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Price Analysis Feb 3: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, ADA, XTZ
3.2.2020
Most major cryptocurrencies are likely to dip in the next few days to shake out the weaker hands, after which the uptrend could resume
Coronavirus Outbreak Forces Chinese Crypto ASIC Manufacturers to Delay Orders
3.2.2020
Bitcoin mining rig deliveries from China are delayed due to the coronavirus according to a few Chinese manufacturers. Microbt and Ebang sent notices to customers via the firm’s Wechat channels. Sources say Bitmain and Innosilicon are delaying mining device shipments as well. Also read: How...
US Marshals Will Auction $40M in Bitcoin This Month
3.2.2020
The U.S. Marshals Service plans to auction more than 4,000 bitcoin, worth about $37.7 million at press time, later this month
Liechtenstein-Based Startup to Issue Tokens Pegged to Value of Collectible Cars
3.2.2020
Investment platform CurioInvest and MERJ Exchange will jointly offer a token backed by collector luxury cars
Minecraft Players Can Win Bitcoin on New Treasure Hunt Server
3.2.2020
A new Minecraft server allows players in the blocky universe to compete against one another to find hidden treasure and receive a bitcoin reward
Crypto Market Sentiment Bounces Back; BTC, ETH, ADA in Positive Zone
3.2.2020
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The cryptocurrency market sentiment has bounced back somewhat over the course of the last week, though still not reaching the score it got two weeks ago. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins is 5.71 today, compared to 5.54...
Politician to Form Blockchain-powered Party + More News
3.2.2020
National Assembly Building in Seoul. 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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Former presidential candidate, tech entrepreneur and leading South Korean...
Mastercard CEO Reveals Why The Company Left Libra
3.2.2020
Mastercard CEO explains his issues with Facebook’s Libra
IOTA Co-Founder Threatens Legal Action as Catfight Intensifies; MIOTA Up 10%
3.2.2020
The bitter, public war-of-words between the co-founders of the IoT-focused IOTA Foundation has taken a new turn, with Sergey Invancheglo taking to Twitter to announce that he will launch legal proceedings against fellow co-founder David Sønstebø.
Invancheglo appears to have accused Sønstebø...
Russian Companies Pushing Gov’t for Crypto, Blockchain Legislation
3.2.2020
The man charged with putting together a legal framework for Russia’s cryptocurrency and blockchain technology industry has insisted that legislation will be in place before the year’s end, and has hinted that Russian companies are keen to begin blockchain and cryptocurrency operations.
In...
Insolar Launches Mainnet, Swaps Ethereum-Based Token for Native Coin
3.2.2020
Insolar is launching its own mainnet and debuting its native Insolar Coin to replace its Ethereum-based token INS
MIT ‘Spider’ Routing Scheme Could Speed Up Cryptocurrency Transactions
3.2.2020
MIT researchers have created a new crypto-routing scheme to notably reduce blockchain-based transaction processing times
Zengo Is a Keyless Yet Noncustodial Bitcoin Wallet
3.2.2020
Zengo is a non-custodial mobile wallet that dispenses with private keys in favor of threshold signatures to create two ‘mathematical secret shares’ – one stored on your mobile device, the other on their servers. In other words, there’s no single point of failure and no risk...
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of January 2020; Winners Aplenty
3.2.2020
The crypto market as of late has been enjoying a spring in the middle of winter. The second part of the first month of 2020 has brought a number of small and large rallies to a variety of coins, with the world’s number one crypto, bitcoin (BTC), surpassing the USD 9,000 mark yet again. How long...
IBM Offers Blockchain Solution for Casual Labor Contracts
3.2.2020
Tech giant IBM says blockchain can help enterprises manage casual work contract reconciliation
XRP Outperforms Broader Market as Price Flirts with Key Barrier
3.2.2020
XRP, the crypto token affiliated with the U.S.-based fintech firm Ripple, has outperformed the broader crypto market over the past 24 hours, with the coin posting the strongest 24-hour performance among the top 10 cryptoassets by market capitalization.
As of pixel time (11:00 AM UTC), XRP almost...
Privacy on Ethereum: Aztec Protocol Launches on Mainnet
3.2.2020
Aztec launches private DAI on Ethereum’s mainnet, says private contracts will come this year
Singapore: Digitized Securities Exchange Gets Regulator’s Go-Ahead
3.2.2020
Singapore’s central bank and regulator MAS has licensed capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX to operate in the city-state
China Worries Driving South Korean Central Bank to CBDC Research
3.2.2020
The South Korean central bank is launching a second central bank digital currency (CBDC) team – a year after disbanding its first group of CBDC researchers.
The central Bank of Korea (BOK) announced its intentions to launch the new unit, which it says will conduct CBDC-related research, in what...
Crypto Tycoon Winklevoss Brothers Obtain Six Stablecoin Patents
3.2.2020
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have been awarded six patents pertaining to stablecoins