V20 Inaugural Summit Commits to Uphold Virtual Asset Industry

The V20, a group of national crypto associations standing for the local virtual asset service providers (VASPs), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up a global crypto association to unite the virtual asset industry to provide for a global delegation. The group summoned at the...

Europe: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 24th to 30th June, 2019

Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. Europe The United Kingdom Phishers and scammers using better English to lure unwary victims: A fresh report by NakedSecurity reveals...

Asia and Australia: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 24th to 30th June, 2019

Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. Asia and Australia Indonesia Indonesia unicorn Bukalapak considers Middle East expansion: After crossing the 1 billion USD...

North America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 24th to 30th June, 2019

Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. North America The United States Californians hold the most bitcoin in the United States: Californians are the top crypto owners...

South America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 24th to 30th June, 2019

Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. South America Brazil Bitcoin Pioneer recommends buying bitcoin: Brazilian bitcoin entrepreneur and the founder of Nox Bitcoin João...

Californians Top US Bitcoin Owners List

Californians are the top crypto owners in the United States, according to crypto exchange Coinbase, who has published a new report detailing the trends of adoption and awareness towards digital assets in the United States. The survey, which covers the last 12 months, showed that crypto awareness in...

Tether Prints $100 Million Since Friday

After a huge run up to USD 13,800 and the flash crash on Thursday, nothing says volatile the way Bitcoin has. And now, as the world’s most traded crypto seemingly enters into a phase of consolidation, Tether continues to pump out more of its USDT into the market, adding USD 100 million since Friday. Tether’s...

Study: Real FOMO to Start at $20,000

Fresh research from a market analyst known widely on social media as CL has not dismissed the USD 10,000, but insists that the real FOMO is yet to happen and that it will only kick in at the current all-time high of Bitcoin at USD 20,000. While those like Tom Lee did say that USD 10,000 was a real...

Another Firm Trials Blockchain for Renewable Energy Trading

Amidst an increasing need to migrate to renewable energy, a US-based firm, Clearway Energy Group is initiating a pilot program for renewable energy trading using Blockchain technology, as reported by Bloomberg. The Clearway Energy Group has teamed up with Power Ledger, a company which uses Blockchain...

Bitcoin Retreats From Another $12,000 Attack to Regroup at $11,500

After a concerted attempt from Bitcoin buyers on Sunday to attack and stay above the USD 12,000 resistance levels, exhaustion eventually crept in from a high of USD 12,205 to immediate levels of USD 11,800, before falling back to current levels of USD 11,534 (1:45 pm UTC, CoinDesk). Bitcoin bulls will...

Just 30% of Stablecoins Operational

Blockchain data researchers from Blockdata have shown that only about 3 out of 10 stablecoins ever created or announced are today having operational blockchains, with the remainder yet to be developed or abandoned. These 66 stablecoins represent only 30% of their type, and their small numbers means...

Institutional Interest Causes Bitcoin to Surpass Oil, Gold

As Bitcoin price enters a temporary pullback, retracing from incredible heights over the past week to settle around 15% less from its recent highs, it has still managed to outperform other investment assets like oil and gold, who have themselves been enjoying a renaissance in valuation this year. Institutional...

IMF Foresees Central Bank Crypto Coming

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that central bank digital currencies (CBDC), or state-backed crypto, would soon be a reality, with central banks already issuing them in the near future. The report does seem to ignore that Venezuela at least has already released a CBDC, although...

Bitcoin Holds Stubbornly at $11,500

The weekend is finally underway, and after a turbulent Friday, it initially appeared that the bulls were keen to keep the weekend trend in habit, pushing the price up as high as USD 12,443 before finally settling now around USD 11,573 (11:10 am UTC, CoinDesk). It will be a slight dampener for the bulls...