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How the New FATF Rules Will Open up Crypto to a Layer of Middlemen
31.8.2019
The new guidelines by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a multi-government body, have profound implications for how cryptocurrency exchanges and some other virtual asset companies operate. It requires them to collaborate with major financial service companies, with blockchain analysis firms...
Faketoshi’s Crime & Punishment and 20 Crypto Jokes
31.8.2019
This week, the news of a Faketoshi ruling hit the Cryptoverse, but that saga is far from over. On the other hand, BTC dropped below USD 10K, leaving analysts stumped.
Meanwhile, the Switzerland talks are done with a conclusion that Libra is still a concern, and Japan’s FSA looks set to beef up...
DeFi Startup Findora Weighs Funding Options, Plans First Apps in 2020
29.8.2019
John Powers. Source: Twitter, @FindoraOrg
Stanford-based Findora, a developer of a public blockchain for building financial applications, is in talks with investors as the startup is looking to announce their first apps and partnerships in the first quarter of 2020, John Powers, Chief Strategy...
Hashed CEO on New Trend In Crypto Startup Investing: Money Wises Up
25.8.2019
Blockchain investment is still in its early days. But with a scene that moves fast, it will come as no surprise to hear that the investment landscape has already changed beyond recognition.
Simon Kim, CEO of South Korea-based blockchain accelerator Hashed, says that the days of passive investors...
How to Reduce Your Crypto Tax Bill by Taking Out a Crypto-Back Loans
25.8.2019
The crypto lending market has been experiencing an increasing interest in the past 12 to 18 months. More and more HODLers are using their digital asset holding as collateral for fiat currency loans. While the reasons to take out loans are myriad, one of the biggest arguments for taking out...
Has the Bitcoin-Ethereum Rivalry Hit New Heights of Hostility?
24.8.2019
Bitcoin and Ethereum are often seen as arch rivals, and in recent weeks the online cat fighting that characterizes this rivalry seems to have hit new heights of animosity. Ethereum supporters have described Bitcoin maximalists as "tyrants" on Twitter, while certain Bitcoiners have accused Ethereum...
Innovation, Regulation, and 20 Crypto Jokes
24.8.2019
Another week of innovation and regulation in the Cryptoworld. We learned that Binance plans to start an open blockchain project, Venus, and a new digital currency might be delivered to the Cryptosphere. Santander is bringing a Ripple-powered app to Latin America, Rakuten enters crypto trading...
‘They Said It’s a Dead-end’: Crypto Startups Tell How to Deal With SEC
22.8.2019
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. Source: Twitter, @SEC_News
Blockstack and Props are the two first representatives of the crypto industry that managed to get an approval for their token sales from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Both journeys were a lengthy, challenging and costly...
DeFi is the Ultimate Defense Against Political/Financial Disasters
22.8.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
Fact is stranger than fiction. But before we talk about the latest facts...
Why Bakkt's Physically-Delivered Bitcoin Futures Are a Big Deal
22.8.2019
Kelly Loeffler, CEO of Bakkt. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bill Rich
Highly-anticipated, Intercontinental Exchange-backed crypto venture Bakkt announced that it will launch its bitcoin futures trading and custody service in the coming weeks.
Bakkt’s physically-delivered bitcoin futures...
Check This Collection of 19 Crypto Vanity Plates
20.8.2019
In many countries across the globe, you can have pretty much anything written on your registration plate, as long as it’s legal of course. People use this to personalize their vehicle, or to even make a statement of some sort. One of the ways it’s used in the Cryptoworld is to promote either...
This Austrian Printing House Aims For 'Major Role' in Crypto Adoption
20.8.2019
The Chainlock hardware wallet. The Austrian State Printing House (OeSD), an Austrian high-security specialist with a focus on secure identities, is another example of a company from a traditional sector that decided to add cryptocurrency-related products to their portfolio.
Besides focusing on...
The Road of the Bitcoin Family: ‘We’re Spending Bitcoin for 2.5 Years’
18.8.2019
The Bitcoin Family. Source: Instagram, thebitcoinfamily
The Bitcoin Family of five (Didi and Romaine Taihuttu, and their children Joli, Juna and Jessa) are on the road again. But why and how it all started? What have they learned along the way?
This is what Didi told us.
Cryptonews.com: In February...
Digital Piggy Banks And Books: How Crypto Industry Targets Kids
18.8.2019
While there are not many things that everyone in the cryptocurrency community can agree on, there is a shared belief that decentralized digital currencies will play an integral role in the future of money. As a result, a handful of companies are building their business on products that aim...
War For Control Over Money: How Can Governments Respond to Crypto?
17.8.2019
Governments have never really been big fans of crypto. Sure, the odd finance minister and president has praised blockchain technology or even cryptocurrencies themselves on the rare occasion, but generally the overall mood has been one of suspicion and even outright hostility.
And now, with...
20 Crypto Jokes on the Way Back to USD 20K per Bitcoin
17.8.2019
This week in Bitcoin news: BTC dropped to USD 10.5K, while Ether and XRP remained steady and BCH rallied, then it dropped below USD 10K, then it went above USD 10K...This happened a few more times. Your first visit to the Cryptoworld? No need for a heart attack, this is normal around here....
Are Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Back?
15.8.2019
Despite the infamous ‘The DAO’ hack, which somewhat tainted the name of decentralized autonomous organizations, DAOs have been witnessing a resurgence in the past twelve months.
At least this is what Circle Research analysts claim in their 2Q2019 Crypto Retrospective Report.
A decentralized...
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Challenges the Global Financial System
11.8.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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Do you still think crypto is a scam? That smart contracts...
How to Launch a Bitcoin ATM Business
11.8.2019
Compilation of Bitcoin ATM pictures, posted by Reddit users.
The Bitcoin ATM market is “mooning.” When the first Bitcoin ATM was installed in Vancouver, Canada in 2013, Bitcoin was still a largely unknown phenomenon. Fast forward to 2019, Bitcoin and Bitcoin ATMs are seemingly everywhere.
Today...
Now That Bitcoin 'is Digital Gold,' Which Crypto is For Payments?
10.8.2019
Ever since the post-April cryptocurrency bull market, Bitcoin has been gradually consolidating its status as a store of value. This was confirmed most emphatically on July 11, when Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell told the U.S. Senate banking committee that investors use the cryptocurrency...