The next Ethereum hard fork is coming soon — here’s how the improvements it brings fit into the big picture of network’s evolution. Earlier this month, the Ethereum Foundation team lead Péter Szilágyi confirmed the date of the network’s upcoming upgrade, Istanbul. Ethereum’s eighth hard fork overall and the second one this year is slated…
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Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC has procured a charter from the New York State Department of Financial Services to operate a virtual currency custody and execution platform. Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC (FDAS) has procured a charter from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to operate a virtual currency custody and execution…
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Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital launches two Bitcoin funds aiming to bring wealthy Americans to crypto markets. Michael Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital is launching two Bitcoin (BTC) funds, targeting people between the ages of 50 and 80. The new funds aim to bring “the wealth of America,” or people who may have largely remained…
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One of the 21 founding members of the Libra Association, Bison Trails, has raised $25.5 million from Blockchain Capital, Coinbase and ConsenSys. New York-based blockchain startup Bison Trails has raised $25.5 million in a new funding round led by major venture capital firm Blockchain Capital. One of the 21 founding members of the Libra Association,…
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Source: iStock/Albert_Karimov 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. Bitcoin news At least BTC 1.5 million (USD 12 billion), or c. 8% of the current Bitcoin’s supply, might be assumed to be lost, crypto market analysis firm Coin…
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Major crypto exchanges, such as Binance, Coinbase and Bitstamp dropped in the ranking of the “most trusted” exchanges, updated by a provider of the crypto market data CryptoCompare. Gemini and OKEx jumped the most. As reported, CryptoCompare rolled out its Exchange Benchmark in June, encompassing more than 100 exchanges, are graded from high to low,…
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The developers of privacy-centric cryptocurrency Grin have hit back at the fundamental claims of an article purporting to have “broken” the coin’s privacy model. The developers of privacy-centric cryptocurrency Grin (GRIN) have hit back at the fundamental claims of an article purporting to have “broken” the coin’s privacy model. In a Medium blog post published…
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Another FAANG company has its sights on financial services — this time it’s Google, as Forbes has reported, polemically claiming this could “kill Bitcoin.” Another FAANG company has its sights on financial services — this time it’s Google, as Forbes reported on Nov. 16, polemically claiming this could “kill Bitcoin.” In an interview with the…
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The need for censorship-resistant currencies like Bitcoin has been thrown, yet again, into stark relief as HSBC shutters an account reportedly used to fund Hong Kong protestors. The need for censorship-resistant currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) has been thrown, yet again, into stark relief as HSBC shutters an account reportedly used to fund Hong Kong protestors. …
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Yesterday, we discussed the possibility of a downside extension in bitcoin towards the USD 8,250 and USD 8,050 support levels. BTC/USD did decline recently and broke the USD 8,250 support area. The price is now (09:00 UTC) struggling to stay above the USD 8,050 and USD 8,000 support levels. Similarly, most major altcoins extended their…
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