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Crypto YouTubers Return from Self-Exile as YouTube Admits Mistake
27.12.2019
After YouTube's attack on crypto-related videos that lasted for several days, forcing quite a few creators into hiding for self-preservation, now the Google-owned giant says it wasn't intentional, followed by the YouTubers' return from exile.
YouTube has finally provided a response to the situation...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Confined In Crucial Range, Bulls Struggling
27.12.2019
Recently, bitcoin price spiked above the USD 7,250 and USD 7,350 resistance levels. However, BTC/USD was rejected near the USD 7,400 level, resulting in a fresh decline. The price trimmed gains and it is now (09:00 UTC) consolidating near the USD 7,200 level.
Likewise, most major altcoins are back...
Relax, There is Not Enough Data to Predict the Impact of Bitcoin Halving
26.12.2019
Source: iStock/Viktor_Gladkov
There isn’t enough data for us to know for sure or predict with any certainty how Bitcoin (BTC) will behave before or after the mining reward halving, so there’s no room for stress, panic or wild predictions.
The next BTC halving is the talk of the town, and it is safe...
Russia’s Central Bank Ready to Test Stablecoins + More News
26.12.2019
Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Central Bank of Russia. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bank of Russia
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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This is How Blockchain Industry Can Be Saved from Dangerous Lack of Diversity
26.12.2019
A new report has found that diversity is lacking in the world of blockchain technology – and says that if the balance is not redressed, the industry as a whole could suffer.
Per a study written by the head of non-profit organization Diversity in Blockchain (DiB), Susan Joseph, “The lack...
‘Mainstream Recognition’ for Crypto as Tokai Tokyo Invests in Huobi Japan
26.12.2019
Brokerage Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings has agreed to invest USD 4.6 million in Huobi’s Tokyo-based subsidiary Huobi Japan.
Per a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, Huobi Japan CEO Haiteng Chen claimed that Tokai Tokyo’s decision to invest represented “greater mainstream recognition.”
Chen...
YouTubers Going into Hiding Mode as Attack on Crypto Continues
26.12.2019
YouTube has continued the attack against crypto-related videos, and the events in the past two days have made some content creators hide their videos, or just abandoned crypto content altogether. Others are calling for a YouTube boycott.
As previously reported, the Google-owned American...
Dapps in 2019: What just happened?
26.12.2019
The Industry Talk section features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com.
This article has been brought to you by DappRadar, a dapp data aggregator and analysis firm.
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There are many ways to measure the success of the blockchain...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Trading Near Make-or-Break Levels
26.12.2019
In the past two days, there was an increase in selling pressure on bitcoin price below the USD 7,400 and USD 7,350 support levels. Moreover, BTC/USD traded below the USD 7,250 support and tested the USD 7,100. It is currently (09:00 UTC) trading near USD 7,200 and struggling to start a decent...
Crypto-Exchange Trends for 2020 and the Next Decade
25.12.2019
Exchanges are the portals through which members of the general public can get their hands on Bitcoin, Ethereum and other coins. They are the vehicles of wider crypto adoption.
And ever since Mt. Gox emerged in 2010, they've been evolving, adding services, trading pairs and functionality....
Bitcoin and Altcoins Consolidate Above Key Supports
25.12.2019
Yesterday, we saw a fresh decline in bitcoin price below the USD 7,400 and USD 7,350 support levels. BTC/USD even traded below the USD 7,250 level and it is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating losses above USD 7,100. To start a fresh increase, the price must climb above USD 7,350 and USD 7,400...
Tencent Reportedly Building Digital Currency Business Unit + More News
24.12.2019
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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Chinese internet giant and WeChat operator Tencent is reportedly putting together a digital currency research team....
This Digital Asset Manager Has a Framework for Crypto Investing in 2020
24.12.2019
2020 could be “one of the brightest years” that the digital asset industry has seen so far, finds Vision Hill,a New York-based full service digital asset management firm. They also provided a framework for how investors can think about approaching the digital asset market next year.
Their report...
Hunt for XEM 526m Coincheck Hackers Intensifies, Several Men Suspected
24.12.2019
Source: iStock/Marco_Piunti
Japanese police appear to be close to a breakthrough in the ongoing search for hackers who made off with NEM (XEM) 526 million (around USD 400 million at the time and USD 17 million today) from the Coincheck crypto exchange in January 2018.
The hack, the biggest...
Christmas 'Gift' From YouTube: An Attack on Crypto
24.12.2019
Google-owned American video-sharing giant, YouTube, has been restricting or even deleting some crypto-related videos, claim several channel owners and major crypto YouTubers.
The news of this quickly spread on Twitter and Reddit. One of the first to sound the alarm seems to be Ben Perrin,...
E-commerce Giant Rakuten to Let its Customers Swap Points for Crypto
24.12.2019
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced that it will allow customers to exchange their loyalty points for three leading cryptocurrencies.
Per an official statement, details of which were shared by Japanese media outlet Crypto Watch, the business group will...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Reversing Gains With Bearish Angle
24.12.2019
Yesterday, we saw a strong upward move in bitcoin price above the USD 7,350 and USD 7,550 resistance levels. However, BTC/USD struggled to gain momentum above USD 7,650 and it is currently (09:00 UTC) correcting lower. The price is trading below the key USD 7,350 pivot level and it is facing...
Lympo teams-up with biopharmaceutical giant GC Pharma to fight obesity
24.12.2019
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release.
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Estonian blockchain startup Lympo and the South Korean biopharmaceutical giant GC Pharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) join forces to create a mobile personalized care product motivating healthier diet and active...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 51
23.12.2019
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 Sees a Minor Fall
23.12.2019
Source: iStock/da-kuk
The cryptocurrency market sentiment is not going through any dramatic events lately. We saw it rise slightly to 4.68 last week, and this Monday the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure for the top 10 coins fell to 4.51/10, according to Omenics,...