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Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has closed a new funding round that garnered the company an additional $100 million from various investors. The enterprise is now valued at a whopping $2 billion, which is double what the company was valued at just a few months ago. Chainalysis Closes Its $100 Million Funding Round The funding round was headed by Paradigm, a crypto-centered venture capital firm. Money also came from the likes of Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff, who saw...

Everyone has been making a huge deal out of bitcoin these past several months. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has surged in price, reaching a new all-time high just a few weeks ago of $61,000 per unit. However, according to Daniel Gouldman – CEO and co-founder of blockchain firm Ternio – people have the wrong idea, and by focusing too much on bitcoin, they are focusing on just one aspect of what is arguably a much larger arena. Gouldman: Blockchain...

With so many companies getting involved in the bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) game as of late, it makes sense that a large financial firm such as Fidelity Investments would throw its wrench into the pot. Fidelity Is Looking to Establish a Bitcoin ETF Fidelity was one of the first financial brokers to offer digital currency trading and storage services to its clients in 2018. Now, it’s cementing its status even further as the ultimate crypto haven by preparing...

EOS started a fresh increase from the $4.000 support zone against the US Dollar. The price is currently trading well above the $4.500 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $4.420 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could correct lower, but it is likely to resume its upward above the $5.000 resistance zone. EOS price is showing bullish signs above $4.500...

Avanti Financial – a financial services provider based in the United States – has managed to raise an impressive $37 million in new money through a Series A funding round. The company plans to utilize the funds to establish a cryptocurrency bank for family offices and top-tier investors. Avanti Financial Is Raking in the Dough Cryptocurrency is getting closer and closer to mainstream territory. Over the past several months, one of the consistent signs of this is the fact...

One of the big problems with bitcoin as of late is that it hasn’t become very energy conscious. Many companies and individuals alike complain that mining the currency is causing huge problems for our environment, and they want to make sure the planet is still in a healthy place in the future. Now, firms such as DMG Blockchain Solutions and Argo Blockchain are taking these worries to heart and looking to create an entirely new green sector for the mining space. Argo...

Cryptocurrency fraud is and always has been a problem in the financial space, but it’s rare that a scam of this magnitude comes along. A man in the U.K. is being ordered to pay a financial penalty of approximately $571 million by a U.S. court following the implementation of a phony bitcoin operation that saw him earn more than 22,000 BTC from unsuspecting victims. A Major Bitcoin Scam Occurred Four Years Ago The penalty is being enforced by the Commodity Futures Trading...

Tron price started a fresh increase from the $0.0540 support zone against the US Dollar. TRX price is now trading above the $0.0650 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $0.0670 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The pair is likely to accelerate higher if it clears the $0.0690 and $0.0700 resistance levels in the near term. TRON price is trading in a positive zone above...

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase from the $55,000 support zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $57,000 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $56,000 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to continue higher towards $60,000 and $61,500 in the near term. Bitcoin price is showing positive signs above $57,000...

Lolli – a rewards programs that provides shoppers with bitcoin granted they do business at certain retailers – has closed a $5 million funding round. Lolli Has Gotten a Lot of Money The event took place Wednesday of last week as part of a Pre-Series A funding series. It was led by Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital fund Seven-Seven Six, while figures such as Cody Ko and Casey Neistat – the creators of YouTube – also took part. Further investments came by way of companies...