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Fed Says it Is Looking into Possibility of CBDC Issuance
6.2.2020
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America appears to be the latest country to have had a change of heart on the matter of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs ) – with the head of the central Federal Reserve suggesting that a “digital dollar” may well be in the pipelines.
In a speech...
Mixed Sentiment as Analysts Look For Crypto Market Direction
5.2.2020
Bull market, bear market, or maybe altseason? Opinions are divided among crypto industry insiders on where exactly we are in the cycle, with some seeing a surge in prices ahead, and others remaining skeptical on whether the current rally is sustainable.
The sense of confusion and mixed market...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 5
3.2.2020
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...
Crypto Market Sentiment Bounces Back; BTC, ETH, ADA in Positive Zone
3.2.2020
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The cryptocurrency market sentiment has bounced back somewhat over the course of the last week, though still not reaching the score it got two weeks ago. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins is 5.71 today, compared to 5.54...
IOTA Co-Founder Threatens Legal Action as Catfight Intensifies; MIOTA Up 10%
3.2.2020
The bitter, public war-of-words between the co-founders of the IoT-focused IOTA Foundation has taken a new turn, with Sergey Invancheglo taking to Twitter to announce that he will launch legal proceedings against fellow co-founder David Sønstebø.
Invancheglo appears to have accused Sønstebø...
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of January 2020; Winners Aplenty
3.2.2020
The crypto market as of late has been enjoying a spring in the middle of winter. The second part of the first month of 2020 has brought a number of small and large rallies to a variety of coins, with the world’s number one crypto, bitcoin (BTC), surpassing the USD 9,000 mark yet again. How long...
XRP Outperforms Broader Market as Price Flirts with Key Barrier
3.2.2020
XRP, the crypto token affiliated with the U.S.-based fintech firm Ripple, has outperformed the broader crypto market over the past 24 hours, with the coin posting the strongest 24-hour performance among the top 10 cryptoassets by market capitalization.
As of pixel time (11:00 AM UTC), XRP almost...
China Worries Driving South Korean Central Bank to CBDC Research
3.2.2020
The South Korean central bank is launching a second central bank digital currency (CBDC) team – a year after disbanding its first group of CBDC researchers.
The central Bank of Korea (BOK) announced its intentions to launch the new unit, which it says will conduct CBDC-related research, in what...
Some DigixDAO Investors Doubled Their Funds By Killing DAO
31.1.2020
The price of the DigixDAO (DGD) token rallied recently as the team is closing their decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) DigixDAO this quarter and promising to buy back DGD at a higher price.
Since talks about the dissolution of the DAO started in November, the price more than doubled...
Litecoin Completes Bullish Chart Pattern
31.1.2020
After surging well 20% over the past 7 days, litecoin (LTC) is now one of the best-performing coins this week among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
Over the past 24 hours, LTC is up by almost 4%, trading at about USD 66 as of pixel time (13:26 UTC). And following the latest...
Zcash Rallies as Changes to Mining Rewards Are Voted In
30.1.2020
One of the best-known privacy coins, Zcash (ZEC), has jumped on the news that its community has said 'yes' to changes to Zcash mining rewards, meant to support the coin's development.
ZEC has gone up 12% in the past day, 30% in a week, and a whopping 132% in a month, landing on USD 66 (at 10:21...
Facebook and Telegram Rival Line to Bring its Token to 82 Million Users
30.1.2020
Line, one of Asia’s biggest chat apps, is set to debut its own digital token in Japan on Bitmax, its own crypto exchange.
Per a number of Japanese media outlets, including Coin Post, the company made its announcement via its blockchain and cryptocurrency subsidiary LVC – and is aiming for a rollout...
Football Behemoths PSG Launch Token, Strike Crypto Deal
29.1.2020
Source: iStock/Paris Saint-Germain
French football giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have launched a club-owned token named $PSG in a bid to boost supporter participation. The move came just hours after the club stepped up its crypto presence, penning a multi-year sponsorship deal with...
Cardano Surges as Commercialization is Ramped Up, Team Returns from Davos
29.1.2020
Cardano (ADA) is once again making headlines after its price rallied over 8% in the past 24 hours, making it today’s best-performing coin among the top 10 crypto assets.
As of pixel time (12:58 PM UTC), ADA is trading at USD 0.055 per coin and is also up by almost 22% in a week.
Among the possible...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Surging, Rally Might Continue
29.1.2020
In the past few sessions, there was a strong rise in bitcoin price above the USD 9,200 and USD 9,250 resistance levels. BTC/USD even traded above USD 9,400 before it faced sellers. The price is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating and it remains well supported for more gains above...
Bitcoin Cash Dev Tax Still Might Go Live Despite Roger Ver Revokes Support
29.1.2020
Bitcoin.com, an operator of a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) mining pool, said it will not support the so-called “dev tax” and will be working on another plan. However, some developers warn that the “dev tax” might still be implemented.
“The dev tax is wounded, but not dead,” developer Peter Rizun, who...
Altcoin Delisting Claims Some Surprising Casualties in South Korea
28.1.2020
Some of South Korea’s leading crypto exchanges have apparently begun coin purges for low-volume tokens – but there could be a catch for the exchanges and the South Korean cryptocurrency industry as a whole, as a number of delisted tokens are Kakao Klaytn partners.
Per a report from South Korean...
XRP Remains in Red for the Week While Other Coins Surge
28.1.2020
XRP, the digital token affiliated with the San Francisco-based fintech firm Ripple, has been rather disappointing for investors this past week, as it remains in the red for the week while most other coins are seeing gains.
As of pixel time (13:04 UTC), XRP trades at c. USD 0.233 and is up by 1.2%...
Competing Bitcoin Cash Mining Pool Averted 'For the Time Being'
28.1.2020
A pool of anonymous Bitcoin Cash (BCH) miners decided not to start the competing pool “for the time being” and will continue to support the BCH pools after supporters of the controversial proposal clarified their ideas.
The group believes that Bitcoin.com, an operator of a BCH mining pool, will...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 4
27.1.2020
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...