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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| US attorney general releases guidelines for enforcing crypto laws | 09 Oct 2020 | 00:01:23 | |
William Barr, the attorney general for the U.S., published official guidelines for keeping crypto markets accountable. The lead U.S. attorney's Cyber-Digital Task Force put together the guidelines, officially calling them: Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework, according to an Oct. 8 statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. | |||
| Binance overtakes Huobi, OKEx as biggest derivatives exchange | 09 Oct 2020 | 00:01:59 | |
Binance has overtaken Huobi and OKEx to become the largest crypto derivatives exchange by volume in the September figures with $164.8 billion across the month, according to the latest report published by U.K.-based data firm CryptoCompare, CryptoCompare looked at the trading volume of the top-tier exchanges and determined that Binance had seen around $8 billion more volume than its closest competitors, Huobi at $156.3B, and OKEx at $155.7B. BitMEX came in fourth with $56.4 billion in monthly volume for September. | |||
| BNP Paribas and Curv unveil highly secure method to transfer security tokens | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:02:07 | |
A Proof of Concept security token transfer involving BNP Paribas and Curve could lead to integrated crypto custody solutions. | |||
| A 2016-level massive Bitcoin price volatility spike might be near | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:03:13 | |
The Bollinger Band shows the Bitcoin price might see a spike in volatility, similar to 2016’s post-having cycle. | |||
| Blockchain firm to allow users to buy trips on Viator with crypto | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:02:36 | |
Australian-based blockchain company ShareRing has partnered with Tripadvisor experience marketplace Viator to allow users to pay for almost 400,000 tourism experiences with a variety of cryptocurrencies. The ShareRing platform, built on Tendermint, will allow users to book, register, and pay for Viator’s 395,000 global activities and experiences, using local fiat currencies or major crypto assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and its native SharePay token (SHRP). | |||
| Kyrgyzstan’s central bank suspends SWIFT to prevent capital outflow | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:01:59 | |
The bank is shutting down the SWIFT network as protests rocked the country. | |||
| Markets will decide on regulations, not the government: Currency Comptroller | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:02:10 | |
The government is great at setting up regulatory frameworks, not building products, says Currency Comptroller Brian Brooks | |||
| Pantera says they’re placing a heavier bet on DeFi than the rest of the market | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:01:27 | |
Despite the recent slump, Pantera believes that most of the growth in the next bull cycle will be generated by DeFi. | |||
| Japanese financial giant SBI acquires TaoTao crypto exchange | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:01:35 | |
SBI now has two licensed crypto trading platforms in Japan. | |||
| US is losing 'tech cold war with China' says Ripple co-founder | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:02:15 | |
Ripple’s executive chairman has slammed U.S. lawmakers for losing the blockchain arms race to China. | |||