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Facebook Dives Deeper Into Payments + More News
10.8.2020
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Payments news
Social media giant Facebook created Facebook Financial (called F2 internally), a new group to pursue payments and commerce...
Crypto Market Sentiment Slips, Still Remains Positive
10.8.2020
After reaching a new all-time high last week, the combined moving 7-day average crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for the top 10 coins by market capitalization has corrected a bit lower, from 6.24 out of maximum 10 points, to 6.14 this week, shows crypto market sentiment analysis service...
Look For Trading Ideas Among Competing Ethereum and Cosmos DeFi Tokens - Analyst
10.8.2020
Source: Adobe/xyz+
With a growing decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem appearing around the Cosmos (ATOM) network, attractive investment opportunities exist based on valuation differences with Ethereum (ETH)-based DeFi tokens, according to an analyst at crypto research firm Messari, Ryan...
Ethereum Classic Attacker Nets USD 1.7m, Bitfinex Loses USD 1m + More News
7.8.2020
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Security news
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) attacker made at least USD 1.7m during the second attack on the network yesterday, according to Bitquery...
XRP & Ripple Slammed Too as Team Bitcoin Expands Ethereum Battle
7.8.2020
With hot summer days, the Cryptoverse is getting some hot maxi debates as well: while the Ethereum battle is still ongoing in the virtual space, another battle is now focused on XRP.
Following a long string of scam accusations against various projects, today it's XRP's turn - again, with Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Cash Outperforms Bitcoin, Ethereum; Altcoins Move Higher
7.8.2020
On a day with mostly green numbers in the crypto market, bitcoin cash (BCH) surged strongly, far outperforming both bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, smaller altcoins DASH and LEND also stood out with strong performance overnight.
Total market...
Hot Crypto Exchange, NBA Plays Blockchain, Status Unknown + More News
6.8.2020
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Exchanges news
Top-tier exchange volumes increased 42% compared to June, to USD 334bn, now representing 60% of total spot volume, said crypto...
From Cash to Cat - A New Attempt to 'Make Bitcoin Great Again' In Works
6.8.2020
It seems that the Cryptoverse might see another episode of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) forking series.
"I am considering to build a new Bitcoin fork inherit from BCH called Bitcoin Cat. It’s a temporary name. Cat is cute and harmless, [they] won’t have a war," said Haipo Yang, founder...
Bitcoin Breaks Higher, Outperforms Major Altcoins
6.8.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) is leading the rally higher today on what has been a strong day for the broader crypto market so far, with the uptrend for ethereum (ETH) also holding up despite a mixed picture among other altcoins.
As noted in yesterday’s market watch, a daily close above the USD 11,500 level...
It's Classic Now: Ethereum Classic Suffers Another 51% Attack
6.8.2020
Ethereum Classic (ETC), one of the top 30 crypto networks by market capitalization, suffered another 51% attack in less than a week.
"Today another large 51% attack occurred on the #ETC which caused a reorganization of over 4000 blocks. Until further notice ETC pool payouts are disabled...
Japanese Power Firm, Crypto Exchange Claim Digital Token Pilot Success
6.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Игорь Головнёв
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power and crypto exchange DeCurret said that a recent “digital token”-powered, blockchain-based payment pilot was a success – and could be used for settlements in peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity transactions.
Per a press release from DeCurret,...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Continue to Fail Near Major Range Highs
5.8.2020
Bitcoin price is holding the USD 11,000 and USD 11,050 support levels. BTC is currently (08:30 UTC) trading above USD 11,200, but it is facing many hurdles near USD 11,400 and USD 11,450. A clear break above USD 11,400, followed by a close above USD 11,500 could open the doors for more...
Lobbyist Asks US Regulator to Let Banks Deal In Privacy Coins
5.8.2020
One of America’s biggest pro-crypto lobby groups has launched a bid to persuade regulators to help adoption – opening the door for banks to get involved in crypto-powered finance and accept privacy coins too.
The call came in an open letter from Coin Center to the American Office of the Comptroller...
From AntiAMPL & ProAMPL to AMPL with Tendies - Inspired by Ampleforth
4.8.2020
There seems to be a new trend spreading on the decentralized token trading platform Uniswap: creating new versions of hyped DeFi token ampleforth (AMPL).
Originally launched as a type of stablecoin alternative in 2019, this previously little-known altcoin once again turned the eye of...
DLT Passport, Scammers Preying on Retirement Funds + More News
4.8.2020
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Blockchain and DLT news
ShareRing, an enterprise-ready platform using distributed ledger technology, has launched the first private contact-tracing...
Chainlink Climbs Higher In Top 10 as News & LINK Marines Eclipse Zeus
4.8.2020
After returning into the top 10 club at the end of last week, chainlink (LINK) accelerated its rally today, outperforming top 50 coins, while news on a new partnership has seemingly overshadowed a recent shorting attack, and “LINK marines” were called for duty.
At pixel time, (11:55 UTC), LINK...
XRP Jumps As Ripple Sees Stronger Demand From Institutions
4.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Тихон Купревич
After a decline in its sales of XRP tokens in the first quarter of the year, the California-based fintech firm Ripple sold more in the second quarter thanks to demand from institutional buyers.
Ripple’s total XRP sales ended at USD 32.55m for the second quarter, versus...
How a South Korean Crypto Firm Became a Global Face Mask Exporter
4.8.2020
A “medium-sized” South Korean crypto firm that built a facial mask factory as a response to the coronavirus pandemic has doubled down on its new line of business – and has won Amazon approval to start exporting its personal protective equipment to “Europe and the United States,” as well as approval...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 31
3.8.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
New USD 110m for Crypto Startups, Crypto.com Swap Fuels MCO + More News
3.8.2020
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Investments news
Early-stage venture firm Electric Capital said it raised USD 110m for Seed and Series A fund, focused on cryptonetworks...