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Bank of Korea digital won pilot moving to distribution phase next year

7.10.2020
The South Korean central bank is on track with its CBDC pilot program, but still insists it has no current plans to launch

UK Bans Sale of Crypto Derivatives to Retail Investors, Says Move to Save $69 Million in Losses

7.10.2020
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives products to retail investors in a move that it says will save the targeted customers £53 million ($68.9 million) in losses each year. The ban comes into effect on January 6, 2021. In...

UK's FCA bans retail crypto derivatives after year-long consideration

6.10.2020
CoinShares' pleas last year went unheard as crypto futures and ETNs will be soon banned

New Bitcoin addresses hit two-year high after China advertises crypto

6.10.2020
Data shows 22,000 new entities created in a single day as one analyst suggests the added volume will translate to price gains

Rozmary počasí: Výběr snímků soutěže Weather Photographer of the Year 2020

6.10.2020
Rozmary počasí: Výběr snímků soutěže Weather Photographer of the Year 2020

After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year

5.10.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from China. While a number of defi projects from the West like Uniswap, Compound, and Makerdao are popular in the country, China is also creating its own landscape...

Cryptowisser: 75 Crypto Exchanges Dead in 2020 – More Will Follow

5.10.2020
5th October 2020, leading Crypto service comparison site – Cryptowisser, announces its Crypto exchange graveyard. The detailed page lists and explains the many crypto exchanges (largely centralized exchanges) that have disappeared, expired or collapsed this year, giving an insight into...

Stablecoin Supply Doubles in 3 Months as Combined Market Cap Surpasses $20B

4.10.2020
2020 has been the year of stablecoins, as the token supply has doubled in the last three months. The aggregate market capitalization of 28 stablecoins captures over $20 billion on October 4, 2020. While tether still dominates the stablecoin ranks, USDC has been moving closer toward the top...

Abkhazia Lifts Two-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining, Moves to Regulate the Sector

3.10.2020
Abkhazia, the self-governing but disputed territory of just 245,000 people sandwiched between Russia and Georgia, has lifted its two-year ban on cryptocurrency mining. The ban came into effect in December 2018 after a surge in mining activity left the region facing an energy crisis. Now,...

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Hands Over Customer Data to UK Tax Authority

3.10.2020
Coinbase is handing over customer data to the British tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The measure affects customers with a U.K. address who received more than £5,000 ($6,450) worth of cryptocurrency during the 2019/20 tax year. On Oct. 2, Coinbase sent...

Law Decoded: The year of the Crypto Futures Trading Commission, Sept. 25–Oct. 2

2.10.2020
The end of the U.S. federal government's fiscal year brought a cascade of major announcements from agencies

What to Watch at ETHOnline, This Year’s Devcon

2.10.2020
Ethereum’s annual developer conference, ETHOnline, kicks off Friday afternoon, standing in for the regular Devcon in-person event

Chainalysis and Integra Win $1.25 Million IRS Contract to Break Monero

2.10.2020
Crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis and data forensics company Integra Fec have won a combined $1.25 million contract to provide tools that break the privacy-focused coin, monero, for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Floated early September, the one-year contract specifically covers...

Smart Contract Protocol RSK Attempts to Bring Defi to the Bitcoin Network

2.10.2020
During the last year, Ethereum has dominated the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem but a number of other blockchain projects plan to join the fray. The second layer, smart contract protocol RSK aims to bring the defi demand to the Bitcoin blockchain and there’s already a few RSK-based...

Aurus Disrupts the Gold Industry – Today Its Ecosystem Lists at a Value of $75m

1.10.2020
With the US dollar facing headwinds, notably the coronavirus pandemic and an upcoming presidential election that could be among the most contentious in recent memory, gold has taken over as the preferred store of value for many investors. The price of the yellow metal has soared by more than...

Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe Biden Winning the Presidency by 60%

1.10.2020
During the first half of the year, betting portals that allow people to wager cryptocurrencies on the upcoming U.S. election had shown Donald Trump winning the election. However, after Tuesday evening’s Presidential Debate, betting markets like Cloudbet show Joe Biden’s chances...

Bitcoin Miner Maker Ebang Narrows First Half Loss To $7 Million, as Covid-19 Hit Demand

29.9.2020
Ebang International Holdings Inc., the Chinese maker of bitcoin mining hardware, reported a net loss of $6.96 million during the first six months of this year, down from $19.07 million a year ago, as demand fell due to the coronavirus pandemic. Revenue plunged 51% to $11.04 million from $22.35...