JPMorgan Creates New Business Unit for Blockchain and Digital Currency

Blockchain has long been hyped for its potential application in every sector of business. However, practical results have largely not matched the hype so far. According to some reports, this might be about to change. дальше »

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Zcoin (XZC) to Rebrand Its Blockchain And Cryptocurrency to Firo (XFR) At Mainnet Launch on November 30

According to a press release shared to BEG desks, Zerocoin will adopt a new name following the mainnet binaries for Lelantus, expected on November 30. ZCoin will rebrand to “Firo,” and the token symbol switching from XZC to XFR. дальше »

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Singaporean Banking Giant DBS Reportedly Launching Digital Asset Exchange

October 27, 2020 — DBS, the largest bank in Singapore, is launching a fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchange, according to reports on social media. The story was broken by one Twitter user who posted a link to the DBS digital exchange website. дальше »

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Ethereum Is Best-Performing Crypto Followed by Bitcoin and XRP So Far This Year: Forbes Analyst

According to the chief analyst from Ava Trade and Forbes, this year Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin by more than two times in price growth, leaving XRP behind too дальше »

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Swiss central bank and BIS team up for a crypto project

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), also known as the Central Bank of Banks, is teaming up with the central bank of Switzerland on a new project. The project in question is a CBDC pilot, according to a BIS executive, which should be ready by the end of the year. дальше »

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Chainlink Significantly Extending Its Price Gap With Other Oracle Projects

Chainlink is currently ranked 6th by market capitalization on Coinmarketcap. The digital asset had an all-time high of $20 on August 16, 2020, reaching a market cap of around $7 billion. According to several analysts, the current setup of LINK seems to be extremely bullish in both short and long-terms. This Twitter user discussed the […] дальше »

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$29 Million in Bitcoin Seized From Dutch Dark Web Money Launderers

The Rotterdam District Court in the Netherlands has seized 2,532 bitcoins (~$29 million) from a couple convicted of money laundering on dark web platforms. According to a court statement, the man and his wife from the city of Hilversum, located in North Holland, were also sentenced to two years and two and a half years […] The post $29 Million in Bitcoin Seized From Dutch Dark Web Money Launderers appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Ethereum On Pace to Settle Over $1 Trillion in Transactions in 2020—Analyst

The Ethereum blockchain network is on track to settle over $1 trillion worth of transactions in 2020. According to the data from Messari and CoinMetrics, the network settled $989 billion in value year-to-date. дальше »

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Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Almost Ready, Awaiting NCC Group Audit Approval

The Deposit Contract of Ethereum 2. 0 is almost ready, according to Danny Ryan, a researcher from the Ethereum Foundation. He revealed this development when speaking on the Blankless podcast last week, noting that the deposit contract will be ready after an audited approval of its BLST crypto library. дальше »

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Harvest Finance Hacked for $24 Million, Puts Bounty on Alleged Attacker

According to reports on Oct 26. 2020, nearly $24 million in value has been siphoned from the liquidity pools of Harvest Finance, a major decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. Harvest Finance subsequently confirmed the hack, stating that the protocol is “working actively on the issue of mitigating the economic attack on the Stablecoin and BTC pools. дальше »

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Public support needed to launch a CBDC in Japan

According to an official from the Bank of Japan, the central bank won’t be...

The post Public support needed to launch a CBDC in Japan appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Ethereum Facing Large Price Move, According to On-Chain Data

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Can Github Remove the Bitcoin Codebase? Recent Repository Takedown Has Proponents Worried

On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). дальше »

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Why Is PayPal Looking For Crypto Companies To Acquire Just Days After Announcing Support For Bitcoin?

Payments processor PayPal is rumored to be exploring cryptocurrency-centric companies to buy, including crypto custodian BitGo, according to a new report by Bloomberg. This comes just days after PayPal confirmed it is entering the crypto space by launching a crypto buying and selling service for its customers. дальше »

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Why Ripple Is Considering Relocating To London, According To CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Hint: It Involves XRP)

Ripple, with Brad Garlinghouse at its helm, is currently based in San Francisco. The fintech company provides cross-border payments technology to payment providers and banks around the world.  However, the hazy regulatory atmosphere around its XRP cryptocurrency in the United States could prompt the firm to relocate to London, United Kingdom. Garlinghouse has revealed this […] дальше »

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Bitcoin Businesses on the Mend: Report Shows 57% of Crypto Execs Expect the Industry to Accelerate, Companies Are Hiring

Digital Currency Group (DCG) recently published the firm’s “State of Crypto 2020” report which polls more than 150 portfolio crypto companies. According to the study, 75% of the respondents believe the value of their business has grown this year, while 50% of the startups have seen outperforming start-of-year projections. дальше »

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Ethereum Solidified as Epicenter of Crypto Finance Despite The ‘Killers’

The DeFi boom of 2020, which really took off in the third quarter, has driven demand for Ethereum, cementing it as the foundation for crypto finance, according to recent research. This has come despite a new raft of ‘Ethereum killers’ which don’t appear to have lived up to the task. дальше »

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Grayscale Adds $300 Million in Cryptocurrency Assets Under Management in Just 24 Hours

