Day: September 4, 2019

Coincheck’s New Survey Program Allows to Trade Reward Points for Crypto

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services firm Monex Group, partnered with marketing research company Macromill Group to launch the Coincheck Survey service that allows its users to exchange reward points for digital assets. Got points? Get crypto! According to Monex Group’s official press release published on Sept. 4, customers will be able to “exchange Macromill Points, which are offered as compensation for participating in surveys,” for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple’s XRP starting Sept. 10. The announcement states: “In partnership with Macromill, a leading marketing research…

Crypto Market & Bitcoin Grinding Higher: BCH, Litecoin, ADA, TRX Analysis

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The total crypto market cap extended its upside and climbed above the $255.0B resistance. Bitcoin price also gained traction and traded above the $10,500 and $10,600 levels. Litecoin (LTC) price is likely to break the $70.00 resistance area and it could continue higher. BCH price is above to surpass the main $300 resistance level in the near term. Tron (TRX) price is still struggling to surpass the key $0.0160 and $0.0162 resistance levels. Cardano (ADA) price is trading well below the $0.0500 resistance area, with range moves. Bitcoin (BTC) and…

Ripple Price (XRP) Sighting Upside Break, Dips Remain Supported

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Ripple price made another attempt to settle above the key $0.2650 resistance against the US dollar. The price is currently correcting, but it remains well supported near the $0.2600 level. There is a breakout pattern forming with resistance near the $0.2650 level on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price is likely to climb higher sharply once it clears the $0.2650 and $0.2665 resistance levels. Ripple price is trading with a positive bias against the US Dollar, while bitcoin surpassed $10,500. XRP price could…

World’s Biggest Bitcoin Cash Conference Kicks Off in Australia – What to Expect

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Arguably set to become the world’s biggest Bitcoin Cash conference yet, Bitcoin Cash City kicked off today in sunny Townsville, North Queensland. The city is not only colorful, friendly, and home to some very beautiful coastline, it’s also shock-full of opportunities to use Bitcoin Cash for everyday living. As such, it’s well-suited to promoting a cryptocurrency seeking not simply to become a dusty store of value, but a real living, breathing cash for anyone and everyone to use in their daily lives. Here’s a brief overview of what to expect…

World’s Biggest Bitcoin Cash Conference Kicks Off in Australia – What to Expect

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Arguably set to become the world’s biggest Bitcoin Cash conference yet, Bitcoin Cash City kicked off today in sunny Townsville, North Queensland. The city is not only colorful, friendly, and home to some very beautiful coastline, it’s also shock-full of opportunities to use Bitcoin Cash for everyday living. As such, it’s well-suited to promoting a cryptocurrency seeking not simply to become a dusty store of value, but a real living, breathing cash for anyone and everyone to use in their daily lives. Here’s a brief overview of what to expect…

Ethereum Price (ETH) Could Decline While Bitcoin Is Gaining Momentum

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ETH price is still struggling to gain momentum above the $180-$181 resistance area against the US Dollar. The price is slowly moving lower and it could decline further towards the $174 support area. A major bullish trend line is at risk with support near $178 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). Bitcoin price is climbing higher and it seems like the bulls may gain traction above $10,500. Ethereum price is struggling to continue higher versus the US Dollar, while bitcoin is surging. ETH price could retest…

Elliptic Raises $23 Million in Funding Round Led by SBI Holdings

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Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has raised $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Japanese financial powerhouse SBI Holdings. Elliptic continues to expand in Asia According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 3, the funding will be used to support continued expansion into Asia, with new offices opening in Japan and Singapore.  The new investment will purportedly accelerate product development to support asset-backed cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s Libra, Line Corporation’s LINK and central bank digital currencies. Founded in 2013, the company was established to support…

Ethereum Classic Partners With Blockchain Developer and Media DApp

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Ethereum Classic Labs, a core Ethereum Classic development and accelerator organization, announced partnerships with social media dApp iZbreaker and blockchain infrastructure developer Second State. Second State will build the next generation Ethereum infrastructure On Sept. 1, the developer and maintainer of the Ethereum Classic blockchain said that they had partnered with blockchain infrastructure developer, Second State. Per the announcement, the partnership “will bring high-impact enhancements into the ETC ecosystem” is intended to create an open-source toolchain and runtime software that powers the next generation of Ethereum-compatible blockchains. Michael Yuan, CEO…

Steemit Is Now Fully Operational Again After Chain Halted Due to Bug

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Steemit took to Twitter today to announce to their fellow-Steemians that Steemit is back up and running and fully functional after having suffered from a bug in the curations reward curve. Bug in the curations reward curve According to a blog post from Sept. 3, Steemit is now fully operational again, as are all Steem applications leveraging their API. The chain halted over the weekend due to a bug in the curations reward curve, which was apparently unrelated to the previous halt or the so-called delegation bug. Quick response to…

Are VanEck ‘ETF’ and Bakkt Catalysts to Take Bitcoin to 2019 High Again?

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VanEck and SolidX are reportedly selling a “limited version” of a bitcoin ETF after every BTC ETF proposal has been rejected by the SEC. | Source: Shutterstock Primarily targeting institutional investors, VanEck and SolidX are reportedly selling a “limited version” of a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) after every bitcoin ETF proposal has been rejected by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to date. According to the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust 144A Shares proposal, qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) will be able to purchase publicly quoted DTC-eligible BTC security through a brokerage…