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Kraken Exchange Acquires Circle Trade
According to the founders of Circle, the sale is part of the product roadmap for 2020. The company says they need to focus on the development of their stablecoin
18 December 2019 14:30, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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HitBTC Scammers Arrested in Canada
Two HitBTC scammers have been arrested in Canada for impersonating customer service representatives of the crypto exchange
18 December 2019 09:51, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Crypto Market Plunges on Monday: Chainalysis Accuses PlusToken
At the time of writing the news, the first cryptocurrency is trading at 6950. Altcoins suffered much more: Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin and EOS also lost about 7%
17 December 2019 13:00, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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MicroBT Founder Arrested in Shenzhen on Charges of Embezzlement
The arrest itself was conducted in October, but an official comment was made on December 12th. MicroBT is the biggest rival of a crypto mining equipment manufacturing giant Bitmain
16 December 2019 15:18, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Popular Chinese Social Media TikTok to Launch New Blockchain Firm
The platform already has nearly a billion users and has gained quite a lot in terms of its valuation. The blockchain platform will prioritize data collection and customization
16 December 2019 09:54, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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European Union Starts CBDC Consideration
The EU cannot risk having a privately held digital currency dominate its markets, as well as a currency coming from China
16 December 2019 07:50, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Justin Sun’s Weibo Account Banned: TRX Slumps Mildly
TRON CEO has already addressed the issue via an official announcement and asked his Weibo followers to switch over to Twitter
13 December 2019 13:50, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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ICO Shopin Founder Pleaded Guilty of Illegal Security Offering and Fraud
The prosecution also stated that he had misappropriated investor funds to pay for personal expenses. Despite the charge, he did not receive a prison sentence
13 December 2019 12:38, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Twitter CEO Wants to Make The Social Network Decentralized
In his statement, Dorsey highlighted a number of problems that centralized social network projects face, and noted several ways to solve these problems
12 December 2019 15:04, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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The State of California to Tackle Blockchain Adoption in the Future
Considering that this is the most populous US state talking so fondly about the blockchain, it’s only natural to say that it could be a huge deal for the whole country overall
12 December 2019 09:00, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Scammers Stole $360 ​​Mln on Pseudo Crypto Investments, Arrested in Brazil
According to the state government, fraudsters appropriated about 1.5 Bln Brazilian reals ($359 Mln). They deceived about 5,000 citizens, promising high interest on investments
12 December 2019 07:20, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Nike Patents a System for Tokenized Shoes
Patent of December 10 describes a digital asset for shoes and how to use it — the implementation is a non-fungible token, Ethereum’s ERC721 or ERC1155
11 December 2019 14:34, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Huobi’s US Branch HBUS Announces Closure
The company announced that it would stop providing services on December 15, 2019. Until January 31, 2020, users of the exchange must withdraw all their assets
10 December 2019 13:24, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Dash Plans to Introduce Elements of PoS Algorithm to Stabilize the Price
Dash Core Group CEO discussed the company's plans to improve Dash performance in 2019 at the recent Dash Evolution Open House event, where he made a statement
10 December 2019 12:42, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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People's Bank of China to Test Digital Currency with Banks and Telecom Operators
The PBoC has entered into an agreement with seven companies to conduct the test, including four commercial banks and three telecommunications giants
09 December 2019 13:43, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Ethereum Successfully Completed Istanbul Hard Fork
It took place at block 9,069,000. The system-wide update is the third in the network in 2019, after the forks of St. Petersburg and Constantinople
09 December 2019 12:03, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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Kraken Cryptocurrency Exchange Adds Swiss Franc (CHF) to Trading Couples
Kraken also noted cooperation with Frick Bank, thanks to which the Swiss franc will join the scope of fiat currencies that the exchange already supports
06 December 2019 16:00, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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EY Releases Code for Ethereum a Few Days Before Istanbul
In April, the company released a development called Nightfall, which was aimed at making private transactions in Ethereum, now it is being upgraded
06 December 2019 14:40, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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France To Launch a Digital Asset in Q1 2020
This was announced by the head of the Bank of France during his speech at ACPR, the French regulatory agency for banks and insurance companies
05 December 2019 09:37, UTC Denis Goncharenko
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The Largest Seize: $1.5 Mln Worth of Crypto Arrested by Australian Border Police
The largest seize of cryptocurrency assets in the world occurred yesterday, being taken away by the police from a couple trying to cross the Australian border
04 December 2019 13:47, UTC Denis Goncharenko