Independent Reserve trades Ripple: Cryptocurrencies elicit positive and negative reactions. Investors love them for their innovation and ability to make cash quickly. Without crypto exchanges supporting their growth, however, certain currencies would have gone under, mostly due to suspicion and speculation. Take Ripple (XRP), for instance. Over time, XRP has become a fan favorite, and yet, large…
The EU on cryptocurrencies: The European Parliament has just published an in-depth analysis of virtual currencies. EU on Cryptocurrencies The EU parliament urged regulators and policymakers in a 33-page document not to attempt to ban cryptocurrencies. They also stressed that these countries can’t simply ignore cryptocurrencies either. The report states: “Policy makers and regulators should not…
Binance trading suspension: 13 hours ago, Binance announced that it would go through another ‘system maintenance,’ which resulted in another suspension of trading on its platform for an extended period of time. A week and a half ago, the major cryptocurrency exchange went through a similar event that resulted in the suspension of the exchange…
Zebpay closes fiat: The largest cryptocurrency exchange in India, Zebpay, has suspended fiat deposits and withdrawals as a result of the India crypto banking ban. Dear User,Today we are disabling the rupee deposit and withdrawal options on the Zebpay app. This is being done in light of the bank account closures as per the RBI…
After a strong last four days, with the price of Bitcoin rallying to trade above $6,600, it fell by 2.5% in under four hours in the aftermath of the news of an attack on the world’s largest exchange by trading volume. At the time of writing, Binance’s exchange is closed for withdrawals, deposits and trading.…
After a strong last four days, with the price of Bitcoin rallying to trade above $6,600, it fell by 2.5% in under four hours in the aftermath of the news of an attack on the world’s largest exchange by trading volume. At the time of writing, Binance’s exchange is closed for withdrawals, deposits and trading.…
Many have been accused of hiding this identity, and some have even claimed the name for themselves. Few, however, have put in as much effort as the latest aspirant, who on Sunday published a 21 page teaser of a book that will allegedly spill all the secrets of the early days of Bitcoin. On a…
Day 19 of the Crypto World Cup is over, and so is the fourth day of the round of 16. The games today were definitely something else. While the score count remained low, the matches saw other things occur that made up for that. However, those things weren’t necessarily all good. Let’s dive in. If…
Yesterday saw a successful day in Zug — Switzerland’s “Crypto Valley”, as the city completed its first trial municipal vote using blockchain. The success was first reported by the Swiss News Agency. Trial Municipal Vote Using Blockchain The vote was held using a trial digital ID system; city authorities used this system since 2017 to issue…
We are through the first half of 2018 and already Reuters has estimated that there has been roughly $761 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from exchanges. The number of exchange heists is growing. This is an increase of nearly three times the amount stolen from exchanges last year— $266 million, and it seems the battle is not…
