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Breaking: Telegram Abandons Telegram Open Network and GRAM Tokens
12.5.2020
Telegram CEO announces the end of Telegram Open Network and Gram following regulatory battle
BitPay Onboards Client With 1M Customers, ECB Focuses On Retail CBDC + More News
12.5.2020
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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Major crypto payment processor BitPay announced the first large international furniture brand to go live...
Could Stablecoins Trash Cash in the Race to Deliver COVID-19 Payouts?
12.5.2020
With governments all over the world looking for ways to mitigate the financial damage of the coronavirus outbreak, many thinkers are openly asking if cash, already looking outdated before the pandemic, is the right tool for the job in a pre-vaccinated world.
In South Korea, both the private and...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 19
11.5.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency 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...
Crypto Market Sentiment Drops in 7 Days, Even Bloodier in 24 Hours
11.5.2020
The crypto market sentiment is not having a good day, or a good week for that matter. Not only has the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins dropped from last week's 5.88 to 5.67/10 this week, as crypto market sentiment analysis service Omenics...
Litecoin an Unlikely Champ as Crypto Hedge Funds Continue to Diversify
11.5.2020
Hedge funds are finding new uses for cryptoassets that do not involve investment, per a new report, with litecoin (LTC) earmarked as an unlikely altcoin champion for funds.
These were the findings of a joint research paper released by PwC and Elwood Asset Management and shared with Cryptonews.com...
Litecoin Foundation Migrates to BitGo’s Multi-Signature Wallet
11.5.2020
The Litecoin Foundation announced on May 7 that it would migrate from the multi-sig Electrum-LTC wallet to BitGo’s multi-sig wallet
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, ETH, XTZ, ADA, NEO
10.5.2020
Strong buying near the $8,100 level suggests that Bitcoin is likely to retest higher levels in the next few days
Is Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Ready to Replace Altcoin Use Cases?
10.5.2020
For many, Bitcoin’s (BTC’s) Lightning Network (LN) is viewed as a way for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency to enable faster, cheaper payments. While many altcoins, such as Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC), have specifically focused on low transaction fees for smaller cryptocurrency...
Kik’s Drama With The SEC May Soon Be At An End
9.5.2020
Both SEC and Kik are requesting summary judgment in their lengthy dispute over the firm’s 2017 ICO
Ripple Reveals Details on its New Trading Platform Through Job Openings
8.5.2020
More information is out about a new trading platform that Ripple, an American blockchain company focusing on payments technologies, has in the works - and it's coming through employment adds.
Ripple is seeking a staff engineer for their "trading platform team that provides market access...
The Tron/Justin Sun Scandal Gets Hotter as Cryptoverse Seeks Explanation
7.5.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron
After yesterday's reports that Tron, which maintains the Tron (TRX) blockchain, led by CEO and Founder Justin Sun, seemingly received more than USD 2 million from the US pandemic relief fund, the story's not getting its epilogue, but rather...
Confusion Reigns as Venezuela’s Petro Goes Offline for ‘Maintainance’
7.5.2020
Nicolás Maduro is the President of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency under dispute since 2019. Venezuela’s troubled national cryptocurrency the petro (PTR) has gone offline, with petro transactions also apparently suspended at the small number of domestic exchanges that handle...
Trillions of Dai Required in Future to Maintain Maker's Current Value
7.5.2020
Crypto analysts AlfaBlock claim that the MakerDAO protocol will need to host several trillion Dai by 2040 to maintain its current market capitalization
Price Analysis 5/6: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, XLM
6.5.2020
Most major cryptocurrencies are stuck in a tight range awaiting direction from Bitcoin
Bittrex to Launch Own Token in June
6.5.2020
In a move likely aimed at regaining market share from competitors like Binance and Huobi, yet another crypto exchange is set to launch its own token.
Announced via Twitter on Tuesday, the Lichtenstein-based crypto exchange Bittrex Global said that its “Bittrex Global Exchange Token” is set to...
Chainlink (LINK), Tezos (XTZ) — Key Levels to Watch as BTC Consolidates
5.5.2020
Tezos and Chainlink having been the top performers in altcoins as Bitcoin consolidates at $9,000
XRP Market Ignores New Lawsuit Against Ripple
5.5.2020
Ripple, the US-based fintech company affiliated with XRP, is facing yet another lawsuit after being accused of misleading investors by conducting an “unregistered offer and sale of securities.” However, the XRP market appears to have largely dismissed the news as noise.
As news started to circulate...
Robinhood Trading App Seals $280M in Sequoia-Led Round
5.5.2020
Popular stock and cryptocurrency trading app Robinhood has surpassed its financing goals by raising $280 million Series F funding at an $8.3 billion valuation
Telegram Ditches 110% US Investor Refund Option ‘for Fear of Litigation’
5.5.2020
Instant messaging giant Telegram appears to be keen on cutting all ties with the American investors who, along with international parties, stumped up USD 1.7 billion in its delayed token launch. A Russian investor believes the move is preemptive and has been made in order to avoid legal challenges...