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Six Central Banks to Assess Potential Cases For Digital Fiat + More News
21.1.2020
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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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A central bank group will assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies...
Cardano Rallies Following Uzbekistan, Hard Fork, and Ledger News
21.1.2020
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Cardano (ADA) surged more than 8% over the past 24 hours (as of 11:00 UTC) following positive announcements.
First, the token got the attention of many traders after a press release was sent out by Emurgo, the venture arm of Cardano. It said that Emurgo is setting up...
EIDOS Transaction Volumes Skew 2019 DApp Market Report
20.1.2020
EIDOS almost triples the transaction count in two months that the rest of the dApp ecosystem managed in the whole of 2019
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 3
20.1.2020
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...
Cardano Co-Founder and CEO: We Anticipate a Hard Fork in Mid-February
20.1.2020
Cardano to update its consensus algorithm through a hard fork in mid-February
Crypto Market Sentiment Climbs Higher; Bitcoin Gets Company
20.1.2020
The cryptocurrency market sentiment made another long step upwards for the third week in a row, and now we see the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins standing at 5.83, compared to last week's 5.47/10, according to Omenics, a cryptocurrency market...
Lithuania Central Bank: Limited Edition Digital Coin Ready for Launch
20.1.2020
The reverse of the coin. The Bank of Lithuania, the country’s central bank, has approved a sample of the LBCoin, a token that it claims will be the world’s first blockchain-powered digital commemorative coin. The bank says the token will be issued in spring this year.
The coin is made of silver...
South Korea Considers Imposing a 20% Income Tax on Cryptocurrencies
20.1.2020
South Korean regulators are reportedly considering a 20% income tax on income from crypto transactions
Top-5 Cryptos This Week (Jan 19): BSV, DASH, ETC, MIOTA, BCH
19.1.2020
After an amazing week which saw numerous cryptocurrencies notch double-digit gains, traders can wait for the current dip to playout before initiating fresh positions once again
Bitcoin Price Drops Over $500 in 5 Minutes, Top Altcoins Also See Red
19.1.2020
Today Bitcoin lost over $500 in under 5 minutes and most of the crypto market followed suit
WisdomTree Grows a Stablecoin Today to Nurture a Crypto ETF Tomorrow
19.1.2020
WisdomTree brings a unique combination of being enterprise level and having financial regulatory experience, which it is bringing to the stablecoin space — with, perhaps, to soon have the first SEC-regulated crypto ETF
Crypto News From Japan: Jan. 13-17 in Review
18.1.2020
This week’s news from Japan includes heightened interest from Binance, a new working group on security tokens, and more
Is Central Asia the New Safe Haven for Crypto Mining Amid Iran-US Crisis?
18.1.2020
With cheap electricity and friendly regulation, is Central Asia the new promised land for crypto miners?
Swiss-Regulated Digital Asset Bank Plans $95M Capital Raise
18.1.2020
Seba, a licensed Swiss bank offering crypto services looks to attract over $95 million in a secondary capital raise
Tether Claims to Be Okay With Merger of Class-Action Lawsuits Against It
17.1.2020
Stablecoin Tether is reportedly okay with a merger of the three class-action lawsuits it currently faces
Uncovering the Motives Behind North Korea’s Crypto Conference
17.1.2020
Experts warn not to attend North Korea’s upcoming crypto conference, saying the intentions behind the event are malicious
Chainalysis Finds Terrorists Are Refining Crypto Financing Operations
17.1.2020
New research from Chainalysis research finds terrorists refining their financing operations using crypto
Price Analysis Jan 17: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, ETC, TRX
17.1.2020
Though altcoins are spearheading the rally, Bitcoin is also likely to pick up steam and rise above $10,000 in the next few days
Canadian Regulator Issues New Guidance for Cryptocurrency Exchanges
17.1.2020
The CSA’s new guidance determines whether a crypto exchange is subject to securities regulations, and thus falls under derivatives law
Tron to Include Zcash-Based Privacy Features, Announces Trusted Setup Ceremony
17.1.2020
Tron announces trusted setup for zero knowledge privacy features with forked Zcash code