Fiat money is likely to break within the decade, predicts Nassim Nicholas Taleb, an essayist, scholar, and former risk analyst, famous for his book on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable events, The Black Swan. Upon being asked to make a prediction on “what would happen by the end of the decade” Taleb shared…
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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 The Ukrainian cabinet says it plans to legalize cryptocurrency mining “within the next two to three years,” and will attempt to “attract international cryptocurrency exchanges” Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy Bitcoin…
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Venezuela’s government claims that some 93 commercial establishments in the country now accept its oil-backed, state-issued Petro digital token, while a Spanish travel agency claims that over 7% of its customers paid using Bitcoin in 2018 and the company has recently added new crypto pay options. Per a state media report, the head of the…
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As expected, a major class-action lawsuit has been filed against cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and its sister company, stablecoin issuer Tether. The lawsuit claims that Bitfinex and Tether manipulated the cryptocurrency market and caused “the biggest financial bubble in human history.” The plaintiffs insist that defendants’ liability to the putative class likely Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy Bitcoin…
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Coffee crop. It seems that Latin America dominates crypto adoption news agenda with new announcements every week. This time, multiple news have arrived from Colombia and Venezuela. The Coffee Axis town of Pereira, in Colombia’s western Risaralda department, appears to be turning into the country’s unofficial cryptocurrency capital. The town has a population of Read…
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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 American regulatory body the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected an investment company registration application by the Cipher Technologies Bitcoin Fund, stating in its Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy Bitcoin…
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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 South Korea’s major crypto exchange Bithumb is hoping to launch an exchange in India, per a report from the India Times. The media outlet states that the company’s…
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Source: Instagram, Coinbase Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro, operated by major U.S.-based crypto company Coinbase, has made a move that in turn made its customers and the Cryptoverse at large quite unhappy – for small users some fees will triple. Starting with Monday, October 7th, Coinbase Pro will be implementing its new fee structure, which comes…
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Security experts are warning cryptocurrency holders to be aware of cyber thieves who are using a wide range of often low-cost software to “harvest” Bitcoin and altcoins from wallets all over the world. Per a report from cybersecurity specialist ESET, a piece of malware named Casbaneiro (aka Metamorpho) is claiming victims in areas with large…
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Apple has joined a fast-growing group of companies that are suddenly getting cold feet about all things cryptocurrency-related. The other crypto-cautious companies are reportedly some of Facebook’s biggest-name Libra partners: PayPal and Stripe, as well as Visa and Mastercard.
Reuters reports that Apple’s CEO Tim Cook stated that a Libra-like crypto-project
