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Sirin Labs: first blockchain smartphone released

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The first blockchain smartphone was finally released! It"s called Finney. But is it truly first? Let"s revise the whole story a bit: Finney specs were announced HTC announced Exodus - the blockchain smartphone HTC released Exodus a month ago Sirin Labs released Finney today So, let"s make things clear: it"s not the first released blockchain smartphone, but it was the first to be announced. Obviously, Sirin Labs startup vs HTC giant is far from the fair fight and it seems that HTC played unfairly here. Nevertheless, let"s go back to the release itself. Today, at a presentation in Barcelona, the Swiss-Israeli company Sirin Labs for the first time showed the public its latest development, Finney, the world"s first ... Read more about " Sirin Labs: first blockchain smartphone released " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 30 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $4,340 and continues to trade as part of an upward correction. November futures contracts, that allow market participants to get profit from the depreciation of the coin, expire this Friday afternoon. In anticipation of this event, an upward correction has been developing on the market for the second day in a row. Since the fall this month has already been for more than $2,000, futures buyers in the region of $5,000 - $5,500 are interested in minimizing losses before its expiration. Therefore, it is likely that the upward correction, as a result, will go precisely to these marks. After that, the bearish trend will resume. As part of the forecast for November 30, we can expect the continuation of ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 30 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Bitstamp will introduce technology to combat market manipulation

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It seems that crypto exchanges started to care about the instruments they provide the trading with. This is a great step towards the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies, it should make the trading itself to become more civilized and such steps prove once again that the crypto world is able to cope with its problems without governments to be involved. It"s not a secret that the crypto market is flooded with the so-called trading bots that seem to be quite harmless from the first sight, but extremely dangerous for the fair pricing if used in the wrong way. One of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges Bitstamp decided to upgrade its technological arsenal in order to attract institutional investors. On November 27, the exchange announced ... Read more about " Bitstamp will introduce technology to combat market manipulation " on coinatory.com

XRP consolidates the Bitcoin competitor status

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Ether finally lost the status of the main competitor of the largest digital currency. Now the rival of Bitcoin is the Ripple XRP coin. The market capitalization of XRP is now more than $14.39 billion, while this value for ETH is just over $10.88 billion. The XRP rate is now falling and is about $0.34. XRP takes the second place of the rating for about two weeks and it can be said with confidence now that the ether has practically no chance to oust this token from second place and to become the main competitor of Bitcoin again. The domination index of XRP exceeds 11%, while the share of operations with ether on the market is not more than 9%. November 15, against the background of the start of the largest recent fall in the ... Read more about " XRP consolidates the Bitcoin competitor status " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 28 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $3,812 and continues to move sideways with the advantage of further decline. Another news about Bitcoin ETF, this time positive, visited the market. First, the SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, as part of the "What Bitcoin Did" podcast, confirmed the inevitability of accepting this ETF. Secondly, anonymous sources at Bloomberg reported that Nasdaq is preparing to start trading Bitcoin futures and has already aligned its product with the CFTC rules. So, perhaps, we still see the long-awaited Bitcoin ETF in the nearest future. All this can give grounds for the beginning of the development of correctional growth, which was not the case during the entire fall of the coin from November 14. In general, the ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 28 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Pompiano: Bitcoin will find a minimum of 85% below the historical maximum

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Founder and partner of Morgan Creek Digital, Anthony Pompliano, in a conversation with CNBC this Monday, said that the Bitcoin price could find at least 85% below its historical maximum. Pompiano explained that he bases this forecast on his experience in the cryptocurrency sector. “85% of the current maximum is the point where it will end. About $ 3,000. We approached it over the weekend, but we may have to go down a bit more, ”he said. According to Pompliano, in the previous segment, Bitcoin was overvalued, and therefore the cryptocurrency continues to undergo a healthy correction. “Bitcoin was overvalued in December 2017. This year, there were more sellers than buyers, so the price drops. But there are three things you should not f ... Read more about " Pompiano: Bitcoin will find a minimum of 85% below the historical maximum " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 27 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $3,921 and continues to correct as part of a bearish trend. Over the last trading day, the price could not consolidate above $4,000. As previously assumed, the struggle for this mark caused a rebound. This movement, as we see, turned out to be quite good, however, there is no reason to talk about the reversal of the current dynamics. In the current situation, when the market regularly updates annual minimums, an attempt to determine the bottom is associated with a high degree of inaccuracy. Such attempts will relate more to the field of predictions than to trade and price forecasting. Also, do not forget that the Christmas and New Year holidays are ahead, and for this period the market is likely to go ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 27 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

What is Stellar Lumens?

