China’s Xi calls blockchain technology an important breakthrough for independent innovation, urging to accelerate its development. China’s President Xi Jinping has called for the country to accelerate its adoption of blockchain technologies as a core for innovation. Xi made the comments at a Politburo Committee session on blockchain technology trends on Oct. 24. Blockchain adoption…
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WeChat Pay stores payment receipts on the blockchain, says Binance CEO. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) took to Twitter on Oct. 25, saying that he had “got word” that WeChat Pay puts receipts on the blockchain, along with a screengrab of a receipt with a link to a block explorer. Why does CZ care so…
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The Bank of Lithuania (BoL) sees an increased interest in security token offerings (STOs) and estimates that this new form of raising capital will become more popular. The bank issued the Guidelines on STO earlier this week and is reaching the final stage in creation of its blockchain-based technological platform. Vaidas Cibas, Head of Regulated…
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Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world. Mining news The former head of Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Intelligence Service has alleged that Venezuela is secretly mining cryptocurrency on a massive scale – to the extent that citizens…
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After a day at the lower bound of a well-defined trading corridor, Bitcoin rose up to tackle $7,650 and reclaim some ground lost in its major slide this week. Bitcoin (BTC) hit $7,600 on Oct. 25 after a spell of bullish upward action saw 2% gains occur in a matter of minutes. Cryptocurrency market daily…
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Yesterday, bitcoin price declined heavily below the USD 7,850 and USD 7,650 support levels. BTC/USD even settled below USD 7,550 and tested the USD 7,300 area. The price is currently (08:00 UTC) correcting higher, but it is likely to face a strong resistance near the USD 7,500 and USD 7,620 levels. Similarly, many major altcoins,…
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The United States-based branch of major crypto exchange Binance, Binance.US, is adding support for Dogecoin tonight. The United States-based branch of major crypto exchange Binance, Binance.US, will add support for Dogecoin (DOGE), according to a blog post published on Oct. 24. Binance.US’s users will be able to trade the DOGE/USDT pair from 09:00 p.m. EST…
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Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey says “Hell no” to the question of whether Twitter would ever join Facebook’s Libra project. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, made it crystal clear that Twitter will never join Facebook’s Libra project. “Nothing within Libra had to be a cryptocurrency” On Oct. 24, per a Twitter thread…
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Could global regulators finally be deciding to work together – and are they stepping up their game to respond to the rapidly increasing pace of global fintech progress? Some of America’s most powerful financial regulators – including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – have announced they will…
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After a month of inaccessibility, Cointelegraph’s Facebook page has been unblocked and will return to keeping you informed on the latest in crypto immediately. After being banned for more than a month, Cointelegraph is once again accessible via Facebook. There were more questions than answers when the block took effect on September 18. Facebook has…
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