Welcome to my Cryptocurrencies Market Overview for Friday, March 16, 2018.
Today in the news:
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After a drop in the crypto markets yesterday that brought Bitcoin’s (BTC) price down below $8,000 for the first time in over a month, the two biggest coins listed on Coin360, BTC and Ethereum (ETH) have seen slight growth today, March 16.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
It's been another gloomy week for the cryptocurrency markets, but, even so, NEM's XEM token and a couple of lesser-known altcoins managed to finish up with overall gains.
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Seoul prosecutors carried out a three-day raid to the offices of three cryptocurrency exchanges on suspicious that their personnel had embezzled customer funds.
Read more: coinjournal.net
Peter Theil who is the co-founder of Paypal and Palantir and also for his book Zero to One talked about cryptocurrencies on Thursday during a fireside chat at Economic Club of New York.
Read more: blockmanity.com
The chief of the Monetary Authority of Singapore has spoken of how blockchain's "strongest" use case is in cross-border settlement.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
Southeast Asia’s pioneering low-cost airline AirAsia wants to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to “take cost out” of its business model, according to a report by TechCrunch on Friday, March 16.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
Florida senator Bill Nelson has denounced Venezuela's petro token and asked how the U.S. Treasury plans to enforce sanctions.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
A recent report by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee notes that Bitcoin (BTC) mining earnings are currently almost breaking even, as the activity has temporarily become less profitable the midst of the current decline in the markets, CNBC reported yesterday, March 15.
Read more: cointelegraph.com
Cryptocurrency mining firms in upstate New York may be looking higher utility bills following a ruling from the public utilities regulator.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
France is bidding to become the most friendly jurisdiction for ICOs as their Ministry of Finance prepares to rush legislation that will create a voluntary regulatory framework according to local media.
Read more: www.trustnodes.com
Congress' 2018 Joint Economic Report includes a chapter on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, advocating for wider understanding of the tech.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
Vasant Pabhu, Visa’s chief financial officer (CFO), recently joined a growing list of financial executives criticizing cryptocurrencies. In an interview with the Financial Times, the executive reasoned that cryptocurrencies are in a bubble, and that they’re mostly used for criminal activity.
Read more: www.cryptoglobe.com
In a census of 100 U.S. retailers that are also Square clients, over half have said that they would accept bitcoin as payment. Square is a payment processing provider with a large, nuanced offering for point of sale.
Read more: btcmanager.com
Price of Bitcoin got you down? Don’t worry! Bitcoin isn’t dead (again). What’s more, here are five reasons the world’s first cryptocurrency is fundamentally stronger than ever.
Read more: bitcoinist.com
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