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The disruptive nature of cryptocurrency is self-evident, offering the world an excellent alternative to the already existing financial model that has controlled the ownership, storage, and the transfer of value for ages. While many may see cryptocurrency as a virtual currency of destruction that has come to destroy the existing financial structure, others see it as a great opportunity that makes life easier when used as a medium of exchange of goods and services. Unlike most cryptos, Stellar is entirely complaint with regulators and although Stellar was initially against banks, its partnership with IBM last year changed Stellar"s fate. What is Stellar? Stellar is a nonprofit organization payment network that aims to make the ... Read more about " What is Stellar Lumens? " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 26 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $4,072 and continued the fall. In one week, the cryptocurrency industry lost more than $ 50B. Bitcoin fell by more than 40% in less than two weeks. Over the past weekend, the price has fallen below $4,000 and now it is near the resistance level. The current correction came very close to it from below. Probably in the near future, we will see a fight for this level, which may cause a flat movement. However, neither technical analysis, nor volumes, nor the price itself shows any reversal signals on which to rely. The next support levels will be $3,600 and $3,000. One cannot count on a quick and steady rise from them, it should be at least some upward correction in the market. If this does not happen in ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 26 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

What is Zcash?

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Many countries around the world are increasingly adopting cryptocurrency due to its speed and privacy feature that keeps transactions safe and secured. However, it is not all cryptocurrencies that guarantee privacy to users due to their design technique. For instance, the bitcoin uses a blockchain technology that serves as an open ledger, Whenever users transact, the details are stored in a block and can be tracked using the information stored by miners in the blockchain. Some cryptocurrencies are against the bitcoin"s design which exposes details of the transaction to the public, and they have made efforts to ensure that people can conveniently send and receive funds anonymously; this is what Zcash offers. Zcash (ZEC) is a digital t ... Read more about " What is Zcash? " on coinatory.com

What is Litecoin? How to buy Litecoin LTC?

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Cryptocurrency investors are more interested in bitcoin because of its high market value and the popularity it has. However, some altcoins have proven to be a good investment decision if one should venture into it early as the price of a token is still low as compared to the bitcoin. One of this alternative is Litecoin (LTC). On the litecoin official website, Litecoin is seen as, ""a peer-to-peer Internet currency that allows instant, near-zero cost payments to anyone in the world."" Litecoin or LTC is one of the first altcoins, and it was forked from Bitcoin. That is, it was developed using the bitcoin"s existing protocol. Some people consider litecoin as the younger sibling of bitcoin because it works exactly like bitcoin r ... Read more about " What is Litecoin? How to buy Litecoin LTC? " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 24 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being trading at $4,354 and continues to show a sideways correction. Over the last trading day, we saw a slight decrease and the update of the minimum of the whole fall. From this, we can conclude that the fall is slowing down and, probably, soon we will see an upward correction. However, the volume is still not in a hurry to grow, so the continuation of the current sluggish consolidation is likely to be observed throughout the weekend. As part of the forecast for November 24, we can expect the continuation of the current correction. It may be noted that before updating the minimum fall, the price went into the zone of the value justified for continued sales, which, by that time, had dropped slightly to the ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 24 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Norwegian miners will lose electricity price privileges

