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How Bitcoin is infiltrating the $60bn global art market
July 26th, 2017
Why is the art world getting excited about digital currency Bitcoin and its underlying technology blockchain? Eleesa Dadiani owns and runs an art gallery in London’s famous Cork Street. She was born in Georgia in the Caucasus and was ...
Bitcoin Surged By $300 in the Past 24 Hours. Here’s Why
July 21st, 2017
After plunging for the majority of July, Bitcoin is clawing back toward its all-time high. The cryptocurrency jumped 15% to $2,628 in trading Thursday, adding about $316 over the course of 24 hours. For comparison, Bitcoin was trading at ...
Hackers hijacked cryptocurrency trading platform and stole $7 Million
July 19th, 2017
Hackers hijacked cryptocurrency trading platform CoinDash on Monday just as it was in the middle of its initial coin offering, or ICO. It’s the first known breach of an ICO, this season’s hottest fundraising method. CoinDash, an Israeli startup, planned ...
Cryptocurrencies Down 23% for July. Is This the Bottom?
July 13th, 2017
The great digital currency bull run of 2017 came to a screeching halt in early June. Shortly after hitting all-time highs—bitcoin broke $3,000 and Ethereum nudged $400—the party ended, and cryptocurrencies of all stripes plunged. Now, almost two weeks ...
Teenage bitcoin millionaire can see the cryptocurrency’s value shooting as high as $1 million
June 22nd, 2017
If this teen entrepreneur, high-school dropout and bitcoin millionaire has any predictive powers at all, then we’ve hardly seen the top of the market for the hot cybercurrency. Meet Erik Finman, who started picking up bitcoin at $12 apiece ...
Bitcoin jumps more than 20% from June low
June 19th, 2017
In less than three days, bitcoin bounced more than 20 percent from its low of the month. Developers appeared to reach some agreement on a technological upgrade that threatened to divide bitcoin in two. Bitcoin remains more than 150 ...
Bitcoin is suddenly on pace to have its worst week since 2015
June 16th, 2017
After surging briefly to an all-time high of $3,000, bitcoin has been undergoing a dazzling reversal of late, with the digital currency on track to post its worst weekly decline in more than two years. Bitcoin BTCUSD, +1.77% has ...
Projecting the Price of Bitcoin
June 7th, 2017
The wild card in cryptocurrencies is the role of Big Institutional Money. I’ve taken the liberty of preparing a projection of bitcoin’s price action going forward: You see the primary dynamic is continued skepticism from the mainstream, which owns ...
Bitcoin Alert: New All-Time High For The Cryptocurrency
June 6th, 2017
Bitcoin hit new all-time highs on several exchanges, rising to $2800 in Asian trading, just two weeks after a painful 30% decline that carried BTC’s price below $2000. The most valuable cryptocurrency is up more than three-fold since hitting ...
Samsung SDS joins blockchain consortium for shipping industry
May 31st, 2017
Samsung SDS is accelerating its blockchain drive by strengthening alliances both domestically and abroad. The system integrations service company said Wednesday it has launched a blockchain consortium for shipping and logistics. Public organizations and private enterprises have joined the ...
