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Good News and Bad for Blockchain and Crypto in South Korea
22.8.2019
There were mixed fortunes for cryptocurrency and blockchain enterprises in South Korea yesterday – with Kakao’s Ground X blockchain arm winning a second major banking partner, while government authorities yet again delayed making a key cryptocurrency ruling.
Woori, a financial firm that comprises...
Blockchain and Crypto Jobs Market: 2018 Vs. 2019 by the Numbers
14.8.2019
Blockchain experts are still in demand, but the number of those who want to get hired has decreased
US Unveils FedNow, Bitcoin Cash Vs. Coinbase | Coffee and Crypto
12.8.2019
In this week’s “Coffee and Crypto,” Olivia and Molly Jane explore the Fed’s plans for a real-time payments system, and the alleged leak of Binance’s KYC data
Testing Haven, OB1’s New Social Media and Crypto Marketplace App
30.7.2019
On Monday, OB1, the development team who created the crypto-infused marketplace Openbazaar, launched a new platform called Haven. The application is a mobile version of the Openbazaar marketplace, but also includes social media, end-to-end encrypted messaging, and noncustodial wallet services for...
John McAfee, The Famous Computer Scientist and Crypto Promoter goes Missing
24.7.2019
Famous Computer Scientist John McAfee has gone missing, as per a tweet from his account, currently being operated by one of his close associates. The tweet, posted by Rob Benedicto, claims that McAfee has been detained by authorities. https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1153729707160068096...
Congress Drew a Fine Line Between Libra and Crypto – That’s a First
23.7.2019
Lawmakers at last week’s hearings took pains to distinguish Facebook’s Libra from the broader crypto space, showing a new maturity in their approach
Hayek’s 1984: Rediscovered Footage Shows Austrian Economist Predicting Bitcoin
20.7.2019
Born in 1899 in Vienna, Nobel Prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek is a legend of sorts in voluntaryist, libertarian, and crypto-economic circles. Freshly rediscovered video footage of the Austrian School philosopher and social theorist from 1984 is now making the rounds on crypto Twitter. In...
Binance CEO Warns About Bitcoin and Crypto, Says Lack of Institutional Adoption A Worry
15.7.2019
Binance co-founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as CZ, is considered as one of the most sane minds of the crypto industry, and certainly one of the most credible ones. He is known to react little to what others say or do, until and unless it is too serious. For instance, when Craig...
Market Outlook: Gold and Crypto Reap the Benefits of Economic Fear
10.7.2019
Cryptocurrencies have recovered from losses incurred a week ago, with many digital assets up 50-80% since July 2. For instance, eight days ago bitcoin core (BTC) tumbled to $9,650 and then back to a high of $13,150 yesterday evening. However, during the afternoon trading sessions on Wednesday, most...
CoinMarketCap and Crypto Briefing Introduce New Analysis Product
9.7.2019
Crypto Briefing has launched Simetri to verify information alongside CoinMarketCap’s Data Accountability and Transparency Alliance
Brazil Requires New Diplomats to Know About Blockchain and Crypto
8.7.2019
In Brazil, new diplomats will now have to know about cryptocurrencies and blockchain
Learn to Read Crypto and Blockchain Data With Our Guide
4.7.2019
Just launched, our free block explorer guide will have you navigating blockchain data like the coolest kid on the block At CoinMarketCap, we have made it a mission to clearly communicate blockchain and crypto concepts in conjunction with providing data […]
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Bitcoin and Black Market Fiat: Hyperinflation Crushes Venezuela as Global Devaluation Ramps Up
2.7.2019
Venezuela is being crushed by staggering hyperinflation as a sharply divisive political crisis has the economy in ruins. Some are seeking refuge in alternatives to the national currency, like foreign fiat and crypto. The situation also calls into question the long-term trajectories of other, less...
Side Effects of Economic Growth: Is Snowden Right to Say Bitcoiners Shouldn’t Be Bankers?
1.7.2019
Growth is a goal that’s worth achieving, in most cases, and the current economic paradigm favors it. But when central banks start undermining their fiat economies and crypto companies begin to mimic financial institutions in its name, growth becomes an end in itself with self-destructive...
Monarch Unveils a Marketplace and Crypto Trading Platform
1.7.2019
Monarch aims to streamline the crypto industry by offering a suite of services while supporting 1,900 different currencies
How to Keep Bitcoin Cash Transactions Private
28.6.2019
There are many reasons to keep bitcoin cash transactions private and the top six ways to make them anonymous are outlined in a new video by Bitcoin.com. Meanwhile, the Financial Action Task Force has just released its global guidance for crypto assets, effectively calling on countries and crypto...
G20 Policymakers to Discuss Regulations Proposed by Crypto Industry
27.6.2019
As world leaders start arriving for the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, policymakers and crypto industry representatives are convening at another summit to discuss the implications of proposed global standards for crypto assets and service providers, as well as solutions that will minimize unintended...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrency Prices Continue to Accelerate
26.6.2019
Digital asset markets have been on a tear lately, gaining $68 billion in five days. Currently, there’s over $100 billion in global trade volumes and crypto bulls don’t seem to be letting up any time soon. Also Read: How to Find a Bitcoin Cash Meetup Near You The Cryptoconomy Captures...
Enforcement of Updated Crypto Guidelines From FATF Has Far-Reaching Implications
25.6.2019
The FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has revealed updated guidelines that would require cryptocurrency and digital asset exchanges—and potentially independent business owners and crypto holders—to share sensitive customer information as VASPs (Virtual Asset Service Providers)...
Bitmain’s Nishant Sharma Talks China and Crypto in the Humans of Bitcoin Podcast
19.6.2019
This week on the Humans of Bitcoin podcast host Matt Aaron chatted with Bitmain’s Nishant Sharma who shared his story and discussed the western hemisphere’s false impressions of China and Bitcoin. During the interview, Sharma conversed about his work with Bitmain, one of the largest...