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Kraken is Working on ‘Major Change’ in User Experience - Dan Held
24.9.2019
Dan Held. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube / Dan Held
Improving user experience is one of the main focus areas at Kraken this year and the popular, U.S.-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange plans “major change” in the next 2-6 months, Dan Held, Director of Business Development of the company...
Stellar’s Free XLM Either Unclaimed or Exchanged for Other Coins
24.9.2019
Free money from Stellar’s airdrops is either left unclaimed or it’s exchanged to other currencies, says crypto market analysis firm Coin Metrics, calling into question the efficiency of airdrops.
Companies use airdrops in order to gain popularity, recognition, free advertisement, to incentive...
OKEx Defends Itself from Wash Trading Accusations With a BTC 100 Bet
24.9.2019
After Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI), the group of anonymous blockchain data researchers and enthusiasts, reported that a large majority of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx's volume is fake, the exchange’s CEO Jay Hao wants to challenge this claim with a bet worth BTC 100 (USD 970,000)....
The U.S. 'has Room for More Exchanges' as Binance.US Starts Trading
24.9.2019
The much-anticipated Binance.US, the American branch of major crypto exchange Binance, opens for trading today and says that there is still room for new exchanges in the U.S.
Ahead of the launch, Binance.US CEO, Catherine Coley said in an AMA (ask me anything) session that she believes “it’s...
IBM Keen to Work on Blockchain with Facebook + 12 More Crypto News
24.9.2019
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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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IBM says it wants to work with Facebook on blockchain. Jason Kelley, the general manager...
Bitcoin Price, Altcoins Drop Below Key Supports
24.9.2019
In the past few sessions, bitcoin price declined steadily below the USD 10,000 support. BTC/USD even traded below the USD 9,850 support area and tested the USD 9,600 level. It is currently (08:00 UTC) consolidating losses above USD 9,650, with many resistances near USD 9,850 and USD 10,000....
Kin Price Nosedives After Operator Announced the Shut Down of Kik App
24.9.2019
Kin prices have been sent tumbling after the coin's operator announced it will shut down its Kik messaging app.
In a blog post, Kik Interactive's CEO Ted Livingston stated that regulatory pressure from the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sparked the decision.
However, the...
Why use a Forex broker to trade CFDs on cryptos?
24.9.2019
Disclaimer: The text below is a sponsored article that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
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A CFD is a financial contract between you and your broker, allowing you to exchange with the latter the price difference of an underlying asset between the opening and closing price. When trading...
Bakkt Trades 71 BTC Futures Contracts in 24h, Bitcoin Unsteady Below USD 9.8k
24.9.2019
Bakkt’s much-anticipated Bitcoin futures contracts offerings saw just 71 contracts taken out in its first 24 hours of trading, while Bitcoin and most major altcoins are recovering slowly after market price drops. The market appears to have been shaken after BTC fell below the key USD 10,000 mark...
Spain Island Tourists Will Eventually Pay for ‘Everything’ in Crypto
23.9.2019
The technical director of a joint local government-private enterprise group in Spain’s Balearic Islands believes that a future whereby tourists in the area pay “for everything” in cryptocurrencies is on its way.
In an interview with news outlet El Mundo, Fundación Impulsa Technical Director Antoni...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 38
23.9.2019
Below is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Don’t Understand Bitcoin? Bitcoin Wallet and More
23.9.2019
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Віtсоіn (BTC) hаs bееn аrоund fоr а dесаdе, but thе сrурtосurrеnсу bесаmе mаіnstrеаm іn 2017 whеn іt rеасhеd а vаluе оf mоrе thаn $19,000. Even though it is referred to as “the money of the future,”...
Curecoin Team Reaches 1,000,000,000,000 Points on Folding@home
23.9.2019
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Curecoin Team Reaches 1,000,000,000,000 Points on Folding@home, and Dr. Evil Loves it!
Curecoin just did the unthinkable – our team has generated 1 Trillion Cumulative Points on Folding@home’s Protein...
Crypto Market Sentiment Drops Further; BTC and XMR This Week’s Losers
23.9.2019
We find the average crypto market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins by market capitalization at 5.01/10 this week, compared to 5.22 last Monday, thus dropping for the second week in a row, according to Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
For the third week in...
Ether Is Regular Weekend Price Winner vs Bitcoin + 6 More Crypto News
23.9.2019
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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Bloomberg reports that a pattern is emerging in altcoin prices – whereby tokens such as ethereum and Ripple’s...
Bitcoin Price Fluctuates Around USD 10K, Altcoins Decline
23.9.2019
This past week, bitcoin struggled to continue above the USD 10,350 and USD 10,400 resistance levels. As a result, BTC/USD declined and traded below the USD 10,150 and USD 10,000 support levels. On the other hand, there were sharp gains in major altcoins, including ethereum, ripple, EOS,...
Stock Exchange Giant Launched Crypto Platform as Bakkt Went Live Today
23.9.2019
The second-largest stock exchange in Germany, Boerse Stuttgart, has launched Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange (BSDEX), which is the Germany’s first regulated trading venue for digital assets.
"As of now, selected users in Germany can connect directly to the trading venue, where they can trade...
Five Major South Korean Banks Join JPMorgan Blockchain Project
23.9.2019
Five of South Korea’s biggest banks have joined JPMorgan’s cross-border, blockchain-powered payments initiative, the Interbank Information Network (IIN). The network operates on Quorum, a platform based on the Ethereum blockchain.
According to an Fn News report, KEB Hana Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori...
A Startling Prediction, Revisited: New Banking Revolution Based on DLT
22.9.2019
Source: Pascal Boyart, Instagram / pboy_artist
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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One year ago,...
How to Bet on Bitcoin Volatility Using Bitcoin Options
22.9.2019
Even though bitcoin volatility has decreased substantially over the past decade, the world’s leading digital currency is still more volatile than traditional assets. While that may make some investors nervous, it offers an excellent opportunity for volatility traders.
For example, this week,...