2018 Week 36 Shorts vs Longs: XMR, BCH, BTC ,ETH, and IOTA Roundup

An uneasy sentiment looms overhead for all cryptocurrency markets. This past week’s massive dip has shifted the “long vs short” margin positions quite a bit. With the weekend upon us, now is a good time to see how speculators envision the future price movements of all top currencies. The following currencies are ranked by ascending … Read more

Thai Government Approves Crypto Exchange, Wants Own Wallet

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has approved another crypto exchange to legally operate in the country. There are now six exchanges that have been granted approval. Meanwhile, the government is considering maintaining its own wallet in order to confiscate cryptocurrencies from illegal sources. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals … Read more

New Crypto Exchanges Launch in Hong Kong, Korea, Indonesia

The cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to grow with the addition of some new crypto exchanges in Hong Kong, Korea, and Indonesia. Bitone Trade HK, affiliated with a Japanese publicly listed company, will support 30 cryptocurrencies. Huobi Indonesia will list 123 coins and new Korean exchange Probit will list 157 coins. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Falls in the U.S. While Up in Iran

Bitcoin has suffered insurmountable losses over the past two days. Roughly 15 percent has wiped away from bitcoin’s value, and at press time, the price stands at about $6,404 – virtually unchanged from yesterday. It wouldn’t be so bad if at the beginning of the week the currency wasn’t trading for approximately $7,300. Some analysts … Read more

South Korea Urges 14 Countries to Create International Discipline System for Crypto

At an annual international conference for regulators in Seoul, the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service urged regulators from 14 other countries to create an international discipline system for cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings. The Korean government also outlined its current crypto countermeasures and pushed for better information sharing and international cooperation. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms … Read more

EF Hutton Initiates Coverage of Cryptocurrencies – BCH Gets 5-Star Rating

American stock brokerage firm EF Hutton is initiating coverage of seven cryptocurrencies, each given a rating of one to five stars. New.Bitcoin.com talked to CEO Christopher Daniels who shared his firm’s methodology used to analyze the cryptocurrencies and how they are rated. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals EF Hutton … Read more

Major Korean Insurer to Offer Crypto Exchanges Insurance for Hacking Damages

A major South Korean insurance company reportedly will start offering cryptocurrency exchanges insurance aimed at compensating for damages caused by hacking, according to local media. Currently, few crypto exchanges in the country are insured and hacking damages are not covered. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals Introducing Hacking Insurance A … Read more

An Indian Kid and the Pastry Window of Cryptocurrency

The average young Indian is curious and confused about cryptocurrency. They think it is cool, but right now, thanks to an interim regulatory ban, it’s a world that’s out of their reach, leaving them anxious and hungry to learn more. Do regulators and users know where to go from here? Also read: Major Indian Bitcoin Exchange … Read more

Markets Update: Shorts Continue to Rise as Bearish Sentiment Ensues

Cryptocurrency markets have lost considerable value since our last markets update three days ago. The entire digital currency economy of roughly 1900+ assets has lost $35 billion since then, and a great majority of cryptocurrencies over the last 24 hours are in the red seeing significant losses. Also Read: New Information Heightens Satoshi Nakamoto Mystery Crypto-Markets … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Stress Test Goes Beyond 24-Hours Setting New Records

On September 1, Bitcoin Cash proponents led a community-driven stress test by sending millions of transactions in one day. In fact, the protocol’s miners processed 2.2 million transactions in 24-hours and processed massive sized blocks all day long. But the stress testing fun didn’t end there as many BCH supporters continued to flood the network … Read more