Highlights May 10: Crypto market crashes, Terra down 50%

Crypto futures racked up more than $1 billion in liquidations in the past 24…

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The Most Important Trends and People Shaping Crypto 2020, With Ryan Selkis

The Messari CEO goes over the highlights of his just-released annual “Crypto Theses” report.

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Industry Insiders: Institutional Money is Steadily Trickling into Crypto

According to multiple sources, there is already much more institutional money in the $220 billion strong cryptocurrency market that people might be aware of. Growth in OTC Trading Highlights Shift from the Retail to the Institutional The largest buyers of crypto were high-net-worth individuals who willing to take a risk on Bitcoin and other digital.

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WSJ Investigation: ShapeShift Is Being Used by Criminals, Illogical Comparison

An investigative report has been published regarding the popular crypto exchange ShapeShift AG, a firm that is registered in Switzerland. Money laundering is the problem at hand, and the report highlights a potentially worrying theme: that ShapeShift enables anonymous users to convert Bitcoin–which authorities can’t track–into other digital currencies that allow for much more anonymity.

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Ripple Co-Founder McCaleb’s ‘Dramatic’ XRP Sell-Offs Hot Air, Say Investors

Ripple community members were reacting September 25 after the Wall Street Journal claimed co-founder Jed McCaleb had “dramatically” stepped up a sell-off of his XRP token holdings. WSJ: Sales ‘Highlight Crypto Startup Complications’ According to the publication, McCaleb, who since leaving Ripple to start payment network Stellar has been under an agreement to only sell a certain number of tokens daily, has engaged in increased selling for “several weeks.

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Europol: Terrorists Still Use Banks, Fail To Abuse Cryptocurrencies

A new assessment by Europol this week reveals a growing schism between the use of cryptocurrencies by terrorists and other criminals. No European Terrorist Attacks Leveraged Crypto Funds In its Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), the organization highlights that while the use of Bitcoin in particular by cybercriminals is growing, terrorists still prefer conventional money transfer methods — banks and wire transfers.

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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Fall Short in Safeguarding Funds: Report

In April 2018, former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent off inquiries to more than a dozen cryptocurrencyexchanges to learn more about their internal operations.

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New study: Millennial women underrepresented in crypto investing opportunity

Investing in crypto--right now at least--is dominated by young men. That’s the main takeaway from a survey Circle commissioned of 3,000+ Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers in the U. S.

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Crypto, Blockchain Companies Shine in LinkedIn’s Top 50 U.S. Startups

LinkedIn has been keeping its finger on the pulse of the United States’ most thriving startups, and crypto organizations are showing tremendous signs of life — and growth.

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Blockchain Courses Popular With University Students, Coinbase Study Finds

Crypto is making its entrance into the world’s academic scene, and students are lining up to learn. A recent Coinbase study reveals that University students want to learn more about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

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South Korea’s KDB Bank Report Highlights North Korea’s Crypto Mining Activity

Korean Development Bank Report Shows North Korea’s Intent To Enter Crypto Industry Korea Development Bank has issued a recent report that shows local media sources confirming that North Korea has been mining for cryptocurrency.

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Another Predictable Crypto Market Dump Drops $14 Billion

FOMO Moments More big declines today; Stellar, VeChain and Iota losing a lot, Bitcoin Diamond the only winner. A predictable market dump has occurred following the US SEC’s decision to deny nine further Bitcoin ETF proposals.

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Intellectual Property (IP) Asset Trading Platform – INKubator Launches In Seoul

INKubator, the highly anticipated Global Cultural Asset Trading Platform developed by blockchain powerhouse Ink, was officially unveiled to the world in an exclusive preview in Seoul, South Korea on August 17.

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Ian Ballina Shares ICO Token Advice To CNBC’s Ran NeuNer in Interview

Ian Ballina Gives ICO Advice To CNBC’s Ran NeuNer Crypto investor Ian Balina was one of the special guests at the International Blockchain Congress held in Hyderabad, India. He sat down with Ran NeuNer of CNBC's Crypto Trade to discuss his recent hack, ICO and more.

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Blockchain Research In The UK Is Big Industry

Blockchain research in the UK is a growing industry, with a new sort of workforce dedicated to researching and investigating this new technology. Whilst the blockchain remains one universal concept, it is now apparent that it boasts many advantages for many companies and industries, therefore it seems that research within the United Kingdom is now at an all time high, a sentiment that is no doubt reflected internationally too.

