New Crypto Exchanges Launch in South Korea Despite Lack of Fiat Deposits

A number of new cryptocurrency exchanges are launching in South Korea despite being unable to provide full service due to regulatory challenges. Since the Korean government enforced the real-name system on cryptocurrency accounts, banks have only been providing fiat deposit services to the country’s four largest crypto exchanges. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for … Read more

BCH Wallet ‘Handcash’ Enables Bitcoin Cash NFC Transactions

On Saturday, February 10 a new bitcoin cash (BCH) wallet was announced called, Handcash, an SPV client that enables Near Field Communication transactions. The wallet’s initial release is still in beta form but is available to download for experimentation on all compatible Android devices. Also read: Trading Tip `the Wall´ – Disappearing Premiums Signal Bearish Mid-Term … Read more

Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Start Forming a Well Defined Uptrend

Cryptocurrency markets are starting to slowly inch back upwards after many digital assets lost roughly 40-70 percent of the values they held two months ago. Bitcoin core markets (BTC/USD) reached a low of $5,920 this past Monday, but as the weekend approaches the price has regained strength hovering around $8,250-8,450. Moreover, the price of bitcoin … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Markets Recover — While Infrastructure Support Increases

This past week bitcoin cash (BCH) markets have been suffering from the bearish sentiment plaguing cryptocurrencies across the board. On February 6 the price of BCH reached a low of $740 per coin but has since bounced back to the $950-1,050 region on Bitstamp Tuesday evening. Also Read: Australian Freeze: Big Aussie Banks Denying Bitcoiners Bitcoin … Read more

Grayscale Plans to Launch a Cryptocurrency ‘Large Cap Fund’

This Wednesday Grayscale Investments, the sponsor of the Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: GBTC) has announced a new cryptocurrency investment vehicle is coming. The company plans to launch the ‘Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund’ (the “Fund”) that intends to hold the top digital assets within the cryptocurrency economy. Also Read: Phony PBOC Email Sent to U.S. Media Aimed … Read more

Markets Update: BTC Prices Suffer from a 65% Loss Since December

Bitcoin prices and cryptocurrency markets, in general, have been declining in price for the past six weeks straight with a few bounces here and there. Currently, BTC/USD markets have reached the lowest price in weeks touching $6,600 on February 5, 2018, erasing the past three months worth of gains. Also Read: China Censors Cryptocurrency Ads on … Read more

Roboforex Adds Bitcoin Cash and Three Other Cryptocurrency CFDs for Trading

Another major international leveraged trading brokerage has launched a contract-for-difference (CFD) for Bitcoin Cash paired against the US dollar. This means that Roboforex clients gain today the ability to trade the instrument on the most popular platform in the retail forex market, MT4. Also Read: China to Block Access to International Cryptocurrency Exchanges Bitcoin Cash … Read more

A Look At Service Providers and Tools Supporting the New BCH Cashaddr Format

This past January the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers and community began implementing a new address format called ‘Cashaddr.’ The new protocol serialization makes BCH addresses distinct from other cryptocurrency formats in order to reduce user error, and the change also bolsters some future network functionalities as well. Over the past two weeks, many BCH supporting … Read more

Coingeek Announces Funding the Electron Cash Development Team

On February 1 the cryptocurrency media outlet and blockchain company Coingeek announced it plans to fund the Electron Cash team’s development. The new Electron Cash projects will involve working on innovative plans for the bitcoin cash ecosystem and a partnership with the firm Nchain. Also read: Bitcoin Cash Supporters Prepare for the Network’s Next Six Month … Read more

Popular Chinese Firm Cheetah Mobile Launches Crypto-Wallet

The Chinese tech giant Cheetah Mobile has announced this week it just launched a new multi-cryptocurrency wallet that stores bitcoin core (BTC) and ethereum (ETH). The firm’s ‘Safewallet’ features a three-tiered security defense system with an intuitive interface. Also Read: Markets Update: Bears Claw Cryptocurrency Prices Down to New Lows Cheetah Mobile Introduces BTC/ETH Compatible Wallet … Read more