Marty Bent on the Macro Fires on the Horizon
26.12.2019
From a trade war tweeting president to protests in Hong Kong, 2019 saw global instability (and in turn, the raison d’etre for bitcoin) increase
YouTube Calls Crypto Purge a Mistake But Many Videos Still Missing
26.12.2019
YouTube shut down dozens of crypto videos in a move that it admits was a mistake
Holiday Spending up 14.6% as E-Commerce Beats Brick-and-Mortar
26.12.2019
Holiday spending rose this year as e-commerce overtook brick-and-mortar sales again this year
Crypto Custodians Grapple With Germany’s New Rules
26.12.2019
While a grandfather clause allows crypto custodians to keep serving German customers without being penalized, those same companies are waiting on financial regulator BaFin to release final regulations around the law
Canaan's New 5-Nanometer Chips to Escalate ASIC Arms Race With Bitmain
26.12.2019
Chinese mining ASIC producer Canaan plans to roll out machines based on 5-nanometer chips in Q1 2020
The Bahamas Will Launch a Digital Currency Pilot Tomorrow
26.12.2019
A new “digital fiat currency” for the Bahamas could turn the island nation in to a crypto testbed
Japan Hosting World Conference to Discuss Decentralized Financial Governance
26.12.2019
Following the consensus reached at the G20 leaders’ summit on the importance of discussing better governance for the decentralized financial ecosystem, Japan’s top financial regulator is hosting a global blockchain conference to discuss the subject. The regulator is welcoming...
Crypto Firms Can Now Apply for a License in France
26.12.2019
The license is optional for crypto firms operating in France, but firms can use the license in marketing themselves to institutional clients
MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: HODL?
26.12.2019
On today’s holiday episode of Markets Daily, we’ll define and demystify the blockchain term “ HODL”
MetaMask Contributor Says Project Lacks Support From ConsenSys
26.12.2019
A contributor of Ethereum browser extension Metamask has reported that the MetaMask team is “totally overwhelmed”
Russia’s Central Bank Is Now Testing Real Asset-Pegged Stablecoins
26.12.2019
Russia’s central bank starts testing stablecoins and doesn’t assume that they will act as a payment method and become a substitute of money
Relax, There is Not Enough Data to Predict the Impact of Bitcoin Halving
26.12.2019
Source: iStock/Viktor_Gladkov
There isn’t enough data for us to know for sure or predict with any certainty how Bitcoin (BTC) will behave before or after the mining reward halving, so there’s no room for stress, panic or wild predictions.
The next BTC halving is the talk of the town, and it is safe...