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Japanese Crypto Exchanges Protest as Leveraged Trading Cap Looms
12.2.2020
Cryptocurrency and blockchain industry officials have expressed their displeasure at proposed leverage capping at Japanese exchanges – as a consultation period deadline approaches.
The country’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has put forward a proposal that would –...
Litecoin Sees Slight Retracement After Completing Bullish Wave
11.2.2020
Source: iStock/Ja'Crispy
After seeing stellar performance in both BTC and USD terms since the beginning of the year, litecoin (LTC) is now experiencing a pullback that brought the price down to its 10-day moving average.
As of pixel time on Tuesday (12:25 UTC), litecoin trades at c. USD 74 and...
This is How "Bitcoin Only" Narrative Might Help Altcoins in 2020
11.2.2020
A "healthier distribution" of the market is upon us, as a result of an eventual decline in Bitcoin (BTC) dominance and an altcoin bull run, estimated token data and rating agency TokenInsight.
The agency published their 2019 cryptocurrency annual report, writing that the 2020 crypto market as...
Huobi Token Leads Top 20 as Exchange Joins LG on Klaytn Council
11.2.2020
Huobi token (HT), the native token of major crypto exchange Huobi, is the best performing top 20 coin today after the company announced it joined the governance council of Klaytn (KLAY) on Monday.
At pixel time (09:41 UTC), HT trades at c. 4.51 and is up by almost 8% in a day, increasing its weekly...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 6
10.2.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
UK Regulator Tells Stablecoin Savings Firm: Get Your Ads off the Tube
10.2.2020
The British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered the London Underground to take down advertisements for startup Zeux – a company that uses stablecoins as part of a high-interest savings offering.
The FCA appears to have expressed concern that Zeux’s business model involves using customer...
OKEx's OKB Skyrockets on News of OKChain Testnet Going Live
10.2.2020
On Monday, OKChain testnet and OKEx DEX have gone live, followed by a major jump in the price of OKB, the native token of major crypto exchange OKEx, of more than 30%.
As reported late last year, Malta-based OKEx said it aims to launch the testnet for its proprietary blockchain, OKChain, in early...
Market Deaf to Tron’s Justin Sun Call to 'Buy His Shitcoin' as TRX Down 4%
10.2.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron Live
Justin Sun, CEO of Tron, has said that the native coin TRX is a shitcoin. The price of the "shitcoin" fell 4% in a day.
Sun, possibly inebriated, said in a short video by cryptocurrency podcaster Peter McCormack, that Tron is a shitcoin -...
Don't Get Too Excited About Crypto Mom's ICO Plan, Lawyer Warns
7.2.2020
Hester Peirce. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Blockland Solutions
An audacious proposal from the American Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC)’s so-called “crypto mom” Hester Peirce to end the nation’s initial coin offering (ICO) impasse could come to naught, warns a crypto...
Ethereum Classic Turns Into the Worst Performing Top 20 Coin Today
7.2.2020
After a strong rally this year, Ethereum Classic (ETC) is once again correcting its gains and is the worst-performing coin among the top 20 digital assets by market capitalization today and in the past week. Meanwhile, a parallel upgrade to fix the accepted one has been voted in.
ETC has dropped...
Major DeFi Milestone: Total Value Locked Hit USD 1 Billion
7.2.2020
We have been reporting for a while now about the massive growth the DeFi (decentralized finance) ecosystem is experiencing, and today, the Cryptoverse saw another major milestone reached - total value locked in DeFi surpassed USD 1 billion, before dropping below this threshold again.
The total...
Justin Sun, Warren Buffett and Guests Finally Eat Dinner; TRX Jumps 12%
6.2.2020
Source: Twitter/@justinsuntron
Just when the Cryptoverse thought it'd never happen, the long-awaited dinner between Tron's CEO Justin Sun and a crypto-skeptic billionaire Warren Buffett was finally eaten in late January. Following the news, TRX jumped more than 12%.
Sun himself tweeted about...
Tezos Surges to Become Best-Performing Top 20 Coin
6.2.2020
Tezos (XTZ), one of the best-performing cryptoassets of 2019, has seen another surge again over the past 7 days, making it the week’s top-performing coin among the 20 most valuable digital assets by market capitalization.
As of pixel time (11:46 UTC), XTZ is up 32.5% over the past 7 days, 6.5% in...
Ethereum, XRP, and Other Altcoins Are in 'Proving Phase,' says Novogratz
6.2.2020
Mike Novogratz. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, ConsenSysMedia
Many cryptos, including XRP and Ethereum (ETH) are still in the 'proving' phase, says prominent Bitcoin (BTC) bull, Mike Novogratz, adding that these coins aren’t going to "succeed as solely a store of value as BTC has taken that...
Fed Says it Is Looking into Possibility of CBDC Issuance
6.2.2020
Source: iStock/Jens_Lambert_Photography
America appears to be the latest country to have had a change of heart on the matter of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs ) – with the head of the central Federal Reserve suggesting that a “digital dollar” may well be in the pipelines.
In a speech...
Mixed Sentiment as Analysts Look For Crypto Market Direction
5.2.2020
Bull market, bear market, or maybe altseason? Opinions are divided among crypto industry insiders on where exactly we are in the cycle, with some seeing a surge in prices ahead, and others remaining skeptical on whether the current rally is sustainable.
The sense of confusion and mixed market...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 5
3.2.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Crypto Market Sentiment Bounces Back; BTC, ETH, ADA in Positive Zone
3.2.2020
Source: iStock/da-kuk
The cryptocurrency market sentiment has bounced back somewhat over the course of the last week, though still not reaching the score it got two weeks ago. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins is 5.71 today, compared to 5.54...
IOTA Co-Founder Threatens Legal Action as Catfight Intensifies; MIOTA Up 10%
3.2.2020
The bitter, public war-of-words between the co-founders of the IoT-focused IOTA Foundation has taken a new turn, with Sergey Invancheglo taking to Twitter to announce that he will launch legal proceedings against fellow co-founder David Sønstebø.
Invancheglo appears to have accused Sønstebø...
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of January 2020; Winners Aplenty
3.2.2020
The crypto market as of late has been enjoying a spring in the middle of winter. The second part of the first month of 2020 has brought a number of small and large rallies to a variety of coins, with the world’s number one crypto, bitcoin (BTC), surpassing the USD 9,000 mark yet again. How long...