Daniel Welbers

News Reporter

Daniel is a cryptocurrency enthusiast that was immediately enchanted by the decentralization aspect of cryptocurrencies. His thirst for justice and decentralization of power led him on a journey to explore the potential and impact that cryptocurrencies can have on our present society.

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Crypto Roundup – 13 September 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted positive changes, ranging from 2.3% to 10.5%. Crypto Exchange Bittrex launching USD markets for TRON (TRX) and Litecoin (LTC). The first ever Canadian mutual fund based on Bitcoin has gone live.

Crypto Roundup – 10 September 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted positive changes, ranging from 0.15% to 13%. SEC orders temporary trading suspension of BTC and ETH ETNs. Citigroup reportedly planning crypto ADRs.

Crypto Roundup – 03 August 2018

All coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.7% to 19.5%. Cryptocurrency exchange BitForex hits record daily trading volume. Weiss cryptocurrency ratings addresses major misconceptions about crypto.

Crypto Roundup – 01 August 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 1% to 13%. Binance acquires Trust Wallet, a mobile Ethereum wallet and DApp browser. College student steals $5 Million in cryptocurrency after hijacking victim’s phone numbers.

Crypto Roundup – 31 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.45% to 7.2%. Thomson Reuters partners with CryptoCompare for cryptocurrency data. IBM and CLS working on proof of concept for LedgerConnect.

Crypto Roundup – 30 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.1% to 3.5%. Binance partners with blockchain startup Libra Credit for loans collateralized by BNB. Popular cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC has recently announced it listed a Euro-pegged stable coin launched by the Stasis project named EURS.

Crypto Roundup – 27 July 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 2.5% to 6%. MyEtherWallet launches mobile ‘Hardware Wallet’ app beta for iOS. SEC says no to Winklevoss twins’ Bitcoin ETF application for the second time.

Crypto Roundup – 26 July 2018

Six coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.5% to 15%. The Japanese Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) proposed margin trading borrowing limits. Coinbase rolls out crypto gift card service to EU and Australia.

Crypto Roundup – 25 July 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.4% to 9.5%. SEC postpones decision on Direxion’s proposals until September. Binance exchange plans to enter South Korea’s cryptocurrency markets.

Crypto Roundup – 23 July 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.5% to 4.5%. Reserve Bank of India pushes supreme court for crypto regulations. Average Bitcoin futures contracts trading volume up 93% in Q2 this year.

Crypto Roundup – 20 July 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.5% to 5.5%. OKEx to launch a new platform for security tokens in Malta. Crypto exchange WEX sees prices plummet and withdrawals halted.

Crypto Roundup – 19 July 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 1.4% to 7%. Japan’s FSA forms new division to keep up with crypto. Coinbase retracts announcement on SEC approval to list crypto securities.

Crypto Roundup – 18 July 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 4% to 12%. BitPay becomes the first payment processor to receive BitLicense in New York. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reportedly been granted approval by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to acquire several securities firms.

Crypto Roundup – 17 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 1.7% to 8.5%. Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb starts global expansion plan with Japan and Thailand. Kodak-Branded crypto mining scheme collapses.

Crypto Roundup – 16 July 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 1% to 5%. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken mocks Coinbase for considering adding five coins. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, with around $5.4 trillion in assets under management, is said to be considering getting into the cryptocurrency market.

Crypto Roundup – 13 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.6% to 6.5%. Trump’s new task force to take on crypto crime. Bittrex to launch the world’s first Initial Convertible Coin Offering (ICCO).

Crypto Roundup – 12 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 1.5% to 7.5%. Bitfinex to use new Swiss data center to serve institutional clients. John McAfee prepares legal action against crypto exchange HitBTC.

Crypto Roundup – 11 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 1% to 8%. Litecoin (LTC) Foundation acquired 9.9% of Germany’s WEG Bank. Yesterday, the world’s first ICCO (Initial Convertible Coin Offering) was launched in Malta.

Crypto Roundup – 10 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 1.5% to 12.5%. Ledger announces new ledger live app for desktop. Philippine Central Bank authorizes two new crypto exchanges.

Crypto Roundup – 09 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.4% to 5.1%. EOS New York, a top 21 EOS Block Producer (BP), recently revealed that a number of block producers “crashed” after the network’s RAM usage exceeded 1GB.

Crypto Roundup – 06 July 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 1.4% to 9.3%. Yesterday, IBM announced it has secured an AU$1 billion five-year “Whole of Government” agreement to be a major technology partner (specially blockchain technology) of the Australian Government. Bloomberg reported that Flow Traders has become the first trading firm in the world to publicly acknowledge that it is actively trading crypto ETNs on regulated exchanges.

