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Over Million USD Bets Placed on Ethereum Reaching USD 600 by March
29.1.2020
Significant financial bets in the form of ethereum (ETH) call options have been seemingly placed by a trader or group of traders who are going in big in the hopes that ETH will exceed USD 600 before the end of March, just two months from now.
As of pixel time (12:21 PM UTC), ETH is trading at about...
Roger Ver’s Mining Pool Pulls Support for Bitcoin Cash Dev Fund Over Chain Split Threat
28.1.2020
Ver said he was "mostly just along for the ride," as the parties stepped back from competing hard forks
Bitcoin.com Update: Dev Fund Proposal ‘Will Not Go Through’ Without More Agreement
28.1.2020
The BCH infrastructure funding proposal initially announced by Jiang Zhuoer on January 22 will not go through as planned without greater agreement in the Bitcoin Cash community, Bitcoin.com has announced via a read.cash post uploaded today. Also Read: Heated Debate Continues Over Bitcoin Cash...
Bitcoin Rallies to Near $9,150 as Stocks Drop Over Coronavirus Fears
28.1.2020
Bitcoin is rising in line with broader uptrend which began well before the coronavirus scare began weighing over traditional markets. In the short term, though, a dip is looking likely
E Pluribus Unum: Four Class-Action Suits Against Bitfinex Over 2017 BTC Price Now One
27.1.2020
Four class-action cases against Bitfinex for BTC market manipulation in 2017 are now one, according to overseeing judge
Governments and Enterprises Can’t Get Enough of Blockchain
27.1.2020
Governments have long been wary of Bitcoin, while expressing admiration for its innovative ledger system. This trend can be traced back till 2014, when the “blockchain not bitcoin” mantra was coined. Six years on and that sentiment is being backed by action as governments and businesses...
Transfer Agent Vertalo Chooses Tezos Over Ethereum for Security Token Development
27.1.2020
The digital security issuer says it chose Tezos because it is faster than ethereum, ideal for security tokens and is proof-of-stake
Heated Debate Continues Over Bitcoin Cash Infrastructure Funding Plan
27.1.2020
Last Wednesday, the founder of the mining operation Btc.top announced a proposal that would fund Bitcoin Cash (BCH) development over the course of six months. Over the last five days, the funding plan has been the most dominant conversation within the BCH ecosystem, as supporters debate the merits...
Iran Issues Over 1,000 Licences for Crypto Mining + More News
27.1.2020
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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The Iranian Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining...
Ukraine to Oversee Crypto Transactions Above $1,200, Sees Opportunities in Legalization Not Risks
27.1.2020
Cryptocurrency transactions in Ukraine will be strictly monitored by the state, although the country’s finance minister admits that it’s not digital coins but fiat cash that criminals and corrupt officials are more likely to use. The legalization of cryptocurrencies remains a priority...
Over 1,000 Bitcoin Miners Granted Licenses in Iran: Report
27.1.2020
Iran is said to be issuing licenses to miners after new legislation was brought in last year
Over 700 Blockchain Firms Founded This Month in China, Over 26,000 In Operation
27.1.2020
Over 700 blockchain firms have already been founded in China in 2020, though registered operating capital among the vast majority of them is very low
Ex-Employees Sue Tron’s Justin Sun for $15 Mln Over Alleged Harassment
27.1.2020
Two former employees at BitTorrent have sued Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun for $15 million in damages over alleged labor violations, discrimination and harassment
Companies Keep Flocking to Swiss Crypto Valley, Over 1,000 Jobs Added in a Year
26.1.2020
Crypto Valley, a fintech-friendly region centered on the canton of Zug, has been expanding to other parts of Switzerland and neighboring Liechtenstein. Despite all the challenges facing the blockchain industry, favorable regulations and improving access to banking and legal services are attracting...
Alexander Vinnik Accused of Laundering Billions Through BTC-e Extradited to France
25.1.2020
Alexander Vinnik, the Russian-born IT specialist who spent over two years in detention in Greece, where he was arrested on a U.S. warrant, is now in Paris. The alleged BTC-e operator, suspected of laundering at least $4 billion through the now defunct crypto exchange, has been handed over to France...
UK Cricket Club Will Issue this Season’s Tickets Over a Blockchain
24.1.2020
The blockchain-based ticketing solution will be used for all Lancashire Cricket Club's domestic and international fixtures in 2020
UK Cricket Club Will Issue This Season’s Tickets Over a Blockchain
24.1.2020
The blockchain-based ticketing system will be used for all Lancashire Cricket Club's domestic and international fixtures in 2020
UK Cricket Club Will Issue This Season’s Tickets Over a Blockchain
24.1.2020
The blockchain-based ticketing system will be used for all Lancashire Cricket Club's domestic and international fixtures in 2020
Panic Withdrawals at Indian Bank Over Alarming KYC Notice
24.1.2020
Hundreds of customers went on a withdrawal spree after an Indian bank announced its revised KYC requirements. The bank’s action followed the decision by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to include the National Population Register letter as a valid KYC document for opening bank accounts....
This Page is Designed to Last
23.1.2020
Jeff Huang, while going through his collection of bookmarks, sadly finds a lot of old pages gone from the internet. Bit rot. It's pretty bad. Most of what gets published on the web disappears. Thankfully, the Internet Archive gets a lot of it. Jeff has seven things that he thinks will help make...