Financial Giant to 'Bring Credibility' to Crypto + 14 More Crypto News
2.10.2019
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Morningstar Credit Ratings, a subsidiary of global financial giant Morningstar, plans to build an evaluation...
Former Employees of JPMorgan, Intel, and TrustToken to Launch New USD Backed Stablecoin
2.10.2019
Former employees of the world’s leading bank JPMorgan, tech giant Intel and crypto-blockchain company TrustToken have joined hands to launch a new USD-backed cryptocurrency called USD Digital (USDD). This stablecoin will be launched by the Global Currency Organization (GCO), a project started...
Altcoin Platform Coinexchange.io Closes For Financial Reasons
2.10.2019
Altcoin trading platform Coinexchange will close down due to financial troubles
Mark Zuckerberg Addresses Libra Regulation, KYC in Leaked Transcript
2.10.2019
In leaked comments from a July meeting, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed internal issues for the firm's crypto network, Libra
New Evidence Escalates Panic as RBI Still Limits Bank Withdrawals
2.10.2019
Customers of a cooperative bank with 137 branches across India still do not know the fate of their money, which was restricted by the central bank. Evidence of alleged bank fraud has since surfaced, but the RBI still insists that India’s banking system is safe, despite many citizens being...
BTFS Completes Mainnet Launch Leading Steps to Become World’s Largest Decentralized Network
2.10.2019
BitTorrent File System or BTFS, the reputed peer-to-peer file sharing platform has come closer to becoming the world’s largest decentralized network by the launch of its mainnet. This step of BTFS is a breakthrough for the platform as well as is a crucial step towards the integration of...
Visa, Mastercard to Reconsider Backing Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency
2.10.2019
It has already been a few months since the tech giant, Facebook, officially announced its ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency project with international support from big organizations including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. Since the announcement, very little has been heard about the Libra project apart from...
Ex-Google Product Manager Joins Multicoin Capital as Investment Principal
2.10.2019
Ex-Google product manager joins Multicoin Capital as its investment Principal
Acquisition Marks Broadridge Financial’s First Foray Into Crypto Services
2.10.2019
Broadridge Financial Solutions has bought a startup offering products that serve the cryptocurrency and crypto derivative space
Bitcoin Price and Altcoins Struggle To Clear Key Resistances
2.10.2019
Yesterday, we saw a short term recovery in bitcoin above the USD 8,250 resistance. However, BTC/USD faced a strong resistance near the USD 8,500 level and recently started a fresh decline. The price is down more than 2% and it seems like it could revisit the USD 8,000 level in the near term....
BitTorrent’s Decentralized File Sharing Protocol BTFS Launches Its Mainnet
2.10.2019
BitTorrent rolls out its decentralized file sharing protocol BitTorrent File System
Ethereum Price Falls Below USD 180 Again
2.10.2019
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After the major carousel action last week – which might seem distant in crypto time – we’re seeing yet another repetition this week: Ethereum’s price has dropped below USD 180.
To recap shortly, last week the hopes of an altseason were shattered...