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The authorities of Norway approved the budget for 2019, in which there are no subsidizing energy tariffs for miners. As Forbes publication clarifies, citing the Norwegian media, from January next year, the mining pools will pay for electricity at standard rates. According to experts, the abolition of benefits for miners in the country can lead to the situation that the mining of digital currencies in Norway will no longer be profitable, and miners will be forced to stop their activities there. However, the authorities of the country hold a different point of view and believe that everything is done correctly. The representative of the Norwegian parliament Lars Halbrekken said: Norway can not provide benefits for the dirtiest form ... Read more about " Norwegian miners will lose electricity price privileges " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 23 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $4,531 and continues the lateral correction. Nothing significant over the past trading day did happen, so all previous expectations remain in force. How long the current phase of the lateral movement will last is not quite clear. Volumes are not in a hurry to grow, so there is a chance that the consolidation will continue until the end of this week. As part of the forecast for November 23, we can expect the continuation of the correction. The zone of the value justified for the continuation of sales has dropped a bit and is located at $4,815 - $4,666. Continuation of the fall is expected when the price is corrected to its marks, either as a one-time peak or after a smooth upward movement from ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 23 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Coinbase freezes Bitcoin Cash withdrawal

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BCH hardfork caused quite unpleasant volatility in the entire cryptocurrency market. “Bearish” moods roam throughout the crypto space. The scandal around OKEx has not yet subsided, as the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has fallen into the wrath of investors. Coinbase users are now furious because the exchange does not allow them to withdraw assets. The largest US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase accepted the hardfork after Binance and Kraken, but decided to freeze the funds and wait until they “stabilize”. Coinbase explains that the decision was made to protect investors, and denies his guilt. Coinbase Support tweet states that they “do not control the situation,” that after hardfork the network is “technically unstable” and tha ... Read more about " Coinbase freezes Bitcoin Cash withdrawal " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 22 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $4,558 and is in correction. As expected, the price went to the correctional stage. Attempts to grow are not yet observed, but the zone of the value justified for continued sales is at $4,750 - $4,950. Therefore, as long as this area does not fall below, or the prices do not adjust themselves to its marks, the flat movement will continue. As part of the forecast for November 22, we can expect the continuation of the correction. If the market continues to fall, the correction to the region of the last trading day maximum of $4,747 - $4,787 will be enough to continue the bearish trend. How long the current phase of the lateral movement will last is not quite clear. Volumes for the last day have ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 22 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

The sharp decline in Bitcoin hash rate

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According to eToro"s senior market analyst Mati Greenspan, the current bitcoin hashrate is the lowest since August of this year. Some may think that this situation is caused by the miners that switched to Bitcoin Cash to help in the pointless hashwar, but that doesn"t seem to be reasonable as there was no increase in hashrate. The only good reason is that mining became unprofitable for private miners and only large-scale mining seems to be able to survive during the current price drop of Bitcoin. Switching off the hardware in such a situation will make you avoid losses. It seems like the worst scenario described in the article  “When will Bitcoin change its trend” starts to develop. It"s time to become the HODLer or to wai ... Read more about " The sharp decline in Bitcoin hash rate " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 21 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $4,579 and continues to fall. Over the last trading day, the coin continued its decline, but still found support at $4,411, from which it corrected upwards. Probably in the near future, we will see accumulation in the region of $5,050 - $4,500. Limit orders for sale in the area of $5,360 - $5,380 speak about the probability of corrective growth. This is slightly higher than the region of $5,200 - $5,000 justified for selling, but if at the moment the price rises to the area of limit orders, it is likely to cause a good impetus for further decline. As part of the forecast for November 21, we can expect attempts to correct the price in the region of $5.050. Since the short correctional growth for ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 21 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Analysts predict a decline in the price of Bitcoin to $1,500

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Almost half a year ago, our analyst Jeremy Oles in his article "When will Bitcoin change its trend" wrote: ...some analysts, that disagree with the opinion of most of their colleagues, they are few, but they are, believe that the critical mark for bitcoin is $1800. And there are some certain reasons for that. Read more in the article. Analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) believe that Bitcoin will “fall lower,” and some experts have already begun to call it “a cryptocurrency winter,” reports Bloomberg. Bloomberg claims that BI analysts predict that the price may drop to $1,500 - another 70% of the current price of the coin. Founder of the hedge fund Travis Kling said that he was pretty worried about the mess in the digital cur ... Read more about " Analysts predict a decline in the price of Bitcoin to $1,500 " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 20 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $5,159 and continues to fall. The upward correction, and it will definitely be, is postponed for some time. Bloomberg"s news hysteria about the price of Bitcoin for $3,000 and $1,500, where they think the price will be in the near future, has not gone unnoticed. There are generally two versions of the reasons for the fall of the market: the reaction of cash flows to the hardfork of the nearest cryptocurrency counterpart and an artificial attempt to knock out the Stop Loss of careless market participants for a future upward impulse. The public cannot come to a consensus yet. We, in turn, can only state the fact that, last week, Bitcoin completed the correctional flat phase, in which it was located from ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 20 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Estonia: the number of licensed crypto companies will reach 1000 soon

