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India’s Appetite for Crypto Derivatives Is Growing, Exchanges Say
3.3.2020
India is developing an appetite for crypto derivatives, even as the country's Supreme Court continues to deliberate over the future of the exchange industry
Yang 2020 and the Search for the Next Crypto Candidate
3.3.2020
What’s next for the Yang Gang, and who – if anyone – will inherit their leader’s mantle?
Human Readability and Privacy: BCH Can Be Sent by Email With Tips Tool, No Usernames Required
3.3.2020
Tips.Bitcoin.com allows users of crypto to tip BCH to friends and family via email address, arguably cutting out some of the inconvenience associated with standard bitcoin address formats. Unlike Coinbase Wallet’s new username option, which achieves similar ease for transactions, sending keys...
Is Google Purging its App Marketplace of Crypto Media Sites?
3.3.2020
Google appears to have removed a number of cryptocurrency-related media outlet apps from its Google Play Store.
News providers including Cointelegraph and Coindesk say that their apps are no longer appearing on Google’s app marketplace.
However, at the time of writing, both media outlets’ apps...
US Treasury Meets With Crypto Leaders to Discuss Industry Challenges
3.3.2020
The United States Treasury Department met with cryptocurrency industry leaders and compliance experts to discuss the supervision of crypto assets
US Charges North Korea-Linked Chinese Nationals for Laundering Over $100 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrency
3.3.2020
The U.S. government has charged two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency worth $100 million from an exchange allegedly for the benefit of North Korea. They are linked to the U.S.-designated North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. A total of 113 cryptocurrency accounts...
Bitcoin Is Financial Instrument, Clarifies Germany, Crypto Custodians Qualify as Financial Institutions
3.3.2020
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, Bafin, has issued guidance to clarify the status of cryptocurrencies and the regulations that apply to related business activities. The recommendations are based on the country’s current legislation, taking into account the latest...
Belgium Startup Launches Smart Chip Hardware Wallet for SLP-Based Tokens
3.3.2020
On March 1, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) developers’ Twitter account revealed a new hardware wallet card for SLP tokens created by the Belgium-based company Satoshichip. The newly designed product is the first SLP token hardware wallet on the market and it works natively with the Electron...
This Major Turkish Bank Is The Latest Binance Partner for Fiat-to-Crypto Transfers
2.3.2020
Binance CEO CZ: “We abide by the local laws and regulations and are committed to providing secure services to our users”
Institutional Custody Is Key as KPMG Estimates $9.8 Billion in Crypto Stolen Since 2017
2.3.2020
More than $9.8 billion in crypto was stolen since 2017, according to KPMG
Why Crypto Should Care About Justin Sun’s Steem Drama
2.3.2020
The implications reach much further than just Steem or Tron, underlining the fundamental message of the "not your keys, not your crypto" mantra
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 9
2.3.2020
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 Mugger’ Gets 10-year Jail Term + More News
2.3.2020
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.
Crime news
An attacker who assaulted Kyu-hoon "Spunky" Hwang, the famous South Korean crypto YouTuber, has been sentenced...
The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham
2.3.2020
Sino Global Capital’s Matthew Graham joins for a discussion of crypto, coronavirus and enterprise blockchain in China
Google Play Store Takes Down Crypto News Apps, Including Cointelegraph’s
2.3.2020
Google’s Play Store has removed apps of a number of crypto news sites, including Cointelegraph and Coindesk
Crypto Market Sentiment Keeps Tumbling
2.3.2020
After reaching the highest score of 6.23 two weeks ago, the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment for the top 10 coins by market capitalization is still dropping, falling from 5.63 last week to 4.84/10 this week, according to Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
Once...
Bitcoin Momentum Investing — Does Buy the Dump, Sell the Pump Work?
2.3.2020
Data shows that buying the worst-performing cryptos on a daily basis can provide a better risk-adjusted-performance than just buying the best-performing cryptocurrency
This Global Vacuum Presents Huge Opportunities for Crypto
2.3.2020
In some regions, over 50% of the population are unbanked and the problem is much worse for women, according to a quarterly review by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which acts as a central authority for the world’s leading central banks.
In a special feature on innovations...
Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling
2.3.2020
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading platforms are not the prime target of a new push to increase budget receipts, they will be placed under close examination. The news comes as a military escalation with...
Lloyd’s New Insurance Offering Covers Crypto Held in Hot Wallets
2.3.2020
A new type of liability insurance from Lloyd’s’s of London will protect against the theft of cryptocurrency held in hot wallets