LTC/USD trades in the red, scope for further upside only above 4.00
Sep 05, 2016 10:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
LTC/USD has once again failed to break above 4.00 levels and currently trades at 3.93 levels at press time (BTC-e). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 3.87 Kijun Sen: 3.78 Trend reversal: 3.90 (90...
ETH/USD takes support near 90-day EMA, bullishness only above 12.50
Sep 05, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD has retreated after making a high of 12.54 levels and is currently trading at 11.68 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 11.69 Kijun Sen: 11.60 Trend...
Sep 05, 2016 09:03 am UTC| Digital Currency
In an online post on Bloomberg View, Fan Yifei, vice-governor of the Peoples Bank of China has highlighted the benefits of central bank issued digital currencies, adding that efforts are underway at the PBoC in this...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaks above 600, good to buy on dips
Sep 05, 2016 06:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
The past weekend was quite eventful for bitcoin as BTC/USD has finally broken above 600 levels, after trading flat for past several days. The pair is currently trading at 604 levels at the time of writing...
China looks to blockchain technology for social security funds
Sep 05, 2016 06:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
China is considering implementing blockchain technology for its social security system. China Daily reported that vice-chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund Wang Zhongmin has recently stated: Theres...
Social network Yours completes first step of integrating bitcoin micropayments
Sep 05, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Yours, a blockchain-based social network, has announced that it has completed the first stage of integrating micropayments into the platform. It has completed first funding transaction on Bitcoin testnet. Founder and...
LocalBitcoins halves bitcoin trading fee in UK until 02 October
Sep 05, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
LocalBitcoins, a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange, has announced that starting today it will halve its trading fee to 0.5% for all bitcoin trades done in the United Kingdom until 02 October. FromthisMonday, the 5th of...
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