August 2018 | Page 17 of 99 | Last Cryptocurrency News Feed

PwC Global Survey: Corporate Interest in Blockchain on the Rise

Big Four auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) just released its 2018 Global Blockchain Survey, subtitled “Blockchain is here. What’s your next move?” The sweeping survey pools data from 600 technology executives from 15 territories, with 31 percent of represented companies accruing $1 billion or more in annual revenue. Notable Findings In perhaps its most salient insight,…

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Report: Huobi Acquires Controlling Share in Investment Company via Backdoor Listing

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has reportedly acquired the controlling stock interest in Hong Kong-based Pantronics Holdings Ltd. through a backdoor listing deal, local news outlet JRJ.com reported August 27. A backdoor listing, which is also known as a reverse takeover or reverse Initial Public Offering (IPO), allows a privately held company to purchase a publicly…

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[promoted] Democratizing Data: Bringing Data Harvesting and Analytics to the Masses

Some people like to say that "data is king." The team at Flux prefers a slightly different term: It believes that “data is a kingmaker.” The ability to collect, store and analyze data is what gives individuals and organizations power. To date, access to this kingmaking power is very unequal. It has been concentrated in…

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TaTaTu to Stream William Friedkin Biopic on Blockchain Platform

Blockchain-based social entertainment platform TaTaTu will screen the documentary Friedkin Uncut in North America and the U.K. on its platform, the startup announced Monday. Written and directed by Francesco Zippel, the creator of Oscar-winning The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Friedkin Uncut is about film director William Friedkin, who oversaw films such as The French Connection,…

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, Monero, IOTA: Price Analysis, August 27

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Can Bitcoin witness a scorching rally in the…

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New Data From CFTC Shows Bearish Bitcoin Futures Are on the Decline

Bearish positions for non-commercial contracts of Bitcoin (BTC) futures are on the decline, according to the latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report released by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) August 24. For the week ending August 21, the report shows that the net position on BTC futures declined by 1,266. Short positions fell…

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Crypto Markets Keep Fluctuating: Most Top 20 Coins Back in Green, Bitcoin Above $6,700

Monday, August 27: crypto markets have seen another recovery attempt, with all of the top 20 coins by market cap in the green, according to data from CoinMarketCap. After suffering a slump yesterday, crypto markets are back to green, with IOTA (MIOTA), Cardano (ADA), and EOS (EOS) seeing the biggest gains among the top 10…

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Should ICOs have sold their ETH right after raising?

As cryptocurrency prices continue to slide, many experts are analyzing what the main catalysts are for the recent decline of Ethereum, which typically leads the Altcoins market in price action. The general consensus is that ICOs selling large shares of their ETH have contributed to Ethereum’s price decline. These companies, having raised millions of dollars…

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Singapore Taps Blockchain Platform for Selling Tokenized Securities

NEWS Aug 27, 2018 at 19:05 UTC The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) are looking to blockchain to create a secure platform for selling tokenized securities. Technology firm Anquan, consulting giant Deloitte and stock exchange operator Nasdaq will work with the MAS and SGX to develop a Delivery versus Payment…

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South Korea Gov’t Sponsors Blockchain Hackathon in Fresh Public Awareness Drive

South Korea continues its drive to promote and expand uses for blockchain, announcing a hackathon to bring new ideas from the public Monday, August 27. The brainchild of the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA), the event is now accepting applications and will run in late November as…