Privacy and Scalability of Lightning Network Lower Than Expected: Report
13.1.2020
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network privacy and scalability benefits are lower than expected, researchers claim
ETF Giant WisdomTree Plans to Launch a Stablecoin
13.1.2020
Jonathan Steinberg, CEO of WisdomTree. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, WisdomTree ETFs
There are new developments coming from the New York-based international investment giant WisdomTree Investments, as it now plans to launch a stablecoin, and it wants to do so ahead of the competition.
It's...
XRP Exhibits a Bearish Crossover and Seems to Retest Support at $0.20
13.1.2020
XRP, at the time of penning down this article, was trading at $0.210 on Bitfinex. At the time of writing, we rightly analyze the downtrend that is faced by the coin as it nears the formed support of around $0.20. It also lacks steady support from the short and medium-term moving averages as...
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Might be Left Without Their Golden Goose
13.1.2020
Japan’s cryptocurrency community could be set for a shock following reports that the government is likely to accept regulatory proposals that would see leveraged trading caps slashed by 50% at the country’s crypto exchanges.
Per a number of leading Japanese media outlets, including Nikkei on Friday...
Ex-Google Pay Execs Manages to Raise $13.2M For a Neo-Banking Platform
13.1.2020
Sujith Narayanan and Sumit Gwalani, the two co-founders of leading payment settlement app Google Pay in India have announced that their startup epiFi has secured a massive amount of $13.2 million through the Seed financial round. The two prominent executives of the Google Pay India team are gearing...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Bulls Not Out Of the Woods Just Yet
13.1.2020
In the past few sessions, there were mostly range moves in bitcoin price above the USD 8,000 and USD 7,850 support levels. BTC/USD also made a few attempts to gain momentum above the USD 8,250 and USD 8,350 resistance levels, but it failed.
Similarly, it seems like most major altcoins...
Japan’s Financial Watchdog to Set Low Leverage Cap for Crypto Margin Traders: Report
13.1.2020
Japan's top financial regulator reportedly plans to reduce the risk to crypto margin traders by cutting the maximum allowed leverage
EOS Marks an Intraday Bullish Move as it Hits the Major Resistance
13.1.2020
EOS, at the time of writing, was trading at $3.10 on Bitfinex. With an intraday hike above $3, the trading volume and market cap have also spiked, as observed since yesterday. Yesterday, the currency marked an intraday high at $3.21 and is currently trending upwards as it breaks the major...
Blockchain Tops the List of Most In-Demand Tech Skills for 2020
13.1.2020
If you are planning to start a new career this year, or just improve your value in the jobs market, the best thing that you can do is acquire some blockchain skills. Companies around the world are looking for people with capabilities in this field and it appears that demand far outpaces the supply....
Swiss Crypto Assets & Institutional Investors Summit Will Be Held on January 18–19, 2020
13.1.2020
HCX to host Crypto Assets & Institutional Investors Summit during World Economic Forum on January 18–19, 2020, in St. Moritz to give a boost to digital securities and crypto economy. “We are reimagining capital markets, and creating a platform for wall street and crypto projects to do business...
The Perks of Joining Business.Club, Explained
13.1.2020
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In the world of hundreds, even thousands of blockchain projects and many of them offering similar services, it can be hard to choose where to invest. Most of us don’t have the sort...
Lawmakers Finally Took Data Privacy Seriously — 2019 Regulatory Roundup
13.1.2020
Privacy regulations are picking up global momentum — how did it affect the blockchain industry in 2019?