Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 262 of 298

ViaBTC to Launch ‘Coinex’ Exchange; Offers BCH Pairs Exclusively

December 12, 2017

ViaBTC recently announced that its new exchange, Coinex, will be the first in the world to trade exclusively in BCH pairs. The exchange, which was incorporated in the UK on December 4th, will launch later thi...

Bitcoin Cash Visa Debit Card is Coming Soon

December 12, 2017

With the first listing of Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Board Options Exchange on Sunday, Bitcoin is becoming mainstream. But its arch-rival Bitcoin Cash is not sitting idle. Yesterday, Roger Ver, CEO of Bi...

CBOE Bitcoin Futures Start Trading in Thin Liquidity

December 11, 2017

The much-anticipated futures contract for Bitcoin started trading today. The CBOE’s CFE market started offering the traditional financial instrument in the early Asian hours. Despite the widely hyped launch, ...

Global Cryptocurrency Regulation Update

December 11, 2017

As the cryptocurrency industry spreads across the globe and grows in popularity, governments are forced to take notice. Their responses continue to vary. India Last week, the Reserve Bank of India release...

Growing Bitcoin Mining Industry’s Energy Demand Causing Blackouts

December 11, 2017

Bitcoin is soaring, and with the meteoric rise in the value, the Bitcoin mining industry is attracting a whole new generation of miners. The lucrative crypto mining industry has seen tremendous growth in rece...

CBOE Puts 44% Margin on Bitcoin Futures

December 10, 2017

CBOE is releasing its new Bitcoin futures contracts today, a week before rival CME Group does the same. The release of Bitcoin contracts on two major American exchanges is a major sign of mainstream acceptanc...

Revival of Truth: Wikipedia Co-Founder Joins Blockchain-Based ‘Everipedia’

December 8, 2017

“People that I would say are trolls sort of took over. The inmates started running the asylum,” said an outspoken critic of Wikipedia in an interview with Vice in 2015. The speaker was none other than Dr. Lar...

Revolut ‎App Experiences Issues on First Day of Cryptocurrency Offering

December 8, 2017

Mobile banking startup Revolut has officially launched its cryptocurrency ‎services for its pre-paid cards, effective yesterday, but some users are finding several issues while operating the app, the company ...

Crypto Exchanges Fumble as Bitcoin Surpasses $18,000

December 8, 2017

For the last few days, it seems that every time the world blinks, Bitcoin tacks another $1000 onto its token valuation. Just a couple of days ago, BTC holders all over the world were rejoicing when the crypto...

The Adorable Invasion of CryptoKitties

December 8, 2017

In a statement explaining the recent outages, Bitfinex said that the Ethereum network was experiencing “high congestion” for an unusual reason: “blame the kitties, not us,” the exchange said, rather cryptical...