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It has not been a year since Estonia started licensing cryptocurrency companies, and the number of licensed companies has already exceeded 900. The authorities of a small Baltic country follow a progressive approach to crypto sphere regulation, but startups complain that local banks are still reluctant to go for cooperation. Estonia has become one of the first jurisdictions in the EU to legalize the work of the crypto sector. There are two types of licenses in the country. Approximately 500 cryptocurrency exchanges received the first type of licenses, another type of license - cryptocurrency wallet operators, which number is more than 400 now. According to the Njord resource report, which is based on data from the register of ... Read more about " Estonia: the number of licensed crypto companies will reach 1000 soon " on coinatory.com

Pantera Capital CEO: in 10 years, billions of people will use Bitcoin

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According to Dan Morehead, the CEO of Pantera Capital, the cryptocurrency market in about 10 years will be able to occupy a dominant position in the world. Billions of people will use Bitcoin, and the financial industry will finally enter a new phase of development, where the determining factors will be instant cross-border payments. Morehead expressed this point of view in an interview with Bloomberg and noted that over the next few decades it will be possible to use Bitcoin everywhere, including the purchase of coffee and other goods. The first blow to modern civilization was dealt by the Internet, the mass introduction of which made a real revolution. However, the introduction of the Internet had almost no effect on the dynamics ... Read more about " Pantera Capital CEO: in 10 years, billions of people will use Bitcoin " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 19 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $5,651 and continues to be in the correction. Last weekend brought nothing new. All this time the coin has been consolidating in a narrow lateral range. The bulk of the total volume is concentrated in the lower part of the current accumulation, between $5,640 and $5,560. This suggests that the price in the nearest future may win back at least some part of the recent fall. As part of the forecast for November 19, we can expect further attempts to correct upwards. It is possible that quotes can first refresh the minimum of the whole fall and test lower support levels, forming a false breakdown, after which we can see a more significant corrective growth to the levels of $5,620, $5,850, ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 19 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Money management on cryptocurrency market. Part 2

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In the first part of the article "Money management on cryptocurrency market", we discussed in details the investment part of your cryptocurrency trading portfolio, how it is formed and adjusted. But crypto investments cannot be called the most exciting part of the whole trading process. Investments are very effective and profitable, but they still do not carry exactly those emotions that you can get in the process of live trading, right at the spot. If you want to plunge into the world of trading and experience all those feelings while watching the price go in the direction or vice versa, breaking all your predictions into the opposite, then in this part of the article we will look at the most interesting for you - the speculative part of your trading portfolio. Recall the basic distribution over the entire portfolio: 60% is an investment (cold) wallet and 40% is a speculative (hot) wallet. For simplicity and clarity of calculations, we take the value of our speculative part ...

Money management on cryptocurrency market. Part 2

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In the first part of the article "Money management on cryptocurrency market", we discussed in details the investment part of your cryptocurrency trading portfolio, how it is formed and adjusted. But crypto investments cannot be called the most exciting part of the whole trading process. Investments are very effective and profitable, but they still do not carry exactly those emotions that you can get in the process of live trading, right at the spot. If you want to plunge into the world of trading and experience all those feelings while watching the price go in the direction or vice versa, breaking all your predictions into the opposite, then in this part of the article we will look at the most interesting for you - the speculative part of your trading portfolio. Recall the basic distribution over the entire portfolio: 60% is an investment (cold) wallet and 40% is a speculative (hot) wallet. For simplicity and clarity of calculations, we take the value of our speculative part ...

