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A Major Chinese Bank Unveils the Banking Sector’s First Blockchain White Paper
21.4.2020
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is the world’s largest lender by assets, and they’ve just released a crypto white paper
Bitcoin Halving Searches Surge – Phrase Touches Google Trends All-Time High
21.4.2020
The notorious bitcoin halving is expected to happen in 20 days either on or around May 12, 2020. The anticipation leading up to the event is at an all-time high, as last week worldwide queries for the phrase “bitcoin halving” using Google peaked with a top score of 100. On Tuesday...
Coronavirus Stimulus Is More Than Twice Crypto's All-Time Market Cap High
21.4.2020
Showing just how small the crypto space is, the recent U.S. stimulus package is 240% larger than the industry all-time high levels
In Possible Exit Scam, Chinese EOS Wallet Locks Up $52M of Customer Funds
21.4.2020
EOS Ecosystem, a wallet app returns out to be a scam and possibly runs away with $52M user funds
Ripple Sues YouTube for Allowing ‘Scams’ That Promise Free XRP
21.4.2020
Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse are suing YouTube over allegations that the video streaming giant has failed to police its platform against fake XRP giveaway scams, resulting in monetary damage to users and reputational harm to Ripple
Bianco Research CEO Says Next Reserve Currency Will Be a Cryptocurrency
21.4.2020
Can crypto actually take on USD’s role around the world?
Dutch Central Bank Wants to Be European Union’s CBDC Proving Ground
21.4.2020
The Dutch Central Bank is making a bid to become the European Union’s proving ground for a central bank digital currency
BitMEX Reportedly Continued to Lose Market Share to Binance Futures
21.4.2020
The world’s biggest crypto exchange Binance now tops the list of largest BTC futures markets, while BitMEX continues to suffer market share drop
Zcash Foundation Cuts Q1 Spending 17% to $2.7 Million – ZEC Tanks 9% in 24 Hours
21.4.2020
The Zcash Foundation cut spending by 17% during the first three months of this year due to Covid-19 pressures. In its first-quarter report, the foundation said it spent only $2.68 million from an initial budget of $3.24 million. The report says: Our budget reduction primarily stems from cancelling...
Ripple Files Lawsuit Against YouTube: "Enough is Enough"
21.4.2020
Ripple Labs filed a lawsuit against Youtube for its “deliberate inaction” in stopping repeated XRP scams
Central Bank of Argentina Tests Blockchain-powered System + More News
21.4.2020
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The Central Bank of Argentina has started promoting a proof of concept based on blockchain. According to the emailed...
Blockchain Bites: DeFi Hacker Is Back, Oil Craters and Big Tech Won’t Sue You
21.4.2020
Big Tech vows not to sue developers using their patents to build solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic while a hacker returns funds stolen this weekend
Crypto Payments for Child Porn Grew 32% in 2019: Report
21.4.2020
Nearly $1 million in bitcoin and ethereum flowed into child sexual abuse material-linked wallet addresses in 2019
Over $900K in Bitcoin Went to Child Sexual Abuse Material Providers in 2019, Says Chainalysis
21.4.2020
$930,000 in Bitcoin represents a 32% increase over 2018, which had in turn presented a 212% increase over the previous year
Crypto Gaming Seems to Be Exploding During COVID-19
21.4.2020
A crypto gaming company called Bling says COVID-19 has sent increased traffic to its games
Ripple Sues YouTube
21.4.2020
Brad Garlinghouse. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Technology
Ripple, an American blockchain company focusing on payments technologies, has announced a lawsuit against the video sharing giant YouTube.
"Today, we are taking legal action against YouTube to prompt an industry...
Bitcoin News Roundup for April 21, 2020
21.4.2020
Bitcoin drops thanks to the oil crisis while a hacker returns $25 million in stolen crypto. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Up 150% Chainlink & Tezos Lead the Crypto Recovery but for How Long?
21.4.2020
Chainlink and Tezos are among the best performing altcoins of the past 18-months, but will they rally higher as the Bitcoin halving approaches?
Bitcoin Smart Contract Solution RSK Sees New Stablecoin and Leveraged Token
21.4.2020
Bitcoin-based smart contract solution Rootstock sees a DeFi protocol launch a leveraged token and decentralized stablecoin
Federal Reserve Index: The US Is Already in Recession
21.4.2020
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s monthly index has plunged, suggesting that the U.S. has entered a recession. The index is designed to gauge the overall U.S. economic activity and inflationary pressure. It is a weighted average of 85 monthly indicators. Fed Index Suggests the US Already...