New research reveals the scope of crypto pump-and-dump schemes. The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) recently published research studying the phenomenon of pump-and-dump groups within the crypto community. The paper — conducted by seven academics from Tel Aviv University, the University of Tulsa and the University of Mexico — concluded that “regulators should be very […]
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A team that includes representatives from the central bank of Israel has published a formal request for information on Distributed Ledger Technology. A team that includes representatives from the Bank of Israel has issued a formal request for information about Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), published on its website Dec. 18. The request — the goal […]
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The United States government could regulate crypto assets and tokens differently than stocks and traditional assets. The United States government could regulate crypto assets and tokens differently than stocks and traditional assets by altering the existing regulatory framework on securities. On Dec. 22, CNBC reported that two congressmen — Warren Davidson and Darren Solo — […]
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The top 20 cryptocurrencies are mostly in the red, with Bitcoin dropping back under $3,900. Saturday, Dec. 22: most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate losses, with Bitcoin (BTC) struggling to stay near $3,900. Market visualization from Coin360 At press time, Bitcoin is down almost 5 percent over the last 24 hours, trading […]
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Crypto exchange Bitfinex has introduced margin trading for stablecoin Tether, and plans to add support for other stablecoin pairings. Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has introduced margin trading for stablecoin Tether (USDT), according to a blog post published Dec. 21. Bitfinex has launched margin trading for the USDT/USD pair, which would purportedly lead to more […]
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U.S. lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would impose further sanctions on Iranian financial institutions and its national cryptocurrency. United States lawmakers have introduced a bill to levy further sanctions on Iranian financial institutions and the development and use of the national digital currency. HR 7321 was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. […]
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Many crypto projects are still receiving funding even as the crypto market ends the year lower than some experts predicted. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when […]
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Crypto markets have broken their five-day streak of green, with many of the major crypto assets seeing mild corrections at press time. Friday, Dec. 21 — crypto markets have broken their five-day streak of green, with many of the major crypto assets seeing mild corrections at press time, as data from Coin360 shows. Market visualization […]
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Cryptocurrency mining hardware producer Ebang has suffered “significant decreases” in revenue in the second half of 2018. Ebang, a crypto mining ASIC hardware producer, has suffered “significant decreases” in revenue in the second half of 2018. This development was reported in documents submitted by the company to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on Dec. […]
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Crypto artist “cryptograffiti” has sold a tiny artwork in a “micro auction” in a bid to promote Lightning Network (LN) micropayments. Crypto artist “cryptograffiti” has sold a tiny artwork in a “micro auction” in a bid to promote Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network (LN) micropayments, according to a post from the artist’s Reddit handle published Dec. […]
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