In 2016, bitcoin thought leader Vinny Lingham stated that “the OTC market for Bitcoin is bigger than the exchange market. Exchanges set the price but large trades don’t happen there.” In 2018, bitcoin OTC trading volumes have become even bigger. OTC bitcoin brokers aim to provide liquidity to the bitcoin whales that top the “bitcoin…
Becalmed markets around the world appear to paused in time for a breakout on any positive signal from the “historic” Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Markets from stocks, bonds, gold, oil and crypto are all poised at significant levels. The S&P 500 is retesting the 2,800 resistance level, currently at $2,785;…
Becalmed markets around the world appear to paused in time for a breakout on any positive signal from the “historic” Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Markets from stocks, bonds, gold, oil and crypto are all poised at significant levels. The S&P 500 is retesting the 2,800 resistance level, currently at $2,785;…
The financial industry has witnessed many disruptions and welcomed new technologies that have radically changed traditional processes. In today’s world of cryptocurrency and digital transactions, a new type of technology is steadily taking over – the blockchain technology. Blockchain has caused many disruptions, but what are the top blockchain disruptions? Blockchain technology is causing financial…
Ethereum (ETH) – We’ve all seen it, the pinned posts from most cryptocurrency leaders on Twitter stating that they “are not giving away or accepting digital assets.” Mostly, it revolves around the world’s second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum [ETH], but it has made its way to other digital tokens as well. As a public announcement, I will…
An Ontology CarBlock partnership is forming, as Ontology decides to dip its toe into the automotive industry and join forces with the transportation blockchain CarBlock. Ontology CarBlock Partnership CarBlock is, according to its website, the first blockchain-based transportation solution that will eventually lead to easier handling of auto insurance, maintenance, dealerships, and automotive reports. According…
The first EOS Hackathon results are in! The Hong Kong Hackathon is over, and the prizes have been awarded. Who took home the top prize? The EOS Hackathon will be ongoing throughout this year, culminating in the grand finale on December 8th, 2018. The Hackathon consists of four events leading up to the fifth and…
Coinbase adding Ethereum Classic (ETC): Announced earlier, it’s official – the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is adding support for a new token, Ethereum Classic! Coinbase has long been the exchange that has only supported a few tokens, those being Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). When Coinbase announced it was adding support…
Tron [TRX] – Yesterday. Variety reported that Tron’s founder has purchased the software company BitTorrent Inc. Surprisingly, it has yet to be announced by any of the parties involved. We will announce our partnership with a very prestigious public listed company next week. Looking forward to it! — Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) January 4, 2018 Can’t…
EOS, founded by Block.one in 2017, is the 5th biggest cryptographic asset in the world by market cap and has been vaunted as a fully scalable blockchain platform for Dapp hosting. In the past year it has faced criticism for several reasons and in general, perceptions of the project are mixed. However, its ongoing mainet launch can surely be described…
