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Crypto Scams Are N America’s Second Riskiest – Report
10.3.2020
A trust-gauging non-profitable organization says it has found that cryptocurrency-related scams are the second riskiest type of fraud in North America – second only to employment-related stings.
Per a report from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), an organization that says it provides information...
Bitcoin and Altcoins At Risk of More Losses
10.3.2020
Recently, we saw a significant drop in bitcoin price from well above the USD 8,550 support. BTC/USD declined more than 10% and it even settled below the USD 8,000 level. The price is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating losses and it remains at a risk of more losses below USD 7,800 and...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 10
9.3.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Crypto Market Sentiment a Bit Higher in 7 Days, but Brutal in 24 Hours
9.3.2020
The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment for the top 10 coins by market capitalization has somewhat recovered, barely passing the score of 5. It has risen from 4.84 which we saw last week to today's 5.08/10. However, as shown by Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service, the...
UK Regulator Warns It Will Get Tough with Crypto AML + More News
9.3.2020
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.
Regulation News
A British financial regulator has hinted that its cryptocurrency anti-money laundering (AML) policing will go above...
Ponzi Scheme PlusToken Might Be Behind Bitcoin's Crash, Traders Say
9.3.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped this weekend to the levels last seen in January, and another reason behind it my be multi-million dollar sell-off by an alleged USD 2.9 billion Ponzi scheme.
As reported, in a surprising twist (if anything can surprise the Cryptoverse anymore), BTC price crashed this weekend...
South Korean Gaming Giant Unveils Two Mobile Blockchain Games
9.3.2020
WeMade Tree, the blockchain arm of South Korean gaming giant WeMade, has announced that it will release two new major blockchain-powered mobile gaming titles.
Per Sports Kyunghan, the two titles will be named Bird Tornado for WEMIX and Aqua for WEMIX.
WEMIX is Wemade Tree’s new blockchain-powered...
Bitcoin Hashrate, Mining Difficulty Hit New Highs and Inefficient Miners
9.3.2020
As Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty and hashrate hit new highs, less efficient miners, hurt by the virus outbreak, new-generation rigs, and falling BTC prices, may be out of business.
Bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure that shows how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, has hit yet another...
IOTA Co-founder to Repay Hack Victims USD 2M as Network Prepares to Reopen
9.3.2020
David Sønstebø, the Co-founder of IOTA, stated that he will personally repay the victims of the recent attack on the network and that the mainnet will be back up tomorrow, March 10.
Following the alleged messages shared on IOTA Discord a few days ago, Sønstebø has confirmed to Cointelegraph that...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Recovery Might Be Short-lived
9.3.2020
This week started with a massive decline in bitcoin from well above USD 8,500. BTC/USD tumbled around 10% and it broke many supports near the USD 8,400 and USD 8,000 levels. The price is currently correcting higher, but upsides are likely to remain capped near USD 8,200 and USD 8,240.
Similarly...
Silver Lining for Bitcoin Amid Global Market Panic, Altcoins Purge Estimated
9.3.2020
As global stock markets saw massive sell-offs overnight, cryptoassets also fell sharply, with both bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) recording double-digit losses over the past 24 hours of trading. However, some industry observers claim that crypto’s mainstream moment as a utility may finally...
Mailfence secure and private email provider accepts Bitcoin and Litecoin
9.3.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a sponsored article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists.
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Mailfence offers a one-stop alternative to Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs and strives to develop the world's most private and secure email service.
Mailfence provides a pure...
Bitcoin Crashes to January Lows, Altcoins Suffer Bigger Losses
8.3.2020
In a surprising move, bitcoin (BTC) price crashed this weekend, dropping to the levels last seen in January, while all major altcoins are in red against BTC on Sunday.
BTC dropped on Saturday sharply and is still moving down on Sunday. At pixel time (16:01 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 8,431...
‘Crypto-Friendly Bank’ Blocked Your Money? Good Luck Recovering It
8.3.2020
Sooner or later, you may be blocked out of your bank account. It can happen to any of us, and it can even happen with supposedly crypto-friendly “banks,” such as Bitwala, Revolut, and more.
The question is: what should you do if such a company freezes or blocks your account? Well, according...
Check These Five Bitcoin Escrow Services You Could Use in 2020
8.3.2020
Source: iStock/Bet_Noire
Making larger bitcoin (BTC) transactions for business or other purposes can be daunting – and that is why many choose to make use bitcoin escrow services. Simply put, these can help you ensure that you only part with your coins after all aspects of your agreement have been...
AMLD5 Won't Save Crypto Exchanges From Bank Rejection
7.3.2020
EU regulation is catching up with crypto. Once an anarchic domain where only code was law, cryptocurrency's rise to international notoriety has meant that the world's legislators have been busy over the past few years creating a framework that just might tame crypto.
The EU's 5th Anti-Money...
Victories, Opportunities and 20 Crypto Jokes
7.3.2020
Let’s see what crypto was up to this week. Major victories have been won: South Korean National Assembly voted in favor of the country’s first cryptocurrency-specific legislation, and India’s crypto ban got overruled, though the fight is not over. Bitcoin may be too young to be predictable, but...
Coronavirus Outbreak And its Implications for Protocol-based Governance
6.3.2020
Simon Seojoon Kim is the CEO and Managing Partner at South Korea-based blockchain accelerator Hashed.
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In the wake of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the failure of many governments and civil communities in containing disease clearly demonstrated structural issues of how our society...
Could These XRP Alternatives Threaten Ripple?
6.3.2020
Source: iStock/isa_ozdere
Depending on who you ask, XRP is either an innovative implementation of blockchain technology with impactful real-world use or a skillfully crafted get-rich scheme for Ripple, the company behind the technology.
Let’s play a bit and explore a few potential XRP alternatives...
Crypto Battle at India's Supreme Court Might Not Be Over + More News
6.3.2020
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.
Regulation news
Following the overturn of its crypto ban, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to file a review petition...