Binance Trading Halt. Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, halted trading yesterday due to temporary “system maintenance.” Its system upgrades have come as a complete surprise to all of its users as they were given no prior warning. Many took to Twitter (NASDAQ:TWTR) and expressed their anger towards the exchange. The timing of the…
It appears we have yet another company interested in blockchain technology. While not as far-fetched as, say, Long Island Iced Tea (now Long Blockchain Corp. (NASDAQ:LTEA)) moving into blockchain, I was still a little taken back, and also very excited, to hear that Wien Energie is testing a number of blockchain-based services. Wien Energie’s Latest…
Crypto took off in 2017. Now, in 2018, there are over 1,500 cryptocurrencies fighting for attention, making it hard to decide where to focus first. Here is a list of reasons why you should be paying attention to NEO and Stellar (XLM) in 2018. Will they be the best coins of the year? We like…
CryptoCountries Exclusive Interview! Recently, you may have heard a lot of people say that cryptocurrencies are conquering the world. After all, the value of the entire market was $835 billion at the start of the year. And that’s a big number. But they’re not literally taking over the world though, are they? It’s not as if…
This morning, BTC price broke through the $8,500 barrier and hit a high of $8,621.28. Currently, it is trading at around $8,158.85 as of 12:30 PM EST. Further Gains Ahead? As mentioned in our analysis yesterday, a resistance level was established for BTC at $8,300. This was tested earlier today, and a couple of bullish…
The astonishing growth in Bitcoin (BTC) price over the last year has given the coin much attention. But ironically, the majority of this attention has been negative, where notable experts have entirely rejected the new form of money on various grounds. Trader mania has been consistently been knocked by experts who question investing in blockchain…
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) starts the day off on a high. Of the top ten cryptocurrencies, only four coins are up. The leader of that group, by a long shot, is Bitcoin Cash, which has, at the time of writing, increased by 27.86% in the past 24 hours. The second best performer in the top ten…
Watch out! There is a Monero worm on the loose. Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 Netlab have reported that a Monero (XMR) worm which harnesses android devices to mine the coin and send it to a single digital wallet, is currently active. In an updated blog post, 360 Netlab describe what they know so far about the…
Jim Yong Kim is the president of World Bank Group. He is also the top European Central Bank policymaker. It is safe to say that his comments will carry weight. During an event in Washington, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim predicted a strong relevance between cryptocurrencies and Ponzi schemes; He said: “In terms of using…
Click Update Here Originally Published: Jan 15, 2018 As the first Ethereum-based cryptocurrency centered game has all but simmered away, a new more in-depth game has emerged. Cryptokitties showed that there was a market need for gamified crypto assets, as nearly $19 billion USD sold, in these digital cats. However, the game lacked depth and game…
