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Fed Research Considers Negative Interest Rates Effective Policy Tool
20.10.2019
A research paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shows how negative interest rates could become an important policy tool for fighting future economic downturns. The paper examines the market response to the introduction of negative interest rates by five major central banks....
Bear Cross on Key Indicator Could Push Bitcoin Price to $7,300
20.10.2019
An impending bear cross of the 128 and 111-day moving average could see Bitcoin price drop below the $7,777 and $7,700 support to new lows below $7,300
How to Trade Crypto in Person Safely
20.10.2019
With mainstream exchanges becoming progressively cumbersome due to privacy invasive policy and regulation, some crypto traders are switching to more private, face-to-face trading. While this route isn’t for everyone, and comes with unique risks, it does offer a very real solution to many...
Crypto News From the German-Speaking World: Oct. 13–19 in Review
20.10.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency news from the German-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph auf Deutsch
Telegram Writes Investors to Counter FUD Before Feb. SEC Hearings
19.10.2019
In letter to investors, Telegram calls February hearings “a positive step” in process of determining that Gram tokens are not securities
Bitcoin Cash Roundup: Adoption Stories and New Developments
19.10.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption, development, and participation continue to spread as there’s been a myriad of BCH-related announcements in the last few weeks. Moreover, there’s now over 18 million bitcoin cash in circulation and only three million coins left to mine. Also read: Ethereum...
HTC Launches Exodus 1S, First Phone That Can Run a Full BTC Node
19.10.2019
Taiwanese electronics giant HTC has launched its new smartphone Exodus 1s, enabling users to run a full Bitcoin node on mobile
Bitcoin Recovers Above $8K After 18th Million Bitcoin Was Mined
19.10.2019
Bitcoin price recovers above $8,000 after BTC blockchain his 600,000 blocks and 18th million Bitcoin was mined
Circle Drops Poloniex Leaving US Crypto Traders High and Dry
19.10.2019
According to a blog post published by Circle, the cryptocurrency firm is releasing its subsidiary exchange Poloniex which is now owned by an “Asian investment group.” The trading platform will become an independent company called Polo Digital Assets, Ltd., and after November 1, 2019...
Alipay Denounces Bitcoin OTC Trading: Regulatory ‘Gray Area’ in China
19.10.2019
Despite the 2017 crypto trading ban, high-volume Bitcoin exchange is still possible in China via OTC desks run by major exchange platforms
HTC’s Latest Blockchain Phone Can Run a Full Bitcoin Node
19.10.2019
The Taiwanese electronics giant has launched the Exodus 1s phone with a built-in hardware wallet and the ability to support a bitcoin node
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...
Bitcoin Loses Track After a Cut by 2.02% Overnight
19.10.2019
Bitcoin loses 2.02% over the last 24 hours. The next resistance for BTC may fall at 8107 USD. Bitcoin (BTC) has been through a phase of price correction and over the last 24 hours, it lost 2.02%. The value against USD has now fallen from 8000 USD to 7900 USD. It has been through three …
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This is How Brexit Might Affect Bitcoin
19.10.2019
Depending on who you ask, Brexit will affect every aspect of British life. But how will the UK leaving the EU affect the bitcoin market? And in particular, how will it affect the BTC/GBP market?
Well, the answers to these questions depend largely on whether or not the UK will crash out of the...
Crypto Markets Turn Red Once Again, Bitcoin Price Hovers Under $8K
19.10.2019
Bitcoin is trading below $8,000 and suffering from more downward selling pressure
6 Darknet Markets for the Crypto Curious
19.10.2019
If you’ve got a few thousand satoshis burning a hole in your wallet, the darknet beckons. There’s no obligation to spend a single sat while scouring the darker recesses of the web, but it’s nice to know that should you get the urge, your crypto’s good. There are...
Fidelity Investments Fully Rolls Out Crypto Custody Service, Exec Says
19.10.2019
Fidelity Investments is fully rolling out its crypto custody business, according to the firm’s CEO
With 18 Million Bitcoins Mined, How Hard Is That 21 Million Limit?
18.10.2019
The 18 millionth bitcoin is about to be mined. Though the remaining 3 million will take 120 years to mint, some question the certainty of the original hard cap
Craig Wright: Either I’m Satoshi Nakamoto, or He Plagiarized Me
18.10.2019
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright has claimed that Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto plagiarized him
Telegram Offers to Postpone Launch of the TON Network
18.10.2019
Telegram, which was surprised with a last minute restraining order on the sale of its tokens in the U.S., is now ready to delay the launch of the TON network until the spring of next year. The company has informed the New York court reviewing the case that it can suspend all operations with grams...