01-28-2020, 05:24 AM
Staking ecosystem surges to $8 billion valuation
bravenewcoin
Published Few hours ago
Staking ecosystem surges to $8 billion valuation
The total amount of staked cryptocurrency has spiked to an all-time-high over $8 billion. Holders of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies are choosing to stake their coins to support the network in exchange for income. Leading the pack with the highest value of staked crypto assets is EOS, which represents almost a quarter of the total amount at $1.8 billion. This is closely followed by Tezos, and Cosmos, which launched in 2018. Read Full on bravenewcoin
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Ukraine Plans to Track Crypto Transactions Above $1,200
CoinDesk
Published Few hours ago
Ukraine Plans to Track Crypto Transactions Above $1,200
Ukraine’s financial watchdog intends to track crypto transactions exceeding $1,200. For the first time, Ukrainian anti-money laundering law includes crypto as an asset to be monitored. The threshold for triggering the scrutiny process is 30,000 Urkainian hryvnia (UAH), or US$1,200. Oksana Makarova, head of the country’s Ministry of Finance told “If exchanges, exchangers, banks or other companies make payments in cryptocurrencies worth more than UAH 30,000, they must verify such transaction and collect detailed customer information. Read Full on CoinDesk
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Dash sees 562% increase in active wallet users in Venezuela
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Published Today
Dash sees 562% increase in active wallet users in Venezuela
Dash is making serious inroads in Venezuela. Dash director of media and PR Mark Mason, noted there had been a 562% increase in active Andriod devices using the Dash wallet app in Venezuela. He also pointed out that this figure did not represent total installs, but actual devices that have been online at least once in the past 30 days. Moreover, growth for December 2019 was 29%. Speculation is With the current growth rate, it will take just 12 more months to crack the 1 million mark in Venezuela. Read Full on twitter
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Early Growth of Internet is Similar to The Current Crypto Adoption: Deutsche Bank
Decrypt
Published Today
Early Growth of Internet is Similar to The Current Crypto Adoption: Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has published a new research paper on the future of payments, in which it compares the growth of crypto wallet users to the early-stage evolution of the Internet and predicts that crypto wallet users will reach 200 million by 2030. According to the research paper, titled Digital Currencies: the Ultimate Hard Power Tool, blockchain’s adoption rate mirrors that of the Internet in its early years - although its actual user numbers are an order of magnitude smaller. Read Full on Decrypt
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Major Swiss Banking Firm Julius Baer Launches Services for Cryptocurrencies
Cointelegraph
Published Today
Major Swiss Banking Firm Julius Baer Launches Services for Cryptocurrencies
Major Swiss private banking management group Julius Baer has launched a digital assets trading and custodial service via a partnership with regulated crypto-specialist Seba. Julius Baer will be offering its clients services such as secure digital asset custody, cryptocurrency transaction solutions, as well as consolidated portfolio overviews for both traditional and digital assets. The bank will support a select group of major cryptocurrencies ostensibly chosen on the grounds of their liquidity, security and technical robustness. Read Full on Cointelegraph
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Over 26k Blockchain Firms Operating in China, Nearly 80k Registered
AMBCrypto
Published Today
Over 26k Blockchain Firms Operating in China, Nearly 80k Registered
China’s blockchain initiatives have extended the country’s ambition of becoming a superpower in the near future. According to LongHash data, there are more than 26,000 blockchain companies operating and nearly 80,000 are legally registered firms in China. Guangdong, a coastal province of southeast China has the highest number of blockchain
firms, a total of 22,636 companies that are registered and operating. Next in the line was Yunnan with over 5,300 blockchain firms, followed by Guangxi with over 5,000 registered and operating firms. Read Full on AMBCrypto
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Oceanic OBU Offering Free Offshore Bank Account In Singapore
oceanicliquidity
Published Today
Oceanic OBU Offering Free Offshore Bank Account In Singapore
