Month: June 2018

Origin Token to Raise $6 Million in CoinList Investor ICO

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Decentralized marketplace startup Origin Protocol is looking to expand its audience, as well as raise more capital, through a compliant token sale. Announced Monday in a press release, Origin has set a target of $6.6 million for the offering, with SEC-registered CoinList Capital acting as the issuing platform and advisor to investors. Origin co-founder Josh Fraser said that, more important than the money, will be the opportunity to grow its network with endorsement from CoinList, an AngelList spin-off. The startup wants “as many people to participate as possible,” he told…

A16z Leads Investors in $20 Million Token Presale for Crypto Assets Platform

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Asset tokenization platform TrustToken just raised $20 million in a strategic token sale with the help of major venture corporations, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The startup announced Monday that the cash raised in the funding effort, which was also backed by BlockTower Capital and Danhua Capital, will be used to continue developing its platform, which seeks to list different tokens backed by physical assets, according to a press release. TrustToken has so far released one such token already – a “stablecoin” called TrueUSD, according to the release. In a statement, TrustToken…

Cryptocurrency Market Declines $5 Billion, Bitcoin Fairly Stable at $6,450

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The cryptocurrency market has dropped by $5 billion over the past 24 hours, from $282 billion to $277 billion. Most major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin have declined by 1 to 2 percent but did not demonstrate any major movement on both the upside and downside. Bitcoin and Ethereum outperformed the top 10 cryptocurrencies with a slight loss of 0.8 percent, while Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, and Cardano experienced a loss of around 2.5 percent. Where Does Bitcoin go Next? Over the past 24 hours, the Bitcoin price dipped below $6,390, briefly…

Bitcoin Recovery Stalls Raising Risk of Price Drop

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Bitcoin (BTC) is once more facing a drop to (or below) $6,000, with both short- and long-duration charts being aligned in favor of the bears. The cryptocurrency found acceptance above the key resistance of $6,425 (April 1 low) in the second half of last week, raising the prospects of a corrective rally towards the $7,000 mark. Further, while a fall to $6,000 following a bear flag breakdown on Friday seemed likely, losses were unexpectedly cut short at $6,300, signaling bearish exhaustion. Yet, the leading cryptocurrency did not find any takers…

Mining in Montana | County Delays Bitcoin Mining Operations but Why?

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After a wave of Bitcoin mining operations set up in areas with affordable electricity, places like Montana’s Missoula County needed to make a decision over the impact these operations have on the region. Earlier this month, it was reported that Bitcoin’s (BTC) energy footprint had nearly doubled in six months and was expected to grow. According to the study, Bitcoin could be using up approximately 0.5% of the world’s energy by the end of the year, almost the same amount used by the Netherlands. Needless to say, most people might not…

Crypto News | Walmart Creating a Bitcoin-Powered Electrical Grid

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Walmart Creating a Bitcoin-Powered Electrical Grid – In many ways, blockchain technology is going to provide the world with a lot of good. However, the technology does have a couple of downsides. While there is an increasing concern over the energy consumption of blockchain, companies around the world are trying to reduce this problem’s severity.  The latest company to venture into solving this issue is retail behemoth Walmart. Walmart Creating a Bitcoin-Powered Electrical Grid  On Thursday, word broke that Walmart had won a patent for the development of a Bitcoin-powered electrical…

Quantstamp Defends QSP, Says Dollars, Ether Accepted Out of ‘Necessity’

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A week after Quantstamp community members began accusing the smart contracts auditing startup of undermining the value of its $65 million token, the company responded with a statement on Thursday. As previously reported by CoinDesk, for at least the past week, Quantstamp token holders have been alleging that the company misled them by accepting U.S. dollars and ether, rather than its token, QSP, as payment for its auditing services. According to the company’s published materials, customers are meant to trade QSP to pay for, receive and improve verification services within…

Bitcoin Price Watch | BTC/USD Shows Signs of Reversal, Back Above $6,500

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Bitcoin price bounced backed slightly on Friday morning amid a market-wide crypto recovery, settling above the $6,500 price level. A reversal is likely the result of a decision handed down yesterday by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which ruled that Ethereum is not a security. The price of Ethereum also shot up by 10% in response to the SEC decision. Previously, investors had been put off by reports in May that regulators were debating whether Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, could be considered an equity. Even…

‘Gut-Wrenching’ Bitcoin Price Decline Driven by Futures Traders: Fundstrat

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The bitcoin price has experienced a “gut-wrenching” decline in 2018, and Wall Street strategy firm Fundstrat believes it has finally identified the reason why. Writing in a recent note to clients, Fundstrat founder Tom Lee stated that the bitcoin price tends to decline leading into futures expiration dates, suggesting that these products are a major driver of bitcoin’s movements. “Bitcoin sees dramatic price changes around CBOE futures expirations. This was something flagged by Justin Saslaw at Raptor Group. We compiled some of the data and this indeed seems to be…

Steve Bannon Moves into Crypto

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Steve Bannon Moves into Crypto – In August of 2017, President Donald Trump decided to remove Steve Bannon from his administration. Since then, Bannon has been the subject of scrutiny. In fact, some have recently gone as far as saying he is a man who disrupted U.S. politics. Now, however, it’s June of 2018, and Steve Bannon has moved on from politics. Specifically, he’s moving onto cryptocurrency. Yes, you heard that right. Steve Bannon is reportedly now involved in the crypto space. Steve Bannon Moves into Crypto On Thursday, Bloomberg reported…