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CFTC Charges Colorado Resident With Fraud in Crypto Ponzi Scheme
15.2.2020
The CFTC has charged a Colorado individual for allegedly defrauding investors out of more than $500K via a crypto trading scheme
Rollouts, Rollbacks and 20 Crypto Jokes
15.2.2020
This week in crypto, analysts predicted Bitcoin may go higher after breaching USD 10k. Justin Sun told people to buy his 'shitcoin,' and OKChain testnet went live; Voice Beta went live too, but not for all. Meanwhile, Ripple announced partnership with the National Bank of Egypt, Hadera is working...
From Crypto Self-Custody to Music Rights, This Mother-Daughter Dev Team Does It All
15.2.2020
Developer Cindy Zimmerman and her mother Judy Katzman are among the cryptocurrency community’s most quietly prolific builders
Crypto-Broker Instacoins Receives Operating License in Estonia
15.2.2020
Instacoins Estonia OÜ, a cryptocurrency brokerage, is pleased to announce it has received an operating license from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The company is now fully regulated under Estonian law to provide services of exchanging a virtual currency against fiat. Last year...
Tax Rules Hit Brazilian Crypto Exchanges, Forcing Trading Platforms Acesso Bitcoin and Latoex Out of Business
15.2.2020
Tax regulations implemented even before dedicated legislation has been adopted have hit Brazilian cryptocurrency exchanges. Digital asset brokers failing to comply with the new reporting requirements face fines and the stricter rules are hurting smaller platforms, which are shutting down due...
Five Crypto Relationships Worth Noting on Valentine’s Day
14.2.2020
Business partnerships, like romances, are fated to have their rocky moments. Facebook’s Libra project is no exception
CFTC Sues Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scammer for $500K Theft
14.2.2020
The CFTC is charging Breonna Clark and Venture Capital Investments with defrauding investors by pretending to run a commodity pool invested in crypto and foreign currency contracts
For Crypto Miners, Bitcoin’s Halving Could Mean a Doubling in Costs
14.2.2020
To the operators of high-speed computers used to mine for bitcoin, the halving looks more like a doubling — of costs
The Top Narratives Driving Crypto Market Growth, feat. Travis Kling
14.2.2020
The halving? Coronavirus and volatility? Fed action? Listeners vote on what's driving crypto growth
Black Americans Keener on Crypto than Whites Counterparts – Survey
14.2.2020
Black Americans are more interested in cryptocurrencies than white people in the United States, say the authors of a new survey.
The findings come in a report published by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The survey, carried out in conjunction with British ad-tech firm Qriously in January 2020...
Polychain Capital Is Raising a $200M Crypto Venture Fund, Slide Deck Reveals
14.2.2020
Polychain Capital, one of the crypto industry's leading venture firms, is targeting $200 million for its second fund
Another Crypto Startup Targets the Public With New Fear-busting Mascot
14.2.2020
Blockchain by Figure. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Figure
Silicon Valley-based financial services startup Figure has launched a bid to make distributed ledger technology more approachable – by creating a crypto-themed mascot that its masterminds hope will dispel public fears about...
OKEx Expands Into India’s Crypto Market via Partnership With Local Exchange
14.2.2020
OKEx partnered with India’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, CoinDCX, to launch a new crypto futures product in the country
Crypto Finance Startup Amber Raises $28M in Series A Led By Pantera, Paradigm
14.2.2020
Paradigm and Pantera Capital led the round, while Polychain Capital, Blockchain.com, Coinbase Ventures and more also participated
OKEx Partners With Bain-Backed Crypto Exchange to Launch Leveraged Futures in India
14.2.2020
The partnership will see the firms launch a new futures trading platform and provides OKEx with a foothold in a high-potential market
Crypto Events Postponed, Bitcoin Miners Struggle Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
14.2.2020
As the Wuhan Coronavirus spreads further across Asia – an important region for the crypto industry – industry players have started to feel the impact on their own businesses. As of this weekend, a number of crypto events have been postponed, mining gear manufacturers have announced supply chain...
US Intelligence Community Sees Crypto As a Threat to the Greenback
14.2.2020
The U.S. intelligence community is racing to anticipate developments that could usurp the dollar’s global dominance
Binance Adds 15 Fiat Currency Options for Purchasing Crypto
14.2.2020
Fifteen more currencies can be used to purchase crypto on Binance through its debit and credit card partner Simplex
Ledger Reignites Trezor Beef With 'Dishonest' Report on Crypto Wallet Hardware
14.2.2020
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturers, Ledger and Trezor, have again clashed over which has the most secure device
Are Japan and China Heading Towards a Crypto Race?
14.2.2020
China and Japan share a long and tense history: both nations have been on opposite sides of multiple conflicts in history. Even today, the relationship between the two states remains precarious at best with conflicts such as those related to the South China Sea. Both countries are constantly...