Crypto Roundup – 05 July 2018

All coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.5% to 10.7%. The Parliament of Malta unanimously approved three bills that regulate Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), making Malta the first country to provide legal certainty in this space. Japan’s Internet Giant GMO has launched a new upgraded 7nm Bitcoin Miner.

Crypto Roundup – 04 July 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 2% to 7%. American tax authorities to launch global crackdown on cryptocurrency crimes. The Lightning Spin game enables users to gamble their Satoshis via Lightning Network.

Crypto Roundup – 03 July 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 5% to 20.5%. Yesterday, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that its Coinbase Custody service for institutional investors in now officially open. The exchange also announced it will be hosting an event in London for software engineers.

Crypto Roundup – 02 July 2018

Seven coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.25% to 1.2%. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken published a blog post in which it states that an article posted by Bloomberg News on Tether “inexplicably fails to comprehend basic market concepts”. CoinEx has become the latest cryptocurrency exchange to soar to the top of the volume rankings after adopting the controversial new “trans-fee” mining model.

Crypto Roundup – 29 June 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 2% to 7%. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly going to add support for GBP. Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb claimed it managed to retrieve about $14 million after the recent hack.

Crypto Roundup – 28 June 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.3% to 4%. Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Pro is suspending trading services to users in Japan. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has launched a new charity platform named GiveCrypto, which will hold and distribute cryptocurrencies to people in need.

Crypto Roundup – 27 June 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 2.3% to 7%. Facebook updated its ads policy regarding cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency Zcash has successfully activated its first hard fork.

Crypto Roundup – 26 June 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.1% to 6%. Tron kicked off the official mainnet activation with a 12-hour live stream. Yesterday, Tether has granted $250 million.

Crypto Roundup – 25 June 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 3% to 18.4%. Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a temporary ban on Bitcoin mining machine imports. The South Korean government’s Ministry of Strategy and Finance has refuted a news report that claimed authorities are preparing to levy a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency profits.

Crypto Roundup – 22 June 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 4.2% to 11.6%. Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is Adding the ETH-USD Pair. Toronto Stock Exchange to Add Second Blockchain ETF.

Crypto Roundup – 21 June 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 1.5% to 12.25%. Tether Ltd has recently revealed it hired a law firm co-founded by former FBI director Louis Freeh to analyze its financial situation. While the firm reported Tether has enough funds to back its USDT tokens, it didn’t conduct an official audit.

Crypto Roundup – 20 June 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.5% to 3.5%. Crypto exchange Bithumb has been hacked, with around $31.5 million stolen. The founder of Tron is acquiring the file-sharing service BitTorrent for $140 million.

Crypto Roundup – 15 June 2018

Six coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.2% to 5.85%. EOS is officially live as 15% voting threshold is met. SEC spokesman says Ethereum and Bitcoin are not securities.

Crypto Roundup – 14 June 2018

Seven coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.6% to 5.4%. Thomson Reuters announced it is expanding its cryptocurrency sentiment data toolkit to 100 different cryptocurrencies. Binance announced the expansion of its operations to Jersey. 

Crypto Roundup – 13 June 2018

All coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.95% to 10.45%. Binance has unveiled plans to enable fiat-crypto trading through a Malta-based exchange.

Crypto Roundup – 08 June 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a negative change, ranging from 0.2% to 4.80%. Software giant SAP launched a cloud platform to help corporates develop blockchain applications. Cryptocurrency exchange BitMex recently added EOS futures contracts to its platform.

Crypto Roundup – 07 June 2018

Seven coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 0.30% to 6%. Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi announced it plans on investing $100 million towards building its own Blockchain Project. Yesterday, Coinbase announced that it is on track to register with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a broker-dealer.

Crypto Roundup – 06 June 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted a positive change, ranging from 2.87% to 6.66%. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex experienced several outages as it suffered from an attack yesterday. Microsoft plans to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock.

Crypto Roundup – 05 June 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 1.3% to 6.25%. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding into Japan. Twitch streaming app Streamlabs will allow users to tip streamers using cryptocurrency.

Crypto Roundup – 04 June 2018

Seven coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 1.2% to 10.77%. Huobi exchange partnered with NewMargin Capital and Kiwoom Securities Co., Ltd. Hitbtc has suspended its services for Japanese residents.

