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Bithumb Global To List $EXE; Issues New Trading Pair
7.2.2020
With an official Twitter post, the globally acclaimed crypto exchange, and trading portal, Bithumb Global has announced the news about its plans of listing 8×8 Protocol platform’s $EXE token on its network. The latest addition to the exchange network will help the investors to indulge...
4 ‘Bitcoin Contenders’ With Zero Use Cases and Barely Any Infrastructure
6.2.2020
Cryptocurrency markets and the industry are extremely competitive and many users believe a single digital asset will reign someday, and that it may not be BTC. Over the last few years, many holders believe the assets they hold are bitcoin contenders with coins like IOTA, EOS, ADA, XRP, and...
Bitspark to Shut Down Due to Internal Issues, Despite Positive Results
4.2.2020
Maxine Ryan. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Real Vision Finance
Bitspark, a bankless money transfer solution utilizing blockchain technology, will be shutting down in a month, despite reporting positive results.
Hong Kong-based company will be closing its doors on March 4, 2020, announced...
Innovation Can’t Keep the Web Fast
31.1.2020
Every so often, the fruits of innovation bear fruit in the form of improvements to the foundational layers of the web. In 2015, HTTP/2 became a published standard in an effort to update an aging protocol. This was was both necessary and overdue, as HTTP/1 rendered web performance as an arcane sort...
Understanding Immutability in JavaScript
30.1.2020
If you haven’t worked with immutability in JavaScript before, you might find it easy to confuse it with assigning a variable to a new value, or reassignment. While it’s possible to reassign variables and values declared using let or var, you'll begin to run into issues when you try that with...
Iran Issues Over 1,000 Licences for Crypto Mining + More News
27.1.2020
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.
Mining news
The Iranian Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining...
Iran Issues More Than 1,000 Cryptocurrency Mining Licenses
25.1.2020
The Iranian government has reportedly issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining since it began regulating the industry. A number of large mining farms have set up in the country, but high electricity tariffs have kept many small investors away. Also read: Regulatory Roundup —...
How to Obscure Bitcoin Cash Transaction Data by Leveraging Cashfusion
24.1.2020
Bitcoin Cash developers recently released the alpha software for Cashfusion, a privacy-preserving feature added to the Electron Cash wallet. During the last week, crypto proponents and developers have been testing the protocol regularly in order to find issues and provide the Cashfusion team with...
Canadian Regulator Issues New Guidance for Cryptocurrency Exchanges
17.1.2020
The CSA’s new guidance determines whether a crypto exchange is subject to securities regulations, and thus falls under derivatives law
Direct Democracy Party to Solve Issues With Crypto Rights in Russia
16.1.2020
A new political force is being born in Russia out of the country’s tech business circles. The idea has been conceived by representatives of the country’s growing digital economy sector who want to embark on finding solutions to numerous issues that concern the crypto space. Also read:...
SEC Issues Alert Against Initial Exchange Offerings
15.1.2020
The SEC has issued an alert to investors regarding initial exchange offerings. This warning is not an official statement on regulatory policy, but it does indicate the way the American market regulators view the practice and why many exchanges are shunning U.S. investors. Also Read: Telegram...
IIF Report Predicts Global Debt Will Reach New All-Time High of $257T in 2020
15.1.2020
Global debt records were broken in 2019, but that likely won’t be the end of such ominous economic milestones, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) predicts. The number could reach $257 trillion sometime in Q1 2020, according to a recent report by the group. Economies worldwide...
China Issues Digital Currency Guide for Party Cadres
14.1.2020
Understanding a complex subject should be easier with access to educational materials. With blockchain and CBDC now part of Beijing’s political vocabulary, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued a guide to digital currencies meant to prepare party officials for upcoming changes in...
MUFG Bank Issues First Blockchain-powered Letter of Credit + More News
10.1.2020
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.
Blockchain news
Japanese financial behemoth Mitsubishi UFG (MUFG)’s banking arm has announced that it has issued its first...
Blockchain and Crypto: Will Security Issues Finally Be Dealt With in 2020?
9.1.2020
There are some possibilities that the crypto space would become more secure in 2020: What should we expect?
bloXroute Resolves Bitcoin Scalability Issues Through Network Layer Processing
8.1.2020
New Year 2020 has made its rocking start with the world going crazy as it is the start of a new exciting decade opening new doors to success and achievements. For the crypto industry, the past decade had been quite exciting as Bitcoin gained popularity and acceptance from the industrial domain....
Multi-Thumb Sliders: Particular Two-Thumb Case
7.1.2020
This is a concept I first came across a few years back when Lea Verou wrote an article on it. Multi-range sliders have sadly been removed from the spec since, but something else that has happened in the meanwhile is that CSS got better — and so have I, so I recently decided to make my...
G7 Member Issues Warning of Digital Yuan ‘Dangers’
6.1.2020
Taro Aso. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Milken Institute
Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso has warned bankers in the country of potential problems caused by China’s forthcoming digital yuan launch – hinting that a Beijing-issued digital fiat could cause a rift between Tokyo...
User Reports Reveal Visa and Mastercard Outages During the Holidays
27.12.2019
Having problems with payments around Christmas can be frustrating, especially for those who leave gift buying till the last minute. With calmer markets this holiday season, the crypto ecosystem has been operating relatively smoothly, with few exceptions. The fiat world, however, saw some glitches...
Lawmakers Want Answers From IRS, Citing Major Issues With Crypto Tax Guidance
23.12.2019
Eight lawmakers have sent a letter to the IRS seeking answers to new questions stemming from the latest crypto tax guidance. They pointed out a number of major issues including unwarranted tax liabilities for crypto users who unwillingly receive forked or airdropped coins. Also read: Regulatory...