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Gilmore Girls’ Alexis Bledel to Star in Bitcoin Thriller ‘Crypto’
Alexis Bledel, known for her performance in the hit television show Gilmore Girls, has signed on to star in a cryptocurrency money laundering thriller titled Crypto. The film will also start Beau Knapp (Seven Seconds), Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight), Luke Hemsworth (Westworld), Jeremie Harris (Legion) and Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men). Directed by John Stalberg Jr., the movie is […]
CryptoZombies Creator Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Blockchain Trading Card Game
James Martin Duffy, a creator of CryptoZombies, believes the game can go head-to-head with mainstream titles, such as Magic: The Gathering. Instead of launching an ICO, the team decided to use Kickstarter precisely for its audience. What better way to gain credibility as a legitimate project than launching a crowdfunding campaign on the highly […]
German Cocktail Bar Chain Announces Blockchain Rewards Program
German cocktail bar Sausalitos which has 4 million yearly visitors, 41 restaurants, and 900 employees establishments throughout Germany is rolling out a loyalty reward program with a blockchain-based cryptocurrency. The ERC20 compliant Sausalitos Coin will be offered through the infrastructure of Sausalitos’ new partner qiibee, a plug and play solution for loyalty rewards on the […]
China’s Largest State-Run Newspaper Calls for Cryptocurrency Regulation
There are indications that the Chinese government may be looking toward revisiting its controversial ban on cryptocurrency trading in favour of regulating the market. A May 30, 2018 editorial on Globaltimes.cn, a news website owned by People’s Daily – China’s official communist party newspaper with a global circulation of nearly three million – may be a sign […]
Bitcoin Drops to $7,200 While Ethereum, Ripple, and Bitcoin Cash See Losses
Over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market dropped more than $22 billion, falling from $343 billion to $321 billion in market valuation. Bitcoin fell by 5 percent, while other major cryptocurrencies recorded larger losses, dropping by more than 7 percent. What Triggered the Drop? That while the cryptocurrency market has somewhat stabilized in terms […]
This Japanese Exchange Will Borrow Your Bitcoin for a Yearly Fee
In an apparent step to increase liquidity and attract users, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank has announced a bitcoin burrowing program. Have 1 BTC? Loan it out As per a report, the exchange shall allow account holders to lend a minimum of 1 bitcoin (BTC) to its Virtual Currency Lending service – in return for a fixed, […]
We’ll Treat Cryptocurrencies with Caution, Says Russian President Putin
The Russian government will continue to tread the subject of cryptocurrencies with caution, newly re-elected president Vladimir Putin said during his annual Q&A hotline session with the Russian public. On Thursday’s live “Direct Line” session with president Putin, a citizen asked if Russia will have its own cryptocurrency and, if so, if it would be […]
Bitcoin Price Breakout Days Away, Long-Term Trend Bullish: Analyst
Bitcoin’s price has bottomed and will break out over the next few days. That’s what Robert Sluymer, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat Global Advisors, predicts. Sluymer doubled-down on his earlier projection that positive momentum is building for the top cryptocurrency by market cap, and a price spike is just around the corner. As CCN previously reported, Sluymer said […]
Cryptocurrency Will Become a $20 Trillion Market: Billionaire Bull Mike Novogratz
Mike Novogratz, a billionaire investor and former Goldman Sachs and Fortress trader, told Erik Schatzker at the Bloomberg Invest Summit in New York that the cryptocurrency market is moving to the $20 trillion region. January Bubble Wasn’t Really a Bubble During the interview, which was focused on the economics of the cryptocurrency market, Novogratz was […]
Litecoin Cash Allegedly the Latest Small-Cap Altcoin to Suffer 51 Percent Attack
With all the media coverage surrounding double spend attacks in recent weeks, it appears that one such exploit — a 51 percent attack on litecoin cash (LCC) — managed to slip through the cracks. Litecoin Cash Allegedly Hit by 51 Percent Attack The alleged incident appears to have occurred on May 30, when Russia-based cryptocurrency […]