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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse hints at the possibility of IPO

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Six central banks team up to explore potential cases for CBDCs Six major central banking authorities have teamed up with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to look into potential cases for central bank digital...

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Japan ruling party lawmakers to propose digital yen in February: Report

In the wake of digital currency initiatives from central banks and even corporates, a group of lawmakers of the Japanese ruling party intend to propose the government to consider issuing its own digital currency, Reuters...

World Economic Forum launches blockchain-based supply chain traceability platform

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced a new blockchain-based supply chain traceability platform. The platform has been developed in collaboration with Everledger, Lenzing Group, TextileGenesis, and the...

Hackers becoming more sophisticated as crypto exchanges bolster security measures: Chainalysis

In a new report, crypto analytics firm Chainalysis has said that while crypto exchanges are ramping up security measures, hackers are also upping their game. An excerpt from Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report has been...

Tether launches new stablecoin backed by physical gold

Tether, the company behind USDT stablecoin, has announced in a press release the launch of a new product called Tether Gold (XAU₮), that offers the security of a digital asset pegged to physical gold (XAU). According to...

Crypto exchange ErisX partners with Etale to offer new trading features

Crypto derivatives exchange ErisX announced in a press release on Thursday that they are partnering with software firm Etale. With this partnership, ErisX members will be able to view real-time market data, and manage...

Greece to extradite alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to France after supreme court ruling

Greeces supreme court has ruled that the alleged operator of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, will be extradited to France, CoinDesk reported. Vinnik, a Russian national, was arrested...

Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority approves ethereum-based real estate tokenized fund

Liechtensteins Financial Market Authority (FMA) has approved AARGOS Global Real Estate Fund as an alternative investment fund (AIF), the company announced on its website. The fund was created in collaboration with...

Agribusiness blockchain initiative Covantis selects ConsenSys as technology partner

Collaborative agribusiness trade modernization initiative Covantis has selected blockchain startup ConsenSys as its lead technology partner. Covantis was founded in October 2018 by ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus...

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Swiss banking giant Julius Baer launches digital asset services Tue, 28 Jan 2020, 04:09 am UTC

Switzerland-based private banking giant Julius Baer announced in a press release that it just launched digital asset services. This is facilitated through a partnership with SEBA Bank, a FINMA-licensed crypto bank....

Blockchain startup SettleMint raises €1.9M from KPN Ventures and Medici Ventures

Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve expands to Singapore

Crypto exchange Binance invests in blockchain startup Numbers

Technology

Bitcoin Gold blockchain suffers 51% attack, $70k worth of crypto double spent Mon, 27 Jan 2020, 14:04 pm UTC

Over $70,000 worth of Bitcoin Gold (BTG), a fork of bitcoin, was double spent as the Bitcoin Gold blockchain suffered a 51% attack, Cointelegraph reported. A 51% attack occurs when an entity or a group succeeds to get...

Accenture launches blockchain-based marketplace to onboard suppliers

South Korean military taps Raonsecure for blockchain-based biometric ID solution

Indian securities regulator SEBI sees potential in blockchain technology, calls for more active research

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Crypto Technicals: LTC/USD pivotal at 200-DMA (62.19), 'Golden Cross' on hourly charts raises scope for upside Tue, 28 Jan 2020, 07:18 am UTC

LTC/USD chart - Trading View Exchange - Coinbase Technical Analysis: Bias Bullish GMMA Indicator: Major Trend - Bullish; Minor Trend - Bullish Overbought/ Oversold Index: Neutral Volatility: High,...

Crypto Technicals: ETH/USD hovers shy of 200-DMA (176.06), poised for further gains

Crypto Technicals: BTC/USD extends break above 200-DMA, $10,000 level in sight

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Insights

Deloitte sees Facebook's Libra as “bold new proposition” to create global financial infrastructure Thu, 23 Jan 2020, 07:41 am UTC

Consulting giant Deloitte has shared its opinion on Facebooks much-awaited cryptocurrency project Libra in a new report. Facebook unveiled its ambitious crypto project last June with plans to launch Libra in the first...

FxWirePro Survey: Bitcoin demand to pick up in 2020; hit $12,000 soon

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg reveals his vision 2030 sans digital currencies

South Korean Presidential Committee recommends allowing crypto derivatives

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Crypto Technicals: ETH/USD hovers shy of 200-DMA (176.06), poised for further gains