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Paris Saint-Germain Teams up With Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform CoinCasso
29.1.2020
Paris Saint-Germain and cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinCasso have joined forces in a multi-year international partnership, with the virtual currency giant becoming an Official Partner of the Parisian club in all markets outside of France. CoinCasso is a blockchain specialist and will now...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 29, 2020
29.1.2020
With bitcoin set for its best-ever January, Markets Daily is back with today's crypto news roundup
Alleged Launderer of $4B in BTC Vinnik Charged in France After Extradition
29.1.2020
BTC-e operator and alleged money launderer Alexander Vinnik now faces charges before French authorities
SEC Tells Telegram Its Crypto Is Worth Less Than Donuts
29.1.2020
SEC tells Telegram its crypto is worth less than donuts
Former Coinbase COO Joins Blockchain-Based Lending Firm Figure
29.1.2020
Asiff Hirji, Coinbase's former president and COO, will take on a new role as president of blockchain-based lending startup Figure Technologies
Mexican Firm ups Crypto Bid for Presidential Plane + More News
29.1.2020
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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Isatech, the tech firm and crypto exchange operator bidding to by the for-sale Mexican presidential plane, appears...
Binance’s US Trading Platform to Introduce Staking Rewards
29.1.2020
Binance’s crypto exchange for U.S. customers, Binance.US, will introduce staking rewards next month
The Darknet Still Loves Bitcoin – and Doesn’t Care About Prices
29.1.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) usage is rising on darknet markets, where it is often used to buy narcotics and finance other illegal activities – although the darknet still accounts for less than 1% of all BTC transactions.
Per data from blockchain analytics provider Chainalysis, over USD 600 million worth...
Uphold App Now Lets Users Easily Trade Directly Between Over 60 Cryptos, Fiat Currencies and Metals
29.1.2020
The new Uphold mobile app features an ‘Anything to Anything’ interface, which lets users easily trade directly between more than 60 assets. This means that Uphold users in the UK for example, can now directly buy bitcoin cash (BCH) with their local GBP fiat without having to use...
French Pro Soccer Team Paris Saint-Germain Launches Fan Token
29.1.2020
Holders of Paris Saint-Germain’s newly launched fan token will first vote on an inspirational message for the captain’s armband
Football Behemoths PSG Launch Token, Strike Crypto Deal
29.1.2020
Source: iStock/Paris Saint-Germain
French football giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have launched a club-owned token named $PSG in a bid to boost supporter participation. The move came just hours after the club stepped up its crypto presence, penning a multi-year sponsorship deal with...
Crypto Payments on Darknet Markets Doubled for First Time Since 2015
29.1.2020
The share of total incoming cryptocurrency transactions on darknet markets has doubled for the first time since 2015, according to Chainalysis
Cardano Surges as Commercialization is Ramped Up, Team Returns from Davos
29.1.2020
Cardano (ADA) is once again making headlines after its price rallied over 8% in the past 24 hours, making it today’s best-performing coin among the top 10 crypto assets.
As of pixel time (12:58 PM UTC), ADA is trading at USD 0.055 per coin and is also up by almost 22% in a week.
Among the possible...
Millennials Prefer Bitcoin to Alibaba, Netflix Stock as GBTC Hits $10K
29.1.2020
GBTC has beaten the likes of Microsoft and Alibaba in terms of equity holdings at Charles Schwab
+1825% Profits Per Year: A Quick Interview with Bitsmax CEO - David Harding
29.1.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com
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Today our portal had the opportunity to interview the founder of the bitsmax.ltd platform - David Harding.
- Tell us David, there is a lot of talk about your platform’s role in the revolutionary...
Over Million USD Bets Placed on Ethereum Reaching USD 600 by March
29.1.2020
Significant financial bets in the form of ethereum (ETH) call options have been seemingly placed by a trader or group of traders who are going in big in the hopes that ETH will exceed USD 600 before the end of March, just two months from now.
As of pixel time (12:21 PM UTC), ETH is trading at about...
Largest Japanese Consulting Firm to Launch New Cryptocurrency Index
29.1.2020
Japanese consulting firm Nomura Research Institute and crypto company Intelligence Unit launched a tradable crypto index
'A Clear Indication' of 'Healthy' Bitcoin Adoption Found
29.1.2020
Crypto market researcher Glassnode claims it has found "a clear indication of a healthy and consistent adoption of Bitcoin over the past 10 years."
According to them, the daily net growth of on-chain entities holding bitcoin (BTC) is consistently positive: "In Bitcoin’s history there have been only...
City of Zermatt Switzerland Now Accepts Tax Payments in Bitcoin
29.1.2020
The Swiss municipality of Zermatt is now the second city in Switzerland where taxpayers are officially allowed to pay their dues in Bitcoin
India Unveils National Blockchain Strategy, Calling on RBI to Issue Digital Currency
29.1.2020
India’s National Strategy on Blockchain has been published. It recommends, among other things, for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue a central bank digital currency. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology tasked the National Institute for Smart Government with drafting...