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How Is Bitcoin Cash Different From Bitcoin Core?
20.1.2020
The crypto space can be hard to break into for those unfamiliar with the jargon, lingo, and foundational knowledge taken for granted by the already initiated. Adding to this difficulty is the fact that there are several different cryptos which bear the name “Bitcoin.” Convoluted as this...
Maduro Announces Crypto Casino in Support of Petro and Public
20.1.2020
Venezuela’s Maduro announces crypto casino to run on country’s Petro
Developer Proposes Decentralized Bitcoin Hashrate Derivatives
20.1.2020
There’s a new concept called Powswap that lets people speculate on hashrate in order to hedge against price volatility. Powswap was developed by the software engineer Jeremy Rubin who believes hashrate derivatives products allow people to leverage new trading strategies. Also read: Regulatory...
Crypto Enthusiast’s A Day-by-Day Guide to Davos
20.1.2020
Once again the Swiss mountain resort welcomes one of the most diverse gatherings of people from across the world and across industries – both the elite and the fringe – coming together for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF).
Scheduled for January 21st through 24th, the forum’s celebrating...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 3
20.1.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Maduro Opens Crypto Casino in Venezuela
20.1.2020
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has authorized the opening of a casino at a luxury hotel in Caracas where bets must be placed in petros, the country’s national oil-backed digital currency. Several cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies can be exchanged into petros to wager in...
How the Crypto World Is Preparing for Quantum Computing, Explained
20.1.2020
Blockchain is regarded as the most secure technology, but can it face the quantum computing threat? Learn how the crypto world is preparing for the quantum leap #Sponsored
South Korea Considers 20% Crypto Tax
20.1.2020
Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance's income tax office have reportedly been reviewing the proposal
Crypto Market Sentiment Climbs Higher; Bitcoin Gets Company
20.1.2020
The cryptocurrency market sentiment made another long step upwards for the third week in a row, and now we see the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins standing at 5.83, compared to last week's 5.47/10, according to Omenics, a cryptocurrency market...
CoinDesk at WEF 2020: Crypto Themes to Watch as Davos Gets Underway
20.1.2020
Get your Fourth Industrial Revolution hardhats on. CoinDesk is at Davos to guide you through all things blockchain and crypto at the yearly confab of global leaders and their hangers-on
Venezuela to Launch a ‘Crypto Casino’ in Caracas + More News
20.1.2020
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The Venezuelan government will create a “crypto casino” in the Hotel Humbolt de Caracas in the country’s capital....
Lawsuit Against Ripple May Decide the Fate of XRP but Regulators Have the Final Say
20.1.2020
A prolonged legal battle, which may hold the key to XRP’s future, has been extended again. The class action lawsuit alleges that Ripple issued and sold the coin, one of the largest by market cap, as an unregistered security. The decision on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit...
Poloniex’s “TRC20-USDT Deposit Promotion” is Offering 100% yield & Extra Rewards
20.1.2020
In the celebration of the New Year 2020, the crypto exchange Poloniex has started a new TRC20-USDT deposit promotion. It has started from 15th Jan and will run until 3rd Feb. This promotion is laden with attractions such as the participants can earn the highest annual yield on TRC20-USDT. On top...
Binance P2P Crypto Trading Platform Supports Vietnam’s Fiat Currency
20.1.2020
Binance has launched peer-to-peer trading for the Vietnamese dong, making it the second supported fiat currency after Chinese yuan
Binance CEO Suggests Crypto Exchanges Are Safer Than Keeping One’s Keys
20.1.2020
Keeping one’s crypto assets on a cryptocurrency exchange is the safer solution for most users, according to Binance’s CEO
Crypto Trading Exchange Liquid Teams Up with Quadency To Facilitate Traders
20.1.2020
Liquid, the renowned cryptocurrency trading exchange, has announced its collaboration with a highly acclaimed crypto trading management services provider, Quadency. Strategically designed collaborations and partnerships have played an important part in the success of the cryptocurrency community....
Thai SEC Grants License to Asia-Pacific Crypto Exchange
20.1.2020
Asia-Pacific crypto-fiat trading platform Zipmex has sealed a digital assets exchange license from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission
Gamble With Crypto at Bestecasinobonussen.nl
20.1.2020
The advancements in the IT industry allowed for banking methods like Bitcoin to thrive in the online casino market, offering online casino goers the possibility to make their deposits in the most convenient way without the risk of exposing any of their financial information to unwanted third...
Cypherpunk Bitstream Hosts Share Importance of Payments, Dropgangs, and ‘Meatspace’ Allies
20.1.2020
The Cypherpunk Bitstream podcast is a relatively new program that’s just released its fourth episode. The hosts, known as Frank Braun and The Real Smuggler, are so-called ‘privacy extremists’ and dyed-in-the-wool crypto-anarchists concerned with exposing cypherpunk ethos to...
South Korea Mulls 20% Crypto Tax Plan, Russia Also Wants to Tax Tokens
20.1.2020
The South Korean government is reviewing a proposal that could see it introduce a tax on cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin appears keen to see the government adopt a crypto tax law by spring 2020.
Per news agency Yonhap, the Korean finance ministry...