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Price Analysis Jan 24: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XLM, ADA
24.1.2020
Bitcoin bulls are buying near support levels. If these levels hold for the next few days, the recent uptrend in cryptocurrencies is likely to resume
Travel Platform Travala Expands Payment Options With XEM
24.1.2020
Booking platform Travala now allows its customers to pay for accomodations with XEM
WEF Unveils Global Governance Consortium for Digital Currencies
24.1.2020
The WEF has unveiled a new consortium devoted to designing a global governance framework for digital currencies
Another Competitor To Libra Might Come From Japan + More News
24.1.2020
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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A group of about 70 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in Japan are working on a proposal for the county to issue...
Ripple Slashes XRP Selling Even More After Raising USD 200 Million
24.1.2020
Ripple, an American blockchain company focusing on payments technologies, reduced sales of XRP from its escrow fund last quarter when it secured USD 200 million in funding.
According to their report, the reductions in Q4 follows that sharp reduction that was recorded in Q3, with the main difference...
Scammers Who Sold Coin '10x Faster Than Bitcoin' Now Jailed
24.1.2020
A South Korean court has handed the masterminds of a scamcoin scheme seven-year prison terms.
Per media outlet Newsis, a court in Seoul found two men, both aged 58, guilty of fraudulently selling some USD 23 million worth of so-called “A Coin” tokens to a total of 5,696 investors.
The men fronted...
Ripple CEO Hints at IPO, Says More Crypto Firms Will Go Public in 2020
24.1.2020
CEO Brad Garlinghouse has hinted that Ripple may pursue an IPO, saying he expects more industry firms to pursue public flotation in 2020
XRP Unmoved, as Brad Garlinghouse Discusses Ripple's IPO Once Again
24.1.2020
Brad Garlinghouse. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bloomberg
XRP remains unmoved as the market once again has been hit with speculations about Ripple's initial public offering (IPO).
At pixel time (08:58 UTC), XRP, ranked 3rd by market capitalization, trades at c. USD 0.22 and is down almost...
Ripple’s XRP Sales Saw a Historic Low in Fourth Quarter of 2019
24.1.2020
After getting rid of programmatic sales, Ripple made only $13 million in XRP token sales in Q4 2019
Litecoin ‘Digital Silver’ Narrative Is Proven Wrong, New Data Shows
23.1.2020
Litecoin isn’t “digital silver” but new data suggests silver’s price action can help predict LTC price
Facebook’s Libra Pushed World to Reconsider USD as Global Reserve Currency: WEF
23.1.2020
Global officials and economists at the WEF voice the fact that Facebook’s Libra pushed the world to start reconsidering the U.S. dollar as anchor currency
Facebook and Calibra’s David Marcus: The Problem of Global Unbanked Is “Unacceptable”
23.1.2020
Calibra’s David Marcus explained at WEF what is the primary purpose of digital currencies
1.5 Billion People Might Have CBDC in Their Wallets in 3 Years
23.1.2020
Source: iStock/Asia-Pacific Images Studio
Around 7 undisclosed central banks, representing 20% of the world’s population, are likely to launch central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in 3 years, a new survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), showed.
While these banks remain...
Crypto Exchange Liquidity and Why It Matters, Explained
23.1.2020
Exchange liquidity is affecting every trade you make. From slippage and price manipulation to technical analysis accuracy and transaction times, understanding crypto exchange liquidity is key to successful trading. #Sponsored
Disgruntled Employee Stole Bitcoin from Japanese Project Vipstarcoin
23.1.2020
A former employee of a Japanese blockchain project has been arrested for stealing its Bitcoin funds in 2018
A Step-by-step Guide for Central Bankers to Launch CBDC
23.1.2020
Thinkers at the World Economic Forum (WEF) have drafted what they call a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) “walkthrough” for bankers and governments looking to launch digital fiats in the near future.
The walkthrough takes the form of a 28-page “toolkit” document, available for download...
Pornhub Adds Tether Stablecoin as New Crypto Payment Option
23.1.2020
Pornhub adds Tron-based USDT as an alternative payment option to PayPal, which abruptly stopped servicing its models in late 2019
Goodbye, PayPal! Justin Sun and Tether are New Best Friends of Pornhub
23.1.2020
Justin Sun. Major adult entertainment website Pornhub has added Tether (USDT) to its payment options, while Tron's Justin Sun can also score another adoption victory.
The addition of the popular stablecoin has been announced just recently, explaining what stablecoins and Tether are to the users...
Blockvest Saved from Default Judgement in Fraud Case
23.1.2020
A California federal court has reversed a default judgement against two firms accused of running a cryptocurrency scam
Cryptoverse Stunned as Jihan Wu, Roger Ver Sign a Threat to Bitcoin Cash Miners
23.1.2020
As a group of mining pools announced their infrastructure funding plan for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the crypto industry players are discussing if this is a dictatorial move, if it's a soft work, and to how many more forks it may lead.
Jiang Zhuoer, CEO of one of the largest mining pools on Bitcoin Cash...