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Survey: 74% Understand that Crypto is Money + 7 More Crypto Briefs
18.9.2019
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.
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The seventh ING International Survey on new technologies found that general attitudes towards the usefulness...
Blackstone CEO: Blockchain Is Good But ‘Odd’ for Creating Money
17.9.2019
Billionaire businessman Steve Schwarzman likes blockchain but says that applying it to money creation is odd
$250K Bitcoin Price Prediction Is Now 'Conservative,' Says Tim Draper
16.9.2019
Tim Draper now thinks that his own prediction that price will hit $250,000 by 2022 may be understating the power of Bitcoin
HTC Adds Native Bitcoin Cash Support to Its Flagship Smartphone
16.9.2019
The bitcoin cash community now has a new way to secure and transact its digital money, as HTC adds native BCH support to its Exodus 1 smartphone. A key reason the technology manufacturer has chosen to do so is that many consumers are using BCH as a payment method and HTC wants to see...
At Least 19 Central Banks Give Way to Monetary Easing As Economy Slows
16.9.2019
In a coordinated fashion, more than 18 central banks worldwide have or plan to cut interest rates, sparking a domino effect of monetary easing. It’s been 10 years since the world has seen central planners orchestrate such harmonization in an attempt to save the economy from a deep recession....
Distrust of the Bolivar Prompts Venezuelans to Seek Sound Money
14.9.2019
There’s a small team of committed researchers and activists called the Ryver Bitcoin Cash group surveying Venezuelans, and giving them educational resources about the benefits of bitcoin cash. The Venezuelan country has been suffering from rapid inflation and many people distrust...
Crypto Facilitates Money Transfer for Restricted China
14.9.2019
Crypto is not illegal in China, but it is illegal for banks and financial institutions to deal in crypto. It’s also illegal to send or receive over $50,000 in fiat money without government permission. Restrictive banking regulations, international trade wars, and a surveillance state in...
$800 Bitcoin Buys $10,000 Cash on Dark Web, Turn-Key Money Laundering
13.9.2019
Criminal buyers can buy $10,000 for $800 in Bitcoin in a clever turn-key money laundering service, security researchers claim
Cybercriminals Selling Hacked Fiat Money for Bitcoin at 10% of Its Value
13.9.2019
Dark market sellers are offering fiat cash for bitcoin at discount prices, but there's a catch
Crypto’s Forgotten Altcoins Re-Emerge: A Look at What’s Happening
12.9.2019
During the crypto bull market of 2017, everybody was happy. It wasn’t just the BTC maximalists, BCH enthusiasts, or proponents of ETH. Privacy coins like monero were doing great, and even charity-supporting “comic relief” coins like doge were riding high. Since that enchanted...
Greta Thunberg Joins Satoshi in Questioning Bank Bailouts
12.9.2019
Saving planet Earth is a noble goal with many different dimensions. Climate change needs to be addressed vigorously as our world warms up faster than ever. Economic development needs a higher degree of financial freedom to provide everyone access to opportunities and wealth. A teenager from...
Netherlands May Block Foreign Crypto Firms Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws
11.9.2019
The current crypto legislation before the Dutch Parliament not only mandates domestic companies register with the central bank but that foreign entities will not be allowed to conduct services within the country
Libra Must Comply with Anti-Money Laundering Standards: US Treasury
10.9.2019
Facebook’s Libra stablecoin must meet the highest Anti-Money Laundering and terrorism financing norms, according to a United States Treasury official
Europol Shuts Down Counterfeiting Ring Which Sold $1.44M for Bitcoin
10.9.2019
“Highest quality” euro counterfeiting op ends after police raid
Crypto, Cash and Drugs: Crypto Use Grows as Drug Trade Digitalizes
8.9.2019
Learn how cryptocurrency is impacting the global drug trade in Cointelegraph's new article
U.S. Congressional Probe Identifies Possible Gaps in Deutsche Bank’s Money Laundering Controls
6.9.2019
A decade or so ago, German banking giant Deutsche Bank AG was counted among the biggest banks in the world, but the financial crisis of 2008 hit the bank hard. Since the financial crisis, the bank has struggled to put its business into top gear again, and now it is faced with a legal issue...
Venezuelans Fighting Economic Hardship Discover Crypto’s True Potential
6.9.2019
For quite some time now, Venezuela has been suffering from a political crisis and a collapsing economy. Venezuelans dealing with rampant inflation continue to see their purchasing power decline. After witnessing one of the worst economic disasters in modern history, 4 million citizens have...
Capital Controls in Argentina Demonstrate Dangers of Government-Controlled Money
5.9.2019
The current financial system, with governments and central banks controlling the flow of money, creates impediments for people’s economic freedom. Among them is the danger that the ruling class will try to hide its mismanagement of the country’s affairs by preventing people from voting...
5 Key Concepts from Day One at Bitcoin Cash City
5.9.2019
With day one of North Queensland’s Bitcoin Cash City all wrapped up, conference attendees were left with an overflow of big ideas to distill, process, and potentially integrate. These include underwriting merchant adoption, building tech parks and mining operations, BIP70 applications...
Marshall Islands Launches National Crypto With 'Fixed Supply'
4.9.2019
The digital currency will have a fixed, tamper-proof money supply, with growth predetermined at 4% per year