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Bitcoin-Based Payment Facilitator Purse.io Shuts Down
16.4.2020
Long-time Bitcoin payment facilitator, Purse.io, has chosen to close up shop
Market Wrap: Ether Making Big Gains as Stablecoins Proliferate on Ethereum
16.4.2020
The Ethereum network has become the place where stablecoins proliferate. Can ether keep rising in price as a result?
Tether Market Cap Soars $2B Since March — Biggest Monthly Inflow Ever
16.4.2020
Demand for stablecoins is soaring! USDC and PAX are becoming more popular, but USDT still holds a majority share of BTC volume
Bitcoin Startup Purse to Shut Down After 6-Year Run
16.4.2020
Bitcoin shopping startup Purse will shut down after six years in the space, according to an email sent to customers Thursday and confirmed by CoinDesk
Open Interest in CME Bitcoin Futures Rises 70% as Institutions Return to Market
16.4.2020
Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the CME has recovered significantly from March’s lows, signaling a resurgence of institutional participation
IMF Predicts Worst Global Crisis Since Great Depression, Costing $9 Trillion
16.4.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the world’s current economic crisis is the worst downturn since the Great Depression, and no country is spared. The IMF estimates that the cumulative loss to global GDP from the pandemic could be around 9 trillion dollars. Also read: IMF Declares...
BTCPay Looks to Anonymize Bitcoin Transactions With PayJoin Integration
16.4.2020
PayJoin is a relatively new way to send private transactions in bitcoin and may offer better privacy than current popular alternatives
Sensorium Galaxy Building the Mecca of Electronic Dance Music in Virtual Reality
16.4.2020
Sensorium strikes a landmark partnership with the creative force behind Ibiza’s hottest nightlife venues and brands which top the official ranking of World’s Best Clubs. The move demonstrates Sensorium’s commitment to creating state-of-the-art virtual reality clubbing experiences for platform...
Crypto Needs to Meld With Legacy Financial Systems for Mass Adoption
16.4.2020
Decentralized crypto assets and centralized custodians: Could such a hybrid bring crypto to a new level of mass adoption?
Grayscale Bitcoin & Ethereum Investors Hit New Record + More News
16.4.2020
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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Major digital asset manager Grayscale Investments said it raised USD 503.7 million in 1Q20, nearly double...
Bitcoin News Roundup for April 16, 2020
16.4.2020
Bitcoin did something weird last night and Facebook pulls back on stablecoin plans. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
$2,000 a Month: US Lawmakers Propose Basic Income for Americans to Cope With Covid-19 Economy
16.4.2020
Democrats from the House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would pay eligible Americans $2,000 a month until U.S. unemployment numbers return to pre-covid-19 levels. Under the proposal, any American citizen 16-years or older making less than $130K per year would receive monthly...
Macro Backdrop 'Never Been More Conducive' for Bitcoin - Analyst
16.4.2020
The current macroeconomic backdrop has never been more conducive for “a non-sovereign, censorship-resistant, provably scarce digital asset,” Kevin Kelly, Co-founder of crypto research boutique Delphi Digital, believes.
In an analysis piece in eToro’s latest quarterly The State of Digital Assets...
Bitcoin Volatility-Tracking Options See 25% Monthly Volume Increase
16.4.2020
Delta Exchange announced that $8M of Move contracts were traded on the platform over the past 30 days, a 25% increase over the last month
Bitcoin.com Exchange Now Supports Reserve’s Stablecoin RSV and the Utility Token RSR
16.4.2020
Bitcoin.com’s Exchange continues to grow and during the last few months, the platform has added support for a number of well known tokens. This week, the trading platform has added support for the Reserve stablecoin (RSV) and the project’s utility token (RSR). Bitcoin.com Exchange users...
Bitcoin Price Models Go to War (Again) as Rainbow Champion Decries S2F
16.4.2020
Source: Adobe/Наталья Самбулова
The crypto community has once again been drawn into a heated online discussion about which price model – if any – most accurately predicts movements in bitcoin (BTC) prices.
An asset manager has sparked the latest debate by championing the so-called rainbow chart...
Grayscale Now Holds 1.7% of Bitcoin Supply After Record $500M Quarter
16.4.2020
Grayscale now has 1.7% of the world’s circulating Bitcoins after a record $500 million investment quarter
Bitcoin Maximalism, Entrepreneurs and COVID-19 in Zimbabwe (Part 5 of a Six-Part Documentary Podcast Series)
16.4.2020
On this episode, we'll join Anita Posch in Zimbabwe as she speaks with Tongayi Choto, a software developer, entrepreneur and a bitcoin maximalist
Russian Embassy Asks France to Put Vinnik Under House Arrest in Home Country
16.4.2020
Russia asks France to place the alleged $4 billion launderer Alexander Vinnik under home arrest in a state-owned apartment in Russia, citing coronavirus fears
European Bitcoin Trading Platform LGO Integrates Fireblocks
16.4.2020
Fireblocks will integrate its security infrastructure in LGO Bitcoin trading platform