Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Wants to Borrow BCH, ETH, LTC, XRP From Customers

GMO Internet’s cryptocurrency exchange has added four more cryptocurrencies to its loan program which allows customers to lend their cryptocurrencies to the company. The program was originally launched last month for just bitcoin (BTC) but GMO has now added bitcoin cash (BCH), ether (ETH), litecoin (LTC) and ripple (XRP) to the program. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms … Read more

Cryptocurrency Bets Surge at Kentucky Derby

Betting with cryptocurrencies has grown significantly, including at the most famous US horse race, the Kentucky Derby. Using them to place bets on some of the web’s largest sportsbooks yields a number of benefits such as no fees and more frequent withdrawals. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Rising Trend of Crypto … Read more

This Guy Is Fighting a Legal Battle with the CFTC over Bitcoin Classification

A few months ago the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged a Staten Island-based company called Cabbage Tech with ‘fraud and misappropriation’ of funds based in Bitcoin and Litecoin. According to the CFTC, it revealed it had charged Patrick McDonnell and his company Cabbage Tech for crimes associated with allegedly promising big returns on … Read more

Markets Update: Altcoins Rally During Week of Bullish Action for Crypto

The cryptocurrency markets have enjoyed a strong week, with BTC, BCH, and many altcoins generating significant gains in recent days. There is considerable uniformity shared among major altcoin markets, with many cryptocurrencies recovering to test the 0.236% retracement areas after breaking above descending trendlines. Also Read: Kraken CEO Condemns “Hostile” Questionnaire Issued by New York AG … Read more

The Peer-to-Peer Cryptocurrency Exchange Hodl Hodl Doesn’t Require KYC

This week as people hear about the peer-to-peer exchange Localbitcoins requiring identification for traders who deal in “significant” trade volumes, many of them are scouring the internet in search of decentralized exchanges that don’t require Know-Your-Customer (KYC) verification. One such trading platform called ‘Hodl Hodl’ launched its beta version this past February allowing traders to … Read more

Markets Update: Broken Trendlines and Bullish Bounces

The cryptocurrency markets have shown early signs of a bullish momentum shift following several months of heavy selling pressure. After losing upwards of 75% to 85% and forming ‘adam-and-eve’ style double bottoms, many leading cryptocurrency markets have produced significant bounces over the course of the last fortnight. The markets now appear poised in ‘open air’ … Read more

Korean Exchange Bithumb Has Reserves Worth $6 Billion in 12 Cryptocurrencies

One of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bithumb, has published its first audit report, detailing its financial performance as well as crypto reserves worth approximately $6 billion kept in 12 cryptocurrencies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space $6 Billion Worth of Coins South Korea’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb recently released its … Read more

Price of Litecoin, Stellar, EOS Surge Amid Strong Market

As Bitcoin holds above US$8,000, altcoins are seeing increasing support and continual growth. The past week has shown the first sustained period of growth in recent months, as the global cryptocurrency market cap has seen more than 25% growth since last Tuesday. Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a modest increase of 1% in the past 24 … Read more

FSA Study Reveals 3.5 Million Cryptocurrency Traders in Japan

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has been investigating a variety of cryptocurrency trading platforms to make sure they are following Japan’s digital currency regulatory policy. Just recently the FSA published a report stemming from their investigations that reveals a lot of statistics about how many cryptocurrency traders reside in Japan, and other types of … Read more