Day: April 24, 2019

bitFlyer Conducts European Study of Consumer Crypto Confidence

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On April 24, 2019, Japanese crypto and blockchain company bitFlyer released the results of a study assessing public confidence in crypto assets of 10,000 people across 10 European nations. bitFlyer shared the findings with Bitcoin Magazine, providing details around its methodology. The 10,000 respondents were selected from 10 pools of 1,000 people from each participating nation: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and the U.K. Questions were posed in each country’s native language, with French being the language used for multilingual Belgium. Crypto Confidence Higher Than…

Version 1.1.4 Gives Wasabi Wallet a Boost in Privacy, Security and UX

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Wasabi Wallet has released version 1.1.4 of its privacy-focused wallet and the latest upgrade comes with security-bolstering features, improved performance and a curiously named — but definitely useful — new “Lurking Wife Mode.” Proudly advertised as the wallet that lets users “reclaim [their] privacy,” the Wasabi desktop wallet is indeed a favorite of bitcoiners who want to obscure their transactions and make their coins more fungible (i.e., indistinguishable from others on the network). Wasabi’s use of CoinJoin has largely made the bid for anonymity possible. The feature allows users to…

Blockchain Intelligence Firm Chainalysis Expands Monitoring Tools to Cover 10 Cryptos

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New York-based blockchain compliance firm Chainalysis has expanded its real-time transaction monitoring tools to cover a total of 10 cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported on April 24. Chainalysis is one of the highest-profile players in the blockchain intelligence industry, providing technology — such as its proprietary KYT (Know Your Transaction) tool — that enables firms, governments and law enforcement agencies to track the flow of cryptocurrencies on the blockchain and track suspected illicit transactions, helping to uncover money laundering or terrorism financing. The firm has reportedly issued a statement outlining that its…

Thailand’s Largest Commercial Bank and State Oil Company Trial Blockchain Payments

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Thailand’s largest commercial bank, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), and state oil company PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) performed a successful test of blockchain use for cross-border business-to-business payments. The bank recently announced the successful pilot on its website. Per the announcement, the project, which has been ongoing since mid-2018, aims to optimize operational efficiency. The bank claims that earlier this year, it has successfully carried out payments on blockchain within one minute. The post also points out that conventional methods require a wait of one to two…

China’s Forex Regulator Develops Blockchain Trade Finance Solution Pilot

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China’s foreign exchange reserve regulator, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), is set to pilot a cross-border trade finance blockchain platform. The news was reported by local financial news agency CNStock on April 24. According to the report, the development of the platform was initiated by SAFE and completed in collaboration with the Hangzhou Blockchain Technology Research Institute. The latter, also known as China Banknote Blockchain Technology Research Institute, has reportedly completed the technical undertaking of the project under the China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation, which is directly…

Tron CEO Justin Sun Hints at Partnership With Liverpool FC, Liverpool Denies

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This article has been updated to include Liverpool’s denial of the Tron partnership. Tron CEO Justin Sun said in a tweet on April 24 that the Tron Foundation, the firm behind the 11th biggest cryptocurrency Tron (TRON), will reportedly partner with British professional football club Liverpool. However, a Liverpool spokesperson reportedly told Decrypt Media that “Liverpool Football Club has confirmed that it does not have a partnership with Tron.” While Sun did not include any specific details about the nature of the upcoming partnership — which has since been denied…

Almost All Top 100 Coins in Red, Bitcoin Holds Weekly Gains After Dipping Below $5,500

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Wednesday, April 24 — after hitting new highs for 2019 yesterday, cryptocurrency markets have again reversed to red, with virtually all of the top 100 coins by market cap seeing major losses on the day, according to data from CoinMarketCap. A former entrant of the top 20 coins by market capitalization, ontology (ONT) is seeing the biggest losses over the past 24 hours at press time among the top 30, down more than 11%. Basic attention token (BAT), which has recently overtaken ontology to enter the top 20, has surged…

R/GA Ventures Partners With Local Blockchain Firms to Create Blockchain Venture

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R/GA Ventures, the investment arm of international marketing company R/GA, is opening a blockchain investment studio in Oregon, the company announced in a press release published on April 24. The studio, dubbed Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio (OEBVS), will be launched in partnership with several local companies participating in the blockchain industry. Namely, the release cites Moda, Umpqua Bank, Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, Business Oregon, ConsenSys and blockchain research firm Smith + Crown. Per the release, OEBVS aims to build a blockchain-based ecosystem and help the…

Discussing the Leading Blockchain-Using Companies

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Last week, Forbes released its new list of “Blockchain’s Billion Dollar Babies” — i.e., companies implementing blockchain technology that have minimum revenues or valuations of $1 billion. There are more and more major companies adopting blockchain these days. But who has done it best and had the most success because of it? Today, we invite you to share your opinion on the subject. Reply in the comments below! Author: Source link

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin, Binance Coin, Stellar, Cardano, TRON: Price Analysis April 24

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The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Unlike the previous bull market, recovery this time is likely to be a long one because every higher level will bring in huge supply, causing the market to correct. We also expect the markets to take a dip intermittently to shake out the weaker…

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