Ripple Going For Partnerships with Brazilian Banks in 2020
Ripple, the blockchain company behind the XRP token, is targeting partnerships with banks in Brazil for remittance in 2020. Per report by Reuters, Ripple’s blockchain […]
Month: December 2019
Bitcoin To End 2020 Above $12,000 – Mike Novogratz
Mike Novogratz said he expects the price of bitcoin to reach $12,000 in 2020 as soon as the market recovers from its current price slump. […]
TRON To Unlock 33 Billion TRX On New Year’s Day
The TRON Foundation will be starting the new year by unlocking 33 billion TRX. They however did not provide a plan for how the […]
Central Bank of the Bahamas to Launch Own Digital Currency ‘Sand Dollar’
The central bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) has officially announced the launch of a digital currency test pilot in the Exuma district. The CBOB has […]
Google Suspends MetaMask From Its Android App Store
The Android app of the popular Ethereum wallet and decentralized application browser MetaMask has been banned from the Google Play store. Appeals to reverse the […]
Uzbekistan Bans Citizens from Buying Cryptocurrencies
The government of Uzbekistan has finally banned citizens from buying cryptocurrencies. Per a report by local news outlet Novosti Uzbekistana, the National Agency for Project […]
Binance Now Lets Users Buy Crypto By Binding Visa Cards
Binance is allowing European clients to purchase crypto directly by binding Visa cards to their accounts. Per the official announcement published on December 26th, Binance […]
Ethereum Foundation To Run Upgrade on January 1st 2020
The Ethereum Foundation announced that the next major network upgrade will take place on January 1st 2020, New Year’s Day. Per an official blog post […]
20 Biggest Banks Will Trade Crypto in 2020 – Brad Garlinghouse
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, expects the biggest banks in the world to adopt cryptocurrencies in 2020. The CEO expects the top 20 biggest […]
Bill Pulte Wants To Give Bitcoin To People In Africa
Bill Pulte, the heir to the Detroit real estate giant PulteGroup who gained popularity by giving out hundreds of thousands of dollars to strangers on […]
Draft Bill To Classify Crypto Assets Now In US Congress
Paul Gosar has introduced a draft bill which is aimed at bringing regulatory clarity to the cryptocurrency industry in the United States. This is according […]
Ripple Raises $200 Million in Funding Round – Details
The company that created the XRP token, Ripple, has revealed it raised $200 million in a Series C funding round that valued the firm at […]
KT announces the launch of local blockchain-based currency
KT, South Korea’s biggest telecom company announced the launch of a local blockchain-based currency for one of the country’s largest cities. This currency will go […]
Bitcoin Price Hikes With a 15% Jump in One Day
On Wednesday December 18th, Bitcoin had a 15% jump in one day AND a 6% “round trip” in 10 seconds. According to data from CryptoCompare, Bitcoin […]
Riccardo Spagni, Monero Maintainer Steps Down – Details
Monero’s (XMR) best-known advocate will be stepping down as the project’s lead maintainer in an upcoming reshuffle. Per a blog post on December 16th, representatives […]
Coinfloor Set To Delist Ethereum, Focus on Bitcoin
Crypto exchange Coinfloor has announced plans to de-list ethereum and focus solely on bitcoin trading. According to an official blog post published December 17th, the […]
$5 Billion Crypto Selloff Associated with PlusTokens’ ‘Scammers’
The price of most top cryptocurrencies plummeted yesterday. Bitcoin dropped below the $7,000 mark for the first time in three weeks, and Ethereum lost 7% […]
OKEx Is The First Crypto Exchange to Offer DAI Staking
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is set to become the first major platform to integrate the Dai Savings Rate (DSR). This will allow its users to earn […]
3 Cryptocurrency Firms Shutting Down Over New Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
Three cryptocurrency firms announced they will be shutting down over the introduction of the AMLD5 European Union regulation that’s coming into effect on January 10th, […]
43% of Investors Interested in Bitcoin are Women – Grayscale
43% of Investors Interested in Bitcoin are Women – Grayscale A new study by Grayscale has revealed that 43% of investors interested in the flagship […]
Binance To Launch Latin American Fiat Gateway in Brazil & Argentina
Binance on Thursday December 12th revealed via a press release the launch of “Latamex”, its new fiat gateway for Latin America. Binance revealed its plans […]
Binance US To List Enjin (ENJ) and ICON (ICX) – Details
Binance.US announced on Wednesday, December 11th that it is going to add support for two more cryptoassets: Enjin Coin (ENJ) and ICON (ICX). Binance.US,launched on […]
BitMEX Starts Allowing Bitcoin Withdrawals to Bech32 Addresses
BitMEX announced today, December 12th 2019 that it now allows its customers to withdraw Bitcoin from their accounts using all three Bitcoin address formats which […]
Number of Bitcoin Addresses Hits 28.39 Million
The total number of bitcoin addresses that contain BTC has hit a new all-time high of 28.39 million, surpassing a late 2018 record. Alex Thorn, […]
Binance.US Might List Tron (TRX), Nem (XEM), Tezos (XTZ), Ontology (ONT)
Binance’s trading platform for customers resident in the U.S., has announced that it is exploring the idea of introducing support for up to 18 additional […]
China’s Central Bank to Test Digital Currency With Banks, Telecom Companies
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), is reportedly looking to test its digital currency, named digital currency electronic payment (DCEP), later this […]
South Korea Plans to Place Tax On Cryptocurrency-Related Profits
The government of South Korea is reportedly planning on taxing cryptocurrency-related profits, as the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance is pushing for the measure […]
Voice, Crypto-Powered Social Media Platform Announces Beta
Block.one announced the beta launch date for its new social media platform Voice. Per an official update published on December 5th, the beta for Voice […]
Nordea Bank can legally prevent its employees from trading Cryptocurrencies
Nordea Bank now has the right to prevent its employees from trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies following a ruling by the Danish courts. Per a […]
Steve Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury Secretary ‘Okay’ With Facebook’s Libra
Steve Mnuchin, the secretary of the U.S. Treasury, has revealed he is “fine” with the launch of the Facebook cryptocurrency Libra, as long as it […]