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Crypto Exchange Korbit Charged for ‘Excessive Customer Data Collection’
17.7.2021
The South Korean crypto exchange Korbit has been hit with a fine over “collecting excessive personal data” from at least one of its customers.
According to the news agency Yonhap, the exchange was fined just over USD 4,000 by a government watchdog for ordering a customer who had attempted...
NEM, Augur and District0x price push higher while Bitcoin trades below $32K
17.7.2021
Massive spikes in trading volume sent the price of XEM, REP and DNT higher even as Bitcoin price hit a weekly low at $31,000
Altcoin Roundup: Data shows social metrics surge ahead of DeFi and NFT price rallies
17.7.2021
Analyzing Twitter mentions and Google Trends data is another way traders keep an eye on emerging trends and sector rotations in the cryptocurrency ecosystem
Facebook to Ramp up Payments Ahead of Diem Launch
16.7.2021
The social media heavyweight Facebook is forging ahead with more Facebook Pay innovations ahead of the launch of its stablecoin project Diem (formerly Libra).
Per The Verge, the new Facebook Pay solution is to be expanded beyond the Facebook ecosystem, which includes platforms like WhatsApp,...
China Releases e-CNY Whitepaper, Says Cryptos Have No Value & Pose Risks
16.7.2021
The central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) released a digital yuan, e-CNY, whitepaper, in order to "explain the background, objectives, and visions" and to "seek public comments."
"E-CNY is the digital version of fiat currency issued by PBoC and operated by authorized...
Ripple to Grill Ex-SEC Official Who Said Bitcoin, ETH Weren’t Securities
16.7.2021
Ripple may have won an important battle in its protracted legal struggle with the American regulatory Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – after it was granted permission to question a former agency official about its crypto policy deliberations.
Per Bloomberg, the SEC had attempted to block...
3 altcoins showing signs of accumulation while Bitcoin price is down
15.7.2021
DeFi and NFT-related tokens like GHST, CNS and TLM defied the market’s bearish mood to post double-digit gains in the past 48-hours
SEC Coinschedule Settlement Opens up Old Crypto Securities Wounds
15.7.2021
America’s top financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has settled charges against the British firm Blotics, the company behind the Coinschedule initial coin offerings (ICOs) profiling site. But some key voices within the SEC are not happy with what...
Dogecoin Co-creator’s Anti-Crypto Twitter Rant Met with Scepticism
15.7.2021
The man who created dogecoin (DOGE) has embarked on a Twitter tirade about the crypto industry, branding the sector “an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology.”
Jackson Palmer co-founded DOGE in 2013 with his former business partner Billy Markus, before walking away from the token...
Police Reveal More Details About ‘USD 60M’ Crypto ‘Scam’
15.7.2021
Further details are emerging about an alleged Japanese crypto scam that may have sucked in between 15,000 and 20,000 mainly middle-aged investors.
As reported, police in Aichi Prefecture are continuing to investigate a company named OZ Project after officers arrested four men, believed to be...
ECB Starts Digital Euro Project With Two-Year Investigation
14.7.2021
The European Central Bank (ECB) has just announced that Eurosystem has formally launched its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project to prepare "for the possible issuance of a digital euro."
The Governing Council of the ECB has decided today to launch the investigation phase of...
What Is This Uniswap Governance Drama About?
14.7.2021
The Uniswap logo. Major decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) has been swept into a controversial story since yesterday, as a decentralized finance (DeFi) education-focused fund abruptly sold off half of the assets allocated to it by Uniswap governance - raising a number of questions...
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins Consolidate Losses
14.7.2021
Bitcoin price extended its decline below the USD 32,000 support zone. BTC tested USD 31,500 before recovering higher. It is currently (12:11 UTC) consolidating above USD 32,000, but it might face hurdles near USD 33,000 and USD 33,200.
Similarly, most major altcoins are consolidating losses. ETH...
Bank Manager Gut Feeling Helps Her Thwart Crypto Scammers
14.7.2021
The South Korean commercial bank Nonghyup Bank (NH) has claimed that a member of its staff’s quick thinking helped prevent a major instance of crypto fraud.
Per the media outlet News1, the bank explained that Oh Ji-jung (40), a manager of an NH branch in the sub-tropical island province of Jeju...
Give Away Up to $6,000 - Special Launch of Altcoin Deposit on Bexplus!
14.7.2021
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The recent crypto market is generally in a period of adjustment. Many altcoins follow the price of Bitcoin, and the trend of ups and downs is roughly the same. In such circumstances, trading altcoins...
Nonfungible tokens soar even as Bitcoin price drops close to $32,000
13.7.2021
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro shows NFT-related platforms like AUDIO, AXS and SLP as the top 24-hour gainers of the day
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 28
12.7.2021
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto 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...
Synthetix hits one-month high as SNX rallies 25% ahead of layer 2 exchange launch
12.7.2021
The SNX/USD exchange reached $13.76 on Monday for the first time since June 3
Fidelity In Hiring Spree As Investors Eye Cryptoassets Beyond Bitcoin
12.7.2021
Source: Fidelity, Instagram
Fidelity Digital Assets (FDA), a crypto-focused arm of US-based mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, aims to add about 100 workers, increasing its headcount by around 70%, as institutional investors are increasingly interested in cryptoassets beyond bitcoin (BTC)....
Crypto Market Sentiment Goes Up Again, Led by Uniswap and Ethereum
12.7.2021
We're seeing a rise in the market sentiment for the second week in a row now. The average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major coins went from 4.87 recorded a week ago to 5.03 recorded this week, according to the data provided by the market sentiment analysis service...