Grayscale Investments said Thursday that it added $300 million in net assets under management (AUM) in just the last 24 hours. The firm now has a record $7. 3 billion in total AUM, according to a tweet by Barry Silbert, chief executive officer of the Digital Currency Group, Grayscale’s parent company. дальше »

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How RUSH is changing cross border payments

The US dollar is the most common currency used for cross border settlement between various countries and big corporations with the help of the traditional banking system. According to a report by the The post How RUSH is changing cross border payments appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin (BTC) balance on exchanges drops to two-year lows

Bitcoin (BTC) supply held by major exchanges has fallen to lows that were not seen for the past two years. The last time that BTC balance on major trading platforms was this low was back in 2018, according to data collected on October 20th. дальше »

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Oh The Irony: Bitcoin’s Market Capitalization Is Now Greater Than That Of PayPal

Bitcoin’s market cap has risen dramatically in recent months, recently clinching a spot among the top 25 largest companies and assets by market capitalization. Bitcoin has a valuation of $241,450,178,242 at press time, according to data provided by AssetDash. дальше »

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The Best Place to Short Bitcoin is Above $14K, Analyst Explains Why

Bitcoin bulls will enjoy domination over the market until its price breaches the $14,000-mark, according to Eugene Loza of EXCAVO. дальше »

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Here’s The Next Likely Price Target For Bitcoin After Surpassing $13k, According to Several Popular Analysts

One of the most significant bullish signs for Bitcoin in the long-term is the renewed interest in the digital asset by institutional investors around the world. Bitcoin Treasuries in publicly traded companies have been acquiring massive sums of coins throughout 2020. дальше »

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Price Increase Drives 98% of Bitcoin Holders Into a State of Profit

The price of bitcoin jumped significantly on Wednesday after the payment processor Paypal announced cryptocurrency support. The jump in value has pushed a large number of bitcoin holders into a state of profit, according to Glassnode “percent of UTXOs in profit” statistics. дальше »

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Trail of Destruction: Bitcoin’s $13,000 Rally Liquidated $360m in Short Positions

Bitcoin’s price has stabilized at just below $13,000 following its immense surge seen yesterday The cryptocurrency has been flashing continued signs of strength as of late, and its ability to maintain its recent gains is decisively bullish While looking back on the aftermath of yesterday’s move, its magnitude and influence over the market grows clear According to one data platform, a total of $360 million in BTC short positions were liquidated throughout the course of […] дальше »

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Mastermind in Alleged Billion Dollar Crypto Ponzi Scheme Arrested

Santiago Fuentes, CEO of Arbistar 2. 0, was finally tracked down and taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 22, at one of his residences in Tenerife, Spain, by police in south Tenerife, according to sources from the National Police, local news outlet Canarian Weekly reported on Oct. дальше »

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HODLing Pays Off: Buying Bitcoin Has Been Profitable 98.5% Of The Days Since Its Inception

Despite being a far cry from the 2017 all-time high of around $20,000, bitcoin has been profitable as an investment 98. 5% of the days since its inception, according to data from LookIntoBitcoin. com. дальше »

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Bitcoin and Ethereum Have Transferred $2 Trillion in Value This Year

Bitcoin and ethereum have transferred a combined $1.8 trillion during 2020 according to Messari, a data analytics company. That’s significantly more than last year when eth transferred only $300 billion,... дальше »

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Grayscale Now Holds $7 Bln in Bitcoin and Other Crypto Assets: Founder Barry Silbert

Grayscale Investments now holds $7,000,000,000 in crypto assets under management, according to a tweet by its founder and CEO Barry Silbert дальше »

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Bitcoin top signal from 2017 reappears, but here’s why it may not matter this time

The price of Bitcoin rose to $20,000 in 2017 and crashed. According to Glassnode, the same top signal has emerged, but feels different this time for several reasons. дальше »

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Why Decoupling Is Bitcoin’s Only Chance At Making Significant Growth

Bitcoin’s incapability to make a significant price breakout has been credited to a lot of factors birthing volatility. BTC’s correlation to the stock market is a major indicator that the dominant cryptocurrency is about to get hit with intense volatility, this is according to the cryptocurrency analytics platform, Weiss Crypto Ratings. In a similar report, […] дальше »

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3iQ's Bitcoin Fund begins trading in Canadian Dollars after $100M milestone

According to a recent announcement, Class A Units of 3iQ’s The Bitcoin Fund have begun trading in Canadian dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "QBTC." The trade was initiated on tThe post 3iQ's Bitcoin Fund begins trading in Canadian Dollars after $100M milestone appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Ripple Looking Into Japan as One of Possible Markets to Relocate Its Headquarters to

Japan is likely to become a new home for Ripple, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse дальше »

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World Gold Council Survey Shows Cryptocurrency Investment the 5th Most Popular in Russia

According to a recent research survey, cryptocurrency investment is a touch more popular than gold in Russia. An organization called the World Gold Council surveyed 2,023 investors and cryptocurrency turned out to be the fifth-largest investment next to gold. дальше »

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Bank of Russia Is Studying Pros & Cons of a Digital Ruble; May Start Developing CBDC In 2021

