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The Prime Minister of the UK told a reporter that she thinks her government should “look at” cryptocurrency, leaving the door open to regulation. Advertisements British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she believes her government should take a hard look at cryptocurrencies and seemingly implied that it was open to the possibility of […]

In what may be a first, a NASA official has made a public statement on blockchain technology. Advertisements Recently, ETHNews reported that NASA awarded a grant for research involving blockchain technology in late 2017. We reached out to NASA for comment and Thomas Kacpura, Advanced Communications Program manager at the agency’s Glenn Research Center, responded. […]

On Thursday, Robinhood announced that it will offer support for cryptocurrency trading beginning in February 2018. Starting today, users can track the prices of 16 cryptocurrencies. Advertisements On January 25, 2018, commission-free stock trading app Robinhood announced that it will introduce 24/7, commission-free cryptocurrency trading next month. At the time of publication, more than 150,000 […]

ICO Alert does not endorse or recommend participating in any initial coin offerings. ICO Alert receives a promotional fee for the production of this ICO Alert Report. Please click here for additional important information. Advertisements ICO Alert Quick Facts Trust Rating platform using machine learning engine for anti-fraud tools Private pre-ICO (currently live): Dec. 22, 2017 — Jan. […]

On the Weiss Ratings homepage, there is a live countdown to its upcoming release of “…the First Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Grades by Any Rating Agency in the World.” Dramatic, much? Advertisements Although impartial ratings are a crucial step for investment credibility, I want to remind readers that it is incredibly hard to price cryptocurrencies, much less assign […]

You can’t have your cake and eat it too, the old saying goes. In the cryptocurrency space, the big question is whether you can have decentralization and scale it too. Advertisements The struggle between these two goals has become more noticeable as a rush of new enthusiasts have entered the space, lured by the technology […]

An official with Japan’s financial regulator has said that it will not allow the sale of cryptocurrency futures on the country’s exchanges any time soon, though it may revisit the matter later. Advertisements A senior official with Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has said that following internal discussions, the financial regulator will not allow for […]

January 24, 2018 12:18 AM Advertisements On Tuesday, the US Senate confirmed Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the Fed. On January 23, 2018, Jerome Powell was confirmed by the US Senate as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. The vote was 85-12. He will take over for Janet Yellen when her term […]

January 24, 2018 12:28 AM Advertisements A pair of speeches from members of the European Commission (EC) touched on the development of blockchain technology and how cryptocurrencies fit into international economic policies. In a speech made before attendants of the invitation-only Digital-Life-Design (DLD) conference in Munich, on January 22, 2018, commissioner of the EC’s Digital […]

The cryptocurrency market has undergone significant growth in 2017–2018. The macroeconomic trends fueling this growth can be found here. Why are individuals so interested in the emerging cryptocurrency market? If you developed an interest in the cryptocurrency space in 2017, I would wager some Bitcoin that you fall into one or more of these three […]