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Japanese Giant Hitachi Tests Blockchain Tech for 150 Million Member Rewards Program
February 28th, 2017
Hitachi, a major and decades-old Japanese conglomerate and multinational is implementing a blockchain platform onto its popular point management and rewards platform, PointInfinity. Japanese blockchain developer and bitcoin exchange Tech Bureau is providing ‘Mijin’ its private blockchain solution to ...
Bitcoin is getting closer to its all-time high
February 23rd, 2017
Bitcoin is getting closer to a record high. Early buying on Thursday has the cryptocurrency up 2.2%, or $24.16, to $1153.47 a coin, and on track for its 10th straight day of gains. Its all-time high of $1,161.88 was set ...
Wall Street Blockchain Alliance Adds Blockchain Intelligence Group as Corporate Member
February 23rd, 2017
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a 501 (c)(6) non-profit trade association, has announced that Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has joined the organization as its newest corporate member. BIG’s proprietary Blockbits, BitRank and Qlue products provide real-time search, data ...
Bitcoin prices touch fresh 3-year high
February 22nd, 2017
The price of a single bitcoin leapt to its highest level in more than three years on Tuesday, as traders bought up coins in anticipation of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ruling on a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund. One ...
China’s bitcoin traders are finding new ways to trade
February 21st, 2017
China’s central bank has stepped up oversight of bitcoin exchanges this year, leading major trading platforms to impose halts on withdrawals and other checks to appease the regulator. But Chinese traders aren’t playing along—they are apparently flocking to peer-to-peer ...
How China Influences Bitcoin Price, Explained
February 17th, 2017
1.Why has Bitcoin price become volatile again? The short answer to that question is China. On Feb. 9, 2017, Bitcoin price has plunged by more than 9%. The fall took place after an extended period of growth: Bitcoin value ...
Bitcoin dives below $1,000
February 14th, 2017
Bitcoin dives below $1,000. Overnight selling has pushed the cryptocurrency down 1.10%, or $11, to $989 a coin, and below the psychologically important level for the first time since February 3 as sellers remain in control following the decision ...
Bitcoin price falls on news of coming from China
February 9th, 2017
Bitcoin price falls as Chinese authorities meet with exchanges Bitcoin traders are once again fearful of a crackdown in one of the digital currency’s largest markets Bitcoin prices retreated Wednesday following reports that China’s central bank is holding a ...
As Bitcoin ETF Nears, Analysts Warn of Trading Frenzy
February 7th, 2017
If the Securities and Exchange Commission approves a bitcoin exchange-traded fund next month, it might set off a speculative rush into bitcoin. An easily accessed ETF that tracks the value of bitcoin could cause money to flood into the ...
Bitcoin is back above $1,000
February 3rd, 2017
Bitcoin is back above $1,000 for the first time since January 5. The cryptocurrency was higher by 1.5% at $1,000.10 a coin as of 11:39 a.m. ET. It’s been a wild year for bitcoin. It began 2017 with a ...
