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Smart Contract Protocol RSK Attempts to Bring Defi to the Bitcoin Network
2.10.2020
During the last year, Ethereum has dominated the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem but a number of other blockchain projects plan to join the fray. The second layer, smart contract protocol RSK aims to bring the defi demand to the Bitcoin blockchain and there’s already a few RSK-based...
A Model for the Next Generation DEX, TitanSwap Will Be a Dex With Better User Experience
2.10.2020
TitanSwap is using the renBTC protocol to implement cross-chain operations. Compared with the currently more common custodial cross-chain solutions wBTC and tBTC, the renBTC smart contract is a non-custodial access mechanism. Its core is the RenVM virtual machine, a decentralized network mainly...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Operator Diginex Begins Trading on Nasdaq
2.10.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Diginex has announced the start of its listing and trading on Nasdaq. Digital assets financial services company Diginex Limited announced on Thursday that it has completed a business transaction with 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed special purpose...
Bitcoin Posts a 66-Day Consecutive Streak Above the $10K Price Range
1.10.2020
The Bitcoin network has achieved a few new milestones during the last week, as the price has remained above the $10k range for a record 66 consecutive days. Meanwhile, the network has surpassed 18.5 million bitcoin issued, as the global hashrate coasts along at an all-time high of 140 exahash...
Arthur Hayes & Co Run BitMEX Illegally - CFTC
1.10.2020
Arthur Hayes. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Distributed
Three owners of major crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX and five related companies charged with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating multiple regulations, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said...
ICO Aftermath: US Rules in Favour of SEC in $100M KIK Case – SALT to Reimburse Claimants From 2017 ICO
1.10.2020
A US court has ruled in favour of the US SEC after the regulator’s filing of a motion seeking summary judgment against Kik for violating the country securities laws. Kik, which raised $100 million from 2017 ICO, had filed its own motion of summary judgment but the court refused to grant this....
Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 1, 2020
1.10.2020
With BTC looking for a breakout and more casualties in the aftermath of 2017s ICO boom, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Aurus Disrupts the Gold Industry – Today Its Ecosystem Lists at a Value of $75m
1.10.2020
With the US dollar facing headwinds, notably the coronavirus pandemic and an upcoming presidential election that could be among the most contentious in recent memory, gold has taken over as the preferred store of value for many investors. The price of the yellow metal has soared by more than...
Crypto 'Is Now Finally Being Taken Seriously' By Taxman - PwC
1.10.2020
The major consulting company, PwC said that the increased interest in cryptoassets from tax authorities and other regulators shows that this asset class is now finally being taken seriously.
"What our research shows is that the guidance issued by many tax authorities is already getting dated....
Venezuela To Start Using Cryptocurrency in Global Trade in Efforts To Fend off U.S. Sanctions
1.10.2020
Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro says the country is to start using cryptocurrency in both domestic and global trade, as part of efforts to neutralize crippling U.S. economic sanctions. Speaking in the country’s parliament on Sept. 29, Maduro revealed that the move will “give...
Staffer Embezzled USD 159,000 of Bank Funds to Make Crypto Purchase
1.10.2020
An employee at one of South Korea’s biggest commercial banks stole and embezzled thousands of USD worth of bank funds to make their own crypto investments, a new report has found.
Per Choseh Keumyong Shinmun, the country’s top financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Service, has this week...
Atari Announces IEO Collaboration and Listing of the Atari Token with Bitcoin.com Exchange
1.10.2020
Atari announces IEO collaboration on Bitcoin.com Exchange via its multi-asset trading platform. Public sale slated for November, details to be announced in the coming weeks. The Atari token will be listed on Bitcoin.com upon completion of the IEO. October 1st, 2020 – Atari, one of...
‘$2.6 Trillion’ Stimulus Bill With Second Direct Payments to Americans Ready for Voting
1.10.2020
US lawmakers are intensely discussing a new stimulus package that could cost between $2.2 trillion and $2.6 trillion. The bill could be voted on this week as talks between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin heat up over the content of the bill. New Stimulus Bill: Final...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Approaching Make-or-Break Levels Again
1.10.2020
Bitcoin price is showing early signs of an upside break above the USD 10,800 resistance. BTC is currently (08:30 UTC) consolidating near USD 10,800 and it seems like the bulls are working on an upside break above the USD 10,950 and USD 11,000 resistance levels in the next 2-3 sessions.
Similarly...
DueDEX is Paving the Way, Launching Fee-Free LINK/USDT Futures Trading
1.10.2020
1th October 2020, Belize City, Belize: With new exchanges cropping up, trading becoming ever-more popular, and the interest in Crypto and DeFi rising by the day, the trading market has been crying out for something special to hit for quite some time. That moment comes now, as DueDEX releases news...
Onecoin Victims Join Petition Seeking Establishment of European Crypto Fraud Compensation Fund
1.10.2020
Onecoin victims have joined a consortium that wants the European Parliament to consider a petition seeking the establishment of a compensation fund. The envisioned EU-administered fund will function as an insurance kitty for current and future victims of all crypto fraud. The petitioners...
Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe Biden Winning the Presidency by 60%
1.10.2020
During the first half of the year, betting portals that allow people to wager cryptocurrencies on the upcoming U.S. election had shown Donald Trump winning the election. However, after Tuesday evening’s Presidential Debate, betting markets like Cloudbet show Joe Biden’s chances...
Maduro to Allow Use of ‘All Global Cryptos’ in International Trade Deals
1.10.2020
Nicolás Maduro. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has spoken about a new bill that proposes to legalize the use of crypto in international trade deals – as a means of circumnavigating crippling economic sanctions placed upon the country by the USA and its international allies.
The Venezuelan...
American Economist Stephen Roach: ‘U.S. Dollar in the Early Stages of Sharp Decent’
30.9.2020
American economist and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, Stephen Roach said on Sunday that he believes the U.S. dollar will “crash faster and harder.” Roach said similar statements during an interview back in June, and his latest commentary stresses that people should...
Bitcoin.com Exchange to List Aspire and Aspire Gas as Newest Digital Asset Creation Platform Comes to Market
30.9.2020
Aspire (ASP) is the first digital asset creation platform to resist both mining exploits and 51 percent attacks common to proof-of-work blockchains. Its fees are a tiny fraction of creating assets on Ethereum or other platforms due to its innovative Aspire Gas (GASP) blockchain Both tokens will...