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While Bitcoin Cash Network's Security was in Question, BCH Rallied
28.10.2019
While the Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate is breaking records, its fork, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), seems to have run into some troubles. People noticed that the blocks are slow and only partially full, and it turned out that an unknown miner controlled 50% of the network hash rate. Still, it seems that the coin’s...
FATF to Include Crypto Brokers in Japan Audit + 8 More Crypto News
28.10.2019
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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Sankei Biz reports that the G7’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will audit the Japanese financial sector...
NEO Price, Ontology, Qtum, Tron, Bytum, IOST Skyrocket on China Hype
28.10.2019
The past few days in the Cryptoverse have been both surprising and greatly entertaining. Following China’s announcement on increased blockchain adoption, and subsequent surge in bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin prices, we also see Chinese projects pump hard.
As previously reported, China’s President...
Bitcoin Price and Altcoins Poised for Further Appreciation
28.10.2019
This past week, bitcoin price started a strong upward move from the USD 7,550 support area. BTC/USD gained more than 25% and broke many resistances near USD 8,500 and USD 9,000. It even rallied above USD 10,000 before starting a downside correction. Currently (08:00 UTC), the price is trading above...
Mastercard and Retail Giant Topco to Launch Blockchain Pilot
28.10.2019
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Financial services giant Mastercard may have left Facebook's Libra behind, but the company still has big blockchain-related plans – and is looking to move into the world of blockchain-powered food supply chain traceability.
Per a press release, Mastercard says it...
Beijing Mulls Blockchain-powered Forex, Chinese Crypto Searches Soar
28.10.2019
China’s most recent bout of cryptocurrency and blockchain fervor shows no sign of subsiding – with regulators stating they are already looking at applying blockchain technology to cross-border trade finance. Meanwhile, it appears that the country’s citizens are brushing up on their crypto knowledge...
The Next Level of Crypto Adoption: Bank Teaches Clients About Bitcoin
27.10.2019
One German bank has an original way to teach its clients about the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC). It needs only two old-school things to accomplish this: a pen and a paper.
Recently, Cryptonews.com wrote about the Bitcoin-bullish report published by German bank Bayern LB. We’ve...
Top 8 Crypto Tax Platforms
27.10.2019
Making money, spending money, holding money, or just generally being around money, comes with a significant side effect, namely – taxes. The term itself evokes a desire to procrastinate, imagining hours and days of manual calculations and headache. Especially for newbies, it may seem like...
The Future of Cryptocurrency Adoption in Germany
26.10.2019
Germany is one of the world's leading economic powers. However, it isn't quite one of the world's leading cryptocurrency nations, with countries such as Switzerland, Malta, Japan, Singapore, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein having already introduced more progressive legislation related to crypto...
Killers, Giants, Nodes and 20 Crypto Jokes
26.10.2019
So, what happened this week in the Cryptoworld? Bitcoin crashed and the entire market turned bloody. You know, the usual. Until it's not usual and Bitcoin makes one of the biggest move in its history. We found out that Bakkt aims to lure institutional investors with a new product, that Killers...
Bitcoin Price Explodes With One of the Biggest Rally in History
26.10.2019
The Cryptoverse is stunned. While many analysts, traders were discussing where will bitcoin price go next - below USD 7,000 or USD 6,000 - the most popular cryptocurrency made one of its largest moves up.
In less than one day, the price skyrocketed from c. USD 7,500 to more than USD 10,100....
Bank of Lithuania Received 'Dozens' of Inquires About STOs
25.10.2019
The Bank of Lithuania (BoL) sees an increased interest in security token offerings (STOs) and estimates that this new form of raising capital will become more popular. The bank issued the Guidelines on STO earlier this week and is reaching the final stage in creation of its blockchain-based...
China's President Makes Major Push for Blockchain
25.10.2019
China’s President Xi Jinping urged the country to accelerate the development of the blockchain technology due to its importance "in the new round of technological innovation and industrial transformation" of China.
The President was speaking at a group study session of the Communist Party of China...
Ex-Intel Chief Says Venezuela Secretly Mines Crypto + 11 More News
25.10.2019
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.
Mining news
The former head of Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Intelligence Service has alleged that Venezuela is secretly...
Market's Red, but These 6 Altcoins in the Top 50 are Up by Two Digits
25.10.2019
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Six of the top 50 coins by market capitalization have risen from the after-crash blood into the market greenery with a double-digit rise in the past seven days.
After the market crashed on October 23rd, with Bitcoin (BTC) now holding onto the USD 7,500 level, most...
Bitcoin and Altcoins In Corrective Increase With Downtrend Intact
25.10.2019
Yesterday, bitcoin price declined heavily below the USD 7,850 and USD 7,650 support levels. BTC/USD even settled below USD 7,550 and tested the USD 7,300 area. The price is currently (08:00 UTC) correcting higher, but it is likely to face a strong resistance near the USD 7,500 and USD 7,620...
Twitter CEO Dismisses Facebook’s Libra Project as a ‘Gimmick’
25.10.2019
Jack Dorsey. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, has launched a scathing attack on rival social media platform Facebook’s Libra plans.
Dorsey was speaking at a Twitter event held in New York, and was asked about the possibility of Twitter joining the Libra Association – with Facebook representatives...
Regulators Join Forces to Tackle Global Crypto Challenges
25.10.2019
Could global regulators finally be deciding to work together – and are they stepping up their game to respond to the rapidly increasing pace of global fintech progress?
Some of America’s most powerful financial regulators – including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and...
Wannabe 'Killers' Keep Coming For Ethereum. How Might It End?
24.10.2019
Many so-called "Ethereum Killers" (EKs) plan major announcements in the coming quarters. How it might change the competitiive landscape? Co-founder of Placeholder, a New York venture firm that specializes in cryptoassets, Chris Burniske, weighed in.
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, launched...
Adam Back Believes There is Another Way to Safeguard your Bitcoin
24.10.2019
CEO of Canada-based blockchain technology firm Blockstream, Adam Back, said that the company is looking into ways how to help crypto users to safeguard their bitcoin (BTC) holdings even more.
During an interview at the Lighting Conference in Berlin this past weekend, Back discussed the value...