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Japan Security Token Offering Association: The Way of Self-Regulation
10.10.2019
The emergent Japan Security Token Offering Association aims to renovate the STO market via self-regulation, promising to create a standard for others to follow. But are there any drawbacks to this novel approach?
SEC Rejects Another High-Profile Bitcoin ETF Proposal
10.10.2019
Another high-profile proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been denied by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The agency, however, emphasized that the disapproval was not based on whether bitcoin has utility or value as an innovation or an investment. Shares of...
OKEx Korea Reviewing Decision to Delist Privacy Coins Zcash and Dash
10.10.2019
OKEX Korea is reconsidering a decision to delist the privacy coins zcash and dash it announced in September
Meet CoinDesk Next Week In Tokyo
10.10.2019
Let's talk crypto in Tokyo on Monday
E-commerce Giant Overstock Opens Blockchain R&D Center in Ireland
10.10.2019
E-commerce giant Overstock’s new blockchain R&D center opens in Ireland and is expected to make its 100th local hire before the end of 2019
Bitcoin Price Breaks USD 8.5K, Altcoins Signaling Bullish Continuation
10.10.2019
After several attempts to clear USD 8,300, bitcoin price finally gained bullish momentum. BTC/USD rallied more than 5% and traded above a few important resistances such as USD 8,300, USD 8,500 and USD 8,550. The price is currently (11:00 UTC) consolidating gains and it could continue to rise...
CME Group Expects New Bitcoin Options to See High Demand in Asia
10.10.2019
CME Group expects its new Bitcoin options to be highly popular in Asia
Bitcoin Price Looks North Despite SEC’s Latest ETF Rejection
10.10.2019
Bitcoin may rise to $9,000 in the short-term, as traders are seemingly unfazed by the U.S. regulator's decision to reject Bitwise's bitcoin ETF proposal
Litecoin Price Shows the Second Smallest Gain in the Past Week
10.10.2019
Source: iStock/Ja'Crispy
Though the week so far have been quite green for the top 10 coins by market capitalization, not all coins appreciated equally. One of the 10 to see the smallest rise is Litecoin (LTC).
At UTC 9:10, all top 10 coins are showing a rise in the last-7-days period. While XRP...
Russian Central Bank Chief: ‘No Obvious Need’ for National Cryptocurrency
10.10.2019
Russia's central bank sees no strong reason to launch a national cryptocurrency that would override the potential risks, according to its chief
SEC Might Not Approve Bitcoin ETF For Two Years + 13 More Crypto News
10.10.2019
Jay Clayton. Source: Twitter, SEC
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.
Regulations news
It's "reasonable to assume" that the American regulatory Securities...
Bitwise Will Refile Its Bitcoin ETF Application ‘as Soon as Appropriate’
10.10.2019
Bitwise still bullish as it plans to refile its Bitcoin ETF application
Samsung Working With Ripple Partner, Finablr, on International Payments
10.10.2019
Samsung is dipping a toe into blockchain-based remittances thanks to a partnership with Finablr
Coinbase Custody to Support Telegram’s GRM Token at Launch
10.10.2019
Coinbase Custody will provide support for the Telegram Open Network’s native Gram token when it goes live
ConsenSys Supports 7 More Ethereum Startups With $175K Grant
10.10.2019
Third round of ConsenSys’s grants scheme gives away $175K
Liquidity Provider B2C2 Launches Gold Derivative Settled in Bitcoin
10.10.2019
The U.K.-licensed firm's new product allows clients to synthetically trade gold against bitcoin and aims to capitalize on a growth in haven assets
Decentralized Exchanges Are Evolving at Last
10.10.2019
The humble DEX has come a long way since the days of Etherdelta. While not all of those steps have been forward – such as the enforcement of KYC on IDEX – the scope and quality of decentralized trading platforms has evolved greatly. As an examination of several new and emerging...
Ethereum Looks For 1 Million Devs While Ether Price Surpasses USD 190
10.10.2019
Joseph Lubin. Source: Twitter, @ethereumJoseph
With the fifth annual Ethereum conference, Devcon, about to finish tomorrow, a new challenge has been issued: get 1 million developers to build on Ethereum in a year.
Devcon is an annual conference held by the Ethereum Foundation for developers...
B2C2 Launches New Gold Derivative Priced and Settled in Bitcoin
10.10.2019
B2C2’s new gold-Bitcoin derivative pays out in BTC
Bulls Push Bitcoin Price to a 2-Week High, is $9,700 Next?
10.10.2019
On Oct. 9 Bitcoin bulls stepped in and pushed BTC price to $8,715. Now traders need to provide enough volume to push the digital asset to a close above $9,780