The crypto market is seeing minor losses after trading sideways for most of the day. Bitcoin is trading around $10,350. Monday, Aug. 26 — Top cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and XRP are in the red. After trading sideways for most of the day, the market is currently seeing minor losses. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 […]
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Physical Bitcoin futures settlement exchange CoinFlex has received $10 million in funding from Roger Ver, Polychain Capitals and other investors. Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFlex has received $10 million through a funding round that closed last week. Recent funding and goal Asia-focused newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported the news on Aug. 26. […]
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The Central Bank of Brazil has adopted guidelines from the International Monetary Fund for classifying cryptocurrencies. The Central Bank of Brazil has moved to classify bought or sold cryptocurrency assets per International Monetary Fund (IMF) guidelines. Brazil’s central bank announced its decision on Aug. 26. With the new classification under IMF standards, traded cryptocurrencies will […]
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U.S. court cases against crypto and blockchain firms are inconclusive, but international cases appear to be showing clear support for cryptocurrency. Over the last 24 months, all major legal systems have been floundering to develop a regulatory framework that can be applied across the blockchain industry. This lack of a standard foundation has led to […]
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Bitcoin is in a no-man’s land. At what levels will it indicate a resumption of the uptrend? Let’s analyze the charts. Cryptocurrencies can benefit from wider adoption and many believe that with a user base of about two billion people, Facebook can speed up the process. Its Libra project has drawn sharp criticism from regulators, […]
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North Korea: A history of crypto use and misuse on behalf of one of the most controversial regimes in the world. Could they be behind most crypto hacks? For many years now, the media periodically reports news regarding the alleged mischiefs pinned on the North Korean hackers that are seemingly detriment to target fintech businesses. […]
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The Australian Securities Exchange signed a three-party MoU to work on blockchain projects in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has made new partners to apply blockchain to its registry, settlement and clearing systems (CHESS) in 2021. VMware and Digital Asset step in The ASX confirmed its anticipation of delivering the CHESS […]
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Binance announced its first crypto lending platform Binance Lending that will be available for subscription from Aug. 28 to Aug. 29. Major crypto exchange Binance will launch its first crypto lending product on Aug. 28, 2019. According to an official announcement on Aug. 26, holders of Binance coin (BNB), Ethereum Classic (ETC) and Tether (USDT) […]
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Luno CEO Marcus Swanepoel says that most of its users aren’t using Bitcoin to transact but for investment and speculation. Marcus Swanepoel, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Luno, says that most of its users use Bitcoin (BTC) as an instrument for investing and speculating. Transacting, however, comprises a small share of the cryptocurrency’s use cases, he […]
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Germany’s WEG Bank receives green light from Estonia to serve as a crypto custodian. German bank WEG Bank obtained a cryptocurrency trading and custody in Estonia. WEG Bank confirmed in a tweet published on Aug. 25 that it obtained a crypto trading and custody license in Estonia. Estonia greenlights German bank to trade and hold […]
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