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Die Crypto Finance AG hat erfolgreich ihre Series B-Finanzierungsrunde über CHF 14 Millionen abgeschlossen. Die Crypto Finance AG hat erfolgreich ihre Series B-Finanzierungsrunde über CHF 14 Millionen abgeschlossen. Die Finanzierung wurde vom Schweizer Investor Rainer-Marc Frey und der in Asien ansässigen Lingfeng Capital angeführt. Zusätzlich beteiligten sich mehrere bestehende sowie neue Investoren. Weiter wird Dr. Ming Shu, Partner bei...

John McAfee recently announced on an up-coming launch of a new privacy coin called GHOST, unveiling the project’s new Twitter account and accompanying website.McAfee states that the whitepaper and more details will be posted in one month on May 15th.The GHOST website reveals that the proof of stake privacy coin will help protect user’s privacy by making users “nothing but a ‘ghost’ when transacting online.”According to the official website, GHOST transactions will utilize a state-of-the-art...

The decentralized finance (De Fi) arena is growing rapidly despite the recent falls of cryptocurrencies.De Fi: The Future of Money?As digital currency assets are dropping in price thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the industry of decentralized finance is experiencing positive results. The arena centers on users providing and receiving digital currency payments to garner goods and services without the necessity of third parties or regulatory steps.Bobby Ong – the co-founder of Coin Gecko, a...

The argument surrounding next month’s highly anticipated bitcoin halving is revving up.The Bitcoin Halving: Could Be Bad, Could Be GoodThe bitcoin halving is slated to bring the number of block rewards garnered by bitcoin miners down by half. The event is designed to control inflation and ensure bitcoin maintains a level of rarity that keeps it popular and useful in today’s growing financial markets.While bitcoin has halved before, this event seems to be garnering more attention than past...

Bitcoin has started the day out well. After falling beneath the $7,000-mark last week, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap has managed to add a further $200 to its overall price. While the currency is still below $7,000, it’s about to break this line once again.Bitcoin Is Heading for the StarsAt the time of writing, BTC is trading for $6,979. Another $20 or so and we’ll be in a whole new range for the third time over the past month. The currency has suffered greatly at the...

An interesting analysis of the performance of the Ethereum network reveals some changes as to what fees are being paid. Feed pays to miners exceeded the uncle reward paid to miners in March.Fees Paid By Users Greater Than The Cost Paid By The NetworkAnkit Chiplunkar, the head of research at the popular data monitoring resource Token Analyst, has brought up some interesting findings regarding the performance of the Ethereum network.The fees paid to miners, amounting to about 26,100 ETH,...

Billionaire American entrepreneur and investor, Mark Cuban, said that he can more easily trade bananas as a commodity than Bitcoin. He noted that the largest cryptocurrency needs to be easier to use and comprehend from people. BTC’s time, however, could come now as world central banks are printing excessive amounts of fiat money.Cuban: Bananas Are Easier Than BitcoinThe popular cryptocurrency proponent, Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano recently interviewed Mark Cuban on his podcast. The start of the...

Ethereum witnessed a sharp 7% price drop over the past seven days as it trades at $156.However, over the past 5-days, Ethereum has been trading sideways between $155 and $160.Against Bitcoin, the bulls are controlling the market after rebounding at 0.0229 BTC to trade above 0.0232 BTC.Key Support & Resistance LevelsETH/USD:Support: $155, $150, $143.Resistance: $160, $165, $170.ETH/BTC:Support: 0.0229 BTC, 0.0223 BTC, 0.0219 BTC.Resistance: 0.0235 BTC, 0.024 BTC, 0.0247 BTC..ETH/USD –...

Hackers are perhaps the villains in the cryptocurrency industry as they continue to look for better ways to steal digital currencies from both traders and exchanges. While there have been few reports about attacks on trading platforms recently, these bad actors have seemingly shifted more focus to new and unsuspecting crypto users. 1.4M XRP Lost To Fake Ledger ExtensionSince the start of the year, there have multiply reports from crypto wallet users who lost their funds after using several...

The private American venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), intends to raise $450 million for a second cryptocurrency investment fund, according to a report. The company already raised $300 million in 2018 for its first-ever investment fund devoted to cryptocurrency-related businesses.A16Z To Raise $450M?The Financial Times reported yesterday that Andreessen Horowitz will be raising $450 million for a second cryptocurrency investment fund. By citing “two people briefed on the...