Ethereum Stabilised to $200+

One of the hottest cryptocurrency Ethereum stabilised on Wednesday after a free fall for two straight days. Ethereum is up 5% versus US dollar $201.17 at 4.17 a.m. ET.  Ethereum suffered a steep fall about 25% against the US dollar on Monday and Tuesday. It follows a 5,000% rise in the price of Ethereum since the start of the year.

eToro analyst Mati Greenspan told Business Insider on Tuesday that the decline was likely just a correction after such a rapid rise. Concerns over the viability of companies using Ethereum's network to raise money also contributed, he said.

Ethereum is an open-source database overlayed with a digital currency. Bitcoin is designed for spending, Ethereum's token, Ether, simply powers its network. Ethereum's network allows people to write "smart contracts" and people have been using it to raise money online through DIY crowdfundings called "Initial Coin Offerings."  

Bitcoin on Wednesday morning is up 0.24% to $2,322.03 at 4.27 a.m. ET.


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Bitcoin’s Price Hits New All Time High $2,322 as Scaling Consensus Reached

Bitcoin has reached another new all-time high at $2,322 this morning May 24 based on global average. Experts said that the recent bitcoin price surge is due to the strong performance and momentum of the Japanese bitcoin industry, however it is also affected by the progress in bitcoin scaling talks which has been a driving factor of bitcoin price’s upward momentum.

Cointelegraph has reported that a number of leading players of the Blockchain industry have reached a consensus in regards to the Bitcoin scaling solution. This break in the scaling debate stalemate is a new, highly significant boost for the Bitcoin ecosystem.

In a statement, Digital Currency Group revealed that 56 companies representing 83.3% of hashing power and 5.1 billion monthly on-chain transaction volume have come to a consensus to activate the Bitcoin Core development team’s Segregated Witness (Segwit) at a 80% activation threshold and execute a 2MB hard fork six months thereafter to proportionally scale the Bitcoin network.

Upon the announcement of the newly agreed upon Bitcoin Scaling Agreement, bitcoin price surged by around $185, from $2,100 to $2,285, demonstrating a 9% daily increase in value.

This means that the problem of Bitcoin scaling, that has been unresolved for years, could soon become a thing of the past. This news comes quite on time, as the number of transactions being stuck in the backlog has reached record heights in recent days.

Until now, the community has been unable to come to a consensus on whether to enable Bitcoin scaling by activating SegWit, Bitcoin Unlimited, or some other technology.


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Bitcoin Breaches $1,800 for the first time, still rising

Bitcoin breaches $1,800 for the first time on Thursday adding more than $100 in just two days. The rally in bitcoin has been driven by a number of factors such as positive noises from policymakers as well as the legalization of the cryptocurrency in Japan.

The price of the digital currency was trading at around $1,824 by early morning in London, according to Coindesk's bitcoin price index. It breached $1,700 for the first time on Tuesday.

Since Monday, the market capitalization of bitcoin has risen over $3 billion to $29.53 billion. The price of bitcoin has soared 81% since the start of the year.

Bitcoin surpassed $1,800 on Thursday to a fresh record high, rising more than $100 in just two days, driven by comments from policy makers and positive noises around the future of the cryptocurrency.

The price of the digital currency was trading at around $1,824 by early morning in London, according to Coindesk's bitcoin price index. It breached $1,700 for the first time on Tuesday.

Since Monday, the market capitalization of bitcoin has risen over $3 billion to $29.53 billion. The price of bitcoin has soared 81 percent since the start of the year.

The latest price driver was comments from Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari. The policymaker talked up the potential of blockchain – the technology that underpins bitcoin.

"I would say I think conventional wisdom now is that blockchain and the underlying technology is probably more interesting and has more potential than maybe bitcoin does by itself," Kashkari said at a technology conference, according to Reuters.

His comments are the latest in a growing number of officials that have supported bitcoin and blockchain technology, helping to bring it more into the mainstream.

Japan legalized the cryptocurrency as a payment method recently and this has led to a greater amount of bitcoin being bought with yen, which is helping to support the price.

At the same time, Russia, one of the strongest opponents of bitcoin is seeking to regulate the digital currency.

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Problem with Bitcoin Again; MtGox website Down

Bitcoin has encounter another major problem as Tokyo based MtGox website is shutdown because of reported theft claim that is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

As of press time (Feb. 25, 2014), if you visit their website https://www.mtgox.com/ you will only see a blank page. Weeks ago, they suspended cash withdrawals due to a bug that allows fraud. 

Good news for Bitcoin Investors, Bitstamp restores service

Bitstamp the largest exchange service of Bitcoin has reinstated their automated customer withdrawals following a problematic closure of their exchanges for 4 days that have affected the value of Bitcoin. The closure is due to a hacking attacked and malware.

Bitstamp  is based in Slovenia, they have stated:

"after rigorous testing, we have restored fully automated processing for Bitcoin withdrawals."

Bitstamp declared last Friday that they have a software solution to fix the issues, it resulted to a 9.7% rise in Bitcoin's price, the price jumped from $580 early Friday to $670.

Charlie Shrem and Robert Faiella of Bitcoin Accused of Money Laundering

US authorities have arrested both Charlie Shrem and Robert Faiella of Bitcoin and they were charged with money laundering.

Charlie Shrem 24, is the CEO of New York base company BitInstant, while Robert Faiella 52, is a virtual currency trader known as BTCKing. US Authorities alleges that the two conspired to sell over $1 million Bitcoins (£603,000) to users of black market website Silk Road. Silk Road was closed down by FBI last year because they were charged of using the site to buy drugs anonymously.

Charlie Shrem was at JFK International Airport in New York on Sunday morning, and Faiella, was

Shrem, 24, was arrested on Sunday morning at New York's JFK International Airport. Faiella, 52, was seized on Monday in his Florida home.

They were accused of conspiring to commit money laundering, and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.

Shrem is also accused of failing to report Faiella's illegal transactions, violating the Bank Secrecy Act, which requires financial institutions to alert authorities of suspicions of money laundering.

US Attorney for Manhattan Preet Bharara said in a statement: "As alleged, Robert Faiella and Charlie Shrem schemed to sell over $1 million in Bitcoins to criminals bent on trafficking narcotics on the Dark Web drug site, Silk Road.

Regulators See Value in Bitcoin Digital Currency

Financial regulators, law enforcement, and even the chairman of the Federal Reserve show support for digital currencies at a Senate hearing.

Bitcoin is a crypto-currency that is designed to be use on the Internet. It has gained support at a U.S. Senate hearing on Monday including law enforcement, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and financial regulators.

The value of the currency skyrocketed after the senate hearing.

Interested observers might have expected yesterday’s hearing on the potential risks, threats, and promises of virtual currencies to presage a regulatory crackdown: the hearing came just a month after the bust of Silk Road, a notorious online market that accepted bitcoins for guns, drugs, and other illicit goods. Though the hearing was nominally about digital currencies in general, the focus was really on Bitcoin, a currency that uses cryptographic techniques to allow money transfers directly between peers, rather than through a central authority like a bank or PayPal.