Bitcoin is reportedly producing as much carbon emissions as Kansas City, while Facebook gets some new backers for its crypto project. Top Stories This Week CCN casts doubt on shutdown plans as Google appears to correct visibility Cryptocurrency news outlet CCN (formerly CryptoCoinsNews) is apparently not going through with its total shutdown, as reported earlier […]
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Can Facebook’s announcement regarding its crypto project next week provide a boost to other cryptos? 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 making a decision. The market […]
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One of the oldest crypto sites shuts down, then comes back up immediately, citing loss of traffic. Here at Cointelegraph, we were as shocked as everyone else in and around the crypto-sphere when we learned about the abrupt closure of stalwart crypto media outlet CCN. Established at around the same time as Cointelegraph and CoinDesk, CCN […]
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Cryptocurrencies data and indices provider CryptoCompare’s new research shows which cryptocurrency exchanges perform best. Cryptocurrencies data and indices provider CryptoCompare’s new research has assessed and ranked performance among cryptocurrency exchanges as of June 2019. To prepare the ranking of cryptocurrency exchanges, CryptoCompare analyzed data collected between May 1 and May 30 of the current year, […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day as bitcoin crossed the $8,400 mark for the second time today. Friday, June 14 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day by press time, as bitcoin (BTC) crossed the $8,400 mark again after breaching it […]
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Global investment bank RBC Capital Markets expects Facebook to release white paper for its crypto project on June 18. Global investment bank RBC Capital Markets believes that Facebook’s upcoming crypto project will be a major milestone in the firm’s history, CNBC reports June 14. In a note to investors, RBC Capital analysts Mark Mahaney and […]
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Brazil will regulate the development of new technologies’ applications in capital markets, finance and insurance following a new initiative. Major government and financial authorities in Brazil have teamed up to develop a regulatory sandbox model targeting new technologies such as blockchain, Cointelegraph Brazil reports on June 13. The new regulatory initiative brings together the Central […]
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Russia may join a list of countries with an offshore crypto zone with a plan to build its own on an island. Last week, Russian officials revealed plans to build a major financial center on an island in the Far East, which would cater to cryptocurrencies, among other things. Notably, the creation of special economic […]
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Top cryptocurrencies have made minor gains on the day, and are mostly trading sideways. Thursday, June 13 — Top cryptocurrencies bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and ripple (XRP) are all still in the green, seeing minor gains since yesterday. The market as a whole is mostly trading sideways. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin broke $8,300 today, […]
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A tough crypto regulatory stance has not discouraged Korea’s largest companies from investing in blockchain. Unlike in other countries, where startups are at the heart of blockchain development, the South Korean blockchain landscape has “chaebols,” large, family-owned business conglomerates in Korea, at its heart. Just about every month, reports and announcements of large South Korean […]
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