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Blockchain Could Help to Boost Global Jobs Creation
15.7.2020
The World Economic Forum believes that blockchain could contribute to a $365 billion savings by 2030 by reducing food loss and waste in the food supply chain
A Panel of Experts See Bitcoin Averaging $12,948 by Year End
14.7.2020
A panel of experts is predicting the price of bitcoin will rise to $10,337 by September before adding a further $2,611 to end the year at $12,948. The findings are drawn from a Finder Cryptocurrency Predictions Report for July 2020 and the latest figure is roughly $2,500 less than the price...
A Hacker is Attempting to Sell a Las Vegas Hotel Database for Crypto
14.7.2020
Data for 142 million hotel guests is being sold via the dark web
Research Suggests STOs Are Better at Financing Startups than ICOs
14.7.2020
Faculty at the Rotterdam School of Management argue that STOs are better for financing startups than ICOs
Chainlink (LINK) Rallies as Market Cap Surpasses Litecoin and Binance Coin
14.7.2020
Today Chainlink overtook Litecoin and Binance Coin as the 8th biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization
South Korea Might Soon be Spending Billions on Blockchain Development
14.7.2020
President Moon Jae-in wants to allocate billions of dollars to strengthen industry 4.0 technology
Bitcoin Usage up in Vietnam, Bangladesh & S Africa - Blockchain.com
14.7.2020
The total number of bitcoin (BTC) wallet transactions has spiked in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and South Africa, with monthly activity figures up 25%, 16% and 15.9% respectively on major wallet and exchange platform Blockchain.com.
The company shared the news in a blog post, adding that although...
DeFi Will be an Integral Part of the Lives of Many, CEO of Crypto Exchange OKEx
14.7.2020
Hao believes that DeFi can bring financial services to “the people who are currently excluded or underserved by traditional finance.”
US Army Requests Information on Tools to Track Cryptocurrency Transactions
14.7.2020
The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army have requested information on web-based cryptocurrency tracking tools. The tools must enable U.S. government agencies worldwide to conduct in-depth investigations into the source of crypto transactions and provide multi-currency analysis from bitcoin...
Japanese Banking Giant MUFG to Issue Its Own Stablecoin in H2 2020
14.7.2020
Japan’s largest financial institution, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, is planning to issue the MUFG token in the second half of 2020
This Platform Automates DeFi Yield Farming for Its Users
14.7.2020
A newly launched DeFi platform promises to always find the best yield for its users by taking advantage of variable interest rates and reward schemes
Telegram Drops TON Testnet, but Independent Projects Carry New Hope
14.7.2020
Telegram ceases its support of the test network for TON, but that will seemingly not deter the community from keeping the open-source project going
Binance Coin Gains 17% on Bitcoin in July but Can ‘IEO Season’ Happen?
14.7.2020
The price of Binance Coin has gained almost 20% on Bitcoin in July and this spells bullish for the price of the exchange’s IEO tokens
Ethereum's Buterin Calls DeFi-powered Yield Farming ‘Unsustainable’
14.7.2020
Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he has a bit of “love and hate” for the influx of decentralized finance (DeFi) apps that have been built on the network of late – although he labeled them “valuable and essential” to the blockchain's community.
Speaking in an interview with Ryan Sean...
Texas Man Allegedly Used $1.1M in COVID-19 Relief Funds to Buy Crypto
14.7.2020
U.S. authorities have accused a man of securing COVID-19 relief funds to invest in cryptocurrency
Texas Man’s Alleged Use of PPP Funds for Crypto Instead of BBQ Has Feds Asking ‘Where’s the Beef?’
14.7.2020
Investigators could not find any online reviews, any documented employees or any established bank account for the defendant's purported BBQ company
Advocacy Group Claims IRS-Issued Crypto-Warning Letters Violated Taxpayer’s Rights
14.7.2020
Close to a year ago last July, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revealed it would be sending ‘soft letters’ to suspected American cryptocurrency owners advising them to pay their taxes. Now according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service, a subsidiary of the IRS, the soft letters...
Blockchain Bites: Chainlink’s Interest, Ethereum’s ‘ReGenesis’ and Crypto Taxes
14.7.2020
Retail interest in Chainlink is booming, Ethereum may follow Cosmos on its path to upgrade and the U.K. central bank is mulling a CBDC
High Stablecoin Buying Power Could Predict Bitcoin’s Next Bull Run
14.7.2020
Today, stablecoins buy 15-times as much Bitcoin as in early 2018, this could bode well for the next bull run, if and when, it happens
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 14, 2020
14.7.2020
With Tax Day fast approaching, CoinDesk's Markets Daily covers all things IRS and crypto taxes on today's show!