South Korean holding company SK C&C has unveiled plans for a donation platform that is based on a Ripple blockchain fork. Moreover, the platform will support a stablecoin linked at a 1:1 ratio to the won, as well as a utility token. South Korean news daily Chosun reported about the company’s initiative on Aug. 9. According to the report, the donation platform is still strictly in the planning phase. SK C&C head Lee Sun-min explained that issues with regulation and infrastructure development present barriers to launching their proposed platform: "Since SK is a company, we cannot pursue profits in won …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk. You should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Vertical moves are unsustainable in the long run. Hence, it is always better if there are consolidations in between because those levels act as a floor during corrections. Tim Draper believes that the consolidation might delay Bitcoin’s eventual rally, but he remains steadfast in his target of $250,000. Nicholas Gregory, CEO of blockchain firm …

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the firm is looking into multiple investments and acquisitions following its $30 million partnership with MoneyGram this June. As Yahoo! Finance reported on Aug. 9, Ripple’s deal with MoneyGram — the second-largest remittances firm worldwide — saw it purchase a 10% stake in the entity, with an option to increase its investment by a further $20 million within two years. MoneyGram starts using xRapid MoneyGram began using Ripple’s xRapid liquidity product on Aug. 3 — a central stipulation of the $30 million deal — as revealed by MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes during the company’s second-quarter …

Thursday, Aug. 8 — Top cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and XRP are all seeing minor losses at press time. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin is trading a little over $11,700 with a 0.2% loss on the day. The top cryptocurrency shot up over the weekend to break $11,000, and seemed to have some momentum moving into the week. BTC subsequently broke $12,000 on both Tuesday and Wednesday, but was unable to sustain its surge for more than a few hours each time. Bitcoin’s hash rate hit a new milestone today, breaking 80 quintillion SHA256 hashes per second for the …

At the start of August, the United States Federal Reserve Board announced its plan to release a real-time payments and settlements service in order to boost the payments infrastructure in the country. Called FedNow, the service will reportedly “permit banks of every size in every community across the country to provide real-time payments to their customers" by 2023 or 2024. The move seems to coincide with the U.S. Senate’s renewed interest in crypto regulation, although the Federal Reserve has been planning to renovate the payment system for some time now. Further, the new service likely isn’t going to be a …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk. You should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The rally in cryptocurrencies has largely been led by Bitcoin (BTC). Its dominance has increased from 51.63% at the start of the year to close to 70% in just over seven months. This shows that the crypto recovery has been a Bitcoin story throughout. Therefore, many traders who had held altcoins in their portfolio …

Wednesday, Aug. 7 — Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly broke the $12,000 mark and subsequently fell. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin price is currently down 0.67% on the day, trading at $11,673, according to Coin360. Looking at its weekly chart, the coin is up by about 17.27%. Bitcoin 24-hour price chart. Source: Coin360 As Cointelegraph reported earlier today, the correlation between Bitcoin, often referred to as digital gold, and physical gold has almost doubled in the past three months. While the seminal cryptocurrency is …

Tuesday, Aug. 6 — Major cryptocurrency markets have continued suffering losses over the past several hours as Bitcoin (BTC) has come back down to around $11,700 after a jump to $12,300 earlier today. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 BTC has effectively returned to its level of 24 hours ago to trade at around $11,759 at press time. During the past day, BTC has been trading in a narrow corridor between $11,020 and $12,239 — the coin’s highest price point on the day. Today, former Wall Street trader Max Keiser claimed that Bitcoin dominance is heading to 80% and that altcoins are …

The top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing mixed movements as Bitcoin (BTC) suddenly flash crashed in minutes from $12,300 to as nearly $11,600. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Nevertheless, Bitcoin price is still currently up by 1.5% on the day, trading at around $11,813 at press time, according to Coin360. Looking at its weekly chart, the coin is up by about 24.33%. Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360 As Cointelegraph reported yesterday, the CEO of crypto payments firm Circle, Jeremy Allaire, suggested that macroeconomic turmoil is responsible for Bitcoin’s recent growth. Ether (ETH) is holding onto its position as the largest altcoin …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk. You should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The trade war between China and the United States intensified as China allowed its currency, the yuan, to fall to its lowest level since 2008. This is seen as a retaliatory move by China on the latest tariff hikes by the U.S. If the nations enter into a currency war, it will only strengthen …

Sunday, Aug. 4 — Bitcoin (BTC) has continued to gain momentum today, with its price nearing the $11,000 mark. The top 20 cryptos by market capitalization are seeing mixed results on the day, with most gains and losses around or under 2%. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin has seen a major bullish move this week, up 15% from around $9,500 to almost $11,000 at press time. Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin has continued to grow steadily, having its price increase by 1.66% to $10,944 at press time. Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360 Ether (ETH), the second cryptocurrency by …

Malta-based digital asset exchange OKEx has launched a new comprehensive data insights platform that covers trading trends for derivatives. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, this platform will reportedly allow OKEx users to see real-time data on the exchange’s futures and perpetual swap markets for nine major tokens, including the top cryptocurrencies BTC, ETH and XRP. The platform provides six indicators of market trends as follows: long/short positions ratio, basis, open interest and trading volume, buy/sell taker volume, top trader sentiment index, and top trader average margin used. As per the announcement, the goal of this platform — …