Blockchain

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) approved ICHX Tech Pte, iSTOX’s parent company, as a market operator on February 1, granting it a capital markets services license, Bloomberg reports. The approval sets iSTOX up as one of the first securities token platforms to receive this license, ICXH Tech stated.The license removes several restrictions from the platform, allowing the startup to increase the size of its issuance as well as the number of investors it can take on.iSTOX uses...

Most of the crypto assets in the market performed reasonably well last year, on average. Considerable price jumps were seen for the top assets even if a correction eventually followed. However, the market’s 3rd most valuable asset, XRP, did not have a lot of glory days. Regardless, it looks like 2020 just might be a great year for XRP price as the long bear market that has lasted 750 days, might be ending.XRP Set to RiseCurrently, XRP is trading at $0.25. The price, while not exactly...

It is most likely that Bitcoin will gain from a rapid drop in Asian stock markets due to the coronavirus menace. Crypto analysts believe that the flagship token will gain soon. Apart from that, the halving event is fast-approaching. Bitcoin is less than 99 days away from its halving event. Most of the market commentators are bullish on its impact.Bitcoin price smashed the $9,600 hurdle for the first time since November 2019. Nonetheless, the weekend session was also dominated by significant...

Payment platform Worldline SA in a bid to maintain its stronghold in the now competitive industry is set to acquire a rival firm Ingenico. The amount of the deal is already known. It will be $8.6 billion, which makes it the biggest deal in Europe so far in 2020. The sum is equal to 7.8 billion in euros.Global MergerBoth companies have been circling each other for years, but the reorganization of Ingenico last year gave Worldline SA the avenue to formally bid for the company. Worldline SA...

The crypto industry is actively developing this days which ensures high chances for cryptocurrencies to replace fiat money one day. However, there is still a lot to be done in this direction. In the recent interview, the CEO of FortuneJack Boris Kiknadze has explained the common tendencies in this industry and told a lot about crypto gambling in general and their project in particular.What is your professional background and how/when did you get into crypto?I consider myself to be a...

The XRP token had a great start to the week following a 2.82 percent surge in price after Ripple, the company that is using the cryptocurrency in its solutions, released 500 million tokens from an escrow account on Feb. 1, at least according to data provided by resource monitoring website Whale Alert.In the last 24 hours, XRP price has spiked from $0.2460 to its current price of $0.2522, CoinMarketCap data shows. XRP’s gains extended across the board to other altcoins particularly those in...

“DeFi” might sound a little mysterious, but there is no reason to feel overwhelmed. It is just a portmanteau, which comes from compressing two familiar words: “decentralized” and “finance”. Both are at the core of the proposed operations, being currently developed in California’s famed Silicon Valley.It is true that both words were already used to describe cryptocurrencies for at least a decade. But DeFi is on track to build an interlocking financial system, using blockchain technology to...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 804. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Neue Bitcoin (BTC)-Funktion auf Twitter begeistert Krypto-Gemeinde, Wiener “Kultur-Token” startet im Februar & China Coronavirus 174 Milliarden Liquiditätsspritze. 1.) Neue Bitcoin (BTC)-Funktion auf Twitter begeistert Krypto-Gemeinde!https://www.coinkurier.de/eilmeldung-neue-bitcoin-btc-funktion-auf-twitter-begeistert-krypto-gemeinde/ 2.) Österreich: Wiener...

Is bitcoin losing its way? According to Bloomberg, the network of bitcoin (BTC) – the world’s biggest cryptocurrency by market cap – is more centralized than ever.Is Bitcoin Becoming the Opposite of What It Was?One of the big problems that we continually see with various cryptocurrency blockchains is that they will often sacrifice security or decentralization for things like speed. While fast transactions are always nice, one needs to wonder if speed is worth it if it means putting people’s...

Bitcoin price has risen to new monthly highs. The price made a historic jump in January. It has risen about 10% this week alone and about 30% since December. Recent data points to the Bitcoin price rise to current levels from $7,208 at the end of 2019. Now the coin is trading around $9,395. This coincides with a similar rally in January 2013. Bitcoin prices rose by 54.5% then. A pattern for Bitcoin prices may be emerging. Based on past performances of the digital asset, prices may be set for...