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There are a lot of solutions for cryptocurrency wallets: applications, desktop versions, hardware pieces. But what could be more convenient than just opening a tab in your browser? Without the need to use special software or carry equipment with yourself, obviously. And is it possible to have a web wallet, that has all the functionality the other types have, without giving up security? We tried to find this out by reviewing some popular web wallets of 2019.Lumi WalletThe registration in Lumi...

Nasdaq has officially begun taking deliberate steps to stifle as much as possible, initial public offerings (IPOs) of small Chinese companies going public in the U.S. The index, according to a Reuters report, is doing this by slapping several restrictions on these firms and frustrating their efforts for approval. Supposedly, the Nasdaq index is doing this because the majority of these firms usually end up raising most of their initial capital from Chinese backers, rather than investors in the...

In the latest development, Switzerland-based SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) has invited financial institutions from across the globe to back its Initial Digital Offering (IDO). SDX is a blockchain-based utility that is completely owned by the Swiss stock exchange SIX Group.The SIX Digital Exchange plans to launch its IDO in mid-2020. This will be just similar to a traditional IPO except for the fact that the shares will be in the form of security tokens available on the SDX platform.The...

Ripple Labs Inc, the owners, and developers of XRP, has just acquired Algrim, a crypto trading firm which has quite a bit of talent despite its small number of human resources.The six-person cryptocurrency firm which has been around for about a decade gives Ripple Labs a foothold in the crypto-friendly country of Iceland which though smaller than 500,000 people (around 340,000) has been at the center of the crypto space for many reasons one of them being access to cheap electricity.With its...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 717. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: BTC-ECHO startet Security Token Offering (STO) & Binance US floppt – Nur Bakkt läuft schlechter. 1.) BTC-ECHO startet Security Token Offering (STO)https://www.btc-echo.de/btc-echo-startet-security-token-offering-sto/ 2.) Binance US floppt – Nur Bakkt läuft schlechterhttps://bitcoin-kurier.de/binance-us-floppt-nur-bakkt-laeuft-schlechter/ 4.) Bitcoin Informant bei iTunes...

Tech billionaire and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban launched a savage takedown of bitcoin in a Wired video this weekend. He reeled off a list of well-trodden criticisms of the cryptocurrency, comparing it to baseball cards and slamming its ‘lack of intrinsic value.’ In a truly bizarre statement, he said he’d rather own bananas than bitcoin. Last time I checked, bananas weren’t the best-performing asset of the decade. Billionaire Mark Cuban: Bitcoin has ‘no intrinsic value’ Cuban began...

Stellar lumen price traded to a new monthly low at $0.0525 against the US Dollar.XLM price is currently correcting higher, but it is facing a strong resistance near $0.0620.There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line at $0.0592 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair is currently consolidating and it might struggle to climb above $0.0620 and $0.0650.Stellar lumen price is trading in a bearish zone below $0.0650 against the US Dollar. XLM price remains at a risk of...

Nearly one year after it was announced that South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, would be sold to BK Global Consortium for 400 billion won ($333 million), the deal appears to be going nowhere. The acquisition, which would see BK Global Consortium purchase a 50 percent stake and one share, was originally announced by Bithumb operator BTC Korea Holdings on October 12, 2018. The purchasing company also put down $100 million as a down payment and had plans to create its own...

It appears that last week’s selling pressure can’t seem to stop as Bitcoin lost yet another $350 of its value in another vicious spike downwards. The cryptocurrency is now trading at around $7,800, falling well below the $8,000 level. This marks a decrease of around 4% on the day as Bitcoin’s total market cap now sits at around $141 billion.Bitcoin Price Goes Down AgainAfter a weekend of sideways action, Bitcoin begins the new week losing another chunk of its value. The cryptocurrency just...

Ripple price is currently consolidating below the key $0.2500 resistance area against the US dollar.The price must settle above $0.2500 and $0.2600 to start a fresh upward move.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.2420 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price could resume its decline if it continues to struggle near $0.2500 and $0.2600.Ripple price is facing a strong resistance near $0.2500 against the US Dollar. XRP price...