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Major Coins Trading Sideways, Bitcoin Hovers Around $8,000
27.9.2019
Some crypto markets are reporting a bit of recovery after Tuesday’s dive, while others continue to slip downward
Ex-Fed Man Frets About Libra-like Coins + 9 More Crypto News
26.9.2019
Simon Potter. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, AFME
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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Former senior United States Federal Reserve official...
Stellar Leads the Top 10 Coins as XLM Price Jumps More Than 10%
26.9.2019
In the wave of green that hit the coins in the last 24 hours, Stellar’s XLM took the lead among the top 10 coins as the only one with a double-digit rise.
It was a tricky couple of days in the world of crypto, exemplifying just how quickly prices can go from relatively stable to nosedive. The most...
Tuesday Shows Bloodbath for Altcoins, Up to 34% Losses on Top-20 coins
24.9.2019
Tuesday bloody Tuesday, altcoins down with BSV showing losses of 34%
Stellar’s Free XLM Either Unclaimed or Exchanged for Other Coins
24.9.2019
Free money from Stellar’s airdrops is either left unclaimed or it’s exchanged to other currencies, says crypto market analysis firm Coin Metrics, calling into question the efficiency of airdrops.
Companies use airdrops in order to gain popularity, recognition, free advertisement, to incentive...
Major Coins Trading Sideways, Bitcoin Deepens Under $10,000
23.9.2019
Most major cryptocurrencies are trading sideways, reporting minor gains and losses
Upbit Delists Privacy Coins, in an attempt to Alleviate Money Laundering
21.9.2019
Upbit, a cryptocurrency exchange based out in Korea has revealed its plans to stop supporting trade in 5 cryptocurrencies, that includes some major privacy coins, announced in a notice that was made public on September 20th. Upbit said that the exchange is to delist and stop trading in Monero...
Bitcoin History Part 17: That Time Mt. Gox Destroyed 2,609 BTC
21.9.2019
Technically speaking, it’s impossible to destroy bitcoins. But it is possible to send coins to an unspendable address, rendering them redundant to all intents and purposes. In October 2011, that’s exactly what Mark Karpeles did when he consigned 2,609 BTC to eternal oblivion due to...
Upbit Exchange Delists Privacy Coins Due to Money Laundering Concerns
21.9.2019
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit announced that it will cease trading support for certain privacy coins on Sept. 30
Coinbase to Experiment With a New Type of Coins + 5 More Crypto News
20.9.2019
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.
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"To date, we have largely explored support for assets that are already live and available to trade...
Most Top 10 Coins' Trading Volumes Increase; BTC's Drop Further
19.9.2019
After the July and August drop in trading volumes for the top 10 coins, some of them have seen an increase in daily average volumes in September. Bitcoin’s (BTC) volumes, however, decreased further.
Comparing the total trading volume in June, when bitcoin price jumped above USD 13,000, and that...
BitPay to Announce New Coins Soon; Litecoin, XRP Being Evaluated
17.9.2019
After announcing support for ether yesterday, major crypto payments processor, BitPay expects to "announce support for additional options in early Q4," Stephen Pair, BitPay’s CEO, told Cryptonews.com. Litecoin and XRP are both being evaluated, he confirmed.
“We will be looking closely at network...
FATF-Driven Delistings Capture the Criminalization of Privacy
17.9.2019
The delisting of privacy coins like monero, zcash, and dash is becoming something of a trend in Asia, and could soon expand elsewhere. In the wake of the intra-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issuing new global standards, Korean exchanges Okex and Upbit have announced they will...
OKEX Korea Drops 5 Privacy Coins Citing FATF Rules
16.9.2019
The Korean arm of the exchange has dropped support for privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies including monero, zcash and dash
OKEx Korea Axes Privacy Coins as South Korean Purge Intensifies
16.9.2019
The South Korean branch of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx says it will delist five privacy coins as of October this year, saying they “violate regulatory laws.”
The exchange announced that it will delist Monero, Dash, ZCash, Horizen and Super Bitcoin as of October 10, and has set a December...
A Short History of the World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Pools
15.9.2019
Mining pools grow and shrink, and rise and fall altogether. Today there are more extinct mining pools than there are active ones. The hashpower of the survivors secures hundreds of PoW crypto networks, from major coins such as BTC and BCH to obscure altcoins such as monero classic...
Major Coins Report Mixed Signals, ETC Sees Modest Gains Following Hard Fork
12.9.2019
Cryptocurrency markets have seen mixed signals, with most top coins trading sideways
Crypto’s Forgotten Altcoins Re-Emerge: A Look at What’s Happening
12.9.2019
During the crypto bull market of 2017, everybody was happy. It wasn’t just the BTC maximalists, BCH enthusiasts, or proponents of ETH. Privacy coins like monero were doing great, and even charity-supporting “comic relief” coins like doge were riding high. Since that enchanted...
Gemini Launches Custody for 18 Cryptos Including Bitcoin, Ether, Enjin and More
10.9.2019
The Gemini exchange is launching an institutional-grade crypto custody solution, with 18 digital assets supported for now
Stablecoins and Exchange Coins – What’s the Difference From the Ol’ Corporate Bond?
9.9.2019
A new weekly record was set last week in global corporate bond sales, with investors grabbing hold of around $140 billion in new bonds according to data from Dealogic. This occurs against a backdrop of negative yielding debt, and the meteoric rise in popularity of stablecoins and exchange-native...