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USD Backed by Gold, Believe 29% of Respondents + 11 More Crypto News
31.10.2019
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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29% of surveyed Americans believe that the U.S. dollar is still backed by gold, a recent survey of 1,000 respondents...
Longtime Bitcoin Advocate Launches Broker-Dealer for Crypto Firms
31.10.2019
Longtime bitcoin advocate Bruce Fenton has created a new broker-dealer for digital asset firms and financial advisors called Watchdog Capital
Belgian Finance Watchdog Ups List of Suspected Crypto Scams to 131
31.10.2019
The Financial Services and Markets Authority has issued another warning about cryptocurrency trading sites that may be fraudulent
US, EU and UK Companies Can Now Pay Workers in Bitcoin Cash via Bitwage
31.10.2019
Getting at least partially paid with cryptocurrency is a great way to enter the digital asset market without having to do any trading. If you are looking to earn your favorite crypto asset, Bitwage now allows American, European and British companies to pay workers in bitcoin cash following demand...
New IRS Guidance: How to Report Crypto Assets Accurately
31.10.2019
Here is everything you need to know about the IRS new guidance
Swiss Crypto Bank Gets Approved for Singapore Banking License
31.10.2019
Singapore welcomes crypto bank Sygnum with license
There’s a New Way to Get Your Stolen Crypto Back
31.10.2019
There's as much as $10 billion in stolen crypto out there. A joint venture from Coinfirm and Kroll looks to help people get their funds back
Financial System Blind to Crypto’s Deflationary Impact, Says Analyst
31.10.2019
Crypto’s deflationary impact will have profound implications for the global financial system
The Xi Effect – Chinese Government to Fund Blockchain Projects
31.10.2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement that the country would invest heavily in blockchain technology – coupled with a sweeping move to remove online posts suggesting such technology is a scam – has nourished optimism long-held by crypto advocates. Of course, the reality...
Japanese Giant SBI Makes Millions With Crypto, Praises Ripple
31.10.2019
Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has revealed that its cryptocurrency ventures are making a profit – and its influential CEO Yoshitaka Kitao has played down the potential of Bitcoin (BTC) and other altcoins, while singing the virtues of Ripple (XRP).
According to mid-financial year figures...
Genesis Capital Crypto Lending Firm Reports $870M in New Originations in Q3
31.10.2019
Crypto lending firm Genesis Capital added a staggering $870 million in new originations during Q3 2019
Bitfinex Cries Fraud as Crypto Capital Executive Indicted by US
30.10.2019
How the firm that lost $880 million worth of Bitinex’s funds rose to prominence
Libra Chief David Marcus Opens Up About Libra’s Potential to Outperform Other Anti Money Laundering Systems
30.10.2019
David Marcus, the spearhead of Facebook’s Libra Project bragged about the social media giant’s highly anticipated stablecoin and its potential to curb money laundering practices in the best possible way in comparison to the current payments systems. The Libra chief shared his views on...
Pay Your Friends to Protect Your Keys: One Startup’s New Take on Crypto Custody
30.10.2019
Vault12 is rolling out its crypto custody solution, which lets users pay their friends in ether to protect their private keys
CZ Crypto Deepfake is Funny Now, But it May Not be So Amusing Soon
30.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Alethea AI
A deepfake of crypto trading master CZ is out, entertaining the Cryptoverse. But deepfakes, entering this industry may not be so funny in the near future.
In a deepfake video, published today, we see the CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance...
CoinGecko Now Tracks Data From 20-Plus Crypto Derivatives Markets
30.10.2019
The data aggregator has added a new service tracking the growing number of crypto derivatives products
Disappointment in China, Twitter CEO's Crypto Deal + 12 More News
30.10.2019
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.
Blockchain news
The morning after issuing statements that blockchain would have only small impact on their businesses,...
Alec Baldwin Hired by eToro, but Baldwins are Not New to Crypto
30.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, eToro
Alec Baldwin was enlisted by eToro as the wind in the back of its U.S. copytrading unveiling. However, Baldwin brothers, each a celebrity in his own right, are not strangers in the Cryptosphere.
Cryptocurrency and stock trading platform eToro has one...
Will Bitcoin Ever Touch the Million Dollar Mark, Or Is It Just to Lure Investors?
30.10.2019
Bitcoin is a polarizing issue where people believe that it will do wonders till the sky, or they believe that it is just a gimmick. While it is safe to say that Bitcoin will do better in the future as it has done in the past, some people make an overoptimistic claim that the apex …
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CoinList Launching Crypto Exchange After Jack Dorsey Investment
30.10.2019
CoinList raises $10M from investors including Jack Dorsey