Bitfinex Supports Trading on 12 Altcoins Bitfinex announced on April 7 about introducing 12 new altcoins on its trading platform. The new tokens are standardized ERC-20 tokens (the technical standard for smart contracts hosted on the Ethereum blockchain). The newly supported altcoins…

African Cryptocurrency To be Launched Soon Trapeace Holdings intends to develop and launch a crypto-currency for exclusive use in Africa. The offering is scheduled to be launched towards the end of 2018. The partners plan to create the Africa Blockchain Foundation which…

“Massive Outflow” Of Crypto Before Tax Day: This Is What Predicts Wall Street Bitcoin Bull Tom Lee A “massive outflow” of cryptocurrency  has predicted Wall Street Bitcoin Bull Tom Lee to fiat in the lead up to tax day in the US, CNBC reports today, April…

The Central Bank Official In Japan Says It Is Important To Try Using Cryptos The central bank of Japan has revealed some of the insights in its published general Q&A related to cryptocurrencies. Earlier on March 30, the Chief of the Bank…

Huobi Report: Investors Still Bullish On Cryptocurrency The new Huobi Industry Data shows a lot of positive mood among digital currency investors. During April over one in three respondents wait for substantial increase in total cryptocurrency space. Less than one in three…

ASRock Motherboard Maker Prepares To Sell Crypto Miners ASRock is planning to sell four graphics cards (GPU) specifically geared for cryptocurrency mining. Last week the company unveiled its Phantom Gaming Series based on AMD’s RX series. ASRock confirmed that four of the…

Ripple Joins Hyperledger Project According to the report, Ripple has joined the likes of 231 organisations who belong to the Hyperledger blockchain consortium. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, Hyperledger is an open source group consisting of people in finance, banking, internet of…

Seoul Cryptocurrency S-Coin Developed By South Korea The city of South Korean Seoul has informed the public about its plans to create its own cryptocurrency called “S-Coin”. According to the mayor of the city, the digital currency is about to be utilized…

Chinese Alibaba Being Sued By Dubai-Based Cryptocurrency The company behind the recently launched cryptocurrency Alibabacoin named Alibabacoin Foundation based in Dubai is being sued by Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba for trademark infringement. According to papers filed in in US District Court in…

Cryptocurrency Tax Plan Is Going To Be Announced By South Korea The ministry of finance in South Korea is planning to announce a cryptocurrency taxation framework by June of 2018. The government is expected to begin taxation in 2019. In the aftermath…

 Cryptocurrency Billionaire Who Built N1 Exchange in 8 Months Cryptocurrency billionaire Changpeng Zhao has vaulted from obscurity to the cover of Forbes magazine in just 8 months. The founder of Binance, who goes by the name of CZ, has steered his company to…

Venezuela Tries To Pay Russian Debt With Cryptocurrency Venezuela hopes to pay off its US$3.15-billion debt to Russia with its new cryptocurrency. But Russian Finance Ministry announces it won’t be accepting digital coin. The head of the Russian Finance Ministry’s state debt…

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitfinex Plans Move to Switzerland The 5th largest cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is moving from Hong Kong to Switzerland. As confirmed by sources close to Bitfinex, the exchange is already in talks with Swiss authorities. The CEO at Bitfinex Jean-Louis van…

Australia’s Crypto Tax Guidelines The government of Australia wants to see from the public about its tax treatment of digital currencies. On Monday the Australian Tax Office (ATO) said it has updated its guidelines for cryptocurrencies on Mar. 13, following an increase in…

It’s Better To Be a Miner, Than a Speculator: Cryptocurrency Study There can be higher profits for those, who starts mining a crypto-currency shortly after it is listed on exchanges. But a speculator who enters the market shortly after the currency is…

Crypto Exchange Huobi Registers With U.S. Government Huobi’s U.S.-based operation has registered with the U.S. government as a money services business ahead of a planned rollout of crypto-to-crypto trading this spring. According to the U.S. regulator’s database, HBUS Inc. is registered with…

UK Signals Towards Digital Assets There is a softened approach towards cryptocurrencies by British politicians, according to Financial Stability Board (FSB) letter with positive statements from Mark Carney. Britain’s City minister John Glen is sure that virtual money won’t do any harm to the…

Top Coins To Hold Until 2020 By the end of 2017 cryptocurrency boom attracted a huge amount of speculative investment. There are number of fantastic opportunities for investors who are happy to stick around for a little longer. We’ll take a look…

Korea’s First Cryptocurrency Index Launched By UpBit Exchange The South Korea’s second largest crypto exchange Upbit plans to launch a new cryptocurrency index called UBCI (Upbit Crypto Index). The concept will provide a standard index which can measure market conditions by suggesting…

Pablo Escobar’s Brother Launches Bitcoin ICO Escobar Inc. launched Bitcoin fork called “Diet Bitcoin” (DDX), which will deliver a quick and simple payment alternative. Currently it is available at a 96% discount in the company’s ICO, selling at $2 instead of the…