5 Chinese Banks to Build Blockchain-powered Trade Platform + More News
31.8.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The China Banking Association (CBA), a self-regulating organization that represents China's banking sector, will team up with...
Ethereum: This price resistance stands in the way of ETH hitting $500
31.8.2020
Ethereum price soared above the $400 resistance recently, kickstarting what could be a powerful rally to $500
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 31, 2020
31.8.2020
With bitcoin still lagging behind U.S stocks and additional tax guidance in the U.S., CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Is Ethereum Left and Bitcoin Right?
31.8.2020
Hacktivist Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki took aim at Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on Twitter recently for essentially writing off smart contracts inventor Nick Szabo as a right-wing crank. Taaki wrote that this sort of attitude was typical of an “Eth[ereum] culture which is about sparkling...
Robinhood, Other Online Trading Platforms Having Login Issues
31.8.2020
The reported outages affect Robinhood, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and others
South Korean Central Bank Turns to Private Sector for CBDC Help
31.8.2020
South Korea is a step closer to welcoming a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with design and implementation reviews complete – and private companies now set to get involved.
Per reports from Seoul Kyungjae and Chosun, the nation’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), now says it wants...
Five CoinMarketCap Executives Depart Binance in Mass Exodus
31.8.2020
Binance plans to replace the executives with its own staff
Crypto Earnings from Microtasks Still Taxable in the US - IRS
31.8.2020
Cryptocurrency is “a substitute for real currency,” and any “convertible virtual currency received is taxable as ordinary income,” a recently published memo from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has declared.
The new clarification by the IRS was made in response to a request for clarification...
Venezuela’s Bitcoin Use Soars Amid Hyperinflation: 3rd on Global Crypto Adoption Index
31.8.2020
Venezuelans have become increasingly interested in cryptocurrency as their country faces dire economic crisis and hyperinflation, a new study by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis shows. The firm’s Global Crypto Adoption Index ranks Venezuela third as “The country has reached...
Bitcoin will hit new high ‘in near term’ as Buffett exits USD — Keiser
31.8.2020
The Sage of Omaha is getting out of the world’s reserve currency, Max Keiser claims, and that’s a prelude to Bitcoin hitting a new record
Coinbase adds Marc Andreessen as Board Observer, Replacing Chris Dixon
31.8.2020
The high-profile additions come as Coinbase reportedly eyes a public offering
FTX buying Blockfolio continues consolidation trend in crypto industry
31.8.2020
Major crypto exchanges are consolidating smaller, niche services to expand their overall market reach