’s is reportedly giving bacon away with every order today. While it might be seen as a regular promotion, the move is certain to attract thousands or even millions of additional sales today. Bacon is a massive selling point in the US fast-food industry. Bacon Hour. Because ? is always the answer. Hot Fudge Sundaes? ? Classics? ? Hash Browns? ? Tuesday, January 29th. 4-5 pm (local time) at part. restaurants. FREE ? on the side with ANY purchase. #BaconHour Read more …

Tuesday, Jan. 29 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day at press time. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading just over $3,400 again, according to Coin360 data. Market visualization from Coin360 At press time, Bitcoin is down just a fraction of a percent on the day, trading at around $3,450, according to CoinMarketCap. Looking at its weekly chart, the current price is lower than $3,655, the price at which Bitcoin started the week, trading sideways until Read more …

A Rancho Cordova, California nurse has been charged by federal authorities with selling illegal narcotics via dark net markets. Allegedly, her username Farmacy41 earned over 200 BTC across three markets. Carrie Alaine Markis made an appearance in federal court in Sacramento, charged with numerous counts of drug dealing. Farmacy41 Markis reportedly used the handle Farmacy41 across several DarkNetMarkets beginning in 2013. She told customers that her source was people who bought pills from those who had them legally prescribed to Read more …

According to a new report by Chainalysis, 60 percent of cryptocurrency hacks (over $1 billion) were carried out by just two professional groups. Cryptocurrency Hacks Are a Centralized Affair If you were already disgruntled by claims of market manipulation and centralized mining, you really won’t like this. Even hackers are no longer bedroom operations lead by tweens in hoodies. They are meticulously planned and carefully thought out down to the flawless laundering of funds. Chainalysis reports that two prominent professional Read more …

TokenSoft is rolling out what it describes as the first cold-storage custody service designed specifically for security tokens. The company, which also helps other firms run legally-compliant token sales and operates a broker-dealer, is launching a beta version of the wallet to all of its existing and future customers today. Known as Knox (after the U.S. Army post where gold is held), it allows enterprises to maintain a multi-signature, self-custody system for different cryptocurrencies, as well as digital securities. “It provides Read more …

Ripple price stable, reject lower lows Cobalt could be a game changer Transactional volumes below average Behind Ripple is a team looking to revolutionize cross border payment through innovative solutions. Fundamentally, that is bullish. However, before investors reap benefits, XRP must first fund support at 30 cents. Only then will our previous XRP/USD trade plans be valid. Ripple Price Analysis Fundamentals Ripple’s ability not only to shape the future of finance but be the leading player cannot be rubbed off. Read more …

Charlie Lee, Litecoin’s (LTC) creator, declared that he will focus on making the major cryptocurrency more fungible in a tweet Jan. 28. Lee stated in the tweet that “fungibility is the only property of sound money that is missing from Bitcoin & Litecoin,” adding that “the next battleground will be on fungibility and privacy.” The tweet’s conclusion is that the developer wants to zero in on implementing private transactions in Litecoin, stating: “I am now focused on making Litecoin more Read more …

Stocks were off to a tepid start Tuesday after criminal charges against Huawei and one of its leading executives threatened to undermine U.S.-China trade negotiations. Positive earnings surprises helped to smooth out the volatility as investors kept an eye on the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting in Washington. Dow Pares Gains as Stocks Move Mostly Lower The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to pare opening losses and even gained as much as 146 points through the morning session. However, the blue-chip Read more …

The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and major telecoms firm Swisscom have developed an integrated, certified e-signature to legally authenticate blockchain-powered smart contracts. The news was reported by Swiss financial news outlet Cash today, Jan. 29. According to the report, a prototype for an Ethereum (ETH)-based smart contract was created by an interdisciplinary team of lawyers and engineers from ZHAW, together with Swisscom. The prototype was then designed to include an interface with a Swisscom-developed e-signature service, which can Read more …

News Tidbits summarizes interesting chatter from across the cryptosphere. Today, the crypto community reacts to Erik Voorhees’s argument that maximalism is a flawed ideology. Jonathan Silverblood recommends using the bear market as an opportunity to build while earning crypto and Craig Wright claims he owns more BTC than anyone else in the world.  Also read: Judge Denies Craig Wright’s Motion to Dismiss Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit   Crypto Community Responds to Erik Voorhees Shapeshift CEO Erik Voorhees recently took to social media to point out Read more …