What else will be interesting to follow in 2020 Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam I am trying to follow general technology topics and also global politics. Developments in the larger world outside crypto community are bound to influence our industry in many ways. Whale Alert I try to follow a lot of different topics, but…
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Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Exchanges news South Korean market-leading exchange Bithumb is set to launch a second domestic trading platform, reports Newsway. The new platform will be based in Busan, the country’s second city Read…
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The lack of security has remained as the main issue in crypto space. What could possibly be changed in 2020? The past few years have been a watershed moment for security in crypto. As the asset class has gained popularity, more and more security breaches have been highlighted and more institutions targeted. The burgeoning industry…
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As every year, be prepared that something unforeseen could happen in 2020 also, fueling another bitcoin (BTC) rally, Sonny Singh, chief commercial officer of major crypto payment processor BitPay, reminded. In either case, he estimates that BTC will rise above USD 20,000 this year. “A lot of people think it’s going to be because of…
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The next move for Bitcoin can see multi-month highs or a return to $6,400, a Cointelegraph contributor warns as $8,000 support disappears. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $8,000 overnight on Jan. 8, ending a brief period of bullish action that saw the price hit its highest since November 2019. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC…
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Former Bakkt CEO and Georgia’s new Senator Kelly Loeffler will help oversee major financial regulator responsible for commodities trading — including BTC. Former Bakkt CEO and Georgia’s new Senator Kelly Loeffler will help oversee major financial regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Sworn into the United States Senate on Jan. 6, the crypto-friendly businesswoman…
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith on Jan. 7. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has filed an indictment against Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith on Jan. 7. According to a court filing on Jan. 7, a…
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Bitcoin price struggled to continue above the USD 8,450 and USD 8,500 resistance levels. As a result, BTC/USD started a downside correction below the USD 8,350 and USD 8,200 support levels. The price even traded below USD 8,000, but it is holding the key USD 7,850 support (09:00 UTC). Similarly, most major altcoins extended their…
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Source: iStock/Nelson_A_Ishikawa Crypto exchanges in Latin America are increasingly becoming embroiled in bitter struggles with domestic banks, with many banks moving to block trade with trading platforms. Bradesco, one of the biggest banks in Brazil, appears to have won its fight against the Brazilian Association of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain firms (ABCB), a group of domestic…
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Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, is seeking to put an end to litigation filed by a former exchange user back in 2014. Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox, is seeking to put an end to litigation filed by a former exchange…
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