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 17 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $5,614 and continues to attempt to correct. Correctional growth, although it was small, it may be good enough to update the minimum of the whole fall. At the moment, sellers have formed the level of their interests at around $5,650. The level from which the small correctional growth of the previous trading day had earlier begun, is slightly lower at around $5,600. As a result, we have a narrow zone of conflict of interests, the breakthrough of which we will see in the near future. As part of the forecast for November 17, we can expect attempts to upgrade the minimum of the whole fall and test lower support levels, after which we can see a more substantial correctional growth to the levels of ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 17 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Against the flow: Nasdacoin (NSD) added 360% in price

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Another little-known cryptocurrency demonstrates aggressive growth. This time, the Nasdacoin (NSD) token went up by 360%, which was known only by a few representatives of the crypto society until today. Before that, the explosive growth was demonstrated by the Etheera coin, which has risen in price in just two weeks by more than 80%. Nasdacoin turned out to be even more aggressive and took off by 360% in the middle of the week; now the price of this coin is $4.57. The market capitalization of the digital asset exceeds $84.95 million. Note that Nasdacoin is growing against the background of the collapse of the largest digital currencies. Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest point in 2018 and is now trading at $5,539. Just a few days ... Read more about " Against the flow: Nasdacoin (NSD) added 360% in price " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 16 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $5,654 and trying to start the correction. On November 14 and 15, the crypto market experienced a serious fall, as a result of which the market capitalization fell by $27 billion, falling from $210 billion to $183 billion. The price of Bitcoin fell by 11% after it lasted around $6,000 for almost half a year, reaching the lowest volatility from August to November. The unexpected fall, which has been associated with the Bitcoin Cash fork (but there is another theory), has affected the traditional financial sector, especially large companies that are associated with cryptocurrencies. Shares in the US market related to the blockchain also fell on Wednesday. Ideanomics Inc. fell by 49%, which was the biggest ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 16 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Hashwar is killing Bitcoin Cash

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It seems that the days of scammy and fake Bitcoin clone - Bitcoin Cash are over. The whole story is described in the previous article. A few hours ago, Bitcoin Cash activated hardfork, which divided the fourth largest cryptocurrency network into two competing versions, currently referred to by their main software clients - Bitcoin ABC (BCHABC) and Bitcoin SV (BCHSV). The Bitcoin Cash network was updated soon after 18:00 UTC when the chain split into BCHABC and BCHSV at block 556767. Bitcoin.com mined the first two blocks according to the rules of BCHABC - the SV nodes marked them as disabled, while BCHSV there is still to mine its first divergent block. On the eve of the hardfork BCHABC, which renewed client activates functions ... Read more about " Hashwar is killing Bitcoin Cash " on coinatory.com

The largest oil companies will launch a platform for trade with energy resources

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The largest energy companies BP, Shell and Equinor want to use the blockchain platform for trading oil and gas. CoinTelegraph portal clarifies that the largest investment banks ABN Amro, ING and Societe Generale, which serve the financial operations of energy giants, also take part in the development of the Vakt platform. For the first time, the biggest market players announced their intention to use blockchain technologies in the field of energy supply in November last year. At the same time, it was announced that it would be possible to launch smart contracts on the platform without the involvement of intermediaries and costly bureaucratic procedures. The first such projects appeared at the beginning of last year, but it never ... Read more about " The largest oil companies will launch a platform for trade with energy resources " on coinatory.com

US and UK want to mitigate cryptocurrency taxation

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Recently, Japan has softened its tax laws regarding cryptocurrency trading and business. There are reports that the United States and the United Kingdom, where high taxes are applied to cryptocurrencies, may follow the example of Japan. Aspiring to the mainstream, blockchain and cryptocurrency firms continue to resist outdated legislation. Realizing this, the three largest economies in the world - the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan - are taking steps to regulate cryptocurrencies and wisely manage the generated taxes. Changes in Japanese law classify profits from mining or trade as “other income”, which will be taxed at about 55% for high-yield companies. Financial regulators in Japan have introduced a legal framework ... Read more about " US and UK want to mitigate cryptocurrency taxation " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 15 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $5,966 and is currently trying to stay in correction. The coin finally went to $6,000, which has long been sought. We repeatedly wrote that all these sudden impulse movements upwards are empty manipulations. It was especially good to be seen on October 31, when the price was literally not allowed to go to the marks on which it was now. It was unlikely that anyone would be able to predict the date of today"s fall. Now there will be a struggle for the level of $6,000. The further movement of quotations will largely influence whether it will remain support or become resistance area. As part of the forecast for November 15, we can expect correction attempts. Although the market went according to the ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 15 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Arbitrade ICO has signs of fraud

