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Bitcoin Jumps Back Above USD 6,000 as It Rallies 50% Since Bloody Friday
19.3.2020
Source: iStock/hocus-focus
After touching the USD 4,000 level less than a week ago, bitcoin (BTC) rallied around 50% and is now trading above USD 6,000 again.
At pixel time (18:39 UTC), bitcoin is trading at c. USD 6,249 and is up 22% in a day, erasing all its weekly losses. The price is now up...
Shadow of Steem: Crypto Exchanges Choose to Govern User Deposits Differently
19.3.2020
In view of the Steem fiasco, Cointelegraph examines how some of the most popular exchanges handle user deposits: Do they lend them out, stake them or leverage them?
The Coronavirus API Delivers Vital Statistics Unmediated by Government Hands
19.3.2020
Coronavirus API aggregates and presents real-time information related to the coronavirus pandemic
Money is a 'Kind of a Fair Game,' says Vitalik Buterin
19.3.2020
Vitalik Buterin. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Business Insider
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, finds money to be a type of game, but out of that game, there may be a solution for people to act towards the common good.
In a recent episode of Artificial Intelligence Podcast with...
Universal Protocol Alliance Adds Three Tokens on Bittrex Global
19.3.2020
This token listing will especially target users coming from high inflation countries in their search for alternative stablecoins
XRP Price on Final Support Before $0.06? Key Level Holding for Now
19.3.2020
XRP price dropped to new lows during Bitcoin’s 50% correction but the current levels could present an attractive opportunity for traders
MakerDAO’s First Debt Auction of MKR Tokens Is Successfully Underway
19.3.2020
MKR price is going up as MakerDAO’s first debt auction is well underway
Another Venezuelan Bitcoin Spike as Banks Struggle + More News
19.3.2020
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin (BTC) trading appears to be on the rise in Venezuela after the country’s president Nicolás...
Block.One CEO Criticizes EOS Worker Proposal System
19.3.2020
While the developers behind the Worker Proposal System seek to drum up support from Eos’ block producers, Block.One’s CEO has criticized the proposed protocol
Maduro Orders Venezuelan Bank Closures Amid Coronavirus Scare
19.3.2020
In order to combat the coronavirus outbreak in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the entire country to quarantine themselves. With an inflation rate that rises more than 10,000% per year, the country’s citizens have already been dealing with economic turmoil. Maduro...
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 19, 2020
19.3.2020
Chewie, we're home. The markets correct as dollars flash red. Plus, a COVID-19 song. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Bitcoin Difficulty Set for 13% Drop as Hash Rate Following BTC Price
19.3.2020
Bitcoin’s difficulty and hash rate are beginning to suffer from its price declines, data warns
Ledger Says It’s Almost ‘Business as Usual’ Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
19.3.2020
Steem Doubled in Price After Justin Sun Controversy
19.3.2020
Steem (STEEM), the social media-like blockchain platform launched in 2016, has seen a massive surge over the past two days, after it decided to evade a hostile takeover by Justin Sun and the Tron Foundation by moving the entire platform over to a new blockchain called Hive. The new blockchain...
South Korean Crypto Exchanges Ready Compliance Measures as Clock Ticks
19.3.2020
South Korea’s landmark Special Financial Transactions Information Act amendment was promulgated earlier this week, a fortnight after the country’s parliament voted unanimously in its favor.
Although many industry players have been galvanized by it, others have warned that its stipulations – which...
IT Firm Helps Healthcare Providers Fight Crypto Ransomware Amid Coronavirus
19.3.2020
Healthcare firms affected by cryptocurrency ransomware have access to free cybersecurity assistance thanks to a new initiative
Huobi and Binance Support Community-Led Steem Hard Fork
19.3.2020
Less than three weeks after apparently unwittingly assisting Justin Sun in a coup of the Steem network, Binance and Huobi are supporting the Hive initiative to fork Steem
Tax Expert: IRS Crypto Question ‘Unconstitutional,’ Card Points, Flyer Miles Could Be Virtual Currency
19.3.2020
While its well-known that the revised Schedule 1 form for U.S. taxpayers now contains a question about cryptocurrencies, what is lesser discussed are the legal ramifications this may have for filers who answer incorrectly. The vague nature of the yes or no inquiry has one tax expert doubting...
Bitcoin Rallies as Fiat Currencies Drop Against the U.S. Dollar
19.3.2020
After a major market crash last week, bitcoin (BTC), the most popular cryptocurrency, at least today is somewhat showing its power as a hedge against risks inherent in fiat currencies and the broader financial system.
Trading up 12% over the past 24 hours as of press time (USD 5,772 at 12:41...
Canada Tightens Crypto Regulations Alongside AML/CTF Overhaul
19.3.2020
Canadian firms processing crypto transactions worth more than 1,000 Canadian dollars will have to record and report identifying information regarding their customers