Even as the arguable star of 2017 Bitcoin stalls thousands below its all-time high, the third largest cryptocurrency by market value, Ethereum, is soaring to new records Thursday. For the first time ever,…
Cryptocurrency Exchange Review: Bitstamp
In the world of cryptocurrency, centralized exchanges still play a big role. That may seem strange for decentralized forms of money, but it is the situation we find ourselves in these days. There…
Investor who called last two major market crashes…
In a letter to investors Wednesday, Jeremy Grantham shares a chart illustrating how large and how rapid the bitcoin price surge has been in the last two years compared to other historical bubbles.…
The blockchain 'name game' is just getting started…
The number of public companies adding "blockchain" to their name, or announcing a pivot to blockchain technologies, will surge in 2018, says Autonomous Research. The firm's forecast is based on a comparison to…
EtherZero Team Cancels Plans to Hard Fork Ethereum
In the world of cryptocurrency, hard forks are seemingly the new altcoins. More specifically, a lot of developers want to hard fork existing currencies rather than build their own coins from scratch. In…
SEC warns cryptocurrency investors of rampant illegal trading
“It is clear that many promoters of ICOs and others participating in the cryptocurrency-related investment markets are not following these laws,” the SEC said in its statement. The SEC said those who purchase…
SEC warns bitcoin, cryptocurrency investors at risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission warned Thursday that investors should “exercise caution” with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, noting state and federal regulators may not be able to recoup any lost…
US SEC warns bitcoin, cryptocurrency investors at risk
Many promoters of initial coin offerings (ICOs) and other cryptocurrency investments are not following federal and state securities laws, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Commissioners Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar said in a…
South Korea to Ban Anonymous Cryptocurrency Trading
While cryptocurrency investors around the globe continue to grow in number, some governments are not as enthusiastic. The South Korean government has recently made headlines for its moves relative to the booming space,…
Alt-coins gain Popularity and may Rival Bitcoin
While originally the main three cryptocurrencies were bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin, alt-coins have now pushed forward knocking litecoin out of its number three spot. According to CoinMarketCap, bitcoin remains number, then follows ripple,…