Donald Tapscott, executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, has said that Chinese renminbi will become a crypto. Donald Tapscott, executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, stated that the official Chinese currency, the renminbi (RMB), will become a cryptocurrency, in an interview with Bloomberg on April 17. In the interview, Tapscott revealed that he […]
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sponsored A global crypto platform has launched a leveraged bitcoin CFD, enabling traders to speculate on the asset’s price movements against the Japanese yen and U.S. dollar. A platform has launched a leveraged bitcoin contract-for-difference (CFD) product, enabling traders to speculate on the cryptocurrency’s price movements against the Japanese yen and United States dollar. Liquid […]
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Details are still sketchy after Bithumb lost $18 million due to a hack. In late March, major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb lost around $18 million as a result of a hack. While the details are still sketchy — for instance, it is unclear whether or not it was an inside job, as Bithumb initially […]
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Intercontinental Exchange-lead institutional cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt is reportedly considering acquiring a New York “BitLicense” to launch its bitcoin futures. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)-lead institutional cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt is considering acquiring a New York BitLicense to launch its bitcoin futures, Bloomberg reports on April 18. Bakkt has seen resistance from the United States Commodity Futures […]
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Who do you think Satoshi Nakamoto really is? Share your opinion in the comments! Within the past week, a few crypto exchanges — including Kraken and Binance — have delisted bitcoin SV. The following decisions were mostly made based on Craig Wright’s repeated public statements that he is Satoshi Nakamoto. Since bitcoin first emerged, there […]
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Hbus, the operator of the United States-based crypto exchange Huobi.com, has today launched three trading pairs for XRP. Hbus, the operator of the United States-based version of major crypto exchange Huobi.com, has today launched three trading pairs for XRP. The news was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 18. According to […]
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South Korean crypto exchange Coinnest has begun to terminate its services as of April 16, stating it has struggled to cope with changes in the crypto and blockchain industry. South Korean crypto exchange Coinnest has begun to terminate its services as of April 16, according to a pop-up announcement on the platform’s official website. Notification […]
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Binance’s Q1 2019 profits beats the previous quarter by 66%, with large-scale investors increasingly active. A huge surge in over-the-counter (OTC) trading popularity drove major cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s $78 million Q1 profits, crypto news outlet Decrypt Media reported on April 17. Speaking in an interview, CFO Wei Zhou said OTC, which is a method of […]
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency will reportedly introduce new rules regarding cold wallets for storing cryptocurrencies. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will reportedly introduce new rules regarding cold wallets for storing cryptocurrencies at crypto exchanges, Reuters reported on April 17. Citing a source familiar with the matter, Reuters reports that the country’s financial regulator will reportedly […]
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The Winklevoss twins and Charlie Shrem have agreed to end a long-running legal fight over 5,000 missing bitcoins after reaching a confidential settlement. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have reached an agreement with bitcoin (BTC) entrepreneur Charlie Shrem to end a lawsuit the twins filed against Shrem last year. The news was revealed in court documents […]
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