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Crypto Integration Brings Thousands of New Users to Popular Chat App
4.6.2020
The 100k user milestone represents 2% of Kakao’s current user base in South Korea
Crypto Exchange OKEx Launches Ether Options, EOS Options to Follow
4.6.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced the launch of its Ether options contracts on its trading platform
Eidoo to Burn 80% of Company’s Token Holdings to Kickstart One of the Biggest Daos in Defi
4.6.2020
Switzerland, 4th June 2020. Swiss-based crypto platform Eidoo is upgrading its native utility token into a governance token that will power a new cross-chain DAO. In a collaborative decision by Eidoo and pTokens, the $EDO token will be upgraded into $PNT later this month so that it can be used...
Japanese Finance Minister Shoots Down Plan to Cut Bitcoin Tax to 20%, Cites Crypto-Divide
4.6.2020
Japan’s finance minister Taro Aso says he is opposed to reducing tax on bitcoin income to 20%, on par with stock dividends, arguing that most Japanese households find it difficult to invest in digital assets. The development suggests that Japan will uphold its current definition...
Licensed Malaysian Crypto Exchange Integrates Market Surveillance System
4.6.2020
As part of its license application process from the local regulator, Malaysian crypto exchange Tokenize integrated an external market surveillance system
Crypto-Powered Brave Browser Reaches Over 15 Million Monthly Active Users
4.6.2020
Cryptocurrency-powered web browser Brave Browser announced that its monthly active user count increased 125% over the past year
Blockchain Gamers Earned $20M in Their First Year
4.6.2020
Research by Flipside Crypto into revenue generated by blockchain games shows that, in some cases, gamers are earning more than the game companies
Crypto-Friendly Arival Bank Is Launching Today for Those Willing to Disclose Their Bags
4.6.2020
After two years of laying groundwork, crypto-friendly Arival Bank is launching in beta Thursday. But there’s a catch: clients must disclose all wallets
As Protests Rage, Someone in Crypto Wants to Make Money on George Floyd
4.6.2020
Some in the crypto community are using the turmoil in the United States to push a George Floyd token in what appears to be an obvious cash grab that feeds on sentiment
100k+ Chat App Users Opt in to KakaoTalk’s New Crypto Wallet in 1 Day
4.6.2020
South Korea’s Kakao says that over 100,000, or around 2% of the users of the chat app KakaoTalk have already activated the app’s new crypto wallet function – less than a day after the wallet went live.
As previously reported, KakaoTalk’s Klip wallet went live on June 3, with support for...
Bittrex and Poloniex Targeted in Class-Action Crypto Manipulation Suit
4.6.2020
Bittrex and Poloniex have become embroiled in a class-action lawsuit that alleges USDT created out of thin air drove the 2017 bull run
Pro-Crypto Democrat Jonathan Herzog Running for US Congress
4.6.2020
According to the 26-year-old candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, “our future is decentralized and open source”
Podcaster Joe Rogan Uses Crypto-Powered Brave Browser
4.6.2020
Joe Rogan and Reggie Watts just talked up Brave to millions of people
US Regulators Target Bitcoin ATMs: 88% of the Funds Exit the Country via Machines
4.6.2020
Bitcoin automated teller machines (BATMs) will become the next target for regulators, as world governments tighten screws on money laundering. According to Ciphertrace CTO John Jeffries, crypto-cash machines will attract “greater…regulatory focus” in a bid to rein-in alleged...
‘Crypto Mom’ Nominated to Serve as SEC Commissioner Until 2025
4.6.2020
Hester Peirce, affectionately known as ‘Crypto Mom’, looks set to serve in the US Securities and Exchange Commission until 2025
Samsung & LG ‘Pursuing Business with Big International Crypto Players’
4.6.2020
Source: Adobe/S_E
South Korean experts say that domestic business big-hitters like Samsung and LG are stepping up their crypto-related activities with overseas companies – rather than domestic players – as part of a strategy that has begun to take shape in the past few weeks.
As previously...
Cryptobartender Serves Drinks for Crypto, Doing its Part in Pandemic
4.6.2020
Cryptobartender. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/CryptoTexty
A device called Cryptobartender is doing its part to help social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, by selling drinks for crypto.
Cryptobartender is a device that allows users to buy water, wine, whiskey, or any other type...
SEC ‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce Tapped for Second Term at US Regulator: Report
3.6.2020
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has reportedly been nominated to another five-year term at the agency
Despite Russia’s Confusing Crypto Laws, P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes Soar
3.6.2020
Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading data shows digital assets like bitcoin are growing extremely popular in Russia, despite the State Duma’s opinions and regulations aimed at crypto assets. On Monday, the Russian government published a draft version of litigation mandates called “On...
Crypto.com Receives Privacy-Related ISO Certification
3.6.2020
The crypto platform becomes one of the first companies in the industry to achieve the ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification