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New USD 110m for Crypto Startups, Crypto.com Swap Fuels MCO + More News
3.8.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Early-stage venture firm Electric Capital said it raised USD 110m for Seed and Series A fund, focused on cryptonetworks...
Crypto Market Sentiment Hits Yearly High; Bitcoin, Ethereum Break Records
3.8.2020
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After circling the same spot for about two weeks, crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) made another jump over the course of the past seven days, stepping into the positive zone and reaching new highs this year. The combined moving 7-day average sentscore for the top...
Bitpatt.com, a Safe, Fast and Reliable P2P Crypto Exchange, Launches Operations
3.8.2020
While there are many crypto exchanges, fear of hacking and theft has slowly crept into crypto traders due to many such past incidents. It makes sense to always be in control of one’s fund and cryptocurrencies, and that’s why P2P or peer to peer services like Bitpatt are trusted by both...
First Mover: July Was a Runaway Month for Crypto Returns
3.8.2020
Crypto traders didn't have to be choosy to make money in July, when every digital asset in the CoinDesk 20 rose (except, of course, for the stablecoins)
Crypto Firm Hacked for $1.4M Admits It Will Struggle to Reimburse Users
3.8.2020
Madrid-based payment app and card issuer 2gether said it can only reimburse investors with its native tokens following Friday’s hack
Crypto Hedge Fund Neural Capital Closes After Losing Half Its Money
3.8.2020
Neural Capital, a hedge fund that traded cryptocurrency assets, has quietly shuttered
Inside a Crypto ‘Ponzi’: How the $6.5M Banana.Fund Fraud Unravelled
3.8.2020
U.S. authorities are trying to return $6.5 million in bitcoin and tether to the victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme
YouTube Bans Crypto Channel for 'Encouraging Illegal Activities'
3.8.2020
Crypto channel Altcoin Daily run by brothers Aaron and Austin Arnold was reinstated by YouTube after more than two days offline
Huobi Hires Former Banking Giant Executive to Lead New DeFi Fund
3.8.2020
The crypto exchange group is forming a new fund to invest tens of millions of dollars in the DeFi space
Where FATF Crypto Compliance Gets Interesting: Africa
3.8.2020
Crypto businesses seeing strong growth across the 54-country continent are working hard to meet the FATF's anti-money laundering standards
Garmin Coming Back Online After Hack — Was $10M Crypto Ransom Paid?
3.8.2020
Cybergang Evil Corp hackers reportedly demanded $10M to restore full access to Garmin’s customer support services and navigation solutions
A General Strategy on How to Select a Crypto Fund, Part 1
3.8.2020
A basic framework of useful metrics to assess the true risk of a crypto fund as a quantitative screening tool
Crypto Long & Short: Does Decentralization Create Value or Destroy It?
2.8.2020
This week, bitcoin rallied past $11,000 and value in DeFi climbed toward $4 billion. But what's the point of crypto if regular markets are just as volatile?
Bitcoin Drama, Ether Rally, Teen Held Over Twitter Hack: Hodler’s Digest, July 27–Aug. 2
2.8.2020
There’s been plenty of drama on the crypto markets this week — Bitcoin surged to $12,000 only to crash spectacularly, and Ether has continued to rally
China Never Banned Bitcoin as Commodity, Beijing Arbitration Commission Explains
2.8.2020
The Beijing Arbitration Commission has published an article clarifying that bitcoin’s use as a commodity has never been banned in China. It explains that the Chinese authorities’ attitude toward controlling bitcoin revolves around three areas. China Recognizes Bitcoin as Commodity...
Stablecoins, Ceilings and Digital Currencies: Bad Crypto News of the Week
2.8.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
OKCoin Says Institutional Investors Benefit Most From OCC Crypto Clarity
2.8.2020
OKCoin says recent U.S. regulatory clarity on digital asset custody is significant for big money players
Putin Signs Law Giving Cryptocurrency Legal Status in Russia
2.8.2020
Russia’s bill to regulate cryptocurrencies has been signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. The new law gives legal status to cryptocurrency but prohibits its use as a means of payment. Russian Crypto Bill Signed Into Law Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law Friday the bill...
Communities Are Vital For Crypto Projects But Might Become Less Important
2.8.2020
It’s common for people to talk about communities in crypto. We hear talk of the ‘Bitcoin community,’ the ‘Ethereum community’ and so on, but how important are such ‘communities’ to the development and success of their related crypto projects?
They’re very important, according to various crypto...
Various Crypto Mining Strategies Underline Industry’s Growth Potential
2.8.2020
PoS mining platforms are gaining traction globally but could use more polishing and real-life testing, according to experts