SEC's CryptoMom Wants US to Learn From Chinese Digital Innovation
17.1.2020
SEC commissioner highlights China’s role as digital currency exemplar and wants to see similar innovation in the U.S
Launching Bitcoin ETFs Could Burst the Bitcoin Floodgates – Study
17.1.2020
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A new survey has found that financial advisors in the U.S. would be keen to put their clients' money into cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – hinting that should Bitcoin ETFs become easily available, widespread BTC adoption could follow.
The findings come from...
Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization
17.1.2020
The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing
Price Analysis Jan 17: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, ETC, TRX
17.1.2020
Though altcoins are spearheading the rally, Bitcoin is also likely to pick up steam and rise above $10,000 in the next few days
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 17, 2020
17.1.2020
Join CoinDesk Podcast Editor Adam B. Levine and Senior Markets Reporter Brad Keoun for a daily, time saving rundown of top news impacting crypto markets today
US SEC Charges Convict and Associates for $30M Fraudulent ICO
17.1.2020
The U.S. SEC has charged Boaz Manor and his associates with raising over $30 million through a fraudulent ICO
SEC: Cash-Strapped Telegram Launched 2018 Token Sale to Pay for Servers
17.1.2020
Telegram launched its token sale because it was "short on cash" to pay for servers, the SEC said
Block.One Will Not Launch Its Social Network on EOS
17.1.2020
In a departure from earlier announcements, the company now says its Facebook rival, Voice, "will be run on a purpose-made EOSIO blockchain."
Proof of Trust, BTCX Consider IPOs, KyberSwap Leaves Malta + More News
17.1.2020
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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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Proof of Trust Ltd said Friday it is planning to float its shares on the Main Market of the London...
Amid Legal Controversy, Telegram Blockchain Explorers Are Already Available
17.1.2020
Blockchair launches explorer for TON testnet, reports it’s “highly unstable.”
New Stablecoins Commence a Fresh Assault on Tether
17.1.2020
Can any stablecoin topple tether? In 2019, the answer to that question was an emphatic ‘No.’ Despite a string of stablecoins being released onto the market, tether (USDT) increased its grip on the cryptoconomy’s fiat supply, racking up $127B of on-chain volume on Ethereum alone....
SEC Charges ICO Operator Who Used Alias After Past Conviction
17.1.2020
The SEC has charged Blockchain Terminal founder Boaz Manor with securities fraud for a $30 million ICO conducted in 2017 and 2018