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Coinbase, Gemini and others join forces to combat human trafficking

November 3, 2020cashtechnews

Leading exchanges are tracing suspicious crypto transactions to combat human trafficking Cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase, Paxful, Gemini and BitFinex have all joined the Anti-Human Trafficking Cryptocurrency Consortium, or ATCC. Launched in April 2020 by the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative, the consortium is a nonprofit focused on intelligence sharing, best practices and the development of tools to […]

UN drugs and crime wing advises Kenya to use blockchain against corruption

November 3, 2020cashtechnews

Blockchain can reportedly return billions of dollars back to Kenya’s budget. Blockchain technology can help countries like Kenya from losing billions of dollars to corruption, according to an official at the United Nations’ drugs and crime agency. David Robinson, the regional anti-corruption advisor at the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime, believes that new technologies […]

Vitalik Buterin ventures three reasons why prediction markets are pro-Trump

November 3, 2020cashtechnews

Buterin asks whether crypto prediction markets reflect the wisdom of the crowd or are skewed by illiquidity and the political bias of their social base. On the eve of the United States presidential election, most mainstream polls are pointing to a highly likely Joe Biden victory, though this isn’t reflected in crypto prediction markets. For […]

Bitcoin slides 3% as Hong Kong seeks to end ‘honeymoon’ with crypto exchanges

November 3, 2020cashtechnews

The price of Bitcoin fell by 3% so far this week amid growing regulatory pressure on cryptocurrency exchanges in China and Hong Kong. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has declined by more than 3% in the past two days. The pullback of the dominant cryptocurrency comes amid growing regulatory pressure in China and Hong Kong. […]

Bitcoin bull Jack Dorsey keeps role as Twitter CEO following board review

November 3, 2020cashtechnews

The crypto-friendly social media platform keeps its pro-Bitcoin CEO. Twitter CEO and major Bitcoin (BTC) bull Jack Dorsey will keep his role at the company, according to a recent decision by a Twitter board committee. As Bloomberg reported on Nov. 2, the committee officially reviewed Twitter’s leadership as part of a March 2020 agreement with activist investor Elliott […]

Zero-sum game: DeFi declines while Bitcoin booms

November 3, 2020cashtechnews

While Bitcoin’s value has increased by more than one-third since September, DeFi tokens have floundered. Are the two things related? The co-founder of crypto data aggregator Markets Science, Twitter-user ‘Bitdealer,’ has shared a chart indicating negative correlations between 11 top DeFi tokens and BTC over the past 45 days to Nov.1, with AAVE showing neutral […]

PayPal crypto services to go global early 2021, support for CBDCs coming

November 2, 2020cashtechnews

PayPal is planning to launch crypto services for users of its platform globally, along with the Venmo app, and the company will explore central bank digital currencies. Senior executives at global payments giant PayPal have revealed further details about its plans to aggressively push into the crypto sector next year during the firm’s Q3 2020 […]

Crypto derivatives volume more than triples spot trading

November 2, 2020cashtechnews

The tides have turned since 2017. The digital asset industry as a whole looks significantly different than it did three years ago. A Wild West-esque year, 2017 boasted astronomical asset price increases and booming fundraises amid underdeveloped regulation. Some elements of 2017, such as initial coin offerings, have largely died off. Other niches, such as […]

Huobi says all is fine amid massive USDT exchange deposits and BTC withdrawals

November 2, 2020cashtechnews

Does someone know something the public doesn’t? Crypto-Twitter has been abuzz with speculation about a large amount of USDT flowing into the Huobi crypto exchange. Significant amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) also appear to have exited the platform during the same period. The Singapore-based entity recently issued a statement claiming all is well. “We have noticed […]

SEC votes to simplify exempt offering rules for securities

November 2, 2020cashtechnews

“While each component in this patchwork system makes some sense in isolation, collectively, there is substantial room for improvement.” The United States Securities and Exchange Commission voted to amend a set of rules to simplify and improve the “overly complex” procedures for exempt securities offerings. According to an announcement Monday from the SEC, the proposed […]

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Coinbase, Gemini and others join forces to combat human trafficking

UN drugs and crime wing advises Kenya to use blockchain against corruption

Vitalik Buterin ventures three reasons why prediction markets are pro-Trump

Bitcoin slides 3% as Hong Kong seeks to end ‘honeymoon’ with crypto exchanges

Zero-sum game: DeFi declines while Bitcoin booms

PayPal crypto services to go global early 2021, support for CBDCs coming

Crypto derivatives volume more than triples spot trading

Huobi says all is fine amid massive USDT exchange deposits and BTC withdrawals

SEC votes to simplify exempt offering rules for securities

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