HashChain to split its shares on a 2:1 basis
HashChain, the first Canadian cryptocurrency mining company to be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, has just announced that it is planning to split its shares on a 2:1 basis. The planned split share is expected to increase the company’s liquidity and boost earnings on the long run.
It’s official: no more anonymous cryptocurrency trading in South Korea
Anonymous cryptocurrency trading has been just banned in South Korea. Now, one has to have their exact name on their bank account to match the name associated with their accounts on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Poland joins the list of countries launching national cryptocurrencies
After Belarus, Estonia and a number of other countries, Poland has also decided to hop on to the cryptocurrency hype train. The European country has decided to launch a digital token that is pegged to its national currency. Researchers hope that this will pave way for a faster and securer digital alternative of their fiat currency. In order to be able to successfully launch the digital coin, the researchers and development will have to gain the approval of the government.
Americans can now invest in bitcoin using retirement funds
IRA Bitcoin LLC is offering US citizens the opportunity to use their IRA or 401k retirement funds to invest in cryptocurrencies.
Israel plans to tax ICOs in 2018
Israel sees an opportunity to tax ICOs and extend its startup haven to the industry while other countries tighten the screws on cryptocurrency.
Etherzero (ETZ) – what is Ethereum’s new hard fork all about?
Etherzero (ETZ), Ethereum’s new hardfork has received a lot of criticism lately. Even though some are skeptical that the new coins is nothing but a scam, others truly believe that ETC is a promising new coin that can help mitigate some of Ethereum’s problems.
Cryptocurrency exchange, Blockchain, enters US market
Blockchain, the famous UK-based cryptocurrency exchange has announced that it will start providing its services to users in the US. With more options for cryptocurrency exchanges being made available to users, the healthy competition may encourage exchanges to offer users improved services in order to keep their customer base.
IOTA wallets looted by hackers controlling online seed generators
Hackers managed to control one of the top online seed generators for some time, which enabled them to phish the seeds created by thousands of IOTA users. Later on, they used these seeds to move users’ funds, following a widespread DDoS attack on IOTA’s fullnodes.
South Korea demands 24.2% tax rate from bitcoin exchanges
South Korea has announced taxation requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges but markets fail to react to the news.
Ripple price XRPUSD facing crucial resistance
Ripple price started an upside correction from the $0.8570 swing low against the US dollar. However, XRPUSD is currently facing a strong resistance near $1.73, and the 50 period simple moving average (50 SMA) on the 4 hour XRPUSD chart is also representing a significant resistance level.
