Standard Chartered Invests More Money in Newly Rebranded Trade Finance Startup
28.1.2020
Standard Chartered has invested in Contour, the recently-rebranded Voltron blockchain trade finance platform digitizing letters of credit for financial institutions
IBM Secures Patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’ to Record Events of Offline Transactions
28.1.2020
IBM has been awarded a patent for a “self-aware token” designed to record events of an offline transaction
51% Attack on Bitcoin Is Now Pricier, Attack on Ethereum - Cheaper
28.1.2020
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When it comes to the estimated possibility of a 51% attack, while there's great news for some networks, several networks have a reason to be worried.
After recent attacks on Bitcoin Gold (BTG), we decided to re-visit both the vital discussion of 51% attack vulnerabilities*...
Uphold Introduces Commission-Free Trading for Users
28.1.2020
The move to commission-free cryptocurrency trading was based on Uphold’s ability to net trades at a lower cost after gaining more liquidity providers, said Uphold CEO JP Thieriot
MARKETS DAILY: Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 28, 2020
28.1.2020
Bitcoin rallied to near $9,150 as stocks dropped over Coronavirus fears, plus IBM's new "Self-Aware Token" approach
Altcoin Delisting Claims Some Surprising Casualties in South Korea
28.1.2020
Some of South Korea’s leading crypto exchanges have apparently begun coin purges for low-volume tokens – but there could be a catch for the exchanges and the South Korean cryptocurrency industry as a whole, as a number of delisted tokens are Kakao Klaytn partners.
Per a report from South Korean...
International Crypto Exchange Liquid Develops Perpetual BTC Contracts With Up to 100x Leverage
28.1.2020
Leverage allows cryptocurrency traders unsatisfied with market volatility to make stronger plays on smaller movements. Trading platforms offer various ways to use leverage in order to capture this segment. The latest example is Liquid, an exchange that developed perpetual BTC contracts with up...
How to Use Business.Club to Your Advantage
28.1.2020
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New Law May Kill Smaller South Korean Crypto Exchanges + More News
28.1.2020
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.
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Smaller South Korean exchanges could be forced to close if the government pushes ahead with plans to impose tighter...
Roger Ver’s Mining Pool Pulls Support for Bitcoin Cash Dev Fund Over Chain Split Threat
28.1.2020
Ver said he was "mostly just along for the ride," as the parties stepped back from competing hard forks
Nimbus Receives Ethereum Foundation Grant to Work on Light 2.0 Client
28.1.2020
Nimbus receives grant to develop Ethereum 2.0 clients that can run on smartphones
Google Play and Apple Store to Support Access for ETN Rewards
28.1.2020
Electroneum, the leading innovator in the blockchain and crypto arena, has added another feather to its credit as the firm has made its place into Apple’s News App on January 27, 2020. This is for the first time since the launch of the Electroneum M1 phone that the firm has achieved such...