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BitMEX Says It’s ‘Business as Usual’ Despite 30% Drop in Bitcoin Balance After CFTC, DOJ Action
7.10.2020
More than 57,000 BTC have been withdrawn from BitMEX since Sept. 30
Japanese Crypto Exchange TaoTao Agrees to SBI Purchase After Binance Talks End
7.10.2020
The all-stock deal bolsters SBI's crypto exchange services in Japan
Cloudbet Launches Second Major Stablecoin With USDC
7.10.2020
Cloudbet, the pioneering crypto sportsbook and casino, has added USD Coin to the portfolio of coins available to customers, marking the operator’s second major stablecoin integration after launching USD Tether in May. With the integration of USDC and USDT, Cloudbet now supports the biggest...
Faster Euro-to-Euro after the Lemonway RippleNet Partnership
7.10.2020
Leading pan-European payment gateway for online marketplaces, Lemonway has partnered with Ripple, an enterprise Blockchain global payments solution to facilitate affordable and transparent European transactions. This tie-up will enable Lemonway to leverage Ripples’s worldwide financial network...
Crypto-friendly Commissioner Quintenz isn’t leaving the CFTC this month after all
6.10.2020
In April, he said he'd by gone by Halloween, but the plan has changed pending action in the Senate
After BitMEX: Regulation Must Change for the Digital Age
6.10.2020
Recent regulatory enforcement against BitMEX shows how out of step the world's financial regulators are with digital innovation
Binance unlikely to enter Japan in 2020 after negotiations fail
6.10.2020
A spokesperson for Tao Tao said it "could not agree on a strategy" with Binance
UK's FCA bans retail crypto derivatives after year-long consideration
6.10.2020
CoinShares' pleas last year went unheard as crypto futures and ETNs will be soon banned
New Bitcoin addresses hit two-year high after China advertises crypto
6.10.2020
Data shows 22,000 new entities created in a single day as one analyst suggests the added volume will translate to price gains
After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year
5.10.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from China. While a number of defi projects from the West like Uniswap, Compound, and Makerdao are popular in the country, China is also creating its own landscape...
Monero After Drawing a Bullish Crossover Trades at $104
5.10.2020
Monero, at the time of penning down this analysis was trading above $100 at $104.42 after a fairly bullish crossover from trading below $100 in the previous week. It was in the previous week, when XMR/USD was trading slightly below the immediate resistance then, on the daily chart. Moreover, after...
While Darknet Users Search for New Markets, Global Law Enforcement Reveals Mass Arrests
5.10.2020
During the last month since the fall of Empire Market, darknet market (DNM) patrons have been migrating to alternative markets. Meanwhile, global law enforcement recently arrested 179 individuals tied to DNMs and seized over $6.5 million in cryptocurrency and cash proceeds. It hasn’t been...
Abkhazia Lifts Two-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining, Moves to Regulate the Sector
3.10.2020
Abkhazia, the self-governing but disputed territory of just 245,000 people sandwiched between Russia and Georgia, has lifted its two-year ban on cryptocurrency mining. The ban came into effect in December 2018 after a surge in mining activity left the region facing an energy crisis. Now,...
Venezuela’s State-Run ‘Defi’ Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Maduro’s Anti-Blockade Speech
3.10.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) is allegedly coming to Venezuela after a recent decree from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The government recently introduced a defi platform called BDVE that purportedly provides Venezuelan citizens with the means...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Turn Red After Rejection Near Range Highs
2.10.2020
Bitcoin price failed to clear the key USD 10,950 and USD 11,000 resistance levels. As a result, there was a sharp bearish wave below the USD 11,650 support. The price is currently (08:30 UTC) down 4% and it could continue to move down towards the USD 10,200 support zone.
Similarly, most major...
Prediction market doubts Trump will complete first term after COVID-19 diagnosis
2.10.2020
A pump in daily volume creates an 8% swing on whether Trump will complete his first term
Kucoin Hack: $17M Laundered Via Decentralized Exchanges, Blockchain Analysis Firm Claims This Can Still be Traced
2.10.2020
Elliptic says the Kucoin hacker has sold $17.1 million worth of tokens via decentralized exchanges (dex) platforms like Uniswap, Kyber Network, Tokenlon. The shift to dex applications comes after centralized projects came to the aid of the beleaguered exchange by blocking any cashing out of...
NBA TopShot opens to public after closed beta drives $2M in NFT sales
2.10.2020
NBA Top Shot, the officially licensed crypto collectibles from the team behind CryptoKitties, has opened its beta version to the public
Should DEXs Be Worried After BitMEX? DeFi Founders Weigh In
1.10.2020
The sudden takedown of crypto exchange BitMEX has cast a new light on Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) markets
ICO Aftermath: US Rules in Favour of SEC in $100M KIK Case – SALT to Reimburse Claimants From 2017 ICO
1.10.2020
A US court has ruled in favour of the US SEC after the regulator’s filing of a motion seeking summary judgment against Kik for violating the country securities laws. Kik, which raised $100 million from 2017 ICO, had filed its own motion of summary judgment but the court refused to grant this....