Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron Tron (TRX) founder, Justin Sun, said he’s “not buying anything,” in a response to a report that he’s involved in the Poloniex’s spin-off from Circle. “Just invest some and help out my friends. Actually I have a huge bag of $BNB, $HT, $OKB etc and bet on…
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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. Trading news Binance said that Binance Futures has increased its maximum leverage to 125x for BTC/USDT contracts and enabled a leverage adjustment function on its web and testnet trading…
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A big adoption news came to the Cryptoverse today as Bermuda, a British island territory with a population of c. 65,000 people, started accepting payments for taxes, fees and other government services in USD Coin (USDC), a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, managed by major players in the crypto market, Circle and Coinbase. This latest use case…
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A South Korean security expert says he is “unsurprised” by allegations that hackers from the North have developed a so-called “fake crypto app” that allows them to seize control of computers. The expert says Pyongyang cyber-criminals are becoming more “technologically adroit” in their methods of stealing cryptocurrencies and targeting crypto traders. Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy Bitcoin…
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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. Cryptocurrency exchange news Major U.S.-based crypto exchange and wallet company Coinbase said they have been granted an e-money licence by the Central Bank of Ireland. It “will now enable…
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Peculiar discussions have started in the Cryptosphere this week, as Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, seems to have confirmed that users can buy crypto through WeChat and AliPay with cash in China. And while both companies firmly deny this, other reports suggest that it’s not entirely true. WeChat is a messaging…
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In a move that will surprise nobody, Russia’s parliament will again postpone its long-awaited cryptocurrency regulations. As previously reported, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had set the Duma a deadline of November 1 for the finalization of the “On Digital Assets” bill, which passed its first reading back in May 2018. However, the head of the…
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), America’s top tax authority, has issued a new set of guidelines on cryptocurrency taxation. And although many are bemoaning the new rules for a lack of clarity among other matters, there are a few silver linings to be found in the IRS’ press release, a new crypto FAQ page and…
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Mark Zuckerberg. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Guardian News Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are taking very different approaches to Facebook’s Libra project – with American politicians hoping to strong-arm the social network and Libra partners, while British central bank officials have laid out a roadmap for the forthcoming token. America’s House Financial…
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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. Cryptocurrency exchange news Major exchange Binance has launched peer-to-peer (P2P) trading functionality with BTC, ETH and USDT available for trading against Chinese yuan. Moreover, the company is now Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy…
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