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Recently, the new Arbitrade company hit the news headlines, intending to open a trading platform for cryptocurrency and gold in Bermuda. However, Ken Griffith, head of Solidus Limited Bermuda, which has more than twenty years of experience in the gold and cryptocurrency sector, finds the project suspicious and warns the public. It is reported that Arbitrade crypto token will be provided with gold reserves stored in Dubai, the owner of which is the American company Scotia International with headquarters in Nevada. Since 1996, several legitimate gold trading sites have emerged, including gold trading paired with bitcoin: goldmoney.com, vaultoro.com, bullionvault.com, etc. However, several dozen fraudulent projects arose over the same ... Read more about " Arbitrade ICO has signs of fraud " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 14 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $6,489 and continues to move within the correction. Against the rest of the main crypto coins, which lost about 1% at the start of the week, Bitcoin as a whole, demonstrates an enviable stability. It is expected that the constancy of the price of the coin leads to its spread as a means of payment. In the press, news of the acceptance of BTC to pay for goods and services is increasingly appearing. At the moment, the inclusion of the possibility of payment for services by cryptocurrency is often of a marketing nature. Nevertheless, the more stable the market, the higher the likelihood of the return of interest of large service providers - primarily in the digital segment. As part of the forecast ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 14 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Despite the “harsh external environment”, GMO"s crypto business remains profitable

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The Japanese company GMO Internet published its financial indicators for the third quarter, in which it showed the profitability of its cryptocurrency businesses, despite the “harsh external conditions”. Reported by Cointelegraph. GMO reports that the production of its own mining equipment and a cryptocurrency exchange for the third quarter brought 2.6 billion yen in profits ($ 22.8 million). GMO Coin, the company"s cryptocurrency platform, in October reached 208,000 users with a trading volume of 89 billion yen ($ 781 million), and quarterly profit rose by 34.4% compared with the previous quarter. The mining segment of GMO also became profitable, but the numbers in the second and third quarters indicate a decrease in market act ... Read more about " Despite the “harsh external environment”, GMO"s crypto business remains profitable " on coinatory.com

Crypto mining has become more expensive than gold mining

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American scientists compared the cost of electricity for mining and metal mining. It turned out that it is more expensive to mine cryptocurrency. This was stated by scientists Max Krause and Thabet Tolaymat. According to the study, which was published in the journal Nature Sustainability journal, mining entails a very large expenditure of energy. For example, the energy consumption of the entire Bitcoin network, according to various estimates, varies from 4-5 TWh per year to 26 - 44 TWh per year and even 46. These figures are comparable to total electricity costs in Hong Kong and Ireland. ... Read more about " Crypto mining has become more expensive than gold mining " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 13 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $6,456 and continues to move within the correction. Since the minimum that we saw on the weekend did not finish the support line, then we can expect another breakthrough in an attempt to test the local bottom or at least update the recent low. This probability is indicated by technical indicators. After the bounce from the support area, which also should not keep us waiting, we can count on rising prices within the previously designated corridor. In the medium term, it is not necessary to expect any trends from coin №1. There will be a flat and only a flat, even within such a wide range as $7,000 - $6,000. The key here is the acceptance of the fact - the price of the most popular cryptocurrency is s ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 13 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Austrian FMA warned of the dangers of “trading service” Bitcoin Profit

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On November 9, the Austrian Financial Market Supervision Authority (FMA) warned retail investors about the negative consequences of using Bitcoin Profit"s “trading service”. According to the regulator, Bitcoin Profit conducts unlicensed activities. Currently, the website of the company that used to provide these services is not working, and therefore it is difficult to determine how many people in Vienna were involved in this illegal trading. At the same time, the owners of Bitcoin Profit advertised their service via the Internet for almost six months. Reading the fake “reviews” left by “happy” clients on different sites, you might think that the company really offers users access to a cryptocurrency platform. In one of the ... Read more about " Austrian FMA warned of the dangers of “trading service” Bitcoin Profit " on coinatory.com

Bitcoin Cash, The Fake Bitcoin: what to expect from the upcoming hardfork?

