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4 Reasons Why Bitcoin Is Now Retesting November Lows — $6.4K Next?
17.12.2019
Is Bitcoin now about to set even lower lows headed into 2020?
Former SEC Senior Counsel Joins US Security Token Platform As Chief Legal Officer
17.12.2019
TokenSoft hired Alex C. Levine as its chief legal officer to work on the firm’s regulatory compliance
ErisX Takes on Bakkt With Launch of Physically-Settled US Bitcoin Futures
17.12.2019
ErisX plans to work with futures commission merchants and brokerages starting next year, allowing investors hoping to trade its physically-settled bitcoin futures an alternative to Bakkt
ISIS Turns To Blockchain-Based Messaging App Following Telegram Ban
17.12.2019
ISIS experiments with blockchain-based messaging app BCM after being banned from Telegram
Indian State of Kerala to Produce 20,000 Blockchain Specialists in 2 Years
17.12.2019
Beijing’s sudden rush into blockchain development and digital currency hasn’t gone unnoticed. From America to Europe and back to Asia, governments have started thinking about this new racetrack in more serious terms. India has a history of tensions with China, although the countries...
Bitcoin ETP Issuer Amun: Trading Volumes Will Come From Retail
17.12.2019
Amung AG, a Switzerland-based digital asset investment company, known for its exchange-traded products (ETPs), plans to list them on at least two new European regulated exchanges, and believes that the trading volume will come from retail investors.
Today, the exchange-traded products issuer lists...
Read Messari CEO Ryan Selkis’ 19 Bitcoin, Ethereum Forecasts for 2020
17.12.2019
When it comes to making crypto predictions for 2020, Ryan Selkis, CEO of crypto researcher Messari has written the book on the subject – literally.
His 71-page Crypto Theses for 2020 is quite a tome, and would take hours to read in full – which is why we’ve read it for you, and sifted out Selkis’...
Fidelity Aims for European Expansion, Launches UK Operations
17.12.2019
American mutual fund giant Fidelity is set to expand into Europe with a new UK-based branch.
Per an official announcement, the company’s crypto arm, Fidelity Digital Assets, will begin operating in Europe. Fidelity will also launch a new entity that will serve European institutions that invest...
Fidelity Digital Assets Launches UK Branch In Line With Local Laws
17.12.2019
Fidelity Digital Assets expands to Europe with U.K. registered branch
MARKETS DAILY: Another Chainalysis Bombshell, Plus a Long Squeeze?
17.12.2019
After a brief overnight recovery, bitcoin is getting battered along with the rest of the sector, but how much lower can we go?
It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily
Kleiman Estate Asks Judge to Overrule Craig Wright’s Objections
17.12.2019
On December 16, new court filings from the Kleiman v. Wright case show the plaintiffs have responded to Wright’s objections against the magistrate’s court order. Kleiman’s lawyer Velvel Freedman explained that Craig’s statements in court “lacked credibility,”...
UK’s Oldest Exchange to Delist Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash + More News
17.12.2019
Coinfloor CEO Obi Nwosu, courtesy of GBC News/YouTube
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Coinfloor, Britain’s longest-running crypto exchange, will...
Private Payment System for Central Bank Digital Currency Possible, Says ECB
17.12.2019
New research from the European central bank claims that a central bank digital currency system that protects user privacy is possible
Crypto Carnage: Bitcoin Price Slides to $6.6K, XRP Falls Below $0.20
17.12.2019
Bitcoin leads cross-crypto bloodbath as markets tumble lower, but one indicator gives cause for celebration
UN to Use Blockchain to Tackle Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Hong Kong
17.12.2019
The new initiative will help ensure migrant workers aren’t charged unethical fees
New Ethereum Hard Fork Coming in January to Delay Ice Age
17.12.2019
As mistakes do 'happen,' Ethereum (ETH) is now forced to have another hard fork in January, less than a month after the Istanbul upgrade.
During the Istanbul update earlier this month, the developers have made a mistake in estimating when the feature known as the difficulty bomb which slows down...
Venezuelan Bolivar Trading Volumes on LocalBitcoins Hits New Record High
17.12.2019
The amount of Venezuelan bolivars traded against Bitcoin hit another all-time high last week
Gemini, State Street Launch Cryptocurrency Reporting Pilot
17.12.2019
Gemini cryptocurrency exchange and State Street have jointly launched a pilot producing reports on a user cryptocurrency holdings
Plustoken Cash-Outs Could Be Behind BTC Price Drop, Says Report
17.12.2019
On Monday, the blockchain surveillance company Chainalysis published an excerpt from the firm’s upcoming crime report that will publish in January. According to the Chainalysis research, the Ponzi scheme called Plustoken not only defrauded investors out of $3 billion but the scam “may...
Japanese Kids Proving too Smart for Crypto Scammers
17.12.2019
Cryptocurrency-related scams are prevalent among Japanese high school children – but it looks like the nation’s youth is already wise to bogus promises and get-rich-quick schemes.
Per Ryuku Shimpo, the education authority of the Okinawa Prefecture last month conducted a survey at 88 high schools...