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- Fake Ledger Chrome extension continues to steal millions of XRP from crypto users
Beware of fake chrome extensions because they could steal your crypto!
· Business
- Digital Dollar Project names 22 new advisory group members
The Digital Dollar Project has just announced its first advisory group members.
· Business
- Refinitiv offers free 60-day access to Workspace for Wealth Advisors
Refinitiv, a global provider of financial market data and infrastructure, is doing its part to help customers deliver essential services amid the heightened market volatility.
· Business
- Coinbase Wallet lessens crypto interest with DeFi integration
Crypto exchange Coinbase announced on Wednesday that it has added decentralized finance (DeFi) apps to Coinbase Wallet, a secure app to store crypto. The new feature will enable users to earn interest by investing the…
· Business
- Blockchain analytics firm Coin Metrics raises $6M in Series A funding led by Highland Capital Partners
Blockchain analytics startup Coin Metrics has raised a $6 million Series A funding round.
· Business
- TON Community to launch blockchain despite US court’s injunctive ruling
The developers of TON blockchain are still considering its deployment despite the injunctive ruling from the U.S. court.
· Regulation
- Binance launches Visa card for crypto payments
Crypto exchange Binance announced in a press release that its Visa card is ready and it does more than regular payment cards do.
· Business
- Binance Charity aims to donate 1M for coronavirus with #CryptoAgainstCOVID retweets
Binance Charity encourages its followers on Twitter to retweet a post with hashtag #CryptoAgainstCOVID.
· Business
- What's holding back crypto from going mainstream?
Cryptocurrencies have proven to be viable assets in this time of emergency.
· Insights & Views
- Australian Securities Exchange reschedules CHESS replacement implementation due to coronavirus outbreak
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced in a press release that it has delayed its blockchain implementation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be formal consultation in June, but the system developme…
· Business
- NPCI urges India to use digital payments to reduce social contact, curb coronavirus spread
National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) urges the citizens of India to use digital payments to reduce social contact and curb the spread of COVID-19.
· Business
- Billionaire wants Facebook to reveal details of man behind bogus crypto scam
Wissam Al Mana has demanded that Facebook drop the names of the people behind the bogus crypto scam that used his photo.
· Insights & Views
- Interest in cryptocurrencies ‘all-time high’ amid coronavirus outbreak, people see ‘buying opportunity’
The markets have been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the current circumstance only opens the door for digital assets.
· Investing
- Iosco examines regulatory issues from using global stablecoins
The Board of the International Organization for Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a report identifying implications of global stablecoins for securities market regulators.
· Business
- Blockchain Africa conference shows continent is enthusiastic about new technology
Africa is enthusiastic about blockchain technology.
· Technology
- Binance Lending adds ETC and LINK to Flexible Deposits
Crypto exchange Binance added more assets on its lending product list.
· Business
- Chainalysis, Paxful announce partnership to create new compliance standard for P2P crypto exchange
Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis and Paxful, a global peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace announced in a joint press release that they are working together to raise the bar for P2P exchanges compliance stand…
· Business
- Crypto exchange Remitano offers 50% refund to “delayed completion’ trades
Crypto exchange Remitano understands how volatile the crypto market is and how speed can affect profit and loss, so it offers a refund to slow transactions.
· Business
- U.S. District Court sides with SEC, orders Telegram to halt issuing GRAM tokens
The United States District Court has sided with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by granting its request for a preliminary injunction against cloud-based instant messaging app Telegram.
· Regulation
- Binance partners with Brave to bring cryptocurrency trading to browser
Crypto exchange Binance is bringing cryptocurrency into the browsers following its partnership with Brave Software, makers of the innovative Brave browser.
· Business
- Binance announces completion of HIVE token distribution to STEEM holders
Crypto exchange Binance announced that the completition of 'HIVE' tokens to STEEM holders.
· Business
- Bank of China partners with Refinitiv to launch AI-based foreign exchange price prediction app
Refinitiv, a global provider of financial market data and infrastructure, has announced in a press release that it teams up with Bank of China (BoC) to create an app that predicts short term price movements in major F…
· Business
- US Senate Financial Services Committee includes digital dollar in its coronavirus stimulus bill
The U.S. Democratic Party included the creation of a digital dollar in its draft for a massive coronavirus-induced stimulus bill.
· Regulation
- Bitfinex adds anti-manipulation tool to combat market abuse
Crypto exchange Bitfinex announced in a press release that it has deployed an anti-manipulation tool to prevent market abuse and promote an orderly crypto trading experience in the platform.
· Business
- China completes basic functions for sovereign digital currency
China has moved a step closer to releasing its own central bank digital currency (CBDC).
· Business
- Blockchain salaries drop in China despite rising value of skills
Blockchain technology has become even more popular as an increasing number of companies and countries started using the technology. However, it is reported that the blockchain salaries have dropped in China.
· Business
- Should shorting be banned on crypto exchanges after rapid price drop?
Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC) have been experiencing a rapid price drop in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak opening the issue of whether shorting on crypto exchanges should be banned or not.
· Investing
- 5 ways blockchain can unlock medical supply chain for coronavirus
Blockchain can help unlock the medical supply chain amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
· Insights & Views
- Crypto exchange Binance seeks to hire product manager, UI/UX designer and researcher and more
Crypto exchange Binance is opening several job positions for those who are interested to join its global team.
· People
- Bank of China continues anti-crypto narrative, urges people to abstain from investing
The Bank of China (BoC) is still against cryptocurrency.
· Regulation
- Binance.US CEO urges U.S. government to use stablecoins for emergency payments amid coronavirus outbreak
Binance.US CEO Catherine Coley is encouraging the United States to take advantage of the power of stablecoins amid the coronavirus outbreak.
· Regulation
- Crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi support STEEM community’s hard fork
Major crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi announced support for STEEM community’s hard fork to create the Hive network, Cointelegraph reported.
· Business
- Binance CEO not worried about crypto despite downward trend amid coronavirus outbreak
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is still confident with bitcoin’s potential amid the coronavirus outbreak.
· Insights & Views
- Asia’s leading digital asset platform launches exchange for pro traders
OSL Exchange, the leading digital asset platform in Asia launched an exchange for professional traders, Cointelegraph reported.
· Business
- Alibaba’s import e-commerce platform Koala adopts a full-link traceability blockchain system
China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba announced that it is adopting a blockchain traceability system, Sina Finance reported.
· Business
- Huobi adds new futures liquidation mechanism to protect crypto traders against market volatility
Huobi DM, leading digital assets derivatives trading platform from Huobi Group, has added a new futures liquidation mechanism to hedge crypto traders against market volatility
· Business
- Crypto exchange Binance Malaysia is giving away up to $5,000 USDT futures vouchers
Crypto exchange Binance is giving away USDT futures vouchers to its users from Malaysia.
· Business
- Ripple strengthens presence in Asia with partnership with Thai fintech Dee Money
Ripple strengthens its presence in Asia by partnering with Thai fintech company DeeMoney.
· Business
- CoreWeave redirects 6K GPU from crypto mining to coronavirus research
CoreWeave, the largest U.S. miner on the Ethereum blockchain has decided to use thousands of its graphics processing units (GPUs) to help find a solution for coronavirus.
· Technology
- Crypto exchange Binance launches Instant Buy with Visa, now available around the globe
Crypto exchange Binance announced that Instant Buy with Visa is now available worldwide.
· Business