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This is How Coinbase Prepares for Coronavirus Outbreak
26.2.2020
In the effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak and prepare for the possible escalation of events, major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has restricted travel to a few countries and devised a plan for four stages of the disease.
In a shared document, Coinbase - which has offices in the U.S.,...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Are Plunging And Remain At Risk
26.2.2020
Yesterday, we saw the start of a fresh bearish wave in bitcoin below the USD 9,650 support. Later, BTC/USD gained bearish momentum and it traded below the USD 9,550 and USD 9,200 support levels. The next key support is near USD 9,050, below which there is a risk of a sharp decline.
Similarly, there...
Paris Blockchain Week Summit Reveals 2020 Agenda and Headline Speakers
26.2.2020
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Paris Blockchain Week Summit Reveals 2020 Agenda and Headline Speakers
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Founder and CEO of Binance, announced as headline speaker for leading emerging technology event in France
Paris...
Bank Issues Blockchain-powered Employee ID + More News
25.2.2020
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.
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NongHyup (NH) Bank has become the first company in South Korea to issue blockchain-powered employee ID cards, reports...
What Have Vladimir Putin, Warren Buffett, and Justin Sun Got in Common? This Bitcoin Address
25.2.2020
Vladimir Putin. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, TASS
Has someone just used the massively popular phrase meant to insult no other than Russian President Vladimir Putin to sent Warren Buffett some Bitcoin (BTC)?
The dinner between Tron's Justin Sun and billionaire crypto-sceptic Warren Buffett...
Lebanese Turn to Bitcoin as Economy Sinks
25.2.2020
A landmark in Beirut, Lebanon, the monument in Martyrs Square still bears the scars of Lebanon's Civil War (1975-90). The Lebanese economy is in deep trouble – leading citizens to embrace Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins in an attempt to escape the banking system and protect their savings from dwindling...
Incognito Launches Anonymous Way to Swap Monero With Bitcoin & Co
25.2.2020
Decentralized exchange Incognito added Monero (XMR) to its privacy-centered decentralized exchange (pDEX) for fully private Bitcoin or Ethereum swaps - no transaction records or any personal info saved.
Monero itself is already a decentralized and privacy-oriented cryptocurrency. What Incognito...
Ethereum ProgPow Set for July Amid Heavy Opposition
25.2.2020
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Ethereum core developers have announced rather suddenly that the long-discussed programmatic proof-of-work (ProgPoW) will be implemented as a part of the hard fork scheduled to follow the planned Berlin upgrade. This has once again split...
Troubles Under the Sun: Buffett in Denial, Steem Grills Tron's Boss
25.2.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, BlockTempo TV
Tron's founder Justin Sun seems to have landed in hot water at some point in the past, and he keeps on swimming in it. In the past several days, he had two more issues to address.
Soon after Sun called his own company's native coin...
Bitcoin’s Safe Haven Status Questioned as Selling Hits Stocks, Crypto
25.2.2020
With stock markets globally selling off sharply due to renewed fears of coronavirus outbreak outside of China, many market players are now scratching their heads over bitcoin’s price reaction, putting into question the much-discussed bitcoin-as-a-safe-haven narrative.
As of press time on Tuesday...
Quoine Found Guilty of Breach of Contract in BTC 3,902 Trade Reversals
25.2.2020
Pediment sculpture of the Old Supreme Court, City hall Singapore. Singapore’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the cryptocurrency exchange operator Quoine wrongfully reversed a number of trades made on its platform – and is set to order it to pay compensation.
Per the Straits Times, the court refused...
Regulator May Ban La Liga Football Clubs’ Crypto Sponsorship Deals
25.2.2020
Jan Oblak, the goalkeeper for Spanish club Atlético Madrid. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/atleticomadrid
One of Spain’s top financial regulators has warned top-tier professional football clubs in the country that their sponsorship deals – including many made with cryptocurrency-related companies...
Wall Street Veteran Aims at Institutional Investors With a New Crypto Bank
25.2.2020
Caitlin Long. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/ReasonTV
A new crypto-focused bank is set to open in 2021 in the U.S. state of Wyoming in order to provide institutional-level investment infrastructure for cryptoassets, while abiding by strict regulatory requirements.
The company, called Avanti...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Start Fresh Bearish Wave
25.2.2020
Yesterday, bitcoin struggled to continue higher above the USD 9,850 resistance area. As a result, BTC/USD started a fresh decrease and broke the USD 9,650 support area. The price is now trading near the USD 9,550 support, below which it could accelerate its decline towards USD 9,200.
Similarly...
The One Thing The Best Crypto Traders Do Differently
25.2.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a sponsored article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists.
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Do you often find yourself missing out on the most profitable trades? If you are like most people, you will find that it is difficult to buy and sell exactly at the right moments....
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 8
24.2.2020
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...
G20 on Tax, 'Global Stablecoins' and Crypto Market Oversight + More News
24.2.2020
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
Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies released a communique after...
Crypto Market Sentiment Drops, Only Bitcoin & ADA Positive
24.2.2020
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After reaching the highest score in a year of 6.23 last Monday, the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins fell back in the zone we're more used seeing it in. Though still high, it's below the score seen even three weeks...
Finding a No-KYC Exchange? Guard Your Right of Being Anonymous
24.2.2020
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Anonymous is a revolutionary feature never existed in any currency until bitcoin was invented. No more bank counters, no more residence proofs, no more tracking on the banknote serials…...
Indian Supreme Court to Rule on Central Bank’s Crypto Banking Ban
24.2.2020
The building of the Indian Supreme court In New Delhi, India. Source: iStock/anil_shakya19
India’s Supreme Court is set to rule on a legal challenge to restrictions placed on banks dealing with cryptocurrency traders imposed by the central Reserve Bank of India (RBI). If the challenge proved...