South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb denies recent reports that Chinese authorities have raided its Shanghai offices. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is denying recent reports that Chinese authorities have raided its Shanghai offices. On Nov. 21, a Bithumb spokesperson informed the Block that the recent rumors of a police raid and closure of the exchange’s…
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New York-based blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis sacks 39 of its employees to cut costs and extend profits. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is reportedly letting go of 39 of its employees in order to become more profitable. On Nov. 21, Coindesk reported that Chainalysis is cutting its workforce by nearly 20%, eliminating positions across the board…
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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. Mining news Environmental activists now can somewhat soften their stance towards Bitcoin mining. According to a report in American Chemical Society (ACS)’ Environmental Science & Technology, Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy Bitcoin with…
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Binance has denied recent reports that police raided its offices in Shanghai, stating that indeed, it has no offices in the city. Recent reports that Chinese authorities have raided the offices of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance, are actually quite false. Speaking to Cointelegraph on Nov. 21, a Binance spokesperson refuted media reports that Chinese police…
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It took less than a month for bitcoin (BTC) to erase almost all its gains the market saw in the end of October. At pixel time (15:36 UTC), BTC trades at c. USD 7,684 and is down by 6% in the past 24 hours, by 12% in the past week, increasing its monthly loss to…
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Bitcoin plummeted several hundred dollars past its 0.786 Fibonacci level to $7,400 on false rumors of Chinese authorities raiding Binance’s Shanghai office. Bitcoin (BTC) finally dropped all the way down to the $7.4Ks in minutes as anticipated in our previous analysis if the key $7.8K level did not hold. Cryptocurrency market daily performance. Source: Coin360…
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Nicolas Maduro said that national oil inventories are ready for immediate commercialization to serve as backing for the Petro. Venezuela plans to back its national oil-pegged cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), with 30 million barrels of crude oil. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that the oil inventories are sitting in the country’s storage tanks and are…
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A bipartisan team of senators introduced legislation that would regulate Facebook’s Libra stablecoin under securities law. American lawmakers have reportedly introduced a bill aiming to put Facebook’s Libra under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Two Texas representatives, Sylvia Garcia and Lance Gooden, have proposed legislation that would put even more regulatory…
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Chinese police have reportedly shut down the Shanghai offices of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Chinese authorities have reportedly raided and shut down the Shanghai offices of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Citing unnamed local sources, The Block says that local police have shut down Binance’s offices after raiding the premises. Between 50–100 of the exchange’s employees…
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Several days of selling pressure finally took their toll on Bitcoin on Thursday, with BTC/USD returning to the $7,000 range after a four-week absence. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $8,000 on Nov. 21 after several days of downward price pressure finally cost the cryptocurrency a major support level. Data from Coin360 showed BTC/USD finally reentering the…
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