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New York Attorney General Calls Bitfinex’s Legal Stance ‘Deeply Perverse’ in New Filing
13.12.2019
In a sharply worded brief, the New York Attorney General's Office has criticized the exchange's tactics in its case involving the Tether stablecoin's backing
‘New Risks’: Swiss Government Skeptical on Central Bank Digital Currency
13.12.2019
A digital Swiss franc would do more harm than good and bring financial risks, according to the nation's government
Raketa New Shepard společnosti Blue Origin má za sebou rekordní let
13.12.2019
11. prosince vyslal Blue Origin raketu New Shepard 3 na v pořadí již dvanáctou misi • tato konkrétní raketa a kabina systému New Shepard letěla na suborbitální let již po šesté • Na palubě měla řadu vědeckých experimentů i umění
Wall St. to Washington: Bakkt Launches New Products, CEO Joins Senate
13.12.2019
Bakkt is finishing 2019 with a bang, debuting the first U.S.-regulated options along with cash-settled futures, while its CEO will soon take a U.S. Senate seat. What does this news mean for the market?
German Fintechs Rush to Offer Crypto Custody Services Under New Law
13.12.2019
Fintech companies in the Federal Republic are quickly moving to develop and offer custodial solutions for digital assets under the new German legislation that will allow banks to store, transfer and trade cryptocurrencies next year. Berlin-based Solarisbank has established a subsidiary that will...
Binance Adds 167 Fiat Payment Options Through Integration With P2P Exchange Paxful
12.12.2019
Binance has teamed up with peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange Paxful to enable users to purchase bitcoin with 167 fiat currencies
Cryptopia Liquidation: Refund Deadline ‘Not Practicable’ as Users Wait
12.12.2019
Cryptopia liquidator investigates 900K active accounts in an attempt to reunite users with missing funds
NY Regulator Proposes Relaxing New Coin Listing Requirements
12.12.2019
The New York State Department of Financial Services, the Bitlicense regulator, has published a proposed framework for licensed companies seeking to list new coins. This is the first time the regulator has proposed changes to its crypto regulation in five years. Among the changes, licensees will...
Regulated Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA Expands Services to 9 New Countries
12.12.2019
Swiss crypto bank SEBA has rolled out its services to clients across Singapore, Hong Kong, the U.K., Italy, Germany, France, Austria, Portugal
IDEG Reports Launch of New Bitcoin Trusts in Asia With Coinbase as Custodian
12.12.2019
According to a recent press release from IDEG Investment Limited, “Asia’s First Bitcoin Trusts” have been launched “as a traditional and comfortable way for ‘old money’ to invest in digital assets.” The two trusts, Asia Bitcoin Trust I and Atlas Mining...
Circle Confirms New Round of Layoffs Following Co-CEO Departure
11.12.2019
Circle laid off about 10 employees in its latest effort to cut costs. The move follows a round of 30 layoffs in May
How I’ve Improved as a Web Developer (and a Person) in 2019
11.12.2019
We’re sliding into the roaring twenties of the twenty-first century (cue Jazz music 🎷). It’s important that you and I, as responsible people, follow the tradition of looking back on the past year and reflect on the things that went right and wrong in the hopes of becoming the best version...
Jack Dorsey Announces New Twitter Team: Square Crypto, but for Social Media
11.12.2019
It could be a harbinger of a radical shift in social media infrastructure, depending on the execution
BRD’s Adam Traidman on New Products, Crypto Adoption, and Banking the Unbanked Into 2020
11.12.2019
Breadwallet, later known as Bread, and now just as BRD, was the first crypto wallet in the App Store in 2014. Its non-custodial, open source and user-friendly nature saw it become very popular, now with nearly 3 million users worldwide. CEO Adam Traidman took some time to field questions from...
There’s a New Game That Will Make You a Bitcoin Collector
11.12.2019
A game screenshot.
Want to be a Bitcoin (BTC) collector, but you are either afraid of getting in the game or don’t have the funds to? Want to see what life is like for miners (not literally)? Well, there’s a literal game for you to play and experience what it’s like being a miner.
The Cryptoverse...
Huobi Scores Ex-Deloitte Audit Exec as New General Manager for Turkey
11.12.2019
Huobi appoints new general manager to lead expansion in the Turkish market
New Crypto Rules in New York + More News
11.12.2019
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.
Regulation news
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued their 'Proposed Guidance Regarding Adoption or Listing...
Twitter Aims To Set New Bluesky For Decentralized Social Media
11.12.2019
Jack Dorsey. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Ted
Twitter has just launched a new project, bluesky, aimed at developing a "decentralized standard for social media."
"Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects, engineers, and designers to develop an open...
New Ethereum Scaling Solution is Not New, Says BTC Dev; ETH Camp Fights Back
11.12.2019
The never-ending sandbox fight between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) camps just got a new twist.
A scaling solution for Ethereum was proposed the other day, but now, some bitcoiners claim this is an old idea and that it might be implemented in Bitcoin if it proves valuable.
Short recap:...
New York Regulator Details Changes to Contentious BitLicense
11.12.2019
The New York Department of Financial Services has outlined a new approach to approving what coins crypto exchanges can list in the Empire State