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Was Bitcoin Created by TRON Founder Justin Sun?

Justin Sun, the Founder of TRON and one of Twitter’s best loved crypto superstars is no stranger to the headlines. There’s one headline this week that has been circulating the community and its one that highlights a connection between TRON’s latest move in their BitTorrent acquisition and a comment by the illusive Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto who seemed to refer to success in file sharing, way back when.

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Various Feelings

Let me know if you have any questions, comments, insight, or feedback on these updates. @MatiGreenspaneToro, Senior Market Analyst Today’s Highlights Mixed Feelings Gold Line Healthy Crypto Market Please note: All data, figures & graphs are valid as of July 25th.

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Crypto to Expand Mobile Payments to Rural Networks Without State Control

China, which is on its way to becoming a cashless society, highlights how cryptocurrencies could be used for all global payments. However, the overreaching control of the Chinese state shows why cryptocurrencies are needed to maintain the financial freedom of citizens.

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New Reports make US Most Favorable Country for ICOs!

Analysts associated with the Crypto Finance Conference compiled the research based on publicly available data of the top 100 ICOs by country in terms of funds raised and ranked them by number of projects launched.

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‘Cryptocurrencies Would Cause A Crisis In A Recession’ Says This Report

A report, written in Verdict highlights one issue with cryptocurrency that seems to be under-explored. We all envision a world led by crypto, one where we pay for our shopping in Bitcoin and send money to our loved ones in XRP.

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Cryptocurrencies Will Become Mainstream in 10 Years, Says eToro and Imperial College Research

New research from global investing platform and crypto exchange eToro and the Imperial College London has found that cryptocurrencies have the potential of becoming a mainstream form of payment in the next 10 years.

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Bithumb Finally Disclose Full Details Of Recent Hack

Bithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange are no strangers to being hacked. With this in mind, they have developed quite the approach for dealing with the hacks, so I guess in this respect, at least they are now quite experienced in dealing with their customers best interests in the wake of such events.

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How to Slow Down a Startup: The Hard Lessons of Erik Voorhees

They’re the real-life portfolio highlights of Erik Voorhees, reflecting his involvement with ShapeShift. io, Prism, Coinapult, KeepKey and SatoshiDice respectively. He’s been accumulating these credentials since 2012, when he launched SatoshiDice, the well-known gambling website that proved to be the first of Voorhees’ many wagers on crypto’s future.

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How to Slow Down a Startup: Erik Voorhees’ Hard Lesson

The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network has added a new show to its lineup, “What Bitcoin Did. ” The WBD podcast is hosted by U. K. -based Peter McCormack, an “accidental Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency investor, miner, blogger and podcaster.

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The Next South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Tangled In Security Drama

Is it me, or has ‘South Korea’ become a byword for ‘poor cryptocurrency exchange security’? It seems that of late, cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea are surrounded by security issues that are seeing very large-scale hacks take place, hacks that have allowed for the theft of tens of millions of USD worth of crypto-assets.

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Millionaires Want In on the Crypto Space, but Wealth Management Firms Aren’t Eager to Help

A report released today highlights how wealthy individuals are increasingly interested in cryptos, but their traditional wealth management advisors aren’t warming to the space.

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Ripple, Stellar And Ethereum Classic All Approved

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) have recently published a new framework which highlights the countries changing stance on cryptocurrencies. Within this, the SEC have published information about fees and taxes, licensing and interestingly, a list of their seven approved cryptocurrencies.

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Wanchain CryptoCurve Deal Highlights UX Importance

The post Wanchain CryptoCurve Deal Highlights UX Importance appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Has Bitcoin Become Centralised?

Decentralisation is one of the promises of cryptocurrency that makes it shine. Decentralisation is the premise through which Bitcoin was established and through which the majority of cryptocurrencies exist within.

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SEC Chairman: Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin Are Not Securities, but Most ICOs Are

U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton states that the SEC will not be bending the rules anytime soon when it comes to cryptocurrencies and that while bitcoin remains a commodity, all initial coin offering (ICO) tokens — or coins offered through a fundraising process — classify as securities.

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