Day: April 25, 2019

How to Easily Add a Bitcoin Cash Price Chart to Your Website

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Bitcoin.com offers a variety of widgets for website developers to easily add bitcoin cash (BCH) price charts, tickers, headlines and more. These can help increase engagement from readers and keep your website updated regarding the performance of crypto assets in real time. Also Read: Israeli University Sues Professor for Zero-Knowledge Proofs Technology Improve Your Website With a Bitcoin.com Widget If you’re looking enhance your website with always updated, informative and responsive widgets, Bitcoin.com has got you covered. On this page you can find simple instructions to add bitcoin cash price…

Japan’s 3rd Largest Bank by Assets Joins R3 Marco Polo Blockchain Network

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Major Japanese bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), will leverage R3’s Marco Polo blockchain network for trade finance, local cryptocurrency news outlet CoinDesk Japan reported on April 25. SMBC, which is Japan’s third-largest bank by assets, plans to roll out blockchain services in the second half of 2019. Other currency members of Marco Polo, which is powered by R3’s Corda enterprise blockchain platform, include banks such as BNP Paribas and ING. The product successfully conducted its first trade finance operations in March, an operation involving two German firms and local…

How is Elon Musk’s Favorite Cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, Performing in 2019?

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Elon Musk, who earlier this year called Bitcoin “brilliant”, revealed his favorite currency earlier this month. He said in a tweet: Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool. Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 2, 2019 He made the tweet after the official Dogecoin account asked who should become the cryptocurrency’s next CEO (it was a joke). Musk received 54 percent of the vote. CCN covered the tweet here. The official Dogecoin then anointed Musk the CEO. “Looks like you’re…

How is Elon Musk’s Favorite Cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, Performing in 2019?

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Elon Musk, who earlier this year called Bitcoin “brilliant”, revealed his favorite currency earlier this month. He said in a tweet: Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool. Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 2, 2019 He made the tweet after the official Dogecoin account asked who should become the cryptocurrency’s next CEO (it was a joke). Musk received 54 percent of the vote. CCN covered the tweet here. The official Dogecoin then anointed Musk the CEO. “Looks like you’re…

At Least 95 Percent of Crypto Crimes Involve Bitcoin, Chainalysis Executive Says

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At least 95% of cryptocurrency crimes investigated by law enforcement involve bitcoin (BTC,) the co-founder and COO of Chainalysis told Fortune on April 24. Jonathan Levin, whose company offers investigation software for law enforcement to pursue bad actors, said BTC is “by far the favorite” for hackers and criminals. He revealed that law enforcement needs to take more sophisticated approaches to tackle darknets — and warned that the crypto industry was starting to see the beginnings of terrorism financing. Levin said the records left behind by crypto transactions has led to many…

Bitcoin Faces Deeper Price Pullback Before Rally Continuation

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View Bitcoin fell more than 1 percent yesterday, confirming a bearish divergence of the 14-day relative strength index, an early sign of bearish reversal. BTC risks falling to levels below $5,000 in the next few days. A strong bounce from the crucial 30-day moving average (MA), currently at $4,969, would revive the short-term bullish outlook. The long-run outlook will remain bullish as long as the price is holding above the former resistance-turned-support of $4,236 (Dec. 24 high). Bitcoin (BTC) may revisit sub-$5,000 levels in the short-term, as a widely followed…

XRP is the Worst-Performing Major Crypto of 2019

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By CCN.com: Ripple’s XRP is having a disastrous start to 2019. In a year when bitcoin is storming back towards bull territory, XRP has crashed 16 percent. The third-largest cryptocurrency is now the worst-performing digital asset in the top ten. While the cryptocurrency market surges back to bull territory, XRP languishes. | Source: CoinCodex Ripple’s woes worsened in yesterday’s trading session as XRP’s value dropped 7 percent, plunging below the key $0.30 mark. XRP is consistently underperforming bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market. XRP crushed while bitcoin soars The crypto…

US SEC Issues Fresh Investor Alert Against Fraudulent Digital Asset Trading Sites

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have jointly issued an alert warning investors against fraudulent websites purporting to operate advisory and trading businesses. The alert, issued by the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and the CFTC’s Office of Customer Education and Outreach, was published on April 24. The warning states that staff from both agencies have recently observed crypto-related investment scams where bad actors are touting “digital asset or ‘cryptocurrency’ advisory and trading businesses,” in some cases claiming they…

Blockchain Payments Firm Bitspark Releases Stablecoin Pegged to Philippine Peso

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Payments services firm Bitspark is releasing a cryptocurrency pegged to the Philippine peso (PHP). The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 25. Bitspark, a blockchain-based bankless money transfer solution, will launch a PHP pegged cryptocurrency for money transfers dubbed “peg.PHP.” The first company to use peg.PHP will reportedly be an Australian-founded technology start-up based in Cambodia, Okra Solar. Okra Solar, which provides off-grid solar solutions for remote regions, will deploy peg.PHP through Bitspark’s payment network in the Philippines. The press release claims that this…

Samsung Backs Crypto Hardware Startup Ledger with $2.9M Investment

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Photo: Joe C / Flickr Big corporations across the globe continue their patronage to the crypto industry by making huge investments. South Korea-based tech giant Samsung recently invested $2.9 million in cryptocurrency hardware ledger manufacturer, Ledger. A spokesperson from Ledger confirmed the investment but didn’t disclose further details. Also, with the latest investment by Samsung, Ledger’s total valuations now stand at $290 million. Previously, Samsung raised $7 million in 2017 during Series A funding round. Similarly, the company raised $75 million during the Series B fundraise in 2018. Ledger’s executive…