Published: 17/06/2019 14:30 EST By CCN Markets: According to The Korea Herald, Bithumb and four other major crypto exchanges in South Korea have formally changed their terms of service to become liable for potential hacking attacks that may affect users. Mobile interface of Bithumb, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange alongside UPbit. | Source: Shutterstock The report read: “Five cryptocurrency exchanges have changed their terms of service in a way that they can be liable for problems caused by potential cyberattacks or system malfunctions, even if operators are not willfully or…
Day: June 17, 2019
BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, ADA: Price Analysis 17/06
The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. In the previous bull market, there was hardly any institutional involvement. Barring a few die-hard crypto enthusiasts, who were ‘hodlers,’ the rest of the traders were novices who wanted to jump on the get-rich-quick bandwagon. However, retail traders are easily influenced by a change…
Bitcoin (BTC) Moves Up Again, Hits New High Above $9,300
Over the past few months, Bitcoin (BTC) has been surging and it has hit a new year-to-date high surpassing the $9,000 level for the second time in 2019, a feat that has left investors looking at the $10,000 mark. Bitcoin Rallying Bitcoin is 151% up year-to-date and the rallying of the most popular cryptocurrency has been associated with the inauguration of the CME Bitcoin futures market. In the last session, the coin was up by 7.50%, hitting price highs per of $9,387 on Bitstamp Exchange before experiencing a slight fall.…
Binance Announces Bitcoin-Pegged Token on Binance Chain
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced BTCB, a bitcoin (BTC)-pegged token on its native blockchain, Binance Chain, in a blog post on June 17. Per the announcement, the newly-released BEP2 token will be traded on Binance and will also be available on its decentralized counterpart Binance DEX. Furthermore, this asset is one of a series of cryptocurrency-pegged tokens which the company intends to launch on Binance Chain. The post states that BTCB are 100% backed by bitcoin, with the reserves easily visible as they are recorded on the public blockchain. Binance…
Bitcoin Price ‘Could Fall to $6,500’ Before Next Bullish Spike: eToro Analyst
Published: 17/06/2019 13:00 EST By CCN Markets: The price of bitcoin has broken through the $9,000 mark and seems well on its way to $10,000, but brokerage firm eToro believes that there’s a pullback in the cards before the cryptocurrency enjoys its next bullish run. The price of bitcoin has broken past the $9,000 mark, but eToro analyst Simon Peters believes that there will be a pullback before the bullish run continues | Source: TradingView Simon Peters, an analyst at the multi-asset investment platform eToro, has warned investors to be…
Bitcoin Price ‘Could Fall to $6,500’ Before Next Bullish Spike: eToro Analyst
Published: 17/06/2019 13:00 EST By CCN Markets: The price of bitcoin has broken through the $9,000 mark and seems well on its way to $10,000, but brokerage firm eToro believes that there’s a pullback in the cards before the cryptocurrency enjoys its next bullish run. The price of bitcoin has broken past the $9,000 mark, but eToro analyst Simon Peters believes that there will be a pullback before the bullish run continues | Source: TradingView Simon Peters, an analyst at the multi-asset investment platform eToro, has warned investors to be…
History of Centralized Companies Being Hostile Toward Crypto
On June 10, one of the top cryptocurrency media sites, CCN, initially announced that it would shut down, citing a June 3 Google Core Update for stifling its traffic. Writing on the website, the director and founder of CCN Markets and Hawkfish AS, Jonas Borchgrevink, blamed the update for an overnight fall of 71% of the site’s mobile traffic. While Borchgrevink noted that ups and downs are part of the business, such a vertiginous fall is unprecedented in its history. At the time of the post, the founder said that…
Hayden Otto Discusses the Rise of North Queensland’s Bitcoin Cash Movement
Bitcoin cash merchant acceptance has grown significantly over the last year according to the BCH merchant directory Marco Coino. One specific region, North Queensland, Australia has an extremely dense population of bitcoin cash accepting retailers. This week, News.Bitcoin.com spoke with Coinspice Executive Editor Hayden Otto about the influx of adoption in North Queensland and how it’s become a hub for bitcoin cash supporters. Also read: How to Exchange Your Amazon Gift Cards for Bitcoin Cash North Queensland Loves BCH Digital currency acceptance is a big deal to bitcoin cash proponents…
World’s Major Broker TP ICAP Brokerage Expands to Bitcoin Futures
Looking into Bitcoin for a while, global giant broker TP ICAP decided to eventually enter the crypto game. The broker announced the expansion of its services now offering Bitcoin futures trading. A major international brokerage firm TP ICAP has just announced that they are expanding their services and will offer Bitcoin futures trading. TP ICAP is a global firm of professional intermediaries that operates in the world’s financial, energy and commodities markets. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. These…
World’s Major Broker TP ICAP Brokerage Expands to Bitcoin Futures
Looking into Bitcoin for a while, global giant broker TP ICAP decided to eventually enter the crypto game. The broker announced the expansion of its services now offering Bitcoin futures trading. A major international brokerage firm TP ICAP has just announced that they are expanding their services and will offer Bitcoin futures trading. TP ICAP is a global firm of professional intermediaries that operates in the world’s financial, energy and commodities markets. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. These…