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German engineering giant Bosch trials Ethereum blockchain

Crypto Technicals: ETH/USD retraces above 1H 200-SMA, 'Hammer' on daily charts signals further gains

ETH/USD chart - Trading View Exchange - Coinbase Support: 221.23 (21-EMA); Resistance: 267.51 (Weekly cloud base) Technical Analysis: Bias Bullish ETH/USD has retraced above 1H 200-SMA and hourly cloud. The...

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – May 24th, 2019

U.S. IRS to soon issue crypto tax guidance The United States Internal Revenue Service is currently drafting its first crypto tax guidance since 2014, Commissioner Charles P. Rettig said recently, CoinDesk reported. In...

Bank of Russia to review proposal on gold-backed cryptocurrency

A proposal on a gold-backed cryptocurrency will be reviewed by the central bank of Russia, Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina was quoted saying by TASS. The crypto is intended to help facilitate mutual...

Blockchain software firm Unstoppable Domains raises $4M from Draper Associates, Boost VC

Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain-based software company, announced on Thursday a $4 million Series A led by venture capital firm Draper Associates. The San Francisco-based firm said that the funds will be used to...

Crypto Technicals: LTC/USD bounces off 21-EMA support, next bull target $109

LTC/USD chart - Trading View Exchange - Coinbase Support: 87.01 (21-EMA); Resistance: 98 Technical Analysis: Bias Bullish LTC/USD is extending gains for the 2nd straight session, bias higher. The pair was...

Robinhood Crypto is now in New York

Financial services company Robinhood has officially launched its crypto-trading app in New York. Start spreading the news, Robinhood Crypto is officially in New York now. Trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto in New...

Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency 'GlobalCoin' in Q1 2020: Report

Social media behemoth Facebook is reportedly gearing to launch its own cryptocurrency in about a dozen countries by the first quarter of 2020, BBC said in a new report today. Reports suggest that the highly reported yet...

California resident sued for alleged $26M crypto Ponzi scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing a California resident for allegedly running a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. The Commission has filed a civil injunctive action on Wednesday...

AT&T teams up with BitPay to become the first telecom to accept cryptocurrency payments

ATT becomes the first major US mobile carrier to accept cryptocurrency as a bill payment option. Were always looking for ways to improve and expand our services, Kevin McDorman, vice president, ATT Communications...

Grayscale receives FINRA approval to open Ethereum Trust to individual investors

Crypto asset management firm Grayscale Investments has announced that it has received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for the public quotation of eligible shares of Grayscale Ethereum...

Rep. Swalwell accepting bitcoin donations in bid for US presidency

Rep. Eric Swalwell has started accepting cryptocurrencies as donations to support his U.S. presidential bid in 2020, blockchain firm The White Company announced on Thursday. A dedicated web page was set up by the firm,...

Indian telco Airtel selects IBM for blockchain-based pan India anti-spam call solution: Report

Bharti Airtel, an Indian telecom giant, has awarded a multi-million dollar contract to IBM to deploy a blockchain-based pan India anti-spam call solution, the Economic Times reported. Last July, the Telecom Regulatory...

Business

Binance CEO CZ seeks compensation for reputational damage from Sequoia Fri, 24 May 2019, 05:00 am UTC

The CEO and founder of crypto exchange Binance is seeking damages from venture capital firm Sequoia Capital China, CoinDesk reported. In a filing submitted to Hong Kongs High Court on May 20, Changpeng Zhao claimed...

Coinbase crypto payment processor now accepts USD coin

Crypto bank Galaxy Digital sells Block.one stake for $71M as EOS maker eyes 10% buyback of its stock

Dutch Police, Europol seize crypto transaction mixing service Bestmixer.io

Technology

Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary signs MOU with Lusaka city to develop land governance platform Fri, 24 May 2019, 04:06 am UTC

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Medici Land Governance (MLG), Overstock.coms blockchain subsidiary focused on land administration, for the issuance of 250,000 certificates...

Toyota, University of Tokyo, TRENDE to start testing blockchain-based electricity trading solution

Russia's NSD to roll out security token blockchain in June

Four banks trial blockchain platform ‘finledger’ for processing promissory note loans

Investing

Crypto Technicals: BTG/USD grinds higher along 21-EMA, breakout at 61.8% Fib (25.74) will accentuate gains Fri, 24 May 2019, 10:34 am UTC

BTG/USD chart - Trading View Exchange - Binance Support: 21.46 (21-EMA); Resistance: 26.10 (trendline) Technical Analysis: Bias Bullish Bitcoin Gold extends gradual grind higher along 21-EMA support, bias...

Crypto Technicals: IOT/USD holds 21-EMA support, retrace till 0.3185 (200-DMA) likely on break below

Coinstar extends bitcoin buying service to 21 US states

Crypto Technicals: BTC/USD bounces off session lows with 'Hammer' formation, bias neutral

Insights

Crypto and forex scams more than tripled in 2018/19 financial year, FCA finds Tue, 21 May 2019, 05:09 am UTC

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that the reported number of crypto and foreign exchange scams more than tripled in the last financial year, the Financial Times reported. The data from the national...

Crypto-assets pose no immediate threat but need monitoring: ECB

One-third of the world’s Ether is owned by only 376 people: Chainalysis

Cryptocurrency-related scam enquiries jump 14000% since 2016, says French regulator AMF

Bitcoin (BTC) $8,050.83 (+0.99%)
Ethereum (ETH) $255.09 (+1.73%)
XRP (XRP) $0.387800 (+0.69%)
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) $411.51 (-0.26%)
Litecoin (LTC) $103.29 (+8.37%)
Bitcoin (BTC) $8,050.83 (+0.99%)

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Crypto Technicals: ETH/USD retraces above 1H 200-SMA, 'Hammer' on daily charts signals further gains