April 19, 2019 Cryptocurrency Bear Market Waning, Going Through Accumulation Phase, Says Report A recent report shows that the cryptocurrency bear market is winding down and is in its final stage, the accumulation phase.…
April 19, 2019 Bitcoin SV Experiences Blockchain Reorganizations, Possibly Due to Unwieldy Block Size Bitcoin SV blockchain is struggling with its large block size following a series of block re-organizations.…
April 19, 2019 Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, EOS, Binance Coin, Stellar, Cardano, TRON: Price Analysis April 19 The crypto and blockchain space is attracting investment from both venture capitalists and the government. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.…
April 19, 2019 Bitcoin Accounts for 98% of Crypto-Denominated Ransomware Payments, Study Bitcoin continues to account for the lion’s share of crypto-denominated ransomware payments — 98% as compared with just 2% for privacy coins like dash and monero.…
April 19, 2019 Local Media: Afghanistani, Tunisian Central Banks Consider Issuing Bitcoin Bonds Afghanistan and Tunisia’s central banks are reportedly looking to issue a bitcoin bond. Afghanistan and Tunisia’s central banks are looking to issue a bitcoin (BTC) bond, Hong Kong-based news outlet Asia Times reports on April 17.Per the report, the governors of the two country’s central banks spoke at the annual Spring Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington between April 8 and 14.…
April 19, 2019 Crypto Developer Raises $4 Mln From Samsung, Others to Launch Wallet Without Private Keys ZenGo uses new forms of transaction signing to simplify the crypto experience for non-technical new crypto users Israeli cryptocurrency developer KZen has raised $4 million from backers including South Korean electronics giant Samsung, industry news outlet The Block reported on April 17.The company’s product, smartphone wallet app ZenGo — currently in beta phase testing — aims to simplify custodial wallet usage for entry-level cryptocurrency users.Using a combination of split key storage and biometric security features, the company hopes users will be able to benefit from a simple wallet user interface while not relying on a third party or themselves to hold their private keys and other sensitive information.A smartphone and cloud storage form the two sharers of information needed to sign a transaction, part of a setup called threshold signatures.“ZenGo uses open source threshold cryptography to replace the private key and all the troubles related to securely managing non-custodial wallets,” CEO and cofounder, Ouriel Ohayon, wrote in a blog post on April 15.…
April 19, 2019 Bitcoin Hovers Over $5,250 as Top Oil Futures See Slight Uptrend The top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting mixed movements on the day as bitcoin hovers over the $5,250 mark.…
April 19, 2019 Blockchain Platform Believes It Is the ‘Golden Ticket’ for Saving the Live Events Industry sponsored A blockchain platform is hoping to tackle inflationary prices in event tickets by uniting attendees and organizers through its specially created platform.…
April 19, 2019 South Korea: Bithumb Exchange Operator Reveals Plans for US, Japanese Markets The CEO of Bithumb’s operator has revealed plans to expand to the U.S. and Japan. The CEO of Singapore-based Blockchain Exchange Alliance (BXA) — which has a controlling stake in major South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb — has revealed plans to expand to the American and Japanese markets.…
April 19, 2019 SBI Holdings: Bitcoin Cash Removal Amid Bitcoin SV Delistings Was Coincidence In a statement to Cointelegraph, the finance giant said its move to stop supporting BCH had been pre-planned.…