Oceanic Liquidity that lets you to open an Offshore Bank Account in Singapore, allows you to buy or sell crypto is giving away a $5000 Offshore Saving Account in Singapore for those who are willing to fund their Portfolio Investment account with Oceanic OBU. Oceanic is also paying instant commissions to all referrals deposits. Recommend Oceanic to Your Friend and get 20% commission of their deposit instantly. Oceanic has 24/7 Live Chat Support on their website. Visit and get informed. Read Full on oceanicliquidity
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Bitcoin Trading Volumes Continue Increasing in Troubled Economies
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Published Today
Bitcoin Trading Volumes Continue Increasing in Troubled Economies
The utility of the cryptocurrency in places where economies are already under strain, like Venezuela and Hong Kong, is being demonstrated in trading volume. According to data from LocalBitcoins, the increase in trading volumes is most prevalent in countries that are facing troubled economies. Through 2019, $305.9 million was traded on LocalBitcoins from Venezuela with Colombia and Peru coming in second and third with $134.2 million and $45.5 million respectively. Other key countries include Hong Kong with $21.73M being traded. Read Full on twitter
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IOTA's Lightweight Node, Hornet processes upto 48 TPS
Coingape
Published Today
IOTA's Lightweight Node, Hornet processes upto 48 TPS
Hornet, which is IOTA’s lightweight node, is under test and impressively, the network can process over 40 TPS, which is almost 6X the speed of Bitcoin and 3X of Ethereum’s. This is a mark of progress and supporters couldn’t wait to express their optimism and how this will help IOTA cement its position as a true Internet-of-Things platform that will be inherently scalable, decentralized, and feeless. Hornet is currently in beta and available for testing purposes only. At the time of writing, its Hornet’s TPS was 48 TPS. Read Full on Coingape
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Crypto Mining Could Add $8.5 Billion to Iran's Economy
bitcoin.com
Published 1 Day ago
Crypto Mining Could Add $8.5 Billion to Iran's Economy
After developing new regulations for its digital assets industry, Iran’s government has issued over 1,000 licenses for crypto mining in the country. Amir Hossein Saeedi, an official with Iran’s ICT Guild Organization, told that the crypto mining industry has the potential to add $8.5 billion to the economy and many people are interested in setting up their own operations. Saeedi also added that several large industrial farming miners have already been set up by big investors entering the space. Read Full on bitcoin.com
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bravenewcoin
Published Few hours ago
Staking ecosystem surges to $8 billion valuation
The total amount of staked cryptocurrency has spiked to an all-time-high over $8 billion. Holders of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies are choosing to stake their coins to support the network in exchange for income. Leading the pack with the highest value of staked crypto assets is EOS, which represents almost a quarter of the total amount at $1.8 billion. This is closely followed by Tezos, and Cosmos, which launched in 2018. Read Full on bravenewcoin
tezoscardanoeos
Ukraine Plans to Track Crypto Transactions Above $1,200
CoinDesk
Published Few hours ago
Ukraine Plans to Track Crypto Transactions Above $1,200
Ukraine’s financial watchdog intends to track crypto transactions exceeding $1,200. For the first time, Ukrainian anti-money laundering law includes crypto as an asset to be monitored. The threshold for triggering the scrutiny process is 30,000 Urkainian hryvnia (UAH), or US$1,200. Oksana Makarova, head of the country’s Ministry of Finance told “If exchanges, exchangers, banks or other companies make payments in cryptocurrencies worth more than UAH 30,000, they must verify such transaction and collect detailed customer information. Read Full on CoinDesk
Ukrainecryptoblockchain
Dash sees 562% increase in active wallet users in Venezuela
Published Today
Dash sees 562% increase in active wallet users in Venezuela
Dash is making serious inroads in Venezuela. Dash director of media and PR Mark Mason, noted there had been a 562% increase in active Andriod devices using the Dash wallet app in Venezuela. He also pointed out that this figure did not represent total installs, but actual devices that have been online at least once in the past 30 days. Moreover, growth for December 2019 was 29%. Speculation is With the current growth rate, it will take just 12 more months to crack the 1 million mark in Venezuela. Read Full on twitter
Venezueladashcrypto
Early Growth of Internet is Similar to The Current Crypto Adoption: Deutsche Bank
Decrypt
Published Today