According to Izvestia, a Russian finance news site, the Ministry of Finance and Bank of Russia investigate other nations’ efforts in releasing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The post, published on Monday, highlights some of Russia's advantages of launching its own digital ruble, including reducing the cost of transactions, more opportunities for cross-border payments, […] The post Bank of Russia Is Studying Pros & Cons of a Digital Ruble; May Start Developing CBDC In 2021 first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide. дальше »

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Zcoin launches its testnet called Lelantus

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcoin today announced the testnet launch of its network, dubbed the Lelantus protocol, which will give Zcoin (XZC) users more robust privacy features, according to a relThe post Zcoin launches its testnet called Lelantus appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Hopes for DASH Use in DeFi Staking Pumps Price by 12%

The price of Dash’s native token of the same name jumped 12 percent in the last 24 hours as traders assessed its entry into the booming “DeFi” space. According to an announcement on Monday, the decentralized autonomous firm entered a partnership with StakeHound, a protocol that creates stake-backed tokens for users looking to access decentralized […] дальше »

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Bitcoin Poised to Retake $12,000 — 2 Technical Reasons Why There’s Still Room To Run

Bitcoin is currently trading at $11,771 after a significant 2. 3% breakout today above the last high of $11,720 on October 12. It seems that the bulls have been able to defend the renewed daily uptrend and are close to pushing BTC above the critical $12,000 psychological level again. дальше »

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One More Crash Required Before Bitcoin Hits $20K: Analyst

Bitcoin remains at risk of crashing below $10,000 even as its long-term fundamentals look incredibly bullish. The benchmark cryptocurrency could fall into the $8,000-8,500 area, according to a trade setup presented by a TradingView-based analyst. дальше »

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A deposit contract for Ethereum 2.0 to be released in a few days

Ethereum 2. 0 upgrade is long overdue, and it even saw several delays already, a few of which happened this very year. However, according to recent information, the developers might actually be closing in on its launch date, this time for real. дальше »

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CBDCs Are Coming Fast But Will Not Replace Bitcoin – Raoul Pal

According to the Real Vision founder and CEO Raoul Pal, governments and Central Banks are much more prepared to roll out central bank digital currencies than most people think. The changes that have taken place in regulatory frameworks and overall interest in developing central digital currencies show that central banks are taking cryptocurrency technology seriously. […] дальше »

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CBDC’s Are Coming Fast But Will Not Replace Bitcoin – Raoul Pal

According to the Real Vision founder and CEO Raoul Pal, governments and Central Banks are much more prepared to roll out central bank digital currencies than most people think. The changes that have taken place in regulatory frameworks and overall interest in developing central digital currencies show that central banks are taking cryptocurrency technology seriously. […] дальше »

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US Alleges Top Russian Cyber Hackers Tried to Cover Digital Tracks With Bitcoin

The cyberhackers used bitcoin to cover their ties to critical hacking campaign "infrastructure" such as servers and domain names, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by U.S. prosecutors. дальше »

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Fed Still Mulling Over The Possibility Of A Digital Currency – Chairman Jerome Powell

The US Federal Reserve is still interested in creating a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) but is yet to make a final decision on when and how the project will be undertaken. That’s according to a recent opinion by Jerome Powell. дальше »

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eToro’s Q3 Report Argues DeFi Will Continue to Boost ETH

eToro and The TIE have released a Q3 report that examined the performance of major assets according to various metrics. It also looked at the effect of “SigDevs” and the impact of DeFi. Social trading platform eToro, in association with The TIE, has released a Q3 report analyzing the state of the crypto market. дальше »

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75% Chance Bitcoin Breaks Bullish Towards $12K, Analyst Asserts

There is a 75 percent possibility that Bitcoin breaks bullish out of its ongoing consolidation pattern. According to independent analyst Vince Prince, the benchmark cryptocurrency is making “marginal” upside movements in an Ascending Channel structure. дальше »

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KuCoin hacker on the move; Stolen funds worth $665K transferred

According to a tweet by Whale Alert, part of the funds stolen during the KuCoin Hack last month are now moving around again. The blockchain tracking platform reported that 1,814 ETH ($665,980) of the The post KuCoin hacker on the move; Stolen funds worth $665K transferred appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency ETFs: SEC Wants to Facilitate Tokenized Products

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to facilitate tokenized exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to chairman Jay Clayton. The agency is collaborating with other U. S. regulators to determine how to regulate different crypto products. дальше »

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Coinbase Custody Exploring Support For New Digital Assets Including Tron (TRX)

Coinbase Custody, the custody arm of top crypto exchange Coinbase is exploring support for a number of new assets. According to an announcement by the company, the company plans to add support for more assets over the coming months to support custody for customers all over the world. “Over the coming months, we plan to […] дальше »

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USD Coin (USDC) to expand to several new blockchains

USD Coin (USDC) is coming to Stellar, according to a recent announcement published by the Stellar Development Foundation. The Foundations’ CEO, Denelle Dixon, noted that the addition should happen by early 2021, and that it will allow Stellar users an opportunity to connect to a global financial infrastructure. дальше »

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