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OKEx Exec Calls Binance's CoinMarketCap Ranking 'Shameless'
15.5.2020
OKEx's chief strategy officer does not agree with CoinMarketCap's recent exchange ranking changes, calling the site "dead."
Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX Launches Bitcoin Hashrate Futures
15.5.2020
On Friday, Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX launched a hashrate futures tool that allows Bitcoin (BTC) miners to hedge against mining difficulty risk. Hashrate, the amount of processing power dedicated to a Bitcoin network at a given time, determines the strength and security of the network....
Institutional Crypto Trading Platform Raises $17M Despite Economic Slowdown
15.5.2020
Amid the COVID-19 slowdown, institution-facing liquidity aggregator FalconX has raised $17 million from top VCs in the crypto space
Crypto.com Rolls Out Visa Card to 31 European Nations
15.5.2020
Crypto.com is now shipping its crypto-to-fiat card, the MCO Visa, across the European Union
Reddit Launches Crypto Integration; Brian Armstrong Applauds the Move!
15.5.2020
Making it a remarkable move, Reddit has recently introduced cryptocurrencies for approximately for its 20M users. Reddit launched Moon and Bricks in its two subreddits /r/Cryptocurrency and /r/FortniteBR. Reddit aimed that this launch will help in the steady growth of the crypto monetization in...
Telegram Investor Backs Durov Crypto Return to ‘Kick Zuckerberg’s Ass’
15.5.2020
Pavel Durov. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/durov.
An investor in Telegram’s aborted Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform says he believes the project’s mastermind is not yet ready to walk away from his failed initial coin offering (ICO) – and backed Telegram to return to the crypto...
ShapeShift’s Erik Voorhees on How the Best Regulation for Bitcoin Is Just Math
15.5.2020
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First Mover: Bitcoin’s Hot Again, and Crypto Miners Are Hoarding – Or Are They?
15.5.2020
Bitcoin is rallying again, and some analysts are taking a closer look at data extracted from the underlying blockchain for signals on whether cryptocurrency miners are buying or selling. Or if they're HODLing
50-Year-Old Australian Woman Charged With Unlawfully Exchanging Over $3M in Bitcoin
15.5.2020
The woman is believed to be involved in a crypto money-laundering syndicate, according to a report
BitGo Now Providing Custody for India’s Largest Crypto Exchange
15.5.2020
One of the oldest crypto custodians, BitGo has started securing crypto assets at India's largest exchange by trade volume, CoinDCX
CZ Calls Africa an ‘Untapped Market’ With Unique Challenges for Crypto
15.5.2020
Binance founder CZ sees the African continent as an untapped environment for exchanges to drive cryptocurrency adoption
Pantera Capital’s Crypto Hedge Funds Are Losing Double Digits, But Its Bitcoin Fund Is Up 10,000% to Date
15.5.2020
Internal documents show that Pantera Capital's bitcoin fund is vastly outperforming its more exotic crypto-asset fund counterparts
Visa Files Patent for Cryptocurrency System to Replace Cash
15.5.2020
Visa International has filed for a cryptocurrency system patent that is meant to replace physical currency. The system, which utilizes both central banks and commercial banks, leverages a private blockchain to improve the payment ecosystem. Visa’s Cryptocurrency Patent Filing The United...
Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Interest Account With up to 4.3% Annual Rate
15.5.2020
Neobanking service provider Bitwala on Thursday introduced a new account that offers its 80,000 European customers passive bitcoin (BTC) income. The Bitwala Interest Account allows users to earn up to 4.3% interest per annum for BTC held at the bank. According to the Berlin-based company, account...
Kim Jong Un May Be Using Stolen Crypto to Offset Economic Fallout
14.5.2020
The latest reports suggest that North Korea could be encouraging the Lazarus group to steal crypto globally
Bitcoin Network Sees a Massive Mining Pool Shift Following the Halving
14.5.2020
Following the third bitcoin halving on May 11, 2020, there’s been a big shift in mining pool distribution, as far as hashrate is concerned. At the time of publication, there’s around 100-115 exahash per second (EH/s) in search of bitcoin blocks and spectators have seen two relatively...
Copper Claims New Tool Removes Credit Risk From Crypto Trading
14.5.2020
Copper's ClearLoop tool lets two parties finalize all details of a trade before transferring the seller's assets to the buyer's possession, rather than force the seller to store these assets on an exchange
Bequant Launches Crypto Prime Brokerage to Compete for Institutional Money
14.5.2020
London-based Bequant becomes one of only a few companies in crypto to offer a full range of prime brokerage services for hedge funds
Bitcoin Halving Was Not the Apocalyptic Event Some in Crypto Feared
14.5.2020
Bitcoin’s resiliency following its halving suggests that many investors have started looking at it as a legitimate hedge against inflation
Telegram’s TON Was Built on Sand. Its Failure Isn’t All Bad For Crypto
14.5.2020
Telegram's Pavel Durov rails against the SEC's "ossification." But his TON project was always on shaky ground legally-speaking, says Preston Byrne