Meldungen über von Gewinne sprechenden Startups sind selten. Noch seltener ist die Veröffentlichung dieser Gewinne. Und gerade der Bereich Bitcoin und Fintech ist umkämpft. Es werden Millionen in Startups gepummpt, der Markt ist hart. Zudem können die Fintechs mit den Anforderungen der Politiker, Regulierenden und den Herausforderungen im Kundensupport und IT Security kaum mithalten. In der Regel schreiben Fintechs daher Verluste. Anders ist dies beim mittlerweile britischen...
Read More »Deutschland: Bundesregierung plant Blockchain-Gesellschaft
Stenografen dokumentieren eine Rede der Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel im Deutschen Bundestag. Foto: CC 3.0 by Tobias Koch, Wikipedia Die Bundesregierung weckt den Anschein, dass Deutschland Vorreiter in Sachen Blockchain und Kryptowährungen werden soll. T3N berichtet, dass es noch im Jahr 2019 Blockchain-Wertpapiere geben soll. Das Bundeskabinett soll die in Berlin von der...
Read More »Grosser Goldskandal erschüttert Deutschland
Die Firma PIM Gold aus Hessen soll mit falschen Vorgaben und Versprechen bei Goldangeboten mehr als 10.000 Kunden betrogen haben. Seit 10 Jahren verkauft die Firma aus Heusenstamm Gold an Anleger. Insgesamt ist dabei eine Menge von 3.38 Tonnen Gold entstanden, die zusammen 150 Millionen Euro wert sind. Wert wären, um genau zu sein. Denn es sieht so aus, als habe PIM Gold ein Schneeballsystem betrieben. Das heißt, eine große Menge des Goldes gibt es wahrscheinlich gar nicht....
Read More »Light Phone: Die Mini-Handys mit E-Ink-Display kommen. Werden Bitcoin-Wallets damit massentauglich?
Nach erfolgreichem Crowdfunding wird das Minimalhandy jetzt an Unterstützer ausgeliefert und der Hersteller beginnt mit dem regulären Verkauf. Crowdfunding machte es möglich: Nach ungefähr eineinhalb Jahren und einer Spende von knappen 3,2 Millionen Euro ist es so weit. Das minimalistische Light Phone 2 kommt auf den Markt. Unterstützer der Crowd-Funding-Plattform Indiegogo können sich ab sofort über die kommende Auslieferung der...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Loses $500 in Minutes to Plunge Under $10K
The past few days have seen the price of Bitcoin hovering above the 20 Moving Average (MA). Following an entire week of consolidation in a tight channel, the price of Bitcoin finally made a move on September 18. Many commentators predicted a downside move and they seem to have been correct all along as BTC lost 5% in an hour.The latest drop has made the crypto to plunge below the psychological $10,000 level to settle in the mid-$9,000 zone. The drop made the token to draw nearer to the 20...
Read More »EOS Price Analysis: Downside Spike Before Renewed Uptrend
EOS price climbed higher recently above the $3.850 and $4.00 resistances against the US Dollar.The price is currently correcting gains and declined below the $4.000 support area.There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $3.850 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could decline further to test the $3.650 support area before it starts a fresh increase.EOS price is currently correcting lower against the US Dollar and bitcoin. However,...
Read More »Microsoft (MSFT) Announces Massive $40 Billion Stock Buyback Plan
The Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has announced interesting plans to buy back up to $40 billion in stock and to also raise the dividends payable to shareholders by up to 11%. This new buyback plan, as well as the plans to increase quarterly dividends, could see shareholders receiving up to 51 cents per share.This is definitely not the first time that Microsoft has undergone a large buyback plan as its board did authorize two before now, with the first in 2013 and the previous one in 2016....
Read More »Bitcoin Price & Technical Analysis: BTC Shows No Enthusiasm
Photo: ShutterstockBy Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex.BTC/USD tech analysis.Launch of the BTC futures postponed again.The BTC price dropped to zero due to a technical problem.On W1 of the Bitcoin we can see a prolongued correction. The pattern still looks like a Triangle but is promising to turn into a descending channel. A breakaway of the resistance line may signal the end of the correction and the start of a new wave of growth. Securing above $11350.00 may confirm further...
Read More »Facebook Was Wooing Regulators Before Controversial Libra Reveal
Facebook sat down with the United Kingdom's finance ministry, the central bank, and other regulatory officials in what was presumably a pre-emptive move to win favor before announcing its own self-titled cryptocurrency, Libra. This new revelation comes from Reuters, which received the details from freedom of information requests and claims that the responses illustrate an intentional effort to garner support for Libra before its unveiling in mid-June. The social media behemoth reportedly sat...
Read More »NEO Launches NEO3 Preview1 On Testnet
Top features on NEO like on-chain and off-chain governance as well as Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance (DBFT) have already made it one of the more appealing blockchains for businesses and enterprises. Now, the project is adding additional features that improve functionality.What Is NEO3 Preview1?NEO3 Preview1 is the first look at some of the changes that are anticipated to occur when the project transitions from its current NEO2 protocol to NEO3. NEO3 TestNet, which was also released on...
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