Global Blockchain Spending to Hit $11.7 Billion in 2022: Report

Enthusiasm for blockchain technology in businesses and organizations continues to gather steam, with global spending on blockchain solutions expected to rise almost tenfold between 2018 and 2022. According to market research firm International Data Corporation, the global expenditure on blockchain is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 73.2% to reach a figure of $11.7 billion in 2022. This year, $1.5 billion is expected to be spent on these solutions. Worldwide Spending on #Blockchain Forecast to Reach $11.7 Billion in 2022. Learn more: https://t.co/Hv30XRWg96 pic.twitter.com/47m1YvqqNp — IDC…

Bank of England to Open New Payment System to Blockchain Users

The Bank of England is executing a complete overhaul of its interbank payment system, and officials have now confirmed that it will open the network to fintech firms that process transactions across a blockchain network. The British central bank on Monday published a report evaluating its recent Proof-of-Concept (PoC) with several firms operating in the distributed ledger technology (DLT) space, a test intended to examine the feasibility of connecting blockchain firms to an updated version of the bank’s Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service. The RTGS facilitates settlements between financial institutions,…

Prominent Investors Bullish on Bitcoin Reaching $8,100 With Strong Volume

Large-scale hedge fund operators, cryptocurrency traders, experts, and exchange operators have expressed their enthusiasm towards the short-term rally of bitcoin. Experts React On July 24, the price of BTC surpassed a major resistance level at $8,000, reaching $8,300 within a matter of hours. The daily peak of bitcoin was established at $8,363, but the dominant cryptocurrency has fallen to $8,160 since then. The sudden surge in the price of BTC was triggered by a massive increase in its daily trading volume, which has increased from $3 billion to $6.8 billion…

Bitcoin’s Price Is Nearing $10K On a Single, Troubled Exchange

Cryptocurrency exchange WEX continues to see prices well out of step with the broader market amid a near-total freeze on customer withdrawals. As CoinDesk reported, customers of WEX – a kind of successor to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e – have been on tenterhooks since July 12, as they’ve largely been unable to get outbound payments processed. The only exceptions have been for the crypto assets tether and zcash (along with lower-volume, lesser-known alternatives like namecoin and novacoin) and the price disparities suggest that some WEX users are utilizing these…

South Korean Telecom Giant Launches 2,500 Txns/s Commercial Blockchain

KT Corp may only be the second-biggest mobile carrier in South Korea, but the telecommunications firm is reportedly the first in the world to launch a blockchain-based commercial network. According to The Korea Herald, KT Corp’s blockchain network will initially have the capacity to handle 2,500 transactions per second. Before the end of 2018, however, the capacity will have been quadrupled. By the end of next year, KT Corp intends to have increased the number of transactions per second to 100,000, according to the head of Blockchain Center at the…

Singapore Airlines Launches Blockchain Digital Wallet ‘KrisPay’ for Travelers

Singapore Airlines, one of the world’s leading and best-rated airline operators, has launched KrisPay – a digital blockchain wallet that allows frequent fliers to convert airmiles into digital currency. Announced on Tuesday, the digital wallet app will be accessible for users of the airline’s ‘KrisFlyer’ frequent flyer program and will use blockchain technology to enable travelers to spend their air miles at retail establishments, hotels, petrol stations and other partner merchants in the island nation. As reported previously in February, SIA will use its own private blockchain developed with technology…

Indicator Suggests Bitcoin’s $8K Price Rally Could Be Overstretched

Bitcoin (BTC) has had a bullish start to the week, but the momentum could wane in the next few days, technical studies indicate. The leading cryptocurrency rose to a two-month high of $8,130 on Bitfinex today, having witnessed an inverse head-and-shoulders breakout last week. The 40 percent rally from the seven-month low of $5,755 reached on June 24 has put the bulls back in a commanding position. Hence, further gains could be on the cards, albeit after a brief pause or a price pullback as a key technical indicator is…

Liverpool Taps Blockchain to Be World’s First ‘Climate Positive’ City by 2020

The Liverpool City Council (LCC) has announced a partnership with Poseidon Foundation to help reduce the city’s carbon emission. Over the coming months, the LCC and the Poseidon Foundation will test out a new carbon credit system which is expected to cut the city’s carbon emission, according to a local publication. According to its white paper, among other things, Malta-based Poseidon Foundation uses the blockchain “to make and track an impact where it matters most-forest conservation.” The non-profit’s decentralized platform is currently being used in the UK to cut the…

Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC/USD Breaks $8,000, Next Target $8,500

Key Points Bitcoin price gained momentum and broke a key resistance at $8,000 against the US Dollar. There is a key connecting bullish trend line in place with support at $7,850 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might correct a few points, but it remains in an uptrend towards $8,500. Bitcoin price is climbing higher above $7,800 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD broke the $8,000 resistance and it looks set for more upsides in the near term. Bitcoin Price Analysis Yesterday, we…

Ethereum Classic Price Analysis: ETC/USD Likely Forming Double Bottom

Key Highlights Ethereum classic price retested an important support area near $15.75 against the US dollar. There is a crucial bearish trend line forned with resistance at $16.20 on the hourly chart of the ETC/USD pair (Data feed via Kraken). The pair may perhaps break the $16.20 resistance and the 100 hourly simple moving average. Ethereum classic price is under pressure against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETC/USD is likely forming a double bottom pattern near $15.75, which could ignite bullish moves. Ethereum Classic Price Support There were continuous declines…