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It’s here: Treasury proposes rule to monitor crypto going to self-hosted wallets

December 18, 2020cashtechnews

Many have called the long-rumored rules an existential threat to peer-to-peer transactions. The Treasury has released its long-awaited proposal to restrict money services businesses, including U.S.-registered crypto exchanges, from dealing with self-hosted wallets. In a Friday evening announcement, the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, announced proposed rules requiring registered crypto exchanges to verify […]

Urgent plea to prevent auction of $1.6B Bitcoin seized from Silk Road hacker

December 17, 2020cashtechnews

Pierre Rochard has made an “urgent” plea to lawmakers to instead create a strategic Bitcoin reserve and fill it with BTC seized by law enforcement. Bitcoin influencer Pierre Rochard has called on lawmakers to prevent more than $1.6 billion worth of seized Bitcoin from being auctioned, proposing instead that confiscated coins be put into a […]

Kim Dotcom throws weight behind BCH, tips $3K price in 2021

December 17, 2020cashtechnews

Kim Dotcom sees BCH as “great for payments” compared with BTC as “great for asset storage.” Internet entrepreneur and digital rights activist Kim Dotcom has been enthusiastically promoting Bitcoin Cash as a medium of exchange, but still remains bullish on Bitcoin. According to a tweet to his 711,700 followers today, Dotcom predicted the price of […]

Bitcoin bull market pulls Kusama (KSM), Decred (DCR) and Qtum price higher

December 17, 2020cashtechnews

Improving fundamentals and fresh product rollouts are attracting new investors to Kusama, Decred and Qtum. Since breaking through the critical psychological resistance at $20,000, Bitcoin (BTC) price has moved even higher. In the early trading hours, the top-ranked digital asset pushed as high as $23,800 before pulling back to $23,000 but the trend of investors purchasing […]

Crypto banks are the sector’s game-changers

December 17, 2020cashtechnews

Crypto banks offer an integrated solution that is connected to the traditional financial world — which, most importantly, is compliant with regulations. The crypto space has come a long way since its inception in 2008. Many areas have improved over the last 12 years, such as custody and exchange solutions. If you ask the early […]

PayPal crypto partner Paxos closes $142M funding round

December 17, 2020cashtechnews

The stablecoin issuer is pursuing ambitious plans in the expanding crypto space. United States-bases stablecoin operator Paxos has raised $142 million in fresh funding from investors including PayPal and Mithril Capital. The stablecoin issuer announced the news on Thursday. U.S. investment firm Declaration Partners, backed by billionaire David M. Rubenstein, led the funding round with […]

Same price, different Bitcoin: How fundamentals changed from 2017

December 17, 2020cashtechnews

More people use Bitcoin now, but transaction fees are much lower than during the 2017 bull run. As Bitcoin (BTC) keeps hitting new all-time highs past $20,000, its network fundamentals paint a different picture compared to the previous 2017 bull run. Three years ago, on this very day, Bitcoin reached its first major all-time high […]

Germany legalizes digitized securities

December 16, 2020cashtechnews

Europe’s largest economy is looking to pave the way for securities trading on the blockchain. The German word for securities is wertpapieren, or “papers of worth,” which may soon be as outdated as nocturnal traders saying they’re burning the midnight oil. Per a Reuters report from Wednesday, Merkel’s cabinet had passed a new law that […]

US authorities eager to deter citizens from unregistered crypto exchanges

December 16, 2020cashtechnews

Pressured by U.S. authorities, more foreign exchanges are blocking American investors, but are vague U.S. regulations the real problem? Many overseas cryptocurrency exchanges would be happy to have U.S. traders as clients, but these days, American residents might as well have a sign around their necks reading “Danger: high voltage!” That’s been the case since […]

When will Ethereum 2.0 fully launch? Roadmap promises speed, but history says otherwise

December 16, 2020cashtechnews

The new Ethereum 2.0 roadmap review: What updates have been added, and how soon can they be implemented? On Dec. 2, shortly after the long-awaited release of Ethereum 2.0, platform founder Vitalik Buterin announced an updated roadmap. At first glance, it does not differ much from the previous version from March. However, it brought some […]

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It’s here: Treasury proposes rule to monitor crypto going to self-hosted wallets

Urgent plea to prevent auction of $1.6B Bitcoin seized from Silk Road hacker

Kim Dotcom throws weight behind BCH, tips $3K price in 2021

Bitcoin bull market pulls Kusama (KSM), Decred (DCR) and Qtum price higher

Crypto banks are the sector’s game-changers

PayPal crypto partner Paxos closes $142M funding round

Same price, different Bitcoin: How fundamentals changed from 2017

Germany legalizes digitized securities

When will Ethereum 2.0 fully launch? Roadmap promises speed, but history says otherwise

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