Telegram closed its pre-sale ICO at record-breaking numbers. The team sent a document to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in which they claim that they have generated $850 million, so far. The SAFT backed ICO was aimed at major venture capital firms and other cryptocurrency whales. For putting money in early, these investors…
Originally published: February 15, 2018 Updated: February 20, 2018 With the re-launch of Lisk (LSK) fast approaching, we thought it would be a good idea to delve a little deeper into this coin and ask what is Lisk? and why should you care about this crypto? What is Lisk (LSK)? The Lisk Foundation is building…
Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) struggle on the crypto market today. More than half of the top 100 cryptocurrencies are down as of right now and within the top 10, there is an even split between coins that are down and coins that are up. Within the top 10, Stellar (XLM) is…
Major hedge fund managers and central banks all around the globe had refused to believe in bitcoin (BTC) as currency or medium of exchange – which was part of the reason bitcoin price dipped from $19,000 to $6,000 in less than one month. Institutional analysts and investors blamed lack of store value and the huge price…
Bitcoin’s recovery continued on Tuesday, following up on yesterday’s breakthrough above $11,000. The cryptocurrency traded above that level throughout the day, reaching a high of $11,666. BTC Showing Upside Not only has BTC managed to gradually restore its value over the past two weeks, it is also showing tremendous strength and upside for more growth. Bitcoin…
Litecoin (LTC) is surging on the market today, as most of the top ten remain stagnant. LTC is currently trading for $247.59, up 10.02%, in 24 hours. Source: CoinMarketCap In the past week, Litecoin has surged nearly 60% in its price. The start of its surge was from LitePay Inc’s announcement of a new payment platform…
Venezuela launches Petro Coin today – almost 84 million tokens are initially available for sale. The government expects to circulate 100 million tokens in total, in a bid to generate over $6 billion. Several virtual currencies claimed to be back by the dollar, but backing Venezuela’s Petro coin is crude oil. Carlos Vargas, the official…
Welcome to the Crypto Olympics: Day 11 Check out Day 10 of the Crypto Olympics Coin vs. Coin – who will be crowned the Crypto Olympics Champ? It’s a scattered market today with some coins up and some coins down. Today’s competitors will be Dash vs. NEM (XEM). Which coin will be able to ride…
For anybody who has been tracking the evolution of cryptocurrency for more than five minutes, the announcement in late January that Japan-based exchange Coincheck had been hacked for around $500 million worth of XEM (the NEM token) was simultaneously shocking — and no surprise. No surprise because monster hacks like this have been par for the…
Bitcoin (BTC) has recovered 88% from the ~US$6000 low posted on February 6th. The market cap now stands at US$186.7 billion, with US$4.3 billion traded on exchange over the past 24 hours. Regulation continues to underpin industry discussions. A South Korean official who guided Seoul’s regulatory clampdown on cryptocurrencies was found dead on Sunday, according…
