Die neuesten Nachrichten über Kryptowährung

South Korean Exchange Bithumb confirmed that it temporarily stopped all deposit and withdrawal services subsequent to a large-scale hack.

Hackers have stolen cryptocurrencies worth $30 million from South Korea's leading virtual currency exchange Bithumb, Cointelegraph Japan reported June 19.

CBOE Global Markets President Chris Concannon has claimed that the initial coin offering market could soon face a two-fold regulatory "Reckoning," Business Insider reports June 19.According to Concannon, the reckoning will come in two waves.

Since inception, blockchain technology enables users worldwide the ability to access previously restricted services and information.

Bithumb, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea by trading volume, is halting asset deposit and withdrawal services after a hack that has stolen 35 billion won worth of cryptos from the platform.

The TRON token migration is set to launch on June 21st, 2018.

Carlos Torres, CEO of Spanish bank BBVA, said blockchain technology is "Not mature" and faces major challenges, el Economista reported June 18.Torres expressed his concerns about blockchain's current limitations at an event organized by the Spanish Association for Economic Journalism which focused on the prospects of the technology.

The countdown has begun for smart contracts protocol ICON's June 20 token swap.

Anti-virus pioneer and crypto evangelist John McAfee tweeted that he will no longer work with initial coin offerings or promote them due to "Threats" from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

A new platform is going to allow anyone to establish their own eCommerce content store and receive payments from anywhere in the world - reducing costs for their consumers and opening the door to fast-growing emerging markets.

First leaked last week, more details emerged Tuesday on how Justin Sun, the founder of a controversial cryptocurrency project called Tron, is acquiring the file-sharing service BitTorrent for as much as $140 million.

IBM iX has partnered with software supplier Mediaocean to launch a blockchain-powered tracker for digital media transactions, the company tweeted June 19.

For Lloyd Blankfein, bitcoin just isn't his thing.

Peer-to-peer file sharing service BitTorrent seemingly pushed back against claims it would begin using cryptocurrencies after being acquired by the Tron Foundation.

This is just one application of blockchain technology in the automotive industry.

Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev is aiming to shake up digital advertising supply chains with the help of blockchain technology.

Tuesday, June 19, Cointelegraph is announcing the launch of an aggregator for decentralized applications, DApphub, for easy discovery and analysis of the growing number of DApps in existence.

Blockchain startup Circle has released new details about how it will select cryptocurrencies for its trading and investment platforms.

"Competent authorities clarify that the propagation, circulation, buying, selling, trading and settlement of Crypto Currencies [sic] without obtaining license from competent authorities are illegal activities."

South Korean blockchain lab IncuBlock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Malaysian government advisory committee for blockchain tech development permissible under Sharia law, local news outlet IT World reported yesterday, June 18.Blockchain tech has previously been used in terms of tracking halal foods, as UK-based HALAL TRAIL has begun using blockchain to track livestock and fresh food from farm to table through the halal food chain.

John McAfee, the cybersecurity tycoon-turned-cryptocurrency backer said Tuesday that he will end his work on initial coin offerings.

Turcoin, advertised by its creators as Turkey's "National" cryptocurrency, has been outed as a ponzi scheme, Hürriyet Daily News reports Monday, June 18.Muhammed Satıroğlu, a major shareholder of the company that launched the coin has told the media it "Doesn't have a single dollar in the bank."

France became host to Europe's first blockchain accelerator as Paris moves to become the "Capital of ICOs," Finance Magnates reports Monday, June 18.Chain Accelerator, a joint scheme involving around thirty cryptocurrency and finance entities and professionals, aims to offer mentoring to international blockchain startups.

The cryptocurrency seemingly picked up a bid after reports started doing the rounds that Tron Foundation founder Justin Sun acquired BitTorrent - the owner of popular file-sharing client uTorrent - for $140 million.

On June 8, the South Korean Policy Advisory Council met to develop a regulatory framework for national cryptocurrency exchanges.

IBM iX - Big Blue's digital strategy arm - and ad software provider Mediaocean are teaming up to form a blockchain consortium aimed to solve some of the biggest issues in the advertising world.

EOS has frozen seven accounts compromised by the registration process through phishing scams, according to a Steemit post by EOS42, an EOS block producer candidate.

A blockchain-based application that helps sports fans receive "Reliable and transparent" betting advice has launched its main platform - only a couple of days after the football World Cup kicked off in Russia.

Coinbase - the second largest company in the cryptocurrency market behind $12 billion giant, Bitmain - is working with third-party custodians and hedge funds to bring institutional investors into the cryptocurrency market.

Nonprofit organization the Freedom of the Press Foundation began accepting cryptocurrency donations June 18, opening its doors to Bitcoin and four altcoins.