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. Blockchain news Alibaba subsidiary and AliPay operator Ant Financial has announced that its enterprise blockchain platform will move out of beta testing and go live in February. Per a report published…
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We asked experts about what to expect and what topics to follow in 2020. Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam The biggest themes for 2020 will be privacy, the rise of confidential stablecoins — especially algorithmic ones — DeFi and wider adoption. Whale Alert We are still in the early adoption phase of crypto. When talking…
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The Singapore-based COSS cryptocurrency exchange has announced that it will deny its 200,000 customers from accessing to around USD 2 million worth of funds for the following three to four weeks while its site undergoes maintenance. On Tuesday, COSS told users there was no call for “panic,” but admits it had been planning its move…
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Data from various sites show that between 500 and a thousand coins have perished in 2019, and this number could in fact be higher. However, these sites disagree on whether 2019 saw fewer or more coin deaths than the year before. It’s not really possible to say how many dead coins are out there exactly,…
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An overnight push to nearly $8K means Bitcoin is adhering to the bullish comeback features pioneered in the Wyckoff Method, suggests a prominent analyst. Bitcoin (BTC) may have just signaled its return to a bull market, according to fresh analysis using a century-old price prediction method. In a tweet on Jan. 7, ex-Goldman Sachs analyst…
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb establishes its own research and development center. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has established its own research and development (R&D) center. According to an announcement on Jan. 6, the initiative makes Bithumb the first company with a blockchain and cryptocurrency research center in South Korea. Bithumb expressed high hopes for…
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Bitcoin price galloped past the $8.3K resistance and above the long term descending channel in a move many say is fueled by escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. On Tuesday Bitcoin price (BTC) continued the rally of the previous day by retaking $8,000 then pushing above the 200-day moving average for the first time…
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Bitcoin price remained in a strong uptrend and it was able to climb above the USD 8,000 and USD 8,200 resistance levels. As a result, there was a solid rise towards USD 8,500 resistance before the price started a downside correction. On the downside, there are many supports near USD 8,200 and USD 8,120. On…
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Crypto custody is the latest buzzword in the industry — but does it have the potential to interest institutional investors in digital assets? Where next for crypto custody? Financial institutions, regulators and investors are continuing to grapple with the issue of crypto custody. Hearing stories from those who are plugged into these discussions can offer…
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Source: iStock/da-kuk After another strong rally on Tuesday, the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC) is back above USD 8,000 again, increasing its gains this year to more than 15%. Meanwhile, all major altcoins are in red against BTC today. At pixel time (08:49 UTC), BTC trades at c. USD 8,320 and is up 5.4%. While…
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