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Highlights from Chrome Dev Summit 2019
22.11.2019
Ire Aderinokun has made another round-up summary of some things that piqued her attention during this year’s Chrome Dev Summit and there’s a lot of exciting news! There’s the :is selector (which Geoff wrote about a while back) as well as logical properties, updates to standard form elements,...
CFTC Chair on Crypto Regulation: We Don’t Want to Snuff out Innovation
22.11.2019
CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert says that the authority does not want to snuff out innovation by overregulating crypto
Market Update: Cryptos Shed Billions in Rapid Sell-Off
22.11.2019
Digital currency prices have been dropping in value this week and on November 21 the entire cryptoconomy fell below $200 billion. At the moment, most cryptocurrencies are down between 4-12% in the last 24 hours and 10-25% over the last seven days. Traders are currently pondering what will happen...
Policymakers 'Will Take a Very Hard Look' at Crypto + More News
22.11.2019
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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Digital currencies at scale raise not only concrete questions about money laundering, monetary policy, and other...
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK to Launch Beta for Smart Contracts-Focused Chain
22.11.2019
The CertiK Foundation is about to launch the Testnet 3.0 open beta for CertiK Chain
Even Tezos, the Only Green Coin in the Top 30, Turns Red
22.11.2019
The red sea of the top 30 coins by market capitalization just lost its last green island today, Tezos (XTZ), as the market slump deepened.
The world’s most popular crypto, Bitcoin (BTC), continued its fall that has lasted for almost a month now, reverting to its pre-rally levels. However, altcoins...
New Report on Crypto’s Legal Status in UK Lays Out Regulation Options
22.11.2019
Experts believe new legal statement on crypto will help London keep its crown as the epicentre of the financial world, “The UK was, is, and will be the leading financial center of the world.”
Alibaba Filmmaking Arm to Distribute New Movie Rights via Tokens: Report
22.11.2019
Alibaba’s filmmaking arm Alibaba Pictures signed an agreement with SingularDTV to tokenize the distribution rights of its new movie
Bitcoin Price Slides Further on China Crackdown News
22.11.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) price slumped to a six-month low on Friday as China’s central bank launched on Friday a fresh crackdown on cryptocurrency trading in Shanghai.
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Shanghai headquarters said in a statement it would crack down on a resurgence of illegal activities around...
Human Rights Foundation: Stablecoin Privacy Is ‘Extremely Lackluster’
22.11.2019
The Human Rights Foundation has published its analysis of major stablecoins’ privacy tooling and censorship resilience, stating that stablecoin privacy is “extremely lackluster”
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, Hash Rate Up; Miner Capitulation Postponed?
22.11.2019
While the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is dropping, the mining difficulty and hash rate went up. This has led some market observers to believe that we may not see a mass miner capitulation yet.
When the price drops and mining revenues decrease, miners who struggle to earn profits are forced to shut...
Tackling 7 Myths About Bitcoin for Beginners
22.11.2019
For those long involved in the crypto space, it’s easy to forget just how overwhelming and mystifying the world of bitcoin was when first encountered as a fresh-faced neophyte, unable to tell the difference between a bitcoin and a blockchain, or even what a private key was. In that interest...
European Investment Fund Unveils €400M Blockchain, AI Initiative
22.11.2019
EIF launches blockchain and AI-specific investment scheme
Bitcoin Drops to $7,000 as China Vows to ‘Dispose of’ Exchanges
22.11.2019
China seeks to reinforce the crypto trading ban
Bitcoin and Altcoins Likely to Continue Bleeding
22.11.2019
In the past three sessions, there was a sharp increase in selling pressure on bitcoin, resulting in a downside break below the USD 7,850 support area. BTC/USD declined more than 7% and traded below the USD 7,650 support. It is currently (09:00 UTC) trading near USD 7,500, with a negative...
Canada: Thieves Steal $4K From Bitcoin ATM, Leave $50K Untouched
22.11.2019
Two men have stolen $4,000 from a Bitcoin ATM in a small-town grocery store, but left $50,000 behind in an overlooked canister
‘OK Doomer’ — Peter Schiff Is Convinced Bitcoin Will Now Crash to $1K
22.11.2019
Bitcoin should logically return to $1K, says gold bug Peter Schiff
Cardano's Charles Hoskinson: USD 4bn Stellar Burn Was ‘Insanity’
22.11.2019
Charles Hoskinson. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Real Vision Finance
Cardano (ADA) chief Charles Hoskinson has hit out at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF)’s recent decision to burn 55 billion XLM tokens – worth some USD 4 billion at the time.
Hoskinson stated that the move...
Coinbase Custody Extends Crypto Staking to Global Investors
22.11.2019
International institutional clients are eligible for Coinbase Custody’s staking services as of this week
China: Shenzhen Identifies 39 Crypto Exchanges Defying Trading Ban
22.11.2019
Shenzhen lists 39 crypto exchange in line for shutdown