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Researchers in Philippines Track Crypto Use By Terrorists
21.5.2020
The Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research has been tracking transactions made by local terror groups
Price Analysis 5/20: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, ADA
20.5.2020
Most major cryptocurrencies have turned down from their immediate resistance levels, which suggests a minor correction in the next few days
Court Rules on What Japanese Exchanges Must Do with Hard Fork Tokens
20.5.2020
A ruling made by a Tokyo District Court – and unearthed by the CEO of Japanese crypto exchange bitFlyer – appears to suggest that exchanges are not legally obliged to transfer any cryptoassets generated by hard forks to their customers.
Per a series of tweets from bitFlyer CEO Yuzo Kano, a Tokyo...
Binance-Backed Crypto Travel Firms Travala.com and TravelByBit Merge
20.5.2020
Hotel booking service Travala.com and flight booking website TravelByBit — both of which accept cryptocurrencies as payment — announced the merger of their platforms
Digital Yuan ‘Highly Likely’ to Be Comaptible with Alipay, WeChat Pay
20.5.2020
Experts in China and South Korea believe that China’s digital yuan will likely be interoperable with e-pay solutions like WeChat Pay and the Alibaba-operated AliPay, as well as a number of digital platforms used by major banks.
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the Middle Kingdom’s central bank...
Bullishness Spreads to Major Altcoins (Except XRP) in Wake of Bitcoin Halving
20.5.2020
Despite Bitoin’s (BTC) recent halving on May 11 diverting some of the attention, other major cryptoassets have also seen strong performance in the days following the event, with early signs now indicating that the bullishness in BTC may be spreading to the broader crypto market.
Following...
Monster 369MB Block Processed on Bitcoin SV
20.5.2020
A monster 1.3M transaction block has been processed on the Bitcoin SV network
Why Cardano Founder Chose Wyoming Over the ‘Giant Egos’ at Harvard
20.5.2020
Cardano founder Charles Hoskison explains why University of Wyoming represents a better return on investment for IOHK than Harvard, MIT or Cornell
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’
20.5.2020
On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases...
Bitcoin Activity on the Dark Web Grew by 65% in Q1 2020, Says Study
19.5.2020
Crystal Blockchain Analytics unveiled figures that show an increased value of Bitcoin transferred through the dark web, though the amount of Bitcoin was less
You Can Now Buy Tezos From 10,000 Convenience Stores in France
19.5.2020
French consumers can now buy Tezos from 10,000 mini-marts, tobacco stores, and petrol stations using prepaid coupons or cards
Libra Association Appoints Former FinCEN Head as General Counsel
19.5.2020
The Libra Association has appointed former FinCEN and OFAC head Robert Werner as its chief lawyer
Facebook Libra ‘Rival’ Celo Says its Mainnet Is Now Live
19.5.2020
Celo, a blockchain project that has been deemed as a competitor to Facebook’s Libra project, says its mainnet is now live, following almost three years’ worth of development.
The project’s operators stated that the mainnet’s Celo Gold (cGLD) stablecoin was now available for transfer after work...
Visa CEO Leaves Door Open for Libra Return, Says Bitcoin Is Commodity
19.5.2020
Alfred Kelly. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Business Live ME
Payments giant Visa has suggested that its foray into digital currencies is not over, and – although it is still distancing itself from cryptocurrencies – has admitted that it is open to the idea of returning to Facebook’s Libra...
Price Analysis 5/18: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, XLM
18.5.2020
Bitcoin looks ready to head higher in the next few weeks, meaning traders could consider accumulating on the dips
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 20
18.5.2020
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...
New Crypto Bull Cycle, Ripple’s MoneyTap in ATMs + More News
18.5.2020
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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Major venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has predicted a fourth crypto bull cycle, driven...
Crypto Market Sentiment Drops Again; Bitcoin Still in the Positive Zone
18.5.2020
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Crypto market sentiment went for a dive in the first week after the Bitcoin (BTC) halving event on May 11. Crypto market sentiment analysis service Omenics shows that the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins dropped from last...
South Korean Central Bank Steps up CBDC Work ‘in Response to COVID-19’
18.5.2020
The South Korean central bank has sped up its digital currency issuance progress, per a new report, with officials to begin a tech review several months ahead of schedule.
According to Chosun, the central Bank of Korea (BOK) says it has conducted a study of the technological advances required...
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: ETH, XLM, ADA, XMR, CRO
17.5.2020
If Bitcoin price breaks out of $10,000 this week, these altcoins could outperform it in the short-term