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New Bill Would Put Facebook’s Libra Stablecoin Under US Securities Law
21.11.2019
American lawmakers have introduced a bill to put Facebook’s Libra under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Markets Crash After Reports That Binance's Shangai Office Closed in Crypto Crackdown
21.11.2019
Chinese police have reportedly raided and closed the Shanghai offices of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance
Venezuela Cuts Petro’s Backing from 5B Barrels of Oil to 30M: Reuters
21.11.2019
Venezuela to back its Petro with 30 million barrels of crude oil instead of 5 billion barrels as initially planned
Bitcoin Price Crashes to Pre-Rally Level
21.11.2019
It took less than a month for bitcoin (BTC) to erase almost all its gains the market saw in the end of October.
At pixel time (15:36 UTC), BTC trades at c. USD 7,684 and is down by 6% in the past 24 hours, by 12% in the past week, increasing its monthly loss to almost 6%. However, the price...
Binance.US Now Provides Institutional Liquidity to Crypto Brokerage Firm Tagomi
21.11.2019
Binance.US will now offer institutional liquidity for users of the Tagomi crypto brokerage
Chinese Tech Capital Shenzhen Issues Warning Against Crypto Activities
21.11.2019
The Leading Group for Remediation of Internet Finance Risks of the Chinese technology capital of Shenzhen warned against illegal cryptocurrency-related activities
Bitcoin Emits Less Carbon Than Previously Claimed, New Study Finds
21.11.2019
Bitcoin has been regularly attacked for its energy-intensive mining process, powered by serious amounts of electricity. It’s been claimed that it leaves a carbon foot print comparable to that of a large city or even a small country, an allegation that often finds its way to the headlines...
Google, Facebook Take on Banking Duties, Crypto Shrugged to the Side?
21.11.2019
With major tech firms shifting their focus to finance, what does this mean for the future of crypto and the wider financial system?
Assassin's Creed Dev Becomes Block Producer for EOS-Based Gaming Startup
21.11.2019
Ubisoft will be a block producer on the testnet of EOS-based game distribution platform Ultra
LG and Kakao Partner to Bridge Public and Private Blockchains
21.11.2019
LG’s IT affiliate and Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary, Ground X, are teaming up to bridge public and corporate blockchains
Greta Thunberg Might Like This Research on Bitcoin Mining + More News
21.11.2019
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.
Mining news
Environmental activists now can somewhat soften their stance towards Bitcoin mining. According to a report in American...
Powering Yahoo Finance’s Cryptocurrency Data and More!
21.11.2019
Key Takeaways: CoinMarketCap now powers the cryptocurrency market data section on Yahoo Finance, providing information on pricing, market capitalization etc,Continue Reading
The post Powering Yahoo Finance’s Cryptocurrency Data and More! appeared first on CoinMarketCap Blog
Watch Thieves Stealing USD 4K from Bitcoin ATM; Leaving USD 50K Behind
21.11.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Castanet News
Two men walk into a grocery shop and commit a Bitcoin (BTC) ATM robbery.
No, not a joke, but actual news, and – in a twist of irony – an unfavorable example of crypto / blockchain adoption. Apparently, BTC ATM’s have become commonplace enough...
Sacramento Kings CTO: Fans Quit Spending Bitcoin When the Price Hiked
21.11.2019
The Sacramento Kings’ chief technology officer said that fans stopped spending Bitcoin on team merchandise with the price sky-rocketed
What’s at Stake With Masternode Coins?
21.11.2019
“Masternode” is a term that echoes less often in the cryptosphere these days, but not because user-controlled nodes have fallen out of favor. Rather, the nomenclature has shifted, with “staking” now used to describe the array of blockchains that fall under this banner. As...
‘Mystery Man’ Gets Berlin Shop to Drop BitPay, Accept Bitcoin Directly
21.11.2019
An unknown “super nice” guy — none other than A. Antonopolous — spurred a small-time Gelato place in Berlin’s hip Friedrichshain district to start accepting Bitcoin
Binance Ignores Crypto Ban Plan in India Also, Acquires WazirX
21.11.2019
Binance has become another major crypto exchange that is investing in India despite the local government said it's considering a total cryptocurrency ban in the country.
After South Korea’s major crypto exchange Bithumb said in October that is hoping to launch an exchange in India, Binance moved...
Grayscale: 84% of Q3 Interest Came From Non-Crypto Hedge Funds
21.11.2019
Grayscale’s Michael Sonnenshein reveals 84% of the digital asset manager’s inflows in Q3 were from non-crypto hedge funds
Bitcoin and Altcoins Consolidate Below Key Resistances
21.11.2019
In the past few sessions, there were mostly range moves above the USD 8,000 support. BTC/USD made an attempt to climb above the USD 8,200 and USD 8,250 resistance levels, but it failed. It is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating and remains at a risk of more losses below USD 8,000.
Likewise, many...
German Bank Boosts Bitcoin — Negative Interest Rates Hit Every Account
21.11.2019
“We had to” — German bank charges everyone 0.5% negative interest