Source: iStock/-lvinst- Russian major bank Sberbank has introduced a new low-cost, cross-border remittance solution that it believes will be able to compete with cryptocurrency for cross-border transactions. The bank, once the Russian financial sector’s fiercest advocate of cryptocurrencies, announced earlier this year that it was turning its back on cryptocurrencies, citing the lack of Read…
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Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and has been a lead crypto-tech analyst for Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings since shortly after their launch. _________________ While crypto markets are quiet, the crypto industry evolution and revolution continues. Most investors don’t see this. Pretty much all they watch are the…
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Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Tron Foundation 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. Adoption news The world’s largest smartphone maker, Samsung, has integrated Tron (TRX) support to its mobile wallet marketplace, the Samsung Blockchain…
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Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform Paxful has seen 2,800% more trades in South Africa this month compared to October 2018. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading platform Paxful has seen 2,800% more trades in South Africa this month compared to October 2018. Demand for crypto sharply increases in S.A. Paxful announced the growth of its South African user…
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Recently, there was a downside correction in bitcoin price below the USD 9,500 support area. However, BTC/USD remained well supported above the USD 9,000 and USD 9,050 support levels. The price is currently (09:00 UTC) moving higher, but facing a few key hurdles near the USD 9,580 and USD 9,650 levels. On the other hand,…
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A top executive at private Swiss private banking Julius Baer says cryptocurrencies are still at the stage of a “Darwinian” process of selection. A top executive at private Swiss private banking Julius Baer says cryptocurrencies are still at the stage of a “Darwinian” process of selection. In an interview with Arabian Business on Oct. 29,…
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Bitcoin tries and fails to hold the $9.5K mark, still preserving the recent 30% gains it sealed in its sudden uptick which began on Friday last week. Bitcoin price (BTC) was challenging $9,500 on Oct. 29 as the largest cryptocurrency preserved its higher levels after a bullish breakout over the weekend. Cryptocurrency market daily overview.…
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With the increase in popularity of staking, Binance Research finds that, once Ethereum (ETH) joins the game, the volume of staking activity will see more than a double-digit rise. The market research and analysis arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance came out with their latest report on October 28th, in which they discuss staking in…
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Can the U.K. draw inspiration from the UAE and China to regulate cryptos instead of banning them? FCA decides. Since the days of the British Empire, the United Kingdom has been one of the world’s largest and most influential economic powerhouses. Even though its financial control over the world has substantially decreased, the country is…
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Worldwide Google searches for “Bitcoin” have hit the highest level in three months, suggesting an overall shift in market sentiment as China supports blockchain. Worldwide Google searches for “Bitcoin” (BTC) — currently worth $9,400 — are now near a three-month high, according to Google Trends. Current interest is at the highest level since early August,…
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