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Bitcoin: towards a deeper correction?
In this technical analysis, I would like to return for a moment to a recurring market pattern. Indeed, many patterns are repeated over and over again, giving the opportunistic trader occasions to place himself in the market. After a long consolidation range, BTC...
China appears in first place in the number of searches for “Facebook Libra”
One month after the publication of Libra's whitepaper, on the Google search "Facebook Libra", China is the world leader. Indeed, it is the Google Trends data that presents China as the first country on July 18 to have "googled" this term. It can be deduced that the...
Coinbase to usher users with platform exclusive data
Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchange comes forward with new data aggregation service. Currently, the typical data that is accessible to the Coinbase will be topped with exclusive day-to-day trading data. The new data will comprise of the Coinbase...
According to the US Treasury Secretary: Bitcoin is a “national security issue” and a cryptocurrency dominated by illegal activity and speculation
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently held a briefing on the regulation of Bitcoin and Facebook's Libra to report the misuse of cryptos on social networks for criminal activities, but also to desensitize people to cryptos as they pose serious threats to the...
French Financial Authority proposes regulatory framework to crypto companies
The Financial Markets Authority (AMF), France's largest financial institution, plans to make public at the end of July an experimental regulatory proposal that would serve as a structure for companies in the Crypto sector, reports Reuters. The project could include: A...
Canadians to pay property Taxes in Bitcoin
On July 15th Richmond Hill, Ontario followed the league of Innisfil where the residents can now pay property taxes using cryptocurrency. Joining hands with Coinberry, Canada’s leading cryptocurrency platform, The city of Richmond Hill will be working in a 6-month...
Ethereum founder proposes to integrate Bitcoin Cash to Ethereum’s Blockchain
Battling through the scalability criticism for long Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder Ethereum proposed Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain as a short term data layer solution for the network. Talking about the conceptual background of the integration, Buterin explained that...
Samsung and Woori Bank collaborate as a new Blockchain Consortium for authentication
The South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics and telecom giants KT, SK Telecom and LG Uplus collaborated with banks KEB Hana, Woori, and Fintech organization Koscom to lay the foundation of a blockchain-based mobile authentication service. The self-sovereign...
Siemens would like to use Blockchain technology for its car sharing service
Siemens is an international group of German origin specializing in the energy, health, industry and construction sectors. According to a Forbes report of 15 July, Siemens would be very interested in Blockchain technology for its transport industry. Andrea Kind, head...
Santander Bank launches a new payment gateway, boosting Ripple adoption
Customers in the UK and Poland can now transfer up to €10,000 via the One Pay FX iOS application instantly. News about the banks' acceptance of the Ripple is coming in faster and faster, which bodes well for the future of crypto-currencies. Recently, Spain's most...
Bitcoin’s imminent death
Following Trump's announcement on crypto-currencies, Bitcoin and Libra. It is now the american Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin to communicate on the matter. An announcement that is not good news for the crypto community. Currently serving in Trump's administration,...
Number of IBM Blockchain patents has increased by 300% in just a year
IBM has taken the lead in the race for innovation in the Blockchain, with a 300% increase in patent filings in just one year. But what are these innovations? In just 1 year the number of IBM blockchain patents has grown by 300%. When one of the largest companies in...
USA considers ban on issuance of digital currencies by tech giants
In the aim to reinforce financial security after Libra's announcement by Facebook, USA considers restricting the ability of large tech corporations to emit new digital currencies. According to a report by Reuters released on Monday on a draft of the bill announced by...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: still in indecision, is the market ready for a correction?
After the recent speech by Jerome Powell of the US Federal Reserve on Libra, and Trump's tweet about crypto-currencies, these past few days have been turbulent. Let's come back for a moment to the charts. Although I often prefer to start with swing perspective to get...
The Japanese exchange Bitpoint victim of a $32 million hacking
Bitpoint a Japanese exchange was the victim of a $32 million hacking, this theft would involve Bitcoin, XRP and other cryptocurrencies. They were forced to suspend their service. In an official Bitpoint press release dated July 12, they revealed that the damage...