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Japanese Giant SBI Makes Millions With Crypto, Praises Ripple
31.10.2019
Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has revealed that its cryptocurrency ventures are making a profit – and its influential CEO Yoshitaka Kitao has played down the potential of Bitcoin (BTC) and other altcoins, while singing the virtues of Ripple (XRP).
According to mid-financial year figures...
Why Dapps Are Going to be Better Than Apps
31.10.2019
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tZERO, Tezos Win a Multimillion Real Estate Tokenization Project
30.10.2019
tZERO, Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary, said it will help tokenize at least USD 25 million of the value of Alliance Investments’ River Plaza, a 180-unit luxury residential development that is located in Manchester, UK.
In a partnership announcement, tZERO said that River Plaza is "the UK’s first...
CZ Crypto Deepfake is Funny Now, But it May Not be So Amusing Soon
30.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Alethea AI
A deepfake of crypto trading master CZ is out, entertaining the Cryptoverse. But deepfakes, entering this industry may not be so funny in the near future.
In a deepfake video, published today, we see the CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance...
Disappointment in China, Twitter CEO's Crypto Deal + 12 More News
30.10.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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The morning after issuing statements that blockchain would have only small impact on their businesses,...
Alec Baldwin Hired by eToro, but Baldwins are Not New to Crypto
30.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, eToro
Alec Baldwin was enlisted by eToro as the wind in the back of its U.S. copytrading unveiling. However, Baldwin brothers, each a celebrity in his own right, are not strangers in the Cryptosphere.
Cryptocurrency and stock trading platform eToro has one...
Bitcoin and Altcoins In Corrective Decrease, Key Supports Nearby
30.10.2019
After starting a downside correction, bitcoin price declined below the USD 9,500 and USD 9,350 support levels. BTC/USD is currently (09:00 UTC) trading below USD 9,250 and it seems like it could correct further in the near term. However, the bulls are likely to appear near USD 9,000 or...
Dash Responds to ‘Confusion’ After Closing its Latin America Affiliate
30.10.2019
The founder of Colombia-based Dash (DASH) affiliate Dash Latam says that Dash has decided to pull the plug on it – ending the affiliate’s activities in the Latin American and Caribbean regions, as well as Spain. However, Dash has retorted with a claim that its Latin American journey is not over...
S Korean Crypto Stance Under Pressure, Ripple Invests in University
30.10.2019
A group of blockchain advocates has made a fresh bid to change the South Korean government’s stance on cryptocurrencies – and has held talks with one of the country’s top financial regulators.
Fn Today reports that Oh Gap-soo, the president of the Korea Blockchain Association, met with Korea...
How Governments Will Kill Libra
29.10.2019
Major players in global electronic payments are shying away from Libra, spooked by the scrutiny Facebook’s operations are attracting from regulators around the world.
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Barely six months after Facebook announced its own digital currency, a plan heralded as...
Telegram Open Network Hits with a Big (and Ugly) Splash
29.10.2019
Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and has been a lead crypto-tech analyst for Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings since shortly after their launch.
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Russia’s Sberbank Takes on Crypto with Cross-border Money Transfer App
29.10.2019
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Russian major bank Sberbank has introduced a new low-cost, cross-border remittance solution that it believes will be able to compete with cryptocurrency for cross-border transactions.
The bank, once the Russian financial sector’s fiercest advocate of cryptocurrencies...
Tron Gets Into Samsung Blockchain Keystore + 12 More Crypto News
29.10.2019
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Tron Foundation
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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The world's largest smartphone maker, Samsung...
With Ethereum, Staking Activity Volume 'Will More Than Double'
29.10.2019
With the increase in popularity of staking, Binance Research finds that, once Ethereum (ETH) joins the game, the volume of staking activity will see more than a double-digit rise.
The market research and analysis arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance came out with their latest report...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Remain In Strong Uptrend
29.10.2019
Recently, there was a downside correction in bitcoin price below the USD 9,500 support area. However, BTC/USD remained well supported above the USD 9,000 and USD 9,050 support levels. The price is currently (09:00 UTC) moving higher, but facing a few key hurdles near the USD 9,580 and USD 9,650...
Bitcoin Cash Price Rallies on Bitmain Drama
29.10.2019
Jihan Wu. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Chamber of Digital Commerce
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) rallied today, surpassing USD 290 for an hour, on reports that the prominent supporter of BCH, Jihan Wu is back as the CEO of major crypto mining company Bitmain.
At pixel time (07:02 UTC), BCH trades...
As China Goes Blockchain, South Korea Pledges New Investment
29.10.2019
After China announced its new focus on the blockchain technology last week, South Korea follows suit with additional investments.
The country's government will invest some USD 12.8 million in blockchain projects in 2020, the Ministry of Science and ICT has confirmed.
Per Fn News, the ministry...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 43
28.10.2019
Below is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting 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...
Bakkt to Test a New Crypto Product With Starbucks
28.10.2019
Bakkt, the recently launched Bitcoin futures trading platform, said they're now focused on the development of a consumer app and merchant portal, "as well as testing with our first launch partner, Starbucks, which we expect in the first half of next year."
"Our vision is to provide a consumer...
Crypto Market Sentiment Back to Pre-Crash Level; Bitcoin Reigns Alone
28.10.2019
It has been an interesting past week for the Cryptoverse, seeing both a crash and a rally. The combined 7-day Sentscore for the top 10 coins by market capitalization didn’t rise for the fourth week in a row, but it didn’t drop either. It’s still at 4.94/10, where we saw it last Monday, according...