The money transfer firm MoneyGram claims its support for Ripple is still in place, despite an announcement that it will suspend the receipt of “market development fees” – but the two companies endured a bitter fate on the stock market, with the former’s stocks (many of which are Ripple-owned) taking a plunge. Ripple began paying…
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The government of Gyeonggi Province, the most populous province in South Korea and a hub of IT companies, has announced it will make an “intense” crackdown on crypto-flavored multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) and bogus initial coin offerings (ICOs). Per Asia Kyungjae, the province’s police forces are now gunning for a wide range of villains, many…
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Japanese men aged 30-49 are increasingly finding themselves the target of sophisticated crypto scams that pry on love-hungry users via dating apps – with a national watchdog stepping in with a warning to be mindful of the risks of investing in tokens on the advice of strangers. The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC),…
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This week, the average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major coins remains positive at 6.25 out of 10, but it is slightly lower compared to the previous week’s 6.43, according to crypto market sentiment analysis site Omenics data. The top cryptocurrency – bitcoin (BTC), remains the only coin with a very…
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The price of CRO, the native token of Crypto.com Chain, doubled in a few hours as Crypto.com said it will burn CRO 70bn as they’re preparing for the CRO Chain Mainnet launch on March 25. At the time of writing (11:50 UTC), CRO trades at USD 0.267 and is up by 89% in a day…
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The central Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to launch a pilot for a digital yen this Spring, although the central bank is still a long way from making up its mind on whether it will push ahead with issuance. Per NHK, the BoJ appears to be aware that China, which is already committed to…
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Bitcoin price remained well bid above the USD 50,500 support zone. BTC is rising and it is currently (13:00 UTC) trading above USD 52,000. It seems like the price might continue higher above USD 53,000 in the near term. Besides, most major altcoins are gaining bullish momentum. ETH is trading above USD 1,900 and it…
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Gene Simmons. Rock veteran Gene Simmons of Kiss has ended the week with (what else?) a flurry of crypto-related tweets. But after his previous bitcoin (BTC) endorsement and claims of dogecoin (DOGE) deity status, he has now turned his love gun to another, less-feted token – cardano (ADA). As well as tweeting the rocket emoji…
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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Exchanges news Fiat-to-crypto exchange OKCoin said it will suspend bitcoin cash (BCH) and bitcoin SV (BSV) trading on March 1 because of the platform’s "commitment to protect Bitcoin." OKCoin CEO Hong Fang Read…
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Much has been made of the forthcoming digital yuan – China’s central bank digital currency – and its potential threat to the United States dollar, but a China watcher is saying that the token will first need to displace the likes of Alipay and WeChat Pay at the top of the domestic e-pay tree. Alipay…
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