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Bitcoin Not Accepted: Burger King's Crypto Foray Short-Lived
17.9.2019
For the majority of restaurants claiming “Bitcoin accepted here,” the initiative doesn’t go beyond PR and temporary promotions
Samsung & Other S Korean Companies Make Blockchain, Crypto VC Push
17.9.2019
Some of South Korea’s biggest companies are investing in domestic blockchain and cryptocurrency startups – with the Seoul government also looking to get in on the action.
Although it may come as no surprise to hear how keen on blockchain the likes of Samsung, Kakao and LG are, all three companies...
Here’s How Europeans Can Deal With Negative Interest Rates
17.9.2019
Low and negative interest rates have been a burden for account holders across Europe for some time. And it’s only getting worse, as the European Central Bank just announced a new rate cut to a record low of -0.5%. Private and corporate customers in many countries on the continent don’t...
New Linux Malware Mines Crypto While Remaining Undetectable
16.9.2019
Two threat analysts stumbled upon new Linux malware that keeps its crypto mining operations under the radar
Square Crypto Grants BTCPay Foundation 100,000 Dollars to Support BTCPay Server
16.9.2019
Square Crypto has reported that it is giving the first of its several grants to help open-source projects in bitcoin to the BTCPay Foundation. Furthermore, the crypto-centered division of mobile payment organization, Square crypto is giving the BTCPay Foundation a grant of 100,000 dollars to help...
US Sanctions Three North Korea-based Crypto Hacking Groups
16.9.2019
The United States of America has given its nod for the sanction of three North Korean state-sponsored hacker entities responsible for “North Korea’s malicious cyber activity on critical infrastructure,” announced the U.S Department of Treasury on September 13, 2019. According to the announcement...
How Crypto Became a Gambler’s Paradise
16.9.2019
Comparing cryptocurrency trading to gambling is like comparing crypto tribalism to religion: the analogy is correct, but it’s also tired. What bears emphasizing, then, isn’t that crypto trading and crypto gambling are often indistinguishable, but the extent to which the two disciplines...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 37
16.9.2019
Below is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here.
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John McAfee Criticizes Centralized Exchanges for ‘Controlling Entire Market’
16.9.2019
Centralized crypto exchanges have always been criticized for having an unquestioned dominance over the crypto markets, which wasn’t far from the truth. Exchanges like Binance, Huobi, Coinbase, etc., command the major share of entire crypto trade, and that can be a bit scary considering...
Crypto Market Sentiment Slightly Lower; EOS is This Week’s Winner
16.9.2019
This Monday, the average crypto market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins by market capitalization is 5.22/10, slightly less than last week’s 5.26, according to Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
Not a single coin is in the negative range for the second week in...
Majority of Traders Opine Upward Breaking of Bitcoin From Current, Reveals the Poll
16.9.2019
In the highly dynamic and risk-driven domain of cryptocurrencies, every digital coin has to face its share of ups and downs periodically. Bitcoin, taking pride as the first crypto coin to hit the financial markets, has shown quite a stagnant phase in the past few weeks, which has resulted...
Could Crypto Be Compliant With Sharia Law? Experts Answer
16.9.2019
Experts answer: Could cryptocurrency be compliant with Sharia law?
India’s Proposed Bitcoin Ban Is Already Driving a Crypto Exodus
16.9.2019
Local industry and talent critique legislative recommendations that would make India “the first large democracy to ban an innovative technology such as crypto”
Deutsche Bank Joins JPMorgan’s Crypto Payments Network
16.9.2019
JPMorgan's blockchain-based interbank payments initiative, IIN, has added Deutsche Bank as its latest member, bringing the total to 320 banks
European Countries Step Up Response to Facebook’s Libra
16.9.2019
The European Central Bank (ECB) and a number of countries in the region have stepped up their efforts in response to Facebook’s Libra, which has revived a competing ECB project for instant payments. As Facebook engages Switzerland’s financial regulator, the ECB clarifies how Libra...
Market-Neutral Derivatives Trading as explained by CMC
16.9.2019
In this post, we seek to explore the topic of “Market-Neutral Crypto Derivatives Trading”. There has been a slew of derivatives exchanges launching in the last couple of years, many offering Perpetual Swaps and Futures. This post will be a […]
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Facebook to Be Quizzed by ECB & Central Banks + 8 More Crypto Briefs
16.9.2019
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.
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The European Central Bank (ECB) and the heads of a number of central banks will quiz Facebook over its forthcoming...
PR: Bitcoin.com Announces Partnership With Telecommunications Manufacturer HTC
16.9.2019
Bitcoin.com, one of the world’s oldest and most established cryptocurrency innovators with over 4.5 million wallet holders worldwide, and leading telecommunications manufacturer HTC have announced the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership to drive innovation and adoption...
US Sanctions Three Alleged Crypto Hacking Groups from North Korea
16.9.2019
The U.S. Treasury mentioned cryptocurrency thefts as one of the reasons for the action against the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff and Andariel
Crypto News From Asia: Sept. 9–15
16.9.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from Japan and China, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan