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18% of Asked Americans Bought Crypto, Most Know Only Bitcoin - Survey
21.8.2020
Nearly 20% of asked Americans bought crypto, but most of the surveyed people are familiar with bitcoin (BTC) only - and know nothing of altcoins, a recent survey concluded.
Commissioned by Coinflip, a major US-based Bitcoin ATM operator, the survey included 1,005 respondents, whose responses...
Japan: Demographic Shift Sees Younger Folk Flock to Crypto + More News
21.8.2020
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Japanese crypto exchange bitFlyer has reported that there has been a shift in the demographic of its user base, with more people...
Price Analysis 8/21: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LINK, LTC, BSV, ADA, BNB, CRO
21.8.2020
Bitcoin and several altcoins have formed bearish divergences, which suggests that the bullish momentum has weakened
Polychain Capital’s Original Crypto Fund Raises an Additional $19.5M
21.8.2020
The fund has raised $307 million in its four year history of investing in crypto and SAFTs
IRS Plans to Ask Every American Worker if They Used Crypto in 2020
21.8.2020
Every American filing taxes for 2020 will have to tell the IRS whether they used crypto this year, according to new drafts from the tax agency
John McAfee Ditches Ghost Crypto Project: He Says It Will Fail
21.8.2020
Two-time U.S. presidential candidate John McAfee has announced that he is leaving the ghost cryptocurrency project, claiming that it will fail “without a doubt” and his reputation has been damaged. His Ghost phone service, however, will be launched as planned, he emphasized, adding that...
First Mover: Wacky Bitcoin-to-DeFi Crypto Markets Might Be New Home of Capitalism
21.8.2020
Cryptocurrency markets from bitcoin to DeFi might be full of rampant speculation, but they also might be keeping the fires of capitalism lit
USD 50B in Crypto from Asia Hints at Chinese Capital Flight – Report
21.8.2020
With more than USD 50 billion in crypto leaving wallet addresses tied to East Asia and headed to other regions around the world over the past 12 months, signs point to crypto increasingly being used to evade strict Chinese capital controls, a new report from on-chain analysis firm Chainalysis...
XRP Crypto Scammers Seize 2.5m-sub YouTube Account, Start Live-streaming
21.8.2020
Source: Adobe/filins (edited by Cryptonews)
2020 is becoming the year of the social media crypto scam hackers after raiders took control of the YouTube accounts belonging to a 2.43 million-subscriber Brazilian channel – filling it up with videos promoting an XRP scam.
In a video from...
Crypto Travel Agency Travala to Use Binance Chain for Decentralized Services
21.8.2020
The firm plans to become a fully decentralized online travel agency
Roobet: Fastest Growing Online Crypto Casino (Join Now & Start Playing)
21.8.2020
About Roobet Roobet casino was started in the year 2018, the casino is owned by TekHou5 Limited. The Roobet casino received its eGaming licence under the government of Curacao.         Robot casino is operated under the Master License of gaming services...
EU Set to Unveil Draft Crypto Law ‘By Q3 of FY2020’
21.8.2020
The EU could be set to streamline its members’ crypto regulatory framework – after a crucial European Commission ruling.
Per IFC Review, which quotes European Commission’s press office, the Commission wants to have a set of proposals in place as early as the third quarter of 2020, but admitted that...
Swiss Crypto Firms Say First Automated, AML-Compliant Bitcoin Transfer Completed
21.8.2020
The new bitcoin transaction automatically complies with the FATF Travel Rule and will save intermediaries from doing it all manually
MATIC Token Now Listed on Australia’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Swyftx
21.8.2020
Scalability focused blockchain platform Matic Network announced on Thursday that its native token MATIC is now listed on the biggest crypto exchange in Australia, Swyftx. It further added that the users of Swyftx will now be able to purchase MATIC tokens using the fiat currency Australian Dollar....
Bitcoin Has Lost Its Way: Here’s How to Return to Crypto’s Subversive Roots
21.8.2020
Bitcoin has traded its radical potential for the prospect of mainstream adoption. It's not worth it, writes Rachel-Rose O'Leary
OCC Chief Says Americans Gravitating Toward Digital Currencies: Urges Banks to Embrace Innovation
21.8.2020
Brian Brooks, the acting comptroller of currency at the U.S. Office of Comptroller of Currency (OCC), says America must adopt digital currency payment rails if the country hopes to compete with global payment rails in the future. He insists changing consumer needs must be prioritized over...
Hollywood Royalty Flexes Crypto-Art Goals: Ashton Kutcher Auctions NFT Digital Art for ETH
21.8.2020
Actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher’s first attempt at digital art, an awful piece titled “The Eye of the Beholder”, is auctioning at Cryptograph. At the time of writing, the highest bid stood at 13.26 ethereum, or about $5,400, with a day to go before the sale ends....
INX Crypto Exchange to Launch $117M IPO Next Week
21.8.2020
INX Ltd. said it will launch its long-awaited landmark IPO as soon as Monday, capping a nearly two-year journey for the startup cryptocurrency and security token exchange
Onecoin Allegedly Tied to Racehorse Firm, Phoenix Thoroughbreds Removed from France Galop Race
21.8.2020
Last week the firm Phoenix Thoroughbreds was reportedly banned from horse racing in France over the founder’s alleged involvement with the crypto Ponzi scheme Onecoin. Last November, Onecoin cofounder Konstantin Ignatov, the Cryptoqueen’s brother, told New York prosecutors Phoenix...
'Largest Collaboration of Crypto Artists in History' is Set for Launch
21.8.2020
A major art collaboration between a number of crypto digital artists and a plot in Ethereum (ETH)-powered virtual reality world Cryptovoxels, called Pranksyland, is set to go live on August 25.
Game designer Pranksy bought a plot in the Cryptovoxel virtual world, and will now make it a gallery...