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Italian Red Cross Raises BTC 2.84 to Fight Covid-19 + More News
16.3.2020
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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The Italian Red Cross and the Colli Albani Committee have launched a bitcoin fundraising, raising donations in...
No, Bitcoin Didn’t Uncouple From Stocks But $6K BTC Is Back in Play
16.3.2020
#Bitcoin bounces after worst opening ever for stocks
BitMEX Takes a Hit — Community Cries ‘Foul Play’ Following Market Crash
16.3.2020
Despite BitMEX claiming that its recent outage was caused by an aggressive DDoS attack, some think there is more to the story
Coinbase Launches BTC Transaction Batching, Saving Users 50% on Fees
16.3.2020
Batching BTC transactions will save users 50% on fees, according to a blog post released by Coinbase on March 13
Crypto Carnage, Fears of $1,000 BTC, MakerDAO Crisis: Hodler’s Digest, Mar. 9–15
15.3.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin’s dramatic decline, MakerDAO left with bad debt worth millions, and how a BTC miner ended up with an $8M windfall
Bitcoin Cash IFP Debate: ABC Kicks Off Fundraiser, 3 Mining Pools Signal BCHN Support
15.3.2020
During the first week of March, there were prominent discussions concerning the recently announced infrastructure funding proposal (IFP). However, a number of crypto participants are focused on the market carnage and the possibility of a global recession. After the new full node project published...
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....
French Court Moves the BTC Chess Piece — How Will Regulators Respond?
15.3.2020
In the end, the actual classification of BTC in the Nanterre court case may be less important than the mere fact that it is being classified
Some Indian Banks Ignore Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency, RBI Urged to Rectify
15.3.2020
Despite the Indian supreme court quashing the central bank’s ban on crypto, some major banks, including HDFC and Indusind Bank, are still arbitrarily declining to process crypto transactions. Banks say they are waiting for instructions to lift the ban from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....
With $1.5 Billion Under Management Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Slides 30%
14.3.2020
Prior to the market carnage on March 12, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) had acquired over 300,000 BTC. Grayscale’s trust has been one of the longest-running FINRA approved investment vehicles with bitcoin assets under management. On Feb. 5, GBTC shares climbed more than 10% that week...
BTC Plunge, YouTube Ban & Other Challenges: Bad Crypto News of the Week
14.3.2020
Check the bad crypto news of the past week
Crypto Networks Stress Tested During Bitcoin’s Wild Week
14.3.2020
Crypto valuations haven’t been the only casualties of this week’s market crash; crypto networks have also felt the strain. As onchain activity has ramped up in response to the market slump, fees have soared and the mempool filled on the BTC and ETH chains. Other crypto networks have...
Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide
14.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the cryptoconomy. Crypto markets saw some brief gains on Friday but prices have been meandering just above current support levels. At the moment, traders and crypto...
Bitcoin Price Crashing Due to Coronavirus Fear but Will BTC Hit $2K?
14.3.2020
Bitcoin price drops to yearly lows on coronavirus but BTC isn’t out of the woods yet
How to Track, Get and Set the Best Transaction Fees with Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
14.3.2020
Once set up with a bitcoin or bitcoin cash wallet and some coins, using and sending them is pretty easy. Part of this process involves paying a transaction fee, which is a small amount of coin included in a transaction incentivizing miners to work the tx into a block. Both BTC and BCH transactions...
OKEx Undergoes Maintenance, Becomes Top BTC Futures Exchange
13.3.2020
OKEx became the top exchange for Bitcoin futures after maintenance during exceptionally high trading volumes
Price Analysis Mar 13: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO
13.3.2020
After the panic selling, volatility is likely to remain high. We believe that Bitcoin’s bottom is close by
Edward Snowden ‘Felt Like Buying Bitcoin’ While Traders Hunt for the Market Bottom
13.3.2020
Following three consecutive days of losses shedding $50 billion off the cryptoconomy, digital currency markets lost another $44 billion in a matter of hours on March 12. Not only did ‘Black Thursday’ wreck traditional markets, but gold and bitcoin felt the brunt as well. Amidst...
Bitcoin (BTC) Falls by 50%; Proves its Inherent Volatility
13.3.2020
After a perplexing trading duration since the start of the year, Bitcoin crashes like crazy in just minutes. This abominable performance has shed millions of investor wealth from all around the world as the markets crash profoundly. Digging deeper, the stock market, oil market happens to be...
50 Companies Back New Cryptocurrency Project Competing With Facebook’s Libra
13.3.2020
Some members of the Libra Association are now backing a rival project called Celo, which has its own blockchain and cryptocurrency. Over 50 major companies have pledged their support, each pursuing a diverse set of use cases. The project claims that the combined reach of all members exceeds...