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Chinese University to Offer Undergrad Blockchain Degree + More News
4.3.2020
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.
Adoption news
A university in Chengdu, China, will launch the nation’s first Blockchain Engineering department, offering China’s...
Bitcoin Remains in Consolidation Above Key Barrier
4.3.2020
Source: iStock/Sasha_Suzi
Following an extremely turbulent past few days in the traditional financial markets, with an unexpected rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) yesterday, bitcoin (BTC) is still trading above the key 200-day moving average line.
As of press time on Wednesday (13:47...
XRP Trades Lower While Ripple CEO Slams Bitcoin and Ethereum
4.3.2020
XRP, the token associated with the California-based fintech firm Ripple, is down 1% today, while other major coins dropped 1%-4% today, despite good news from India.
At pixel time (13:00 UTC), XRP trades at c. USD 0.233 and is also down 4.9% in a week, increasing its monthly losses to 7.5%....
Facebook’s Libra Could Become a Multi-coin Payments Network
4.3.2020
Facebook’s Libra project could turn into a network that accepts a wide range of coins, including central banks-issued digital fiats.
Despite previously released plans to develop its own digital currency, the social media giant and its Libra Association partners are now reportedly considering...
Beijing Pilots Blockchain-based Invoicing
4.3.2020
Beijing, China’s capital, has started piloting blockchain-based electronic invoicing in an attempt to reduce costs, Beijing Municipal Tax Service announced.
A parking service operator already issued the municipality’s first blockchain invoice on Tuesday. Now in Beijing, all parking lots have...
Crypto Custody Could Help Keep South Korea’s Biggest Exchanges Afloat
4.3.2020
South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have been suffering as trading volumes continue to remain low or stagnant in what was once one of the world’s busiest bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin markets.
The downturn in trading has already seen many exchanges go out of business in recent months....
Binance Halts Trading Again Amidst Users' Growing Frustration
4.3.2020
Source: Instagram, Binance
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has run into some issues again, second time in less than a month.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has tweeted to the exchange's users that trading has been paused "due to a message broker issue," assuring them that this is...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Might Get Boost From India News
4.3.2020
Today, the Supreme Court of India lifted the ban on cryptocurrencies trade imposed by the Reserve Bank of India. This is a positive signal and it could boost the market sentiment for bitcoin. However, in the past few hours bitcoin is still trading sideways.
Also, at the moment (08:30 UTC), most...
India's Crypto Ban Overruled, But the Battle is Far From Over
4.3.2020
Cryptocurrency exchanges have seen a victory in India. The country's banks can welcome their customers dealing with crypto again, but the fight is still not over, and the ban could still be passed, as there are more hurdles along the way.
Back in 2018, the central bank gave an order to...
Banking Trojans Could Be Used to Target Your Wallet & Crypto Exchange
3.3.2020
Source: iStock/da-kuk
Cryptocurrency traders, blockchain and crypto firms have been warned to prepare for an intensified spate of cybercrime-related raids, with nasty new strains of malware already circulating.
Per a report compiled by ThreatFabric, criminals have been deploying sophisticated...
Bank of England Official Warns Against Crypto, Stablecoins + More News
3.3.2020
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.
Digital fiat news
Bank of England Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe said in a speech that crypto adoption could be a threat...
EPL Club Watford FC Plan Crypto Cup at Vicarage Road
3.3.2020
Troy Deeney, captain of Watford FC. Source: a screenshot, watfordfc.com
English Premier League club Watford FC is set to host a post-season event called the Crypto Cup at its home stadium on May 16.
Per an announcement on the club’s website, the event, which is being co-arranged by its main...
Xiaomi Makes Another Move Into Blockchain With New Joint Venture
3.3.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/xiaomi.global
It looks like the Chinese smartphone and electronics giant Xiaomi is taking its blockchain plans more seriously. Recently, the company set up a joint venture to focus on new business areas such as blockchain, big data, and artificial intelligence...
Devs, Dapps Leave Steem Ecosystem Due to Justin Sun Prompted Backlash
3.3.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron Foundation
A major backlash between new Steem (STEEM) investors and its community forced some of the developers to resign while some Steem dapps (decentralized apps) are being removed in a sign of protest. Meanwhile, the market seems to...
Bitcoin Too Young to Be Predictable But it Has a Major Advantage
3.3.2020
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While traditional markets experience coronavirus fears fuelled volatility, it might be still too soon to tell how bitcoin (BTC) would really perform during a period of serious financial turmoil. However, the fact that bitcoin is a “trustless asset” might be a major...
Is Google Purging its App Marketplace of Crypto Media Sites?
3.3.2020
Google appears to have removed a number of cryptocurrency-related media outlet apps from its Google Play Store.
News providers including Cointelegraph and Coindesk say that their apps are no longer appearing on Google’s app marketplace.
However, at the time of writing, both media outlets’ apps...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Sighting a Strong Recovery
3.3.2020
Bitcoin price started a steady recovery above the USD 8,550 and USD 8,650 levels. BTC/USD even broke USD 8,700, but it failed to gain bullish momentum above the USD 8,850 resistance area. The price is currently (09:00 UTC) trading near USD 8,750 and it could make another attempt to surpass...
Well Functioning Government Might Make Private Cryptos Obsolete - IMF Official
3.3.2020
Source: iStock/Bet_Noire
If a sovereign government can maintain its creditworthiness and a central bank can guarantee effectiveness of its monetary policy, “it’s hard to imagine private digital currencies being used widely both within China and abroad,” according to Dong He, Deputy Director of...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 9
2.3.2020
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 Mugger’ Gets 10-year Jail Term + More News
2.3.2020
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.
Crime news
An attacker who assaulted Kyu-hoon "Spunky" Hwang, the famous South Korean crypto YouTuber, has been sentenced...