May 2019 | Page 18 of 113 | Last Cryptocurrency News Feed

Bitcoin Dips Below $8K Again as Top Altcoins See Mild Losses

Sunday, May 26 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day by press time, as bitcoin (BTC) falls under the $8,000 mark again.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Bitcoin is down less than one percent on the day, trading at $7,990 at press time, according to CoinMarketCap. Looking at its weekly…

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Crypto-Italy: Institutions, Politics, Business and Society

Between May 23 and 26, 2019, the European Union’s citizens are renewing their continental parliament. Among the countries that will participate in the poles is Italy (voting on May 26) — one of the founding members of the EU, alongside France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Due to the very nature of cryptocurrencies, it's tough…

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BCH May Have Sustained $1.3 Million+ Double Spend: BitMex Research

Following its hard fork on May 15, bitcoin cash (BCH) appears to have experienced a two-block chain reorganization resulting in a 3,392 BCH (about $1.35 million at press time) double spend. The claim was made in a report released by the research arm of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMex on May 24.Per the report, the recent…

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Franck Muller Releases Luxury Watch With Bitcoin Cold Wallet Functionality

High-end Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller has partnered with alternative assets investing firm Regal Assets to release the bitcoin (BTC) storage watch “Encrypto,” according to a report by Cointelegraph Brasil on May 23.In addition to being a high-end fashion accessory, with a price ranging from $9,800 to $50,600, the watch reportedly also functions as a cold…

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Will Bitcoin’s Volatility This Month Hinder the Future of an ETF?

On May 17, bitcoin’s (BTC) price experienced a “flash crash,” dropping to $6,400 within minutes, which was triggered by a 5,000 BTC sell-off — equivalent to around $35 million at the time.An individual investor, speculated to be a whale — an investor holding a significant amount of bitcoin — is said to have placed a…

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Bitcoin Is Back At $8000 – Can It Finally Break-Up The 2019 High? BTC Price Analysis & Overview

On our previous price analysis, we have mentioned the fragility of the $8000 level and that Bitcoin was steady for the past couple of days. Shortly after, we did see a massive drop below $7500 in Bitcoin’s price. However, following the drop, Bitcoin kept its strength and kept up the $7500 – $7600 significant support…

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The Real Discussion About Ethereum’s Next Hard Fork Is About to Begin

More than two dozen ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs) have been submitted for review and inclusion in ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade or hard fork, dubbed Istanbul. The list – with 28 official EIPs and at least one other set to be added – include changes to the $27 billion network that impact its mining algorithm, code…

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Crypto Funds, Lending and Market Manipulation

feature Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and a member of CoinDesk’s product team. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a free newsletter for institutional investors interested in cryptoassets, with news and views on crypto infrastructure delivered every Tuesday.…

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Bitcoin Cash Miners Undo Attacker’s Transactions With ‘51% Attack’

news Two bitcoin cash (BCH) mining pools recently carried out what is known as a 51 percent attack on the blockchain in an apparent effort to reverse another miner’s transactions. The move is tied to the bitcoin cash network hard fork that occurred on May 15. The two mining pools — BTC.com and BTC.top — carried…

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Swiss Telecom Company Is Bringing Crypto Collectables to TV

news Telecommunications giant Swisscom has unveiled a new approach to using non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The product, called Noow, will display art that you own and you and the artist will know how many copies of his or her works have been distributed. The app comes from a Zug-based, Dloop, which spun out of Swisscom’s accelerator,…