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Bitcoin: 4 Big Competitive Advantages Over Altcoins in 2020
1.1.2020
Academic explains why no other currencies, fiat or crypto, can touch Bitcoin after its first eleven years
Japanese Education Chiefs Charged over Crypto Deal + More News
31.12.2019
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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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Osaka prosecutors have charged Meijo Gakuin Educational Corporation executives with embezzlement...
South Korea Imposes $69M Tax Obligation on Crypto Exchange Bithumb
30.12.2019
The National Tax Service of South Korea (NTS) has decided to withhold income tax from Bithumb’s foreign customers. The total tax to be imposed on their transactions amounts to more than 80 billion won (over $69 million), the leading Korean cryptocurrency exchange announced. Also read: Poles...
Central Bank Gold Hoarding Hits 50-Year High
30.12.2019
While dozens of the world’s economic leaders participate in extreme monetary easing policy, central banks have also been hoarding gold. Central banks accumulated over 668 tons in gold purchases this year, which is more than 2018’s record numbers. In fact, the key drivers in gold demand...
Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Drops by 2.15% Over the Last 24 Hours
28.12.2019
Dogecoin’s high market volatility of the last seven days seems to have stretched further. Over the last 24 hours, it has deteriorated its condition and sought the first support at 0.00203 USD. It may have to wait longer than expected to witness any solid growth. Dogecoin Price Analysis: Dogecoin...
Crypto’s Counterpunch to U.S. Hegemony and Empire
27.12.2019
“The Muslim world should be designing measures to save themselves from the domination of the United States dollar and the American financial regime.” —Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran Also Read: Crypto Confronts Social Justice Warriors Hegemony and Muslim Resistance Hegemony...
Bitcoin Gained 8.9 Million Percent Over the Last Decade
27.12.2019
2020 is fast approaching and the last decade will be behind us. Throughout the last ten years, the biggest unicorn firms were born like Uber and Airbnb. However, even though Bitcoin isn’t a company, the best investment of the decade belongs to the decentralized cryptocurrency Satoshi created....
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Exhibits Downtrend Over the Last 24 Hours
26.12.2019
The crypto market is on the freeze zone. The price movement is marginal, even in the volatile coins. The said period is either before the heavy loss or hefty upsurge. The traders are eagerly waiting for a significant improvement. Bitcoin Cash is dealing at a marginal loss as of now. The traders...
7 Steel Crypto Wallets That Withstand Extreme Fire and Water Damage
25.12.2019
Cryptocurrencies have become valuable over the last few years and hardware wallets are now a mainstay within the cryptosphere. More recently, steel-crafted wallets that store crypto keys on a hard piece of metal have become increasingly popular. The following is a look at the wide variety...
Someone Redeemed a 100 BTC Casascius Bar Worth Over $700K
25.12.2019
In 2011, Mike Caldwell created the notorious Casascius physical bitcoin collection, and since then the series of coins has become extremely valuable. Over the last two months, a bunch of people have redeemed their Casascius coins and on December 23 someone peeled a 100 BTC ($723K) Casascius bar....
A Bitcoin War Is Brewing Over KYC
25.12.2019
Every year, Bitcoin faces a new foe intent on crippling it by undermining the foundations it was built upon. From mining cartels to developer disputes, Bitcoin has faced a barrage of threats over the past decade. When it’s not internecine conflict taking its toll, it’s external forces...
Wirex CEO Pavel Matveev Shares Expansion Plans for 2020
24.12.2019
International payment and crypto service Wirex has enjoyed a productive year. Over the course of 2019, partnerships have been formed, a native token (WXT) released and the Wirex website and card completely redesigned. With the firm’s reach rapidly growing, CEO and co-founder Pavel Matveev...
VeChain (VET) Upsurge Reflects 10% Hike Over the Last 24 Hours
24.12.2019
VeChain is trading with an uptrend since yesterday. The astounding improvement in the price was long-awaited by the traders. The upsurge in the VET coin has spike hope among the traders for a better closing of the year in VeChain cryptocurrency. If we look at yesterday’s price movement, the coin...
Speculation Abounds Regarding Youtube’s Removal of Crypto Content
24.12.2019
At least six crypto Youtube channels have reported in recent hours that their content is being removed under the site’s “harmful and dangerous” policy, with one popular channel claiming Youtube pointed to a “sale of regulated goods.” Chris Dunn is one of these, whose...
Mnuchin Affirms $1.5 Trillion Unaccounted For, Still Demands Strict Bitcoin Regulation
23.12.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remarked last week that a reported $1.5 trillion in missing cash — mostly one hundred dollar bills — was “sitting in bank vaults all over the world.” The famously anti-bitcoin U.S. official noted that “there’s a lot...
Judge Rules Snowden Must Give Book Proceeds to US Government
21.12.2019
A U.S. district judge has ruled that former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden must turn over the proceeds of his new book to the U.S. government. According to the ruling, Snowden failed to obtain clearance for the materials and information used in his book. The same judge previously ruled...
Clips from my DEV AMA
20.12.2019
I recently did an AMA over on DEV. Just taking the opportunity to port over some answers here like a good indiewebber.
If you were starting out as a front end dev in 2020, what would you say is the first thing you would learn and why?
You need to put yourself in a position where it's your job...
Crypto Must Embrace the Fringe to Win Over the Mainstream
20.12.2019
Leaders should ask who is under-served by the current financial system and how blockchain addresses those needs
Bitcoin Price: Bear Market Isn’t Over Yet, But $7.6K May Change This
20.12.2019
Bitcoin bulls fighting to maintain key $7,200 level
Alleged Hacker Extradited to Face US Charges Over Corporate Extortion Racket
20.12.2019
British authorities have extradited an alleged hacking collective member to the United States where he will face charges