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7 Cryptocurrency Predictions From the Experts
July 28th, 2017
Fortune convened some top cryptocurrency entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, bankers, and others to chat about the future of digital money at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo. last week. A select group met at the Aspen Institute for a ...
Cryptocurrency market a ‘ticking time-bomb,’ says ethereum co-founder
July 20th, 2017
Initial coin offerings (ICOs), or a means of crowd funding for blockchain technology companies have caught too much attention, according to the co-founder of the ethereum network Charles Hoskinson who says it’s time for things to cool down in ...
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 ...
XRP Liquidity to Increase With Listings on Six New Exchanges
May 22nd, 2017
Ripple, the only blockchain payments provider with proven commercial deployments, has announced today the expansion of its partnership with BitGo to list XRP on several leading digital asset exchanges: Bitso, Coinone, bitbank, and SCI’s BuyBitcoin. Additionally,AlphaPoint will be adding ...
Bitcoin is Just $100 Away From Doubling its Price in 2017
May 20th, 2017
The price of bitcoin has hit a new high on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI), reaching an $1,902 average across global exchanges. While one in a string of new all-time highs the digital currency has so far set ...
$25 Billion in 30 Days: Are Cryptocurrencies in a Bubble?
May 11th, 2017
The combined market capitalization of all public cryptocurrencies has surged nearly 80% over the last month, as more than $20bn worth of new investment dollars has flooded the nascent market. In roughly 30 days alone, the market cap for ...
Altcoin Surge Ends; Bitcoin Continues to Shine toward $1,800
May 10th, 2017
The altcoin surge has ended. After climbing for the past seven days, the majority of altcoins fell today while bitcoin has continued to rise. Ripple, which yesterday replaced Ethereum for the number two cryptocurrency based on market cap, fell ...
Japan banks to test blockchain-based money transfers
April 28th, 2017
A consortium of Japanese banks will experiment with fund transfers using virtual currencies, with an eye toward developing a more convenient, lower-cost alternative to wiring money. SBI Holdings and SBI Ripple Asia lead the payments consortium, which had 56 ...
Kim Dotcom’s new Bitcoin venture will pay content uploaders
April 6th, 2017
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is rolling out a Bitcoin payment system that will allow users to sell their content uploads or charge for live video streaming. The New Zealand-based mogul recently took to YouTube where he announced a new ...
Cryptocurrency Market Cap Soars to All-Time High Near $28 Billion
April 4th, 2017
A bullish 2017 for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has helped spur the overall cryptocurrency market cap through a series of highs this year, to nearly scale $28 billion over the weekend. On Sunday, April 2, the collective market cap ...
