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. Adoption news Chinese internet giant and WeChat operator Tencent is reportedly putting together a digital currency research team. Chinese media outlet Ifeng News reports that Tencent issued an Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy…
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The North American Securities Administrators Association says cryptocurrency investment schemes are one of the top investor threats in 2020. Cryptocurrency investment is among the top five investor threats for 2020, according to the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). The NASAA, the oldest international investor protection organization, has officially announced the top five products or…
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Yesterday, we saw a strong upward move in bitcoin price above the USD 7,350 and USD 7,550 resistance levels. However, BTC/USD struggled to gain momentum above USD 7,650 and it is currently (09:00 UTC) correcting lower. The price is trading below the key USD 7,350 pivot level and it is facing an increase in selling…
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Google-owned American video-sharing giant, YouTube, has been restricting or even deleting some crypto-related videos, claim several channel owners and major crypto YouTubers. The news of this quickly spread on Twitter and Reddit. One of the first to sound the alarm seems to be Ben Perrin, the marketing director at bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin and a…
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Greece’s top administrative court has suspended the decision to extradite Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of laundering billions of dollars through a cryptocurrency exchange. Greece’s top administrative court has suspended a decision to extradite Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national suspected of laundering of billions of dollars through a cryptocurrency exchange. According to Reuters on Dec.…
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to shut down its acquired learning platform Earn.com to focus on Coinbase Earn. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to shut down cryptocurrency learning platform Earn.com in favor of its in-house developed counterpart Coinbase Earn. Industry news outlet The Block reported on Dec. 22 that Coinbase announced in an email to its customers…
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Blockchain platform Nuls has lost almost $480,000 worth of NULS tokens due to a hack, according to an official security update. Blockchain platform Nuls has lost almost $480,000 worth of NULS tokens due to a hack, according to a security update tweeted on Dec. 22. In its tweet, Nuls said it had detected that 2…
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Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced that it will allow customers to exchange their loyalty points for three leading cryptocurrencies. Per an official statement, details of which were shared by Japanese media outlet Crypto Watch, the business group will let users redeem Rakuten Super Points for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash,…
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Block.One, the firm behind the EOS blockchain and token, proposed that the network’s resource allocation system should only allow users to rent network resources. Block.One, the firm behind the EOS blockchain and token, proposed a major change to the network’s resource allocation system that would require users to rent network resources. According to a blog…
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Fresh but somewhat vague statements from the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange reveal a new push to clarify the country’s crypto approach. China has hinted that its treatment of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) may change again as it looks to reform its forex markets. As Reuters reported on Dec. 24 citing a senior…
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