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Crypto Market Sentiment Improved For The Third Week in A Row
6.4.2020
The market sentiment is on the rise. While the week starting with March 16, which followed the market plunge, saw a six-month low of 4.21, we're now seeing the market sentiment go up for the third week. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins,...
Poloniex to Enter IEO Club With Tron-based JUST + More News
6.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Exchanges news
Poloniex has announced the creation of a new token-launching platform, dubbed LaunchBase. According to...
Software Engineer Cracks Encrypted File To Recover USD 300K in Bitcoin
6.4.2020
Once upon just recently, there was a software engineer with two decades of experience in cracking codes, who used a set of complicated steps to recover keys for a "Russian guy's" bitcoin (BTC).
Mike Stay is the CTO of Pyrofex, a startup that creates blockchain platforms and decentralized...
It's Happening: S Korean Central Bank Unveils Plans to Pilot a CDBC
6.4.2020
Source: Adobe/Photo-maxx
The South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK) is “one step closer” to launching a pilot for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and could start piloting a token as early as December this year – in line with central banks in other regions, which are also thought...
Large Players, APAC, EMEA Bidders Might Go Shopping for Crypto Projects - PwC
6.4.2020
The COVID-19-triggered global financial and economic crisis may affect crypto fundraising and merger & acquisition (M&A) deals, but some players will see this market turbulence as a good time to enter the market, one of the world’s biggest accounting and auditing firms PwC believes.
The...
Japanese Government Green-lights New Crypto, STO Regulations
6.4.2020
After a slight delay due in part to the coronavirus outbreak, the Japanese government has green-lighted two new legal crypto exchange-specific amendments to existing financial acts, paving the way for new banking regulations and cold wallet requirements. The new laws will also potentially pave...
The World Might See CBDCs Sooner Than Expected
6.4.2020
The “central bank of central banks” and multiple analysts think that the fear of the coronavirus transmission via cash and banking cards may shorten the road to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
People are afraid of using cash, says the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in their...
Bitcoin Surges Past USD 7,000, Altcoins Gaining Traction
6.4.2020
In the past two sessions, there were positive moves in bitcoin price above the USD 6,850 resistance. More importantly, BTC/USD climbed above the key USD 7,000 resistance to move into a bullish zone. The current (08:30 UTC) price action is positive, suggesting more upsides above the USD 7,200...
Monex Group Hopes Bitcoin Giveaway Will Get 50k People Trading Crypto
5.4.2020
If the idea of conventional finance providers handing out cryptocurrencies to their shareholders sounds far-fetched to you, look no further than Japan, a country where securities companies and crypto giveaways go hand-in-hand.
Last month, Cryptonews.com reported that securities provider the Monex...
Dear Bitcoiners: An Optimistic Letter To Friends And Foes Around The Globe
5.4.2020
Original artwork “Citadel of Exile” by Sam Keiser
Below is an article by Gigi, a well-known Bitcoiner, developer, and independent writer.
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The madness of this world became obvious in an instant. Everything is changing way faster than most of us ever imagined — but I’m not worried. To...
Forex Cryptocurrency Trading And How It Works
5.4.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a sponsored article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists.
The attractiveness of cryptocurrency is growing exponentially every day. New technologies demonstrate potential power, proving that a currency that is not controlled by the state can really exist....
CZ Joins Virtual Conference BlockDown 2020 as All-Star Line-up Revealed
4.4.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Speakers for virtual blockchain conference BlockDown 2020, which will be held online globally on April 16-17, have been announced today, and attendees can look forward to hearing from crypto and blockchain’s...
As US Seized Gold in 1933, Is There a Threat to Bitcoin in the 2020s?
4.4.2020
A fragment of the Executive Order 6102. A sharp global recession seems to be inevitable. Could the US or any other government shut down crypto exchanges or ban the ownership of cryptoasset?
At first glance, this seems like an extreme and unlikely scenario. However, figures within the crypto...
Pushy Turbulence, Pressuring Miners, Bright Future and 20 Crypto Jokes
4.4.2020
Another eventful week is behind us. We reported that the number of addresses with 1 BTC is rising, while BTC is leaving exchanges, but merchants remain resilient; that the outlook for BTC development is generally positive, with key funding players revealed; that turbulences in the market could push...
'Track & trace' Is Key To Containing COVID-19: How Privacy Can Be Protected
3.4.2020
In efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, governments are imposing stringent restrictions on movement, including social distancing and a national lockdown. They are also finding efficient ways of tracing and tracking contact once an infection has been verified.
The ability to track and trace...
Ripple Co-Founder Says He Recovered from COVID-19 + More News
3.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Ripple & XRP news
Nik Bougalis, a Ripple engineer responsible for XRP's server software, said in a GitHub submission that...
Bitcoin Needs To Make an Effort to Not Waste This Crisis
3.4.2020
While many bitcoin (BTC) hodlers hope that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and troubles in the traditional financial markets - or exactly because of them - BTC will skyrocket, it might not happen without the active involvement of the Cryptoverse itself.
"In addition to the unique properties...
Bitcoin Is 'Gold 2.0' And 'Binary Bet,' says Virgin Galactic Chairman
3.4.2020
Chamath Palihapitiya. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Phocuswright
Bitcoin (BTC) may have already created a new “quasi gold standard” for the world, and it is either going to the millions or zero, a prominent California-based venture capitalist believes.
Speaking with Anthony Pompliano...
Traditional Traders Could Be Ready to Go Crypto, Prefer Bitcoin - Survey
3.4.2020
Senior trading executives believe that larger trading companies are about to take the crypto plunge, and could be set to provide the market with a timely boost, per a new study. Bitcoin/USD is the most preferred trading pair, it added.
In a report named Institutional Adoption of Digital Asset...
Maker Foundation To Start Its Dissolution in Two Years
3.4.2020
The Maker Foundation will start transferring the governance power and risk management capacity to the community in the next few years. As the first step, it will release an initial draft of the new governance paradigm for the community to vote on.
Following the delivery of multi-collateral...