Crypto exchanges handle the greatest part of cryptocurrency trades carried out every single day. But how did their security measures change over the years? Bitcoin was designed as a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency, but as the network expanded, there was no way to avoid the growing influence of centralized crypto exchanges. Soon after Bitcoin’s launch, more people…
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CX Technologies, the firm behind a supposedly Estonia-based cryptocurrency exchange DX.Exchange, is ceasing operations following a petition filed by its employees. The firm behind a purportedly Estonia-based cryptocurrency exchange DX.Exchange is ceasing operations following a petition filed by employees. CX Technologies, the Israeli company operating DX.Exchange, entered bankruptcy after 78 of its employees filed a…
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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. Regulation news Russian tax authorities have recognized a capital filing that included a Bitcoin (BTC) investment – the country’s first ever. Per media outlet Bloomchain, the investment was relatively Read more…
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The bears have been unable to capitalize on the breakdown of critical support levels and this suggests that the current dip could be a bear trap. The total crypto market capitalization has bounced from the $180 billion mark. We anticipate a strong support in the $168 billion to $183 billion range because the market cap…
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Crypto-friendly travel service Travala will now let its customers reserve any hotel that available through bookings giant Booking.com. Travala, a service that allows its users to pay for hotel stays with cryptocurrency, will now let its customers reserve any hotel that is bookable through Booking.com. Travala announced in a press release on Nov. 25 that…
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RSK is a smart contract platform secured by the Bitcoin network. Cointelegraph en Español spoke with Henry Sraigman, South-East Asia Regional Director of RSK, during the Asia 2019 Blockshow in Singapore. We covered the expansion of IOV Labs and RSK, the company’s present and future in Asia, and the prospects for Taringa! after its purchase.…
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Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here. _________________________________________ Binance Listings: Cortex (CTXC) Added new trading Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy Bitcoin with Credit…
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The first deputy governor of the French central bank has called for distributed ledger technology-based settlements and payment systems in Europe. The first deputy governor of the French central bank has called for distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based settlements and payment systems in Europe. Speaking at the AFME Annual Capital Markets Technology and Innovation Conference on…
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The Bitcoin Core development team today released the latest update to Bitcoin’s original software client — the nineteenth in the coin’s eleven-year history. The Bitcoin Core development team released the latest update on Nov. 24 to Bitcoin (BTC)’s original software client — the nineteenth in the coin’s eleven-year history. Releasing Bitcoin Core 0.19.0 (eventually 0.19.0.1…
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In the past few days, there were heavy downsides in bitcoin. BTC/USD traded below many supports such as USD 8,000, USD 7,650 and USD 7,050 to move further into a downtrend. It recently tested the USD 6,550 support zone and currently (09:00 UTC) remains at a risk of more losses. More importantly, there were sharp…
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