- Vinny Lingham said the bitcoin price will remain range-bound between $3,000 and $5,000 for at least three to six months - Al Hilal Bank has completed a blockchain-based transaction for an Islamic bond worth $500 million - San Francisco-based startup Securitize has closed a $12.75 million Series A round led by Blockchain Capital - Ledger announced it is expanding to New … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (Noveber 27, 2018): Vinny Lingham, BTC price, Al Hilal Bank, Ledger, mining in China, IBM, Columbia University
Norway scraps electricity subsidy for crypto miners
Authorities have decided to call off subsidies to cryptocurrency miners. … [Read more...] about Norway scraps electricity subsidy for crypto miners
Crypto news in brief (November 14, 2018): IBM, Thailand, ethereum mining, Bosch, IOTA, GMO, VAKT
- IBM will promote blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Thailand - Mining is no longer profitable for ethereum - Bosch has partnered with IOTA - GMO has reported a loss of 640 million yen (about $5.6 million) for its cryptocurrency mining business - Shell and BP are among a group of firms planning to launch a blockchain platform to automate post-trade … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (November 14, 2018): IBM, Thailand, ethereum mining, Bosch, IOTA, GMO, VAKT
BTCC to shut down its mining pool
Amid declining mining profits, Hong Kong based exchange will shut down its mining pool business, BTCC Pool Limited, that has functioned for four years. … [Read more...] about BTCC to shut down its mining pool
GPU crypto mining interest is down
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) reports that the interest in virtual currency mining devices is dwindling. … [Read more...] about GPU crypto mining interest is down
Crypto news in brief (September 27, 2018): Bitcoin rally, Bitmain IPO, Ripple, SBI Holdings, Samsung Electronics, USDC stable coin, EOSfinex exchange
- Mike Novogratz believes in soon-to-come Bitcoin rally - Bitmain files IPO papers at the Hong-Kong stock exchange - SBI Ripple Asia’s MoneyTap app gets approval from Japanese regulators - Japan’s SBI Holdings will launch a mobile payment token, S Coin - Samsung to make next-generation 10nm ASIC chips to mine bitcoin - Circle has issued a new stable coin, USD Coin … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (September 27, 2018): Bitcoin rally, Bitmain IPO, Ripple, SBI Holdings, Samsung Electronics, USDC stable coin, EOSfinex exchange
Crypto news in brief (August 29): China, Triple-1, SEC, Associated Press, Civil, Coinbase, blockchain courses
- Chinese regulators issued a warning for investors on illegal fundraising and trading connected with blockchain and cryptocurrency - Japanese company Triple-1 is developing 7nm bitcoin mining chips, known as “Kamikaze” - After turning down applications to list nine bitcoin-ETFs SEC promised to reconsider its decision in the future - The Associated Press (AP) news agency and … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (August 29): China, Triple-1, SEC, Associated Press, Civil, Coinbase, blockchain courses
Google bans cryptocurrency mining apps from Play Store
Google is getting stricter with cryptocurrencies. After banning advertisements related to cryptocurrencies the company has now announced it will remove all bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining apps from its Play Store. … [Read more...] about Google bans cryptocurrency mining apps from Play Store