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This article is about Bitcoin Cash, the fake Bitcoin and huge-scale scam that doesn"t even have the certain ticker - is it BCC or BCH? I"ll call it BCH as it seems to be more common. For the first time in November, the BCH price went up. I cannot say that it was unexpected - rather the opposite, quite predictable, given the events since the end of August. How does the situation develop for the market in the future and what are the options of the situation? Turns out if you start a coin by hard fork without consensus, precedent is to hard fork without consensus Aaron van Wirdum The Beginning With the beginning of a big cooling of the market in January 2018, the interests of the three accomplices who created their own “pocket b ... Read more about " Bitcoin Cash, The Fake Bitcoin: what to expect from the upcoming hardfork? " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 12 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $6,402 and continues the correction. The coin was traded on weekends with some “coolness,” as trade volumes plummeted amid a shortage of fresh trading catalysts. The debate over the Bitcoin ETF intensified after a senior manager at VanEck spoke about the potential of the new asset class. Quotes of cryptocurrency number 1 are still largely determined by the news. But Bitcoin has already developed a fairly strong immunity against them. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait for strong jumps in the market value. On the other hand, no major players are interested in the collapse of the main cryptocurrency, and the lower limit of volatility is still determined by the level of profitability of mining. When it ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 12 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

IBM blockchain platform will authenticate Seagate hard drives

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The American company Seagate, one of the largest manufacturers of hard drives, in collaboration with IBM, will create blockchain-based solutions to counter the supply of counterfeit hard drives. It is reported by CoinDesk. On Tuesday, November 6, companies said that Seagate drives would be registered on the IBM blockchain platform to prevent the use of fake products at IBM data centres, and in the future - to combat the spread of counterfeit among end users. Bruce Anderson, global managing director for the IBM Electronics Industry, said that Seagate has been a reliable supplier of hard drives for IBM server centres for several years. The partnership aims to track every hard drive through the blockchain across the supply chain from ... Read more about " IBM blockchain platform will authenticate Seagate hard drives " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 10 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $6,428 and continues to decline. The price of the coin for the last trading day fell to a weekly minimum on a mixed news background. Thus, the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand said that the current laws that the country have now are not enough to regulate this sphere. He called for greater control over the cryptocurrency market. Also in South Korea, the Layers Association appealed to the authorities with a request to create legislation for the cryptocurrency sector and the blockchain technology. Against the background of such news, there is a possibility that in the short term the coin may fall in price to $5,450. As part of the forecast for November 10, we can expect a continuation of the price ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 10 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 9 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $6,507 and continues a corrective decline. The main cryptocurrency continued to fall in price on Thursday as part of the correction to the growth of the previous days. At the moment, buyers can not give sellers decent competition, so the corrective decline is likely to continue for some time. As part of the forecast for November 9, we can expect that in the short term, the coin will continue downward correction aiming to $6,500 dollars. If at this level the price finds the necessary support, we can expect a rebound and the continuation of the upward trend. An alternative option is the breakdown of the upper boundaries of the support zone and the fall to $6,363. ETH/USD ETH/USD is being ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 9 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Central Bank of Israel will not issue its own digital currency for now

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An Israeli research group studying digital currencies recommends that the country"s central bank refrain from issuing its own token, according to a November 6 press release. An inter-ministerial research group, created in November 2017 by the Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI) to “explore the issue of digital currencies of the central bank [CBDC]”, released its report this week. It says: Central banks around the world are examining the possibility of issuing digital currency and/or using distributed technologies in the payment systems, but no advanced economy has yet issued digital currency for broad use. The Bank of Israel has also established a team to study the issue. The team does not recommend that the Bank of Israel iss ... Read more about " Central Bank of Israel will not issue its own digital currency for now " on coinatory.com

