CHINA plans to stamp out all remaining cryptocurrency trading in the country by blocking access to overseas-based websites and removing related applications from app stores. The moves were outlined in a report on Sunday by Financial News, a publication under the People’s Bank of China, which said the aim was to snuff out the “dying cinders” of cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings “which are glowing once more.” ...
Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple broke important levels For Bitcoin, 7888 in confluence with the 200-day MA may bring some relief, but not looking for it to do much more than that. Rallies are expected to be short-lived events, rather than sustaining moves higher. With that said, the November low at 5555 is the next big downside target. Chart 1 – BTC/USD Litecoin is dropping sharply after breaking out of a wedge, ...
DigixDAO jumps to $791M market cap despite general crypto market downtrend. January 2018 has been a volatile month for cryptocurrencies worldwide, with major news developments including increased South Korean regulation, Facebook banning cryptocurrency advertising, India pushing toward a crack down, and news of Tether and Bitfinex subpoenas. Much has been made of Bitcoin functioning as a store of value akin to gold, but Digix literally ...
Impending legal action or media frenzy? Continuing its volatile 2018, crypto markets are facing another round of volatility—with many claiming this new drop is related to recent news stemming from comments India Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made regarding cryptocurrencies during a Feb. 1 budget speech. more...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) launched by AriseBank, a 'decentralized' bank, which had purported to offer trading in over 700 crypto- currencies - including Bitcoin and Ethereum - and had raised around $600m towards a $1bn funding goal. more...