First Mover: Bitcoin Steady as Trump Tweets, and Neo Takes on Ethereum
7.10.2020
Trump's back-and-forth tweets over U.S. stimulus whipsaw bitcoin prices along with traditional markets, and Neo ratches up competition with Ethereum
How Investors in Ripple Lawsuit Tripped Themselves
7.10.2020
Brad Garlinghouse. Ripple, a California-based blockchain startup focusing on the banking sector, and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse, seem to have won a battle in court, though the investors can still proceed with one cause of action. However, the judge suggested that the plaintiff contradicted himself...
PlasmaPay Partners with Moonrock Capital To Expand DeFi Cluster
7.10.2020
Working as a robust cryptocurrency-powered payment and investment solution, PlasmaPay has announced a strategic partnership with Moonrock Capital, a leading investment consulting partnership hailing from London and Hamburg cities. The participating firms will put in their joint efforts to promote...
Fed Chairman Claims ‘Now Is Not the Time’ to Worry About the Federal Budget
7.10.2020
According to the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, the road to economic recovery is far from over and the Covid-19 pandemic has fueled the tragedy. During his speech at the National Association for Business Economics annual meeting, Powell highlighted that the federal budget was essentially...
You can now pay for 400,000 Viator tourism experiences with crypto
7.10.2020
Tripadvisor experience marketplace Viator has partnered with ShareRing to facilitate payments and store travelers sensitive information
Analysts Can’t Agree What Prompted Big Spike in New Bitcoin Addresses
7.10.2020
New bitcoin addresses have spiked this month, with one industry exec pointing to traders moving funds off the legally troubled BitMEX exchange. Others disagree
Bank of Korea digital won pilot moving to distribution phase next year
7.10.2020
The South Korean central bank is on track with its CBDC pilot program, but still insists it has no current plans to launch
Hacked crypto exchange KuCoin resumes crypto deposits and withdrawals
7.10.2020
KuCoin is partially restoring crypto withdrawals after a major hack
South Korean Central Bank to Launch CBDC Pilot in 2021
7.10.2020
The South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK) has announced that it is to begin a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot next year, in conjunction with major firms and domestic banks.
Per Seoul Shinmun and the Fourth Journal, the BOK has stated that it has completed the design...
Huobi, Dragonfly, Coinbase Invest $500K in New DEX With Alternative Oracle Solutions
7.10.2020
CoFix claims to have better token price feeds based on a pricing mechanism derived from a decentralized price oracle and the DEX’s patented risk assessment model
BMW Korea trials a blockchain-powered rewards program ahead of global launch
7.10.2020
The car manufacturer is trialing the new blockchain system, which offers customers tokenized loyalty points, before its potential rollout worldwide
US Regulator To Clarify Whether Banks Can Hold Monero & Other Privacy Coins
7.10.2020
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is about to take another step in helping local banks to deal with the Cryptoworld. Brian Brooks, Acting Head of the OCC, confirmed that they hope to clarify whether cryptocurrencies, in particular privacy tokens, such as monero (XMR), zcash...