The U.S. Senate Banking Committee raised a wave skepticism over Facebook’s crypto project Libra during the first day of testimony. The United States’ Senate Banking Committee raised a wave skepticism over Facebook’s crypto project Libra during the first day of testimony on July 16. The new hearing, called “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact […]
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A temporary ban on Faster Payments means U.K. cryptocurrency traders must send funds via SWIFT. United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has abruptly imposed a minimum deposit amount of 1,000 British Pounds ($1,240) for United Kingdom account holders, staff confirmed in private emails on July 16. Coinbase Suspends Faster Payments Deposits in U.K. Coinbase, which previously […]
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Bitcoin’s average transaction volume is topping $3 billion per day, data from crypto analytics site Coinmetrics.io reveals. Bitcoin’s average transaction volume is topping $3 billion per day, data from crypto analytics site Coinmetrics.io reveals as of July 16. Bitcoin’s Uptrend in Daily Transaction Value Eclipsing Altcoins’ The data — which has been adjusted to remove […]
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France is poised to approve initial coin offerings operators and other crypto businesses with its new regulatory approach to the sector. France is poised to approve initial coin offerings (ICO) operators and other crypto businesses with its new regulatory approach to the sector. ‘France is a Precursor’ As Reuters reported on July 16, the new […]
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U.S.-based regulated crypto derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX is giving retail investors the chance to bet on Bitcoin hitting $100,000 by 2020. United States.-based regulated crypto derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX is giving retail investors the chance to bet on Bitcoin (BTC) hitting $100,000 by 2020. New Possibilities for the Retail Crypto Trader As Bloomberg […]
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The combined cryptocurrency market cap should shed 80% of its recent gains, Peter Brandt warns. Bitcoin Price Clings to $9,500 Support Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade down on July 17 after a further 10% fall sent the price of the largest cryptocurrency back below $10,000. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Data from Coin360 showed a […]
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Algorithms that can decode social media market sentiment are making waves in the institutional crypto landscape. Algorithms that can decode market sentiment are making waves in the institutional crypto landscape, a July 17 report from Reuters claims. An Arms Race for Algorithms With the resounding return of Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility amid an ever-hotter crypto market, […]
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IBM has tripled the number of blockchain-related patents it holds in the U.S. this year, dwarfing other US blockchain bulls. Tech giant IBM has tripled the number of blockchain patents secured in the United States since last year, currently boasting over 100 active patent families. That makes IBM’s growth in US patents the largest of […]
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The price of bitcoin has dropped below $10,000 in a sharp pullback. Analysts discuss where the market is headling and the factors of the drop. Since July 10, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen from $13,200 to $9,684, with major cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase, recording a 26.6 percent drop within a period of seven […]
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Seven Venezuelans claim to have been lured into a $30 million Ponzi scheme with a cryptocurrency pegged to diamonds A group of Venezuelans has filed a lawsuit with a Florida Federal Court in connection with a Ponzi scheme involving $30 million in cryptocurrency promoted by Canadian investment radio host Harold Seigel. Payment and commerce news […]
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