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Devs, Dapps Leave Steem Ecosystem Due to Justin Sun Prompted Backlash
3.3.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron Foundation
A major backlash between new Steem (STEEM) investors and its community forced some of the developers to resign while some Steem dapps (decentralized apps) are being removed in a sign of protest. Meanwhile, the market seems to...
Well Functioning Government Might Make Private Cryptos Obsolete - IMF Official
3.3.2020
Source: iStock/Bet_Noire
If a sovereign government can maintain its creditworthiness and a central bank can guarantee effectiveness of its monetary policy, “it’s hard to imagine private digital currencies being used widely both within China and abroad,” according to Dong He, Deputy Director of...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 9
2.3.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency 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...
Crypto Market Sentiment Keeps Tumbling
2.3.2020
After reaching the highest score of 6.23 two weeks ago, the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment for the top 10 coins by market capitalization is still dropping, falling from 5.63 last week to 4.84/10 this week, according to Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
Once...
Coin Race: Tezos & Kyber Network Win February, Bitcoin Suffers Unusual Loss
2.3.2020
After a stellar start of the year, bitcoin and altcoins have let off the gas pedal and undergone a correction which began in the middle of February. As a result, the last month of winter was a bit of a mixed bag for all coins.
Bitcoin once again fell below USD 9,000 mark and dragged some of...
Ripple Would Be Unprofitable Without XRP Sales, CEO Admits
2.3.2020
Brad Garlinghouse. California-based fintech company Ripple would not have been where it is today without the monthly selling from its massive holding of XRP tokens, an admission from its CEO suggests.
In an interview with the Financial Times published on Friday, Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse...
Ripple Friendly SBI Chief in Talks About Launching an STO Exchange
2.3.2020
Yoshitaka Kitao. The CEO of SBI, one of Japan’s biggest financial companies, has spoken of his intention to co-launch a securities token offering (STO) exchange platform within the current financial year.
Per newspaper Jiji, SBI Holdings chief Yoshitaka Kitao, who is also a long-term Ripple partner...
XRP Might Get Neighbours on XPR Ledger + More News
28.2.2020
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Ripple, an American blockchain company focusing on payments technologies, is working on new features that will...
13,000 South Korean ATMs to Enable Litecoin Withdrawals
28.2.2020
Source: iStock/Ja'Crispy
Litecoin (LTC), the cryptocurrency created by Charlie Lee to be the “silver to Bitcoin’s gold” back in 2011, may be about to see more real-world use as more than 13,000 ATMs in South Korea enable LTC withdrawals directly to Korean won (KRW).
The Litecoin Foundation said...
Chainlink Climbs on New Collaboration with Ethereum Classic
28.2.2020
With the broader crypto market still in consolidation mode after a sell-off that has rattled the market over the past two weeks, the decentralized oracle service Chainlink (LINK) is already rebounding from the slump.
As of press time on Friday (11:17 UTC), LINK is trading at USD 3.0, up 4% over...
How Are People Trading MIOTA When IOTA Mainnet is Paused?
27.2.2020
The IOTA (MIOTA) mainnet has been on pause for two weeks now, yet MIOTA is still trading. The question asks itself at this point really: how?
Following the discovery that the Trinity Desktop wallets have been compromised, starting with January 25, the Coordinator, a node run by the IOTA Foundation...
Tezos Rallies Again Despite Broader Market Sell-Off
27.2.2020
Tezos (XTZ), the 10th most valuable cryptoasset by market capitalization, is once again outperforming the broader crypto market today, with double-digit gains even as other assets like bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) both saw losses of around 4% over the past 24 hours.
As of press time on Thursday...
The USD 500bn Card Didn't Help Ripple, XRP 'Stays in the Crosshairs'
27.2.2020
U.S. District Judge wasn't persuaded by the argument that the continuance of the case against Ripple, an American blockchain company focusing on payments technologies, would mean turning the broader USD 500 billion XRP market on its head, and the case continues.
As reported in January, Ripple...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Show Post-Crash Recovery Signs
27.2.2020
Yesterday, we discussed the chances of more losses in bitcoin below the USD 9,200 and USD 9,000 support levels. BTC/USD did decline heavily and broke many supports near USD 9,000 and USD 8,850 level. It tested the USD 8,550 support area and it is currently (09:00 UTC) correcting higher.
Similarly...
Overnight Move Fuels EOS Decentralization Debate
26.2.2020
Have EOS block producers turned autocrats? Or is EOS the most decentralized blockchain platform out there, an example of representative democracy? From one extreme to the other, this is the debate we find led online today, following what the EOS Israel community dubbed "EOS fifthing."...
This Little-Known Top 100 Altcoin Shines Amidst Market Turmoil
26.2.2020
While both bitcoin and the broader crypto market is seeing a fresh wave of selling today, one little-known Canadian altcoin stood out from the rest of the market with double-digit returns over the past 24 hours.
As of press time on Wednesday (12:54 PM UTC), AION – the native asset of the blockchain...
Incognito Launches Anonymous Way to Swap Monero With Bitcoin & Co
25.2.2020
Decentralized exchange Incognito added Monero (XMR) to its privacy-centered decentralized exchange (pDEX) for fully private Bitcoin or Ethereum swaps - no transaction records or any personal info saved.
Monero itself is already a decentralized and privacy-oriented cryptocurrency. What Incognito...
Troubles Under the Sun: Buffett in Denial, Steem Grills Tron's Boss
25.2.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, BlockTempo TV
Tron's founder Justin Sun seems to have landed in hot water at some point in the past, and he keeps on swimming in it. In the past several days, he had two more issues to address.
Soon after Sun called his own company's native coin...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 8
24.2.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency 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...
‘World is Ready for Private Money’ - JPMorgan
24.2.2020
The world may be on the verge of large-scale adoption of “private money” such as Facebook’s Libra, a major investment bank predicts, although there are still hurdles to overcome before the vision can become reality.
According to the JPMorgan Perspectives report, released this past weekend by...