Crypto Roundup – 01 June 2018

Half of the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 0.32% to 9.41%. Bittrex has inked a deal with New York’s Signature Bank, that will allow corporate clients in certain US states to make fiat deposits, according to Bloomberg.

Crypto Roundup – 30 May 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 4.5% to 16%. Researchers have apparently found a cryptocurrency mining malware called “X booster” on the Amazon’s AWS cloud services.

Crypto Roundup – 29 May 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 0.02% to 11.8%. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has banned trading in 11 countries including North Korea, citing money laundering concerns.

Crypto Roundup – 28 May 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 1.3% to 9.25%. Cryptocurrency wallet Xapo has revealed that it has activated Segregated Witness (SegWit), the scaling solution developed by the Bitcoin Core development team.

Crypto Roundup – 25 May 2018

Six coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 0.02% to 11.8%. Monero introduced a brand new second-layer protocol called “Tari”, that will allow users to create and trade digital assets on top of the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency’s network. UNOPS, a service and technical advisory arm to the United Nations, and cryptocurrency project IOTA have announced a partnership.

Crypto Roundup – 22 May 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 2.2% to 6.7%. The LMAX Exchange announced a new cryptocurrency exchange regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), specifically developed for institutional investors.

Crypto Roundup – 21 May 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 1.2% to 13.5%. Nokia has announced a project to allow people in remote rural areas a chance to have mobile connectivity and enjoy the benefits of the digital economy.  Coincheck will delist trading pairs for privacy-centric cryptocurrencies Monero (XMR), ZCash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH) next month.

Crypto Roundup – 17 May 2018

All coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 1.5% to 10%. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) constructed a clever campaign intended to teach investors how to identify ICO scams. Etoro is expanding into the US and the pre-registration has already started.

Crypto Roundup – 16 May 2018

All coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 4.5% to 13.6%. FinTech startup Circle is launching a new USD-backed price-stable cryptocurrency called “USD Coin” (USDC). LedgerX has launched the first Bitcoin savings account regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (SEC).

Crypto Roundup – 15 May 2018

All coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 2.3% to 45%. The creators of Ripple announced a new project called “ Xpring ”, to provide financial backing to companies that develop products and services for Ripple. CME Group is preparing to eventually list an Ethereum futures product.

Crypto Roundup – 14 May 2018

Six coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 0.79% to 4%. HSBC Holdings completed a transaction using blockchain, which it said shows the technology is commercially viable for trade finance. U.K. startup Crypto Facilities is launching Ethereum futures contracts.

Crypto Roundup – 11 May 2018

All coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 6.68% to 19.7%. Telegram is currently testing part of the tech that will make up the Telegram Open Network (TON). Huawei Technologies Co. announced that mobile users will be able to download Bitcoin (BTC) wallets on new Huawei devices, according to Bloomberg.

Crypto Roundup – 10 May 2018

Nine coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 0.55% to 12.78%. The head of Facebook’s Messenger app has announced that the company is exploring potential uses for blockchain technology. Coinone exchange became the first exchange in South Korea to join Ripple’s global payment network – RippleNet.

Crypto Roundup – 09 May 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 2.8% to 9.73%. The first version of Ethereum’s Casper upgrade has been published for wider scrutiny by auditors and client developers. Winklevoss IP has been awarded a patent claim concerning the exchange-traded products (ETPs).

Crypto Roundup – 08 May 2018

Half of the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 0.09% to 6.91%. Blockchain startup Circle is adding Monero to its Investment application. The Japanese financial regulator imposed five new criteria for all cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country.

Crypto Roundup – 07 May 2018

All the coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 0.8% to 8%. Venezuela will open a youth-bank funded by the government’s state-backed El Petro, according to Nicolas Maduro. Huobi is set to launch a $1 billion fund for Chinese blockchain companies.

Crypto Roundup – 03 May 2018

Seven coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hours volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 0.5% to 12.4%. Telegram has decided to cancel its plans for its ICO. Goldman Sachs will use its own money to trade Bitcoin futures on behalf of its clients, according to the New York Times.

Crypto Roundup – 02 May 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hours volume recorded a positive change, ranging from 0.23% to 8.07%. Coinbase is preparing to add support for block trading, to attract more institutional clients to its professional trading platform.

Crypto Roundup – 01 May 2018

Eight coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hours volume recorded a negative change, ranging from 1.48% to 8.45%. Circle has announced that it will be adding Zcash to its Invest platform. France’s State Council of taxation has announced a severe lowering of financial penalties on gains from cryptocurrencies.

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