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Zcash Company Confirms ‘Crypto in Context’ Program as Global Effort
Zcash’s creator, the Electric Coin Company, confirmed that their recent educational program is a global effort with more events in the months ahead.
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Indian Crypto Exchange Wazirx Taking Auto-Matching P2P Services Global
Cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx is expanding globally. “While India has a banking ban,” the CEO of the exchange told news.Bitcoin.com, “we realized there’s banking trouble in a lot more countries.” Over 40 cryptocurrencies will be available to all major countries, with the exchange’s auto-matching P2P services to launch one country at a time based on user […]
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Bitcoin Friendly Micronation Acknowledged by European Commission President
In 2019 the sovereign state of Liberland continues to gather headway by getting recognized by key leaders in the European Union and members of parliament. On Jan. 31, the micronation claiming the parcel of land between Croatia and Serbia was validated by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission. Also read: These Video Sharing Sites Pay […]
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Properties Are Still Being Sold for Cryptocurrency Despite the Bear Market
Bitcoin and many other digital assets have lost more than 80 percent of their fiat value since 2017. Despite this, the trend for people selling homes for cryptocurrency continues to thrive amidst one of the longest bear markets in crypto history. Also read: Canadian Exchange Insolvent After CEO Dies With Keys to $145M of Cryptocurrency The […]
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Bitfinex Partnered With at Least 6 Different Banks During 2018
22 months since Wells Fargo suspended the processing of withdrawals sent by four Taiwanese banks that service Bitfinex, the platform remains among the top 20 exchanges by adjusted volume. While Bitfinex hosted more than $5 billion in trade this past month, the exchange has struggled to establish reliable banking partners, with traders seeking to deposit […]
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OTC Desks Proliferate as Volume Shifts From Spot Markets
While trading volume on the top cryptocurrency exchanges declined dramatically during the second half of 2018, all signs suggest that over-the-counter (OTC) markets are now attracting increasing liquidity, with a number of prominent cryptocurrency exchanges entering the OTC space. Additionally, several major existing OTC desks have recently spoken of experiencing significant growth in trade volume. […]
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Latin American P2P Bitcoin Markets Defy Global Trend to Set New Records
The Latin American peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency markets have a seen a significant spike heading into 2019, with the Colombian, Peruvian, and Venezuelan Localbitcoins markets posting record volume when measuring in both fiat and BTC. The Argentinian, Dominican, and Mexican markets also posted record volume for P2P trade in recent weeks. Also Read: 9 Cryptocurrency Firms Sue Washington […]
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PR: Bithumb to Hold Special Promotion for New Registered Foreign Users
Bithumb to Hold ‘Special Promotion’ for New Registered Foreign Users
Provide benefits for KRW 20 Million transactions with new registration during event period
Bithumb, a global cryptocurrency exchange will offer a new registration event to global users who newly join and start making cryptocurrency tranactions.
Bithumb is planning to hold a ‘New Registration Event’ for overseas users from October 15 to November 14, 2018 (GMT +9) Korean Standard Time. The event is for overseas users who have signed up for the Bithumb and completed transactions over KRW 20 Million (Approx. USD 17,490, Bithumb cash standard). The users who are satisfied with above conditions are expecting to receive benefits of 20,000 Bithumb cash after the event period.
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FSB: Crypto-Assets Not a Threat to Global Financial Order
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Cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to global financial stability, but the diverse range of national regulatory regimes throughout the world continues to complicate efforts to establish an international legislative framework overseeing their use, the Financial Stability Board says in a new report. Also Read: Billion-Dollar Startups Flourishing in Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’ Report Advocates ‘Vigilant Monitoring’ In a […]
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