French parliament intends to reduce tax on crypto trading

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On November 7, the financial commission of the house of commons of the French parliament (the National Assembly) approved plans to reduce the tax on cryptocurrency trading. Lawmakers intend to bring the tax rate in line with other capital gains taxes. The news was reported by Reuters. Now in France, the tax rate on profits from trading in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is 36.2%, while the same tax rate on profits from trading in non-real estate assets is 30%. The Financial Commission adopted an amendment to the budget law 2019, according to which the rate of taxes on profits from cryptocurrency trading will also be equal to 30%. To become a law, an amendment must be approved as part of the final version of the draft budget law. ... Read more about " French parliament intends to reduce tax on crypto trading " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 8 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $6,575 and is in correction again after growth. The upward trend was continued, and the quotes updated 2-week highs. Now the price of BTC is at the upper boundary of the rising channel. At the moment there is some overbought, in connection with which in the coming hours it is likely that the correctional movement will continue, and market participants will probably try to use it to increase the size of their positions. As part of the forecast for November 8, we can expect the continuation of the current correction, after which, growth is likely to continue in order to update the highs and gain a foothold above $6,660. An alternative option is the breakdown of the upper boundaries of the ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 8 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Bitmain announced the date of sale of 7-nm ASIC Antminer S15 and T15

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Bitmain, the Chinese giant of bitcoin mining, announced two new ASIC miners of the Antminer series, equipped with 7-nm chips. On her Twitter, Bitmain announced: https://twitter.com/BITMAINtech/status/1059636075243524098 According to the Cointelegraph, Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu said in his recent speech that the new chip combines “over a billion transistors” using a special technology with low power consumption. Recall that recently Bitmain announced the release of a firmware update with support for AsicBoost for all Antminer models, which, according to the company, should increase the "efficiency" of devices. ... Read more about " Bitmain announced the date of sale of 7-nm ASIC Antminer S15 and T15 " on coinatory.com

Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 7 November 2018

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BTC/USD BTC/USD is being traded at $6,493 and continues to be traded in the distribution phase. After an unsuccessful attempt for bulls to break through the resistance of $6,500, the price is consolidating in a narrow range of distribution. Technical analysis supports the preservation of bullish sentiment. So, hardfork of Bitcoin Cash has become a driver for raising the quotes of the main part of cryptocurrency, further developments, up to November 15, are twofold. If additional information channels do not follow, then further development of lateral movement and expansion of its borders are likely. But since the expectations of market participants are now very positive, it is likely that soon we will see a breakthrough in the ... Read more about " Cryptocurrency prices analysis and forecast – 7 November 2018 " on coinatory.com

Stablecoin, backed by Russian currency

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The trend of creating stablecoins seems to reach Russia. As reported by the news agency "Moskva" the Russian authorities may launch a stablecoin, which will be secured in the form of a fiat ruble. Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the Russian State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, told reporters about this. He stressed that the cryptocurrency should have at least some security, and only in this case it will attract investors. Ruble can be such an asset, which will support the token and ensure its stable exchange rate. Aksakov noted: I am sure that we may have a cryptocurrency, but it will have security. For example, in some bank, a certain amount of money will be placed as a deposit. The bank will be able to issue a certain ... Read more about " Stablecoin, backed by Russian currency " on coinatory.com

Blockchain bypassed cryptocurrencies in Google search

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Google search engine users are now more interested in the blockchain topic than in cryptocurrency. As the NextWeb portal notes, citing data from the Google Trends service, Internet users have become more actively interested in the essence of blockchain technologies and their application options. At the same time, the number of requests on the topic of cryptocurrency, in contrast, continues to decline. In late October, Google Trends reported a drop in the number of requests in a search engine on the topic of cryptocurrency to the indicators of May last year. If we compare with the peak in December 2017, the number of requests for Bitcoin has fallen by 93%. At the same time, interest in Ether and altcoins fell as well. However, the ... Read more about " Blockchain bypassed cryptocurrencies in Google search " on coinatory.com