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EY Has Blockchain-based Solution to Governments + 11 More Crypto News
16.10.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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Major professional services firm, EY, launched EY OpsChain Public Finance Manager (PFM), a blockchain-enabled...
How to Trade Big Crypto Volumes, Explained
16.10.2019
Trading big crypto volumes consumes a lot of time, while also affecting the crypto markets. Learn how to trade large amounts effectively in our article #Sponsored
G20 Informed Stablecoins Could Pose Financial Stability Risk
16.10.2019
The Financial Stability Board has informed the G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the risks stablecoins could pose to financial stability. Unlike crypto assets which do not pose financial stability risk at this time, stablecoins could pose a host of challenges. Also read: Unicef...
Libra Could Merge With China’s Crypto in Taiwan, Says Foxconn Founder
16.10.2019
Foxconn’s founder and the richest man of Taiwan, Terry Gou, wants the island nation to embrace the ambitious Libra digital currency project of Facebook. In his latest speech, Gou has said that unlike other governments that have skeptically approached the Libra project, Taiwan could welcome it...
NBA-China Scandal Crashes Nike Sneaker-Backed Crypto Token Price
16.10.2019
The NBA-China fallout has sparked a 30%+ crash in the price of certain collectible sneaker-backed crypto tokens
Nasdaq Lists an AI-Powered Index of Crypto Market’s Top 100 Performers
16.10.2019
The Nasdaq stock exchange has listed an index of crypto’s top 100 coins alongside traditional market bellwethers like the S&P 500 and the Dow
Ripple's Strategy: Push XRP by Investing in Crypto Wallet Tech
16.10.2019
Brad Garlinghouse. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bloomberg
This October alone, Ripple, a California-based crypto startup focusing on payment technologies, made three crypto wallet related steps that might help its native token, XRP to reach a wider audience.
The most recent announcement...
10 of the Best Telegram Crypto Channels
16.10.2019
Telegram’s token might have received short shrift from the SEC, but its messaging app has been embraced everywhere by everyone. 300 million users attest to the success of Pavel Durov’s end-to-end encrypted platform, which has become a mainstay of the crypto community. On the rare...
Street Artist Pascal Boyart Helps Venezuelan Creators Earn Crypto
16.10.2019
Crypto-passionate street artist Pascal Boyart, well known in the space for being the first artist in his style to affix Bitcoin QR codes to his work, is now helping Venezuelan muralists and creators earn crypto. The Paris-based “Pboy,” also famous for hiding BTC in...
Telegram Awaits Court Hearing on SEC Case Against Its Token Sale
16.10.2019
Telegram, the most popular messenger in the crypto community, is facing challenges surrounding the launch of its TON blockchain. Following an intervention by the U.S. securities regulator, a court hearing on the sale of the native gram tokens is scheduled to take place a week before the network...
eToro Launches Crypto Portfolio Weighted by Twitter Mentions
15.10.2019
With an AI system trawling through 850,000,000 tweets a day, the network portfolio calibrates an optimal status based on an evaluation of sentiments
Crypto Markets Turn Red, While Bitcoin Price Takes a Hit Below $8,200
15.10.2019
Crypto markets are turning red, with Bitcoin taking a sudden dip below the $8,200 price mark
Europol Predicts Rise of ‘Criminal’ Crypto Exchanges in Digital Underground
15.10.2019
Is the current industry landscape, where centralized exchanges dominate cryptocurrency trading volumes, about to change in the coming years? Europol predicts that international regulatory demands for identity verification on established venues will push privacy concerned traders into so-called...
A New Trend in Crypto Funding Campaigns: Companies Resorting to IEOs
15.10.2019
The share of investments in IEO is becoming much larger and catching up with the IPO market indicators with the mass adoption of “multiple IEO” and STEO trends
Layer1 Secures $50M from Peter Thiel, Others to Mine Crypto in Texas
15.10.2019
Layer1 has raised $50 million from industry stakeholders including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and early stage investor Shasta Ventures
UAE Financial Watchdog Asks for Public Feedback on Crypto Regulation
15.10.2019
Regulators in the UAE will be collecting public feedback on drafted crypto asset regulation until Oct. 29
eToro, The Tie to Track Crypto Sentiment on Twitter for Investors
15.10.2019
eToro and The Tie partner on AI-based investment tool, which opens trades based on sentiment signals from Twitter
New Crypto Adoption Example: Samsung Testing Tokenomics with Lympo
15.10.2019
There is another example of adoption coming to the Cryptoverse, as Samsung started testing tokenomics with Lympo in an effort to motivate Americans to be(come) healthier.
Samsung Health, a free application developed by South Korean giant Samsung, partnered with the Lithuania-headquartered...
WATCH: MyCrypto CEO Taylor Monahan on Crypto Adoption and Ethereum
15.10.2019
CoinDesk sat down with MyCrypto CEO Taylor Monaghan at Devcon 5 to discuss her crypto journey
Crypto Service Provider BitGo to Add Support for Tron on Its Platform by November 2019
15.10.2019
After a prolonged association with the top digital currencies, crypto custody service provider and digital asset management company BitGo has announced that it will be adding TRON (TRX) on its platform. The announcement on Medium stated that the end of November 2019, would complete the integration....