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Bakkt Launches Two New Products + More News
9.12.2019
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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Bakkt, a digital asset trading platform, said it launched Bitcoin monthly options and Bitcoin cash settled futures....
IRS Now Requires Tax Filers to Disclose Crypto Activities
9.12.2019
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finalized and put in use a new tax form that requires crypto owners to declare whether they received, bought, sold, exchanged, or acquired any cryptocurrencies in 2019. Tax experts are frustrated at the vagueness of the tax agency, with some questioning...
A Reality Check: Blockchain and DLT in International Trade
9.12.2019
Would blockchain help to bring global trade to a digital era? An overview of a new TFG’, WTO’ and ICC’s study
US SEC Seeks to Reopen Case Against Bitcoin Fraudster, Seeks Penalties
9.12.2019
The U.S. SEC is seeking to reopen a case against a Bitcoin fraudster in order to extract monetary penalties
Bakkt Launches 1st Regulated BTC Options as CEO Enters US Senate
9.12.2019
ICE’s digital asset arm Bakkt launches the first regulated Bitcoin options and cash-settled futures
Bitcoin (BTC) Trades Stably; Lightens the Selling Pressure
9.12.2019
Bitcoin moves beyond the ‘strong selling pressure’ that it withhold since quite some time now BTC’s current trading price gains support from the short-term Moving Averages BTC holds the major support around $7,300 and $7,250, while the major resistance $7,650 price area Bitcoin has been trading...
Bitcoin Price Fills $7.5K Futures ‘Gap’ as Trader Weighs $8K Potential
9.12.2019
“Boring” Bitcoin price performance could nonetheless form the basis for a march to $8K, says Cointelegraph analyst
Regulatory Roundup: Bitcoin Futures Fund Approved, India’s RBI-Backed Digital Currency
9.12.2019
In this regulatory roundup, we cover the U.S. SEC approving a bitcoin futures fund, the new IRS tax form targeting crypto owners, and several more steps taken by the U.S. government toward crypto regulation. We also cover India’s central bank digital currency plan, South Korea’s crypto...
Why Is It Better to Trade Bitcoin with CFDs?
9.12.2019
Although the adoption of cryptocurrencies has increased significantly in recent years, digital currencies are still far from replacing our fiat currencies. Yet, no one can deny that cryptocurrencies have proven the usefulness of blockchain technology and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Thanks...
The Safello Story: Smaller Crypto Exchanges Must Partner to Survive
9.12.2019
In the dog-eat-dog world of cryptocurrency exchanges, smaller startups that don’t attract the volume of megaliths like Binance, Coinbase and Kraken must band together to survive turbulent market cycles
Bitcoin wallet orbiting the Earth
9.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 9 December, 2019 “Nobody on this earth is perfect. Everybody has their flaws; everybody has their dark secrets and vices.” - Juice Wrld ????   In today's newsletter, we will be covering: a Bitcoin wallet […]
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Cryptocurrency Exchange OKEx to Launch Options Trading This Month
9.12.2019
Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx plans to launch options trading on Dec. 27
OKEx Announces Options Trading While CME Starts Testing Theirs
9.12.2019
Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced the upcoming launch of its Options Trading. This move comes ahead of CME’s Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts, the testing of which started today.
OKEx promised to launch options trading on December 27, offering both buy and write options. “Developed from...
Bitcoin Charts First Weekly Golden Cross in 3.5 Years
9.12.2019
Bitcoin’s weekly chart is flashing a golden cross for the first time since May 2016
Weiss Ratings Downgrades EOS to ‘C-‘ Due to Centralization – How Other Coins Measure Up
9.12.2019
Weiss Ratings has downgraded EOS once again, taking its ranking from a B to a C-. The group cites “failure to decentralize,” “misallocation of resources,” and a congested network as reasons for the fall in rank. “Weiss Crypto Ratings model is not based on opinion....
Bitcoin and Altcoins Possibly Aligning For Key Reversal
9.12.2019
This past week, bitcoin price started recovering above the USD 7,350 and USD 7,400 resistance levels. BTC/USD even spiked above USD 7,650, but it struggled to continue higher. However, the price failed to retain strength above USD 7,600. It is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating above USD 7,400...
Will the US Let China Beat Them in the Bitcoin and Blockchain Space?
9.12.2019
The world has seen several rivalries between nations. Be it between France and Germany, India and Pakistan, North Korea and South Korea, the UK and Ireland, and the United States and Russia, history has shown us some fierce struggles for power. Thankfully, times have changed, and physical wars...
Stellar’s Version of Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch Has Been Burning Quietly Since June
9.12.2019
The Stellar blockchain has been running its own version of bitcoin's Lightning Torch since the summer
South Korea: Gov’t Seeks to Tax Crypto Transactions as Capital Gains
9.12.2019
Capital gains taxation on crypto transactions could be introduced by the first half of 2020, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has confirmed
No More Bitcoin for Nordea Bank Employees, Experts Question the Motive
9.12.2019
Lay attorneys are puzzled by Nordea’s BTC ban: “They are within their rights, but to prohibit every single employee from trading cryptocurrencies [...] seems weird.”