Overstock names Jonathan Johnson as president of blockchain project Medici
Aug 04, 2016 07:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Online retailer Overstock.com, Inc. has announced an overhaul in senior leadership following the return of company founder and CEO, Patrick M. Byrne, from a medical leave of absence. In April, Mitch Edwards, General...
Donbass first blockchain conference to focus on economic development
Aug 04, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Donetsk-based company Bitcoin-Donbass, an enterprise created for development and popularization of the blockchain technology, has announced that it will organize an event titled Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies...
Credit Suisse assesses blockchain impact on payments, capital markets, financial services and media
Aug 04, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a recent study, Credit Suisse has assessed the extent to which bitcoin and its underlying technology, blockchain, present a disruptive threat and/or opportunity to global incumbents operating in the payments, capital...
Swedish bank SEB invests in Coinify to help it expand business in Asia
Aug 04, 2016 05:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Swedish banking company SEB, has announced that it has invested in a Danish blockchain payment service provider- Coinify. According to Finextra.com, SEB has joined in a $4 million Series A funding round. The banks...
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex to restore functionality gradually after hack
Aug 04, 2016 05:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
Following the recent security breach in which Bitfinex lost nearly 120,000 BTC reportedly, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange has announced that it plans to restore full functionality of the platform in...
LTC/EUR trades below 200-day MA, decline till 2.76/2.63 likely
Aug 03, 2016 12:50 pm UTC| Digital Currency
LTC/EUR is seen trading below in red on Wednesday. The pair has broken major support at 200 day MA and declined till $2.90 (BTCE) yesterday. It is currently trading around 3.31 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis...
LTC/USD trades well below 200 DMA, eyes 3.22
Aug 03, 2016 12:07 pm UTC| Digital Currency
LTC/USD has recovered from the lows of 3.22 levels hit yesterday, however, it continues to trade well below 200 day MA. It is currently trading at 3.63 levels at the time of writing (BTC-e). Ichimoku analysis of daily...
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