Next week’s mobile wallet trading will mark the return of a fifth cryptocurrency to the company’s wallet. Cryptocurrency data aggregator and wallet provider Blockchain.info will launch trading of its fifth coin, paxos standard token (PAX), on Monday, the company told industry news outlet CoinDesk on May 31. Paxos is a United States dollar-pegged stablecoin, and […]
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Cryptocurrency mixing service Bitcoin Blender has willingly shut down after issuing a short notice asking its users to withdraw their funds. Cryptocurrency mixing service Bitcoin Blender has reportedly willingly shut down after issuing a short notice asking its users to withdraw their funds, tech news outlet BleepingComputer reports on May 30. Per the report, the […]
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Research from Chainalysis indicates that only 1.3% of economic transactions for bitcoin came from merchants in the first four months of 2019. Research from United States-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis indicates that only 1.3% of economic transactions for bitcoin (BTC) came from merchants in the first four months of 2019. The news was reported by […]
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Cryptopia’s liquidator Grant Thornton released an estimation on the financial state of the firm, reporting a total of $4.22 million owed to creditors. The liquidators of now-defunct New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia have released the first report on the state of affairs of the firm, according to the documents published on May 31. Cryptopia’s recently […]
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SBI Ripple Asia is launching a store settlement service affiliated with SBI Holdings and MoneyTap. SBI Ripple Asia — a subsidiary of Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings — is launching a store settlement service affiliated with SBI Holdings and Ripple’s jointly developed consumer-focused XRP-powered payments app MoneyTap. The news was reported by Cointelegraph Japan […]
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Michael Novogratz said that he expects bitcoin to consolidate in the $7,000-$10,000 range. Michael Novogratz, founder and CEO of cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital, has said that he expects bitcoin (BTC) to consolidate in the $7,000-$10,000 range, Bloomberg reports on May 30. Per the report, during a conference call discussing his company’s quarterly earnings, he […]
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The Japanese House of Representatives has officially approved a new bill to amend national laws that govern crypto regulation. The Japanese House of Representatives has officially approved a new bill to amend national laws that govern crypto regulation, Cointelegraph Japan reported on May 31. The bill — which had been prepared by Japan’s Financial Services […]
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A security firm analyzing the content of the emails believes a Pyongyang hacker group masterminded the scheme. Hackers from North Korea were behind a phishing scam targeting users of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange UpBit, Korean-language cryptocurrency news outlet CoinDesk Korea reported on May 29. According to findings by local cybersecurity firm East Security, the scam […]
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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a consultation paper on regulating crypto asset trading platforms. Global securities regulation standard setter, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), has published a consultation paper on regulating crypto asset trading platforms (CTPs). IOSCO publicized the paper in an official news release on May 28. According to […]
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The top three cryptocurrencies are trending down and nearly all of the top 50 coins are in the red after a significant market correction. Thursday, May 30 — Bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) are down as the crypto market sees a major correction following this morning’s rally. Nearly all of the top 50 […]
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