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Exclusive: Chinese Group Looking to Buy One of Latin America's Largest Bitcoin Mines
14.2.2020
A Chinese group is in talks to buy CoinPY, one of the leading Bitcoin mining firms in Latin America
US DOJ Calls Bitcoin Mixing ‘a Crime’ in Arrest of Software Developer
14.2.2020
The arrest of Larry Harmon for an alleged connection to AlphaBay raises major questions: Do bitcoiners have a right to build privacy tech?
Millions of Online Retailers Can Now Accept DAI on Coinbase Commerce
13.2.2020
Coinbase commerce has integrated Dai for millions of merchants to accept the stablecoin for payment method
$10K Bitcoin Prompts Influencers to Call a Bull Market
13.2.2020
Cryptocurrencies have gained significant value over the last few weeks and it’s causing exuberance among digital currency proponents. Now a number of traders and influencers believe bitcoin and other coins are in bullish territory. Despite the surge to $13K last July and the deep pullback...
South Korea Commits $16M to Training Future Digital Finance Experts
13.2.2020
South Korean government is investing $16 million in future digital finance experts
Authorities Arrest Ohio Man for Laundering $300M in Crypto on the Dark Web
13.2.2020
An Ohio native faces several charges of illegal activity, including laundering 350,000 Bitcoin through a Dark Web tumbler service
Poloniex Platform Masters Russian Language After Leaving US Market
13.2.2020
Poloniex starts adding Russian language support on its website just about three months after leaving the U.S. market
Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano Suspended From Twitter
13.2.2020
Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano suspended from Twitter
Crypto Lending Firm BlockFi Secures $30M to Facilitate Mainstream Adoption
13.2.2020
BlockFi has raised $30 million from an array of investors, including Morgan Creek Digital, Winklevoss Capital and Arrington XRP Capital
Coinbase Fails to Top CryptoCompare’s Exchange Rankings due to 2019 Flash Crash
13.2.2020
Coinbase fails to get the top CryptoCompare rank among exchanges due to a 2019 flash crash
The Four Phases of Decentralized Finance
13.2.2020
The DeFi industry has been growing and changing — here are the four-phase model that clarifies what has been achieved and what to expect in the future
XRP Plummets 56% in One Candle, Bitmex Traders Outraged Over Flash Crash
13.2.2020
A number of XRP traders are complaining about massive liquidations on Bitmex as the price of XRP spiked and was brought down by 56% in a single candle. After the incident, well known traders with leveraged positions took to Twitter to complain about the upset as some investors were completely...
IOTA Foundation Investigates Funds Allegedly Stolen From Trinity Wallets
13.2.2020
Multiple IOTA holders have reported missing funds, in possible conjunction with Trinity wallet usage
Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 13, 2020
13.2.2020
With bitcoin bouncing off $10,500, Markets Daily is back with another time-saving crypto update
Wells Fargo Joins Elliptic's Series B Investment Round
13.2.2020
Wells Fargo invests in crypto compliance firm Elliptic
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Are ‘Like a Giant Garbage Dumpster,’ Says Minneapolis Federal Reserve President
13.2.2020
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, said on Tuesday that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are “like a giant garbage dumpster.” He would rather his one-year-old daughter have a low yielding Treasury bond than a bitcoin, emphasizing that...
Cosmetics Giant AmorePacific Takes the Blockchain Plunge + More News
13.2.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/amorepacific_us
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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South Korean cosmetics behemoth AmorePacific has joined the Kakao...
Bangladesh Bank with $4 Billion in Assets Now Employs RippleNet
13.2.2020
Bangladesh-based Bank Asia becomes a member of Ripple’s RippleNet blockchain-enabled remittances network
Samsung Plays Hide-and-Seek Galaxy S20 With the Cryptoverse
13.2.2020
The Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco on February 12. Samsung has finally unveiled its new flagship smartphones, including the latest Galaxy devices, the S20, and the Z Flip, a foldable smartphone. But crypto-keen observers waiting to see if the new phones would be fitted with...
Crypto Lending Startup BlockFi Raises USD 30M, Plans Singapore Office
13.2.2020
Zac Prince, co-founder of BlockFi. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bitcoin Archives
Following the millions raised in the series A funding, major U.S.-based cryptocurrency lending startup BlockFi sees almost 64% more in funding just six months later. Also, they're about to open a Singapore...