Early Growth of Internet is Similar to The Current Crypto Adoption: Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has published a new research paper on the future of payments, in which it compares the growth of crypto wallet users to the early-stage evolution of the Internet and predicts that crypto wallet users will reach 200 million by 2030. According to the research paper, titled Digital Currencies: the Ultimate Hard Power Tool, blockchain’s adoption rate mirrors that of the Internet in its early years - although its actual user numbers are an order of magnitude smaller. Read Full on Decrypt
bitcoinbtccrypto
Major Swiss Banking Firm Julius Baer Launches Services for Cryptocurrencies
Cointelegraph
Published Today
Major Swiss Banking Firm Julius Baer Launches Services for Cryptocurrencies
Major Swiss private banking management group Julius Baer has launched a digital assets trading and custodial service via a partnership with regulated crypto-specialist Seba. Julius Baer will be offering its clients services such as secure digital asset custody, cryptocurrency transaction solutions, as well as consolidated portfolio overviews for both traditional and digital assets. The bank will support a select group of major cryptocurrencies ostensibly chosen on the grounds of their liquidity, security and technical robustness. Read Full on Cointelegraph
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Over 26k Blockchain Firms Operating in China, Nearly 80k Registered
AMBCrypto
Published Today
Over 26k Blockchain Firms Operating in China, Nearly 80k Registered
China’s blockchain initiatives have extended the country’s ambition of becoming a superpower in the near future. According to LongHash data, there are more than 26,000 blockchain companies operating and nearly 80,000 are legally registered firms in China. Guangdong, a coastal province of southeast China has the highest number of blockchain
firms, a total of 22,636 companies that are registered and operating. Next in the line was Yunnan with over 5,300 blockchain firms, followed by Guangxi with over 5,000 registered and operating firms. Read Full on AMBCrypto
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Oceanic OBU Offering Free Offshore Bank Account In Singapore
oceanicliquidity
Published Today
Oceanic OBU Offering Free Offshore Bank Account In Singapore
Oceanic Liquidity that lets you to open an Offshore Bank Account in Singapore, allows you to buy or sell crypto is giving away a $5000 Offshore Saving Account in Singapore for those who are willing to fund their Portfolio Investment account with Oceanic OBU. Oceanic is also paying instant commissions to all referrals deposits. Recommend Oceanic to Your Friend and get 20% commission of their deposit instantly. Oceanic has 24/7 Live Chat Support on their website. Visit and get informed. Read Full on oceanicliquidity
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Bitcoin Trading Volumes Continue Increasing in Troubled Economies
Published Today
Bitcoin Trading Volumes Continue Increasing in Troubled Economies
The utility of the cryptocurrency in places where economies are already under strain, like Venezuela and Hong Kong, is being demonstrated in trading volume. According to data from LocalBitcoins, the increase in trading volumes is most prevalent in countries that are facing troubled economies. Through 2019, $305.9 million was traded on LocalBitcoins from Venezuela with Colombia and Peru coming in second and third with $134.2 million and $45.5 million respectively. Other key countries include Hong Kong with $21.73M being traded. Read Full on twitter
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IOTA's Lightweight Node, Hornet processes upto 48 TPS
Coingape
Published Today
IOTA's Lightweight Node, Hornet processes upto 48 TPS
Hornet, which is IOTA’s lightweight node, is under test and impressively, the network can process over 40 TPS, which is almost 6X the speed of Bitcoin and 3X of Ethereum’s. This is a mark of progress and supporters couldn’t wait to express their optimism and how this will help IOTA cement its position as a true Internet-of-Things platform that will be inherently scalable, decentralized, and feeless. Hornet is currently in beta and available for testing purposes only. At the time of writing, its Hornet’s TPS was 48 TPS. Read Full on Coingape
iotabitcoinethblockchain
Crypto Mining Could Add $8.5 Billion to Iran's Economy
bitcoin.com
Published 1 Day ago
Crypto Mining Could Add $8.5 Billion to Iran's Economy
After developing new regulations for its digital assets industry, Iran’s government has issued over 1,000 licenses for crypto mining in the country. Amir Hossein Saeedi, an official with Iran’s ICT Guild Organization, told that the crypto mining industry has the potential to add $8.5 billion to the economy and many people are interested in setting up their own operations. Saeedi also added that several large industrial farming miners have already been set up by big investors entering the space. Read Full on bitcoin.com
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