Ethereum-based Status Lays off Staff
Ethereum-based chat platform Status is laying off 25 percent of its staff because of the recent cryptocurrency market decline, according to a post that was published by the company. Read more here!
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Gemini Founders Comfortable with Cryptocurrency Winter
Cryptocurrency trading Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have launched a mobile crypto trading app together with a new investment vehicle, according to an official blog post that was published on December 11. Read more here!
Ethereum Constantinople to Come in Mid-January
Ethereum core developers have agreed to launch the long-awaited Constantinople hard form at block 7,080,000 as resulted in a bi-weekly developers’ meeting last Friday. Read more here!
Bitcoin Perks Up as Gemini Backs Bitcoin Cash
The prices of major cryptocurrencies increased on Monday morning in Asia, as a Winklevoss-backed crypto exchange in New York is set to start trading Bitcoin Cash. Read more here!
Crypto Prices Rally Despite Japan’s NTA Information Law
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices were higher on Wednesday in spite of the reports that Japan is getting ready to demand cryptocurrency exchanges to provide information on their clients who have been suspected of tax evasion. Read more here!
Blockchain Misapplication is “Wasted Time”
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the misapplication of blockchain technology in some industries leads to “wasted time”. Read more here!
Bitcoin Slips on Taxation Pressures from G20 Summit
Bitcoin and other major digital currencies all slumped on Monday in Asia, with pressures coming from reports that G20 leaders had called for taxes on cryptocurrencies during a summit over the weekend held in Argentina. Read more!
Ethereum Gains 21 Percent after Market Bottom
The market had apparently kicked off its upward correction, with Ethereum up by 21 percent from the $98 bottom to $118 as of press time. Read more!
Bitcoin Soars on NASDAQ Bitcoin Futures Plan
Bitcoin and other bigger digital currencies’ prices all traded higher on Thursday in Asia on news that the NASDAQ is set to introduce bitcoin futures in the first quarter of next year. Read more here!
Litecoin Price Volatile, Crypto Prices Move Up
Wednesday saw a better performance for the cryptos. Litecoin traded 7.7 percent higher to $32.826 on the Bitfinex exchange. Read more here!
Blockchain Can Add $3 Trillion in International Trade – WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has published a report on blockchain technology’s impact on international trade. Read more here!
LiteForex Brings Back ZERO Fee Program
Liteforex, an online forex broker that was established in 2005, is bringing back its reimbursement program. Read here!
Ethereum Sees Biggest 1-Day Jump since September
Ethereum traded at $119.61 on major indexes on Monday, higher 10.10 percent on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage jump since September 21. Read more here!
Bitcoin Rallies After Massive Weekend Selloff
Bitcoin rallied 7 percent on Monday in Asia after slipping below $3,500 on Sunday. Other major currencies also rallied. Read more here!
Litecoin Transaction Fees seen to be Lower
Litecoin transaction fees are set to be reduced by ten times in the upcoming core release. And since fees temporarily eclipsed $50 per bitcoin transaction at the peak of $2017’s unforeseen bull run, which saw bitcoin rising from $1,000 to $20,000 in a 12-month time span, the topic of scaling solutions and lowering transaction fees …
