Most of the top crypto assets are seeing gains today as many cryptocurrencies suffered losses over the past week. BTC/USD markets reached a weighted average of $9,892 across global exchanges during the overnight trading sessions. This rise follows BTC/USD prices touching a low of $8,366 on March 9 and many other digital assets reaching lows as well. After most crypto-assets spiked during this morning’s early trading sessions, this afternoon a significant amount of them are seeing losses once again. Also Read: Japan’s SBI Holdings Claims 40% Stake in Hardware Wallet Company…
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PwC Reveals Blockchain Analytics Tool For Tracking ICO Tokens
Major accounting firm, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), has announced that it is currently trialing a blockchain analytics tool designed to trade digital tokens from launch. PwC has stated that the software will assist companies in guarding against the misuse of their tokens for illicit purposes. Also Read: Study Finds $3B Worth of Faked Cryptocurrency Volumes and Wash Trades Pricewaterhouse Coopers Tests New Blockchain Analytics Software PwC and its Hong Kong forensic services partner, Eric Young, have indicated that the company seeks to capitalize a growing interest in raising funds through initial coin…
Read MoreBlockchain Technology Talk is Largely Nonsense
Every so often, corporate business blushes its latest fad speak. Disruptive. Paradigm shift. 2.0, 3.0. Game changer. For about half a decade now, blockchain technology has been the phrasing du jure among ecosystem corporatists and assorted scammers. It’s weak jingoism employed to disguise against real innovation, cryptocurrency. Blockchain is just a damn database, a giant spreadsheet. I’ve officially had an ass-full of it. Knock it off already. WARNING: Language quite salty ahead! Also read: Québec Premier: We’re Not Really Interested in Bitcoin Mining Blockchain Without Bitcoin is Just a Database Stanford…
Read MoreVenezuela Sold $5 Billion in Petro Cryptocurrency, Claims President
Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro has claimed the successful launch and sale of Petro — the first ever state-issued cryptocurrency. Petro Cryptocurrency Sale Reportedly Tops $5 Billion Petro is the first cryptocurrency which is purportedly backed by natural resources. According to Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, the sale of his pet cryptocurrency has raked in over five billion dollars during its pre-sale period. The cryptocurrency has also reportedly received 186,000 certified purchases. If true, Petro could potentially be viewed as a successful circumvention of aggressive international sanctions. Of course, Petro’s facts and…
Read MoreThis Week in Bitcoin: Black Swans
It would be an unusual week in bitcoin where there weren’t glum tidings to report, be it an exchange hack, regulatory clampdown, or edict from the east. It just so happens that this week witnessed all three – and on the same day, no less. You could call it bad luck, or you could call the event, which sent bitcoin below $9,000, where it’s flirted ever since, a black swan: a random occurrence that is impossible to predict. Also read: Anecdotal Reports Suggest Google is Cracking Down on ICO Advertising A…
Read MorePR: DIWtoken.com Proposes the Creation of a Global, Blockchain-Based Network to End Online Fraud and Data Breaches
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. DIWtoken.com wishes to achieve global data and service exchange security via the introduction of a global digital network running on blockchain technology. To materialise its aspiring project, DIW announces its Pre-ICO will end on the 20th of March and its ICO, commencing on the 27th…
Read MoreStudy Finds $3B Worth of Faked Cryptocurrency Volumes and Wash Trades
On March 10 a cryptocurrency trader and researcher published a report on how he believes $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency trade volumes, primarily from a couple of exchanges, are concocted. The author of the study, Sylvain Ribes, alleges that the exchange Okcoin has been fabricating up to 93 percent of its trade volumes. Also read: Thailand Dodges Extreme Cryptocurrency Regulations Massive Discrepancies Between Exchanges Sylvain Ribes has published a study that reveals some interesting information about trade volumes stemming from exchanges like Okcoin (Okex) and Huobi, which may be falsifying their…
Read MoreMoonLite Aims to Dominate the Cryptocurrency Mining Industry with Green Energy
The MoonLite Project aims to dominate the cryptocurrency mining industry through the creation and operation of multiple industrial-scale data centers powered completely by green energy – with plans to primarily mine Bitcoin, DASH, Litecoin, and Ethereum. Big Dreams, Bigger Reality The MoonLite Project has set out to become the dominant cryptocurrency mining company in the world by utilizing the latest emerging technology, operating as efficiently as possible, and utilizing an industry-leading team of experts. Most importantly, however, is the fact that MoonLite will be entirely powered by 100% sustainable, green…
Read MorePR: Introducing Emotiq – a Next-Generation Blockchain with Powerful Scalability and Privacy
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. Emotiq is a powerful, next-generation blockchain with strong consistency, massive scalability, fast throughput, confidential transactions, and a natural smart contract language. Conceived by a team of veteran developers, and committed to overcoming the unresolved challenges of the blockchain, it launched with a private Token Generation…
Read MoreIPCHAIN Database Using Blockchain to Protect Intellectual Property
IPCHAIN Database represents a unique use case of blockchain technology and ensures the optimal protection of intellectual property – thanks to cooperation with international IP authorities and stakeholders. Protect, securely share, and sell your creative work and sensitive information with IPCHAIN Database, which is designed to address the needs of scientists, inventors, artists, and companies. The platform protects all types of intellectual property by placing a hash securely on the blockchain. IPCHAIN Database puts special emphasis on the protection of inventions and scientific findings through defensive publication and ensures that…
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