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Russian Police Arrest Former Post Office Branch Chief For Mining Crypto at Work
31.5.2020
Former chief of Russian Post local branch is arrested on suspicion of running a crypto mining farm inside the office for almost six months
Crypto and Fiat Currencies Are Worlds Apart, Here Are the Reasons Why
31.5.2020
Amid this current crisis, the Bitcoin halving highlights core differences between fiat and crypto monetary systems and the distribution of power in both
Swiss Regulators Green Light Crypto Transactions for Local Bank
31.5.2020
InCore bank becomes the first Swiss business-to-business bank approved by the financial watchdog to operate with digital assets
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: May 24 - May 30 in Review
31.5.2020
Bitflyer showed 2019 losses, blockchain startup LayerX raised millions, and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Bitcoin Rising, Satoshi Discoveries, & Google Enters the Race: Bad Crypto News of the Week
30.5.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto News
China Passes Law Protecting Cryptocurrency Inheritance
30.5.2020
China has passed the country’s long-awaited civil code which expands the scope of inheritance rights to include cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin. Inherited cryptocurrencies will be protected under the new law. Meanwhile, several Chinese courts have recently ruled that bitcoin and ethereum...
Existential BTC, Undervalued ETH, Rebranded Calibra & 20 Crypto Jokes
30.5.2020
Let's rewind this week. Cardano announced its Shelley upgrade, Justin Sun announced Tron 4.0, and Theta upgraded to Mainnet 2.0. Hasu warned about the growing existential risk for BTC, BitMEX advised clients to use BTC as a hedge against inflation, researchers say that Ethereum remains undervalued...
The Crypto Enthusiast’s Dream: Top Countries That Tick All the Boxes
30.5.2020
Alongside the internet, cryptocurrencies have made the world a global village. Here is a list of countries that are ideal for crypto enthusiasts to live in
Cointelligence Applauds Crypto Mobile Startup Electroneum Platform
30.5.2020
Stunning the crypto enthusiasts with its world-class unprecedented mobile crypto services, Electroneum has now added another golden feather to its credit as it becomes one of the only firms bestowed upon with a positive affirmation of Cointelligence. The honorable CEO of Cointelligence, On Yavin...
Japanese Crypto Exchange SBI VC Trade Offers New Customers Free XRP
30.5.2020
Japan’s newest crypto players are getting increasingly aggressive in their marketing efforts – with financial giant SBI now offering all new crypto customers handouts of the XRP token.
SBI operates the SBI VC Trade crypto exchange, and per an official tweet, anybody opening an account between June...
JPMorgan Chase Settles Crypto Credit Card Lawsuit for $2.5M
29.5.2020
JPMorgan Chase recently came to terms on a lawsuit from 2018 involving added fees for crypto purchases using credit cards
Bitpay Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Support Liquid or the Lightning Network
29.5.2020
According to Bitpay’s Chief Marketing Officer, Bill Zielke, onchain bitcoin payments still rule the roost as far as payments are concerned. Zielke detailed that at least in the near future, Bitpay won’t be supporting the Lightning Network or Blockstream’s Liquid project. Liquid...
Behind ‘Prime Broker’ Buzzword Lies a Complex Strategy Game for Crypto Firms
29.5.2020
Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all announced plans to become prime brokers this month. Here's what the trend reveals about the state of the industry
Money Reimagined: What CoinDesk’s Style Debate Says About Crypto as Public Tech
29.5.2020
Blockchains are flexible new forms of public infrastructure, says Michael Casey. Plus: with China rushing in, Africa is a prime battleground for the future of money
Russia Is About to Drop the Crypto ‘Iron Curtain,’ Industry Warns
29.5.2020
Russia's crypto community is pushing back against a set of bills that could impose onerous restrictions on startups and individuals in the country
The Big Four Are Gearing Up to Become Crypto and Blockchain Auditors
29.5.2020
Professional service giants like the Big Four are innovating in the blockchain and crypto space. Is it enough to make an impact?
JPMorgan Loses USD 2.5M in Crypto Case, Dragonchain on Science Channel + More News
29.5.2020
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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Major investment bank JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay USD 2.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over...
Discovery Science to Premier Crypto-Funded TV Series About … Dragonchain?
29.5.2020
A new TV series tracking the story of Disney-linked blockchain firm Dragonchain was fully funded in cryptocurrency. It's scheduled to go live July 4 on Discovery Science
Crypto Users Could Soon Receive Interest From Two DeFi Protocols at Once
29.5.2020
The Aave protocol has introduced Uniswap tokens as a collateral form, which opens the door to the somewhat risky practice of leveraged liquidity pools on the exchange
It’s Tough Getting Approved in Gibraltar, Says Green-Lighted Crypto Derivatives Exchange
29.5.2020
It's tough getting regulated on "the Rock," says crypto derivatives exchange, ZUBR