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Three High Profile Crypto Networks Face Reward Halvings This Spring
28.1.2020
This spring, three of the largest crypto networks, BTC, BCH, and BSV, will undergo their halvings around the same time for the first time in history. During the last halving in 2016, only one network existed, but now three protocols share the same consensus algorithm. Google Trends shows that...
MARKETS DAILY: Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 28, 2020
28.1.2020
Bitcoin rallied to near $9,150 as stocks dropped over Coronavirus fears, plus IBM's new "Self-Aware Token" approach
International Crypto Exchange Liquid Develops Perpetual BTC Contracts With Up to 100x Leverage
28.1.2020
Leverage allows cryptocurrency traders unsatisfied with market volatility to make stronger plays on smaller movements. Trading platforms offer various ways to use leverage in order to capture this segment. The latest example is Liquid, an exchange that developed perpetual BTC contracts with up...
New Law May Kill Smaller South Korean Crypto Exchanges + More News
28.1.2020
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.
Exchanges news
Smaller South Korean exchanges could be forced to close if the government pushes ahead with plans to impose tighter...
UK High Court Orders Freeze on $1M of Bitcoin in Ransomware Case
28.1.2020
A UK court has ordered to freeze over $1 million in Bitcoin from a Canadian insurance firm in a ransomware attack
Hearing Concluded: Indian Supreme Court Deliberates on Crypto vs RBI Case
28.1.2020
The Indian supreme court has finished hearing the crypto vs. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) case. The hearing concluded on Tuesday with the counsel for the Internet and Mobile Association of India wrapping up his arguments, followed by arguments by the counsel representing crypto exchanges. The court...
Swiss Bank Julius Baer Offers New Digital Asset Services With Licensed Crypto Bank SEBA
28.1.2020
Switzerland, a nation that’s been quite positive towards crypto business, is facilitating the integration between its traditional financial sector and the blockchain industry. With greater regulatory clarity and stability coming, established banks are plucking up the courage to offer digital...
ANALYSIS: RBI vs. Crypto Hearings End; Verdict Pending
28.1.2020
As the long and intense legal battle between RBI and Crypto comes to an end, both sides have presented their arguments and await a judgment as to whether RBI’s directive banning banks from dealing with cryptocurrencies was warranted and valid. Counsel for IAMAI, Ashim Sood, has made a strong case...
RBI vs. Crypto: Supreme Court of India – January 28, 2020
28.1.2020
IAMAI’s public interest litigation to freely allow crypto activity in India has gained much traction amongst the crypto community. Last week, we saw counsel for RBI, Mr Shyam Dewan and counsel for IAMAI, Mr Ashim Sood, present their cases to a panel of three judges. While Dewan defended RBI’s...
Singapore Announces New AML Rules for Crypto Businesses
28.1.2020
Singapore’s newly-enacted Payment Services Act brings so-called Digital Payment Token (DPT) services under current anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist-financing (CTF) rules
Localcryptos Lets You Cash Out BTC P2P – Minus the KYC
28.1.2020
If you’ve ever had a sudden need for fiat while all in crypto, you’ll understand the difficulty of cashing out without KYC-ing away your identity and that of your unborn children. Localbitcoins is now an AML hellhole, Bisq is great if you’re happy to wait two days for a trade...
Coinbase and Ripple Execs Unveil Master Plan to Drive US Crypto Adoption
28.1.2020
Coinbase and Ripple execs unveil their master plan for driving US crypto adoption
Ukraine Plans to Track Suspicious Crypto Transactions Above $1,200
27.1.2020
Ukraine’s financial watchdog will track crypto transactions exceeding $1,200, according to the head of its Ministry of Finance
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 4
27.1.2020
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...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 27, 2020
27.1.2020
Today's daily podcast features trouble at TRON and an attack on Bitcoin Gold. It's CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup
Iran Issues Over 1,000 Licences for Crypto Mining + More News
27.1.2020
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.
Mining news
The Iranian Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining...
Crypto Market Sentiment Drops, BTC and ETH in Positive Zone
27.1.2020
After three weeks of advancement upwards, the cryptocurrency market sentiment fell back a bit this Monday. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins is now 5.54, while it was 5.83/10 a week ago. It's still higher than two weeks ago though, according...
Ukraine to Oversee Crypto Transactions Above $1,200, Sees Opportunities in Legalization Not Risks
27.1.2020
Cryptocurrency transactions in Ukraine will be strictly monitored by the state, although the country’s finance minister admits that it’s not digital coins but fiat cash that criminals and corrupt officials are more likely to use. The legalization of cryptocurrencies remains a priority...
Is Market Regulation of Online Gambling the Death of Crypto Casinos?
27.1.2020
The launch of crypto casinos has taken the online gambling industry by storm. All thanks to several advantages that they offer. From low transaction fees to anonymity – crypto casinos are an answer to all the limitations and struggles associated with the online gambling industry. This is the reason...
How Coronavirus Outbreak in China Could Weigh on Crypto Prices
27.1.2020
The coronavirus outbreak in China could curb flows into crypto assets from investors and dampen the recent rally in the global market, industry pros say