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Altcoin Buzz: Full Steem Ahead with Splinterlands: Week 3

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 14:28

All aboard the Steem train as we bring in updates from Splinterlands. Splinterlands is on fire. More than 11 million games were played with cards worth over $4 million. Take a look at one of the most successful crypto games and how Steem has brought it this far. Game…

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CryptoVibes: UK-based Cashaa Unveils a New Banking Service, Offer Crypto-Friendly Accounts

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 15:07

Cashaa, a London-based banking platform, recently unveiled a new crypto-friendly banking service. Their new accounts now offer users cryptocurrency conversions of up to £200 million. A new banking account The new banking account from Cashaa is called “Crypto Business/Broker” and is designed for people and businesses looking…

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CryptoVibes: AvaTrade Fined by Canadian Regulator for Unregistered CFD Offerings

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 15:17

Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), a Canadian regulator, recently fined AvaTrade for offering trades in unregistered contracts-for-difference (CFD). Administrative penalties on the platform AvaTrade agreed to pay $213,428 in disgorgements and another $30,000 in an administrative penalty to the regulator. The provincial securities regulator fined the company for…

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CoinSpice: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Blasts, “iCloud is Now Officially a Surveillance Tool”

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 16:00

TL;DR: Popular encrypted messaging application Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blasted a new report claiming Apple canceled its plans for greater iCloud privacy and security after the United States’ largest law enforcement agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), complained. Pavel Durov Blasts iCloud for Caving to…

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The Block: Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust is now registered with the SEC as reporting company

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 16:19

Crypto asset manager Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust has been officially registered as a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting company. As previously reported, the New York-based firm filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC in Nov. 2019 on behalf of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC).…

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The Block: Square Crypto unveils its first product: a developer kit for the Lightning network

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 17:33

Square Crypto, the crypto initiative begun by payment company Square, has unveiled a developer kit for bitcoin's Lightning network. The post Square Crypto unveils its first product: a developer kit for the Lightning network appeared first on The Block.

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ZyCrypto: Sign-up Early to Get Free Access to the Insights Online Summit

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 17:54

What is the Insights Summit? The all-online summit co-hosted by FinNexus and Wanchain features expert speakers from top blockchain projects such as Polkadot, Band Protocol, Kava