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What Does Twitter’s New Decentralized Initiative Mean?
30.1.2020
Decentralization of social media platforms might end up as an apple of discord between business and its users
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Announces Relaunch in India Ahead of Supreme Court Decision on RBI Ban
30.1.2020
Zebpay is returning to India more than a year after closing down local crypto exchange operations due to the banking ban imposed by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Under a new leadership team, the exchange has also revealed a number of upcoming new services, including...
Decentralized Finance Is Blossoming, But Just How Decentralized Is Defi?
30.1.2020
The defi market has hit an all-time high as the total value locked up in decentralized finance has surged past $850 million. A flurry of new applications, privacy proposals, wallets, DEXs, and protocols is extending the limits of what defi is capable of. This jubilation should be countered with...
Coinbase Custody Goes International With New Entity in Ireland
30.1.2020
Coinbase has launched Coinbase Custody International Inc., a European entity for handling cryptocurrency deposits
Zcash Community Approves New Mining Reward Distribution Scheme
29.1.2020
The people of Zcash have spoken, approving mining reward changes that will come into play at the coin’s halving in November
Former Google Exec Joins Coinbase as New Chief Product Officer
29.1.2020
Former Google Shopping Vice President Surojit Chatterjee becomes new Coinbase chief product officer
Are You Ready for the New Crypto Tax Season?
29.1.2020
Crypto tax season has started: Here are Cointelegraph’s tips for easy and accurate reports
New Chainalysis Report Sheds Light on Darknet Markets and the Need for Onchain Privacy
29.1.2020
Darknet market activity hit new highs in 2019, as shown in a new report from blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis. Despite concerted attempts from law enforcement (LE) to crack down on darknet markets (DNMs), coupled with several exit scams, crypto inflows and outflows surpassed $800 million last...
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...
Practice GraphQL Queries With the State of JavaScript API
29.1.2020
Learning how to build GraphQL APIs can be quite challenging. But you can learn how to use GraphQL APIs in 10 minutes! And it so happens I've got the perfect API for that: the brand new, fresh-of-the-VS-Code State of JavaScript GraphQL API.
The State of JavaScript survey is an annual survey of...
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
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...
Deutsche Bank Report: Digital Yuan Could Upset Global Power Balance, Plastic Will Die, Cash Survive
29.1.2020
A new report from Deutsche Bank Research, Digital Currencies: the Ultimate Hard Power Tool, predicts that cash payments will remain for decades, but the emergence of digital payments “will lead to the death of the plastic card.” The report, which is the third installment in a series...
Singapore Introduces Licensing for Crypto Platforms, New Payment Services Now Act in Force
29.1.2020
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the commencement of the city-state’s new Payment Services Act. The law mandates the implementation of a licensing regime that applies to payment providers, exchanges and other platforms dealing with cryptocurrencies. Their operators...
Cardano Inches to Smart Contract Implementation with New Paper
29.1.2020
Cardano reveals the formal model of its smart contracts, but mainnet release date remains uncertain
New Law May Kill Smaller South Korean Crypto Exchanges + More News
28.1.2020
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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Smaller South Korean exchanges could be forced to close if the government pushes ahead with plans to impose tighter...
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28.1.2020
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Swiss Bank Julius Baer Offers New Digital Asset Services With Licensed Crypto Bank SEBA
28.1.2020
Switzerland, a nation that’s been quite positive towards crypto business, is facilitating the integration between its traditional financial sector and the blockchain industry. With greater regulatory clarity and stability coming, established banks are plucking up the courage to offer digital...
Gemini Europe Hires New Chief Compliance Officer for Europe Expansion
28.1.2020
Gemini cryptocurrency exchange appoints RBS veteran as new chief compliance officer for its push into Europe
Singapore Announces New AML Rules for Crypto Businesses
28.1.2020
Singapore’s newly-enacted Payment Services Act brings so-called Digital Payment Token (DPT) services under current anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist-financing (CTF) rules