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Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Sept. 8–14 in Review
15.9.2019
This week’s selected crypto news from Spain and Latin America, courtesy of Cointelegraph en Español
Square Crypto Grants $100,000 to Open-Source Crypto Payment Processor
14.9.2019
Bitcoin-supporting payments service Square Crypto gives $100,000 grant to BTCPay Server
Chinese Authorities Plan Crackdown on Crypto Mining in Inner Mongolia
14.9.2019
Chinese regulators look to new regulation for crypto mining in Inner Mongolia
How Prime Brokerage Will Affect Crypto Markets
14.9.2019
Prime brokerage firms are coming for crypto in what’s likely to be a race of winner-takes-almost-all. Goldman Sachs is synonymous with institutional wealth and power, even to those who’ve never purchased a financial product in their life. Like the eponymous tower it occupies in Jersey...
OKCoin to List Hedera’s Native Token HBAR This Monday
14.9.2019
OKCoin, one of the prominent digital asset exchanges in the world, has recently announced its decision of adding the latest USD pair on its platform. The token to be listed on OKCoin is Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR that will be available in the trading pair of HBAR/USD. The exchange made an official...
Forks and 20 Crypto Jokes
14.9.2019
It was yet another news-filled week. Ethereum Classic developers told us that the Atlantis hard fork is going smoothly, and then the update was successful. Meanwhile, many people were left bemused by the latest news from the upcoming Binance.US and started to migrate to KuCoin. And while somebody...
Nature Abhors a Vacuum: Why Trump’s Proposed Negative Rates Bode Well for Bitcoin
14.9.2019
In a recent tweet, U.S. president Donald Trump delved into an explosive, all-caps-loaded mini-rant about the necessity of getting “interest rates down to ZERO, or less.” The bombastic politician stressed the need for America to refinance its debt, trailing off with some superficially...
Brazilian Cryptocurrency Users are Required to Disclose Details of Their Transactions
14.9.2019
Recently, in an announcement, Brazilian virtual currency traders, users, and exchanges are required to unveil the details of their transactions, for the first time. The requested data must be given by filling an online form, or by submitting the required document, based upon the requirements...
Crypto Facilitates Money Transfer for Restricted China
14.9.2019
Crypto is not illegal in China, but it is illegal for banks and financial institutions to deal in crypto. It’s also illegal to send or receive over $50,000 in fiat money without government permission. Restrictive banking regulations, international trade wars, and a surveillance state in...
BlockFi Clients Can Now Start Earning Interest On Any Amount of Crypto
14.9.2019
Clients of BlockFi, a cryptocurrency lending company, will now be able to earn interest on any amount of Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar
Big Banks Won’t Touch Crypto Clients – But These Smaller Banks Will
13.9.2019
Cryptocurrencies undoubtedly bring new business opportunities. The expanding industry around digital assets and its customers need more and more services that traditional sectors can provide. Banking is often a bottleneck in the crypto space as most traditional institutions are still reluctant...
Non-Custodial Exchange KyberSwap Launches Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway
13.9.2019
Non-custodial exchange KyberSwap rolls out fiat-to-crypto gateway, with support for ERC-20 tokens trading only
Tom Lee: Bitcoin can be Banned from US if its Price Reaches $100,000
13.9.2019
Tom Lee, a notable industry observer, has cautioned that Bitcoin could see a complete ban in the United States if its value reaches 100,000 dollars. In a twitter discussion, about Washington’s snap restriction on flavored e-cigarettes recently, the co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors,...
Friday the 13th: Crypto Markets Red as Bitcoin Price Slips Below $10.3K
13.9.2019
Red is dominating crypto markets this Friday the 13th, as Bitcoin dips below the $10,300 threshold
Amidst Libra Controversies, France Calls for EU-Wide Cryptocurrency Regulation
13.9.2019
The French government continues to be stringent with cryptocurrencies and the primary underlying technology, Blockchain. The country’s economy minister, Bruno Le Maire, urged on the European Union to establish a common set of regulatory parameters for cryptocurrencies in order to counteract risks...
Tagomi Rollout Paves Way for Institutional Crypto Shorting
13.9.2019
Crypto brokerage Tagomi released its borrowing and lending platform to the wider public, enabling investors to short cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum. Tagomi’s COO Kevin Johnson told CoinDesk that its new platform addresses issues that stymie institutional crypto shorts. Many large-scale...
Crypto Mining Supply Fails to Meet Market Demand in Q2: TokenInsight
13.9.2019
Bitcoin miner market saw notable inflation during Q2 2019, with suppliers running out of stock, a new report says
This NBA Star Might Have a Multi-Million Crypto Plan
13.9.2019
Spencer Dinwiddie. Source: Twitter, @SDinwiddie_25
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie might make a crypto-first, that could become another crypto experiment and change the NBA landscape.
This player is to begin his three-year contract extension with the Nets, worth USD 34.36 million. What he’ll...
UK Police Arrest Teen for Hacking Unreleased Music to Sell for Crypto
13.9.2019
U.K. police have arrested a suspect accused of hacking major music acts to steal unreleased songs and sell them for digital currency
Designing a Powerful Security Mechanism in a Crypto Exchange
13.9.2019
Marie Tatibouet is the Chief Marketing Officer at cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io.
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From being a buzzword to solving realistic business problems, blockchain technology has come a long way since 2009. Cryptocurrency, in particular has evolved to be a powerful investment asset that can...