Investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase is planning to expand an existing blockchain project to include settlement features as it seeks to fend off competition from payments upstarts such as TransferWise and Ripple.The blockchain-based Interbank Information Network (IIN), set up in partnership with Australia’s ANZ bank and the Royal Bank of Canada back in 2017, currently […]

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Every now and again, Bitcoinist has to admit that altcoins serve a purpose. It’s nauseating watching sh*tcoin after sh*tcoin distract fleeting investors, but the data doesn’t lie. Let’s look at the top five performing cryptocurrencies (not named Bitcoin) that are unleashing the bulls right now.Start of Another Bitcoin/Crypto Bull-Run?We’ve gotten pretty used to hearing about […]

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There are those within the crypto community that hope to one day have a global currency, all on the blockchain, that will free us all from the clutches of governments and banks. While I do think that the future of currency is and ought to be crypto, I don’t see that particular scenario ever panning […]

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Since January, in less than four months, the valuation of the crypto market is up around $52 billion from $125 billion with the bitcoin price comfortably hovering above the $5,300 mark.Historically, alternative cryptocurrencies, or altcoins, have performed particularly well when bitcoin demonstrates a sideways price movement or remains stable in a tight price range.While bitcoin […]

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Volkswagen Group has announced it will use blockchain tech to track its mineral supply chains.The German automaker said Thursday that, in order to “responsibly source” minerals such as cobalt (used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles), it has joined an open industry collaboration, which also includes Ford as a member.Currently, miners and consumer brands rely […]

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The Electroneum coin price increased by over 38% on Friday, returning the cryptocurrency to the top hundred ranked coins ranked by market cap. But given that most of ETN’s daily volume came primarily from crypto exchanges known for inflating their volume, it’s hard to see ETN remaining atop the market charts for too long.Electroneum Price […]

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Bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency market has been going through something of a resurgence in recent weeks though investors and analysts remain wary of volatile crypto-assets, with many warning that bitcoin’s gains could be fleeting.The bitcoin price, which rocketed throughout 2017 before declining steadily through most of last year, has proven to be hard to […]

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If cryptocurrencies were the flavour of 2017, and 2019 is all about enterprise blockchain usage, then it is also important to note the quiet amalgamation of these two that has been bubbling under: the institutionalised cross-border blockchain payment solution.Everyone knows that one of Bitcoin’s most significant assets is its borderless nature and that it can […]

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Amazon rival Rakuten, a Japan-based online retailer which has been expanding around the world in recent years, has begun accepting registrations for its new bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange, Rakuten Wallet—with bitcoin and cryptocurrency investors hoping other technology companies, such as U.S. online retail giant Amazon, will follow suit.Rakuten, a sprawling company with operations across e-commerce, […]

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Ripple (XRP-USD) on the XRP/BTC pairing is approaching a key level of support at 0.00006357- an area where price has seen resistance, support, and various role reversals dating back to 2017. This analysis piece sheds some light on the expected price scenarios as we head into the 2nd half of April 2019.Fundamental OutlookAs with other […]

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