Crypto news

Charity and cryptocurrency have developed quite a partnership over the years. The latest addition to that mix comes in the form of UNICEF, the United Nations’ organization that seeks to aid starving and impoverished children across the globe.UNICEF Is at the Heart of a Crypto BoostUNICEF has announced that it will begin accepting donations in both ether and bitcoin. It is the first UN-based organization to accept crypto, which could potentially mark a huge point in crypto’s development and...

Earlier today, Forbes put out an article asking the question, “Is Bitcoin Dead?” The writer suggests that the currency is not necessarily deceased; just experiencing a nasty pullback of sorts, and that what could really sink it is if it doesn’t find a “killer app” that keeps it alive and in use.Bitcoin: It’s Still Chugging AlongIt’s funny how the minute something doesn’t seem to be doing well, people begin to question whether it had any prowess in the first place, and bitcoin is no exception....

Juno is a new banking solution organization that focuses on redistributed assets decentralized in nature and based on distributed ledger systems and blockchain technology. Recently, it has managed to raise $3 million in seed funding from investors. The firm is said to attract the attention of high profile firms including Polychain Capital and Sequoia Capitals’ Surge. Juno is expected to become available to a few markets this year but it will further expand next year with a fresh new approach...

Table ronde autour de Bitcoin dans le cadre de l’Innovation Week 2019 organisée par La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération et la Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Vendée. Où ? – La Loco Numérique 123 Boulevard Louis Blanc à La Roche-sur Yon Quand ? – Vendredi 11 octobre de 11h00 à 12h00 Avec :– Pierre SYLVESTRE, responsable du pôle Conseil et innovation au syndicat mixte e-collectivités...

It looks like we won’t be seeing a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) anytime soon. The latest (and allegedly final) attempt being made by Bitwise has outright been rejected by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which means there are no more proposals on the table waiting to get a “yes” or “no” vote.Bitwise Is Out of the LoopThe good news is that this hasn’t harmed bitcoin or Ethereum in the process, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. While other smaller coins have...

In what can only be described as a virtual slap in the face, the Chinese mobile payment platform, Alipay, strongly rebuked bitcoin exchange giant Binance for attempting to implement Alipay as a fiat on-ramp. Did Alipay Reverse Its Bitcoin Ban? New payment options for peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading on Binance’s mobile app came to fruition yesterday, as exchange boss Changpeng “CZ” Zhao emphatically unveiled the news on Twitter. The new function allows for mobile users to engage in P2P...

KickRef, first really multi-level referral program on the crypto market, has reached over 20 000 users just in 2 days after its start on September 28. After a week since its launch, the number has surpassed the 38 000 registrations mostly coming from USA, Russia and Turkey.Developed by Kick Ecosystem team, 10-level KickRef program allows to build up your own multi-level network that benefits you and all the people you invite to join. At that, no upfront contributions are needed. KickRef...

XRP saw a small decline of around 3% over the past 24 hours and it currently trades at $0.2705. The cryptocurrency has started to pull back slightly after surging by 9% over the past week of trading. During the first week of October, XRP has been performing very well as it attempts to make its way back to the $0.30 level.XRP is the second-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $11.68 billion.Looking at the XRP/USD 1-Day Chart:Since our previous XRP/USD analysis, XRP continued meeting...

Der Begriff SCAM taucht sehr oft im Zusammenhang mit Altcoins auf, doch bisher war zumindest der etablierte Altcoin Ethereum davon verschont. Mit der Umsetzung des 2.0 Netzwerks tauchen nun jedoch erste kritische Stimmen auf, die Ethereum genau dieses Label verpassen.Ethereum News: Kritiker bezeichnen ETH 2.0 Network als BetrugSo gibt es große Fragezeichen hinter der Skalierbarkeit, die große Dapps und deren Mass Adoption vor Probleme stellt. So gibt es bereits jetzt Anwendungen, deren...

Photo: Maurizio Pesce / FlickrGoogle is all set to take an edge over its competitors at the upcoming Pixel 4 launch next week. According to the Nikkei publication, Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL handsets will come with 5G compatibility and its production has already started.The publication said that the search giant is all set to take its arch-rival Apple head-on, who recently announced the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro handsets last month. The sources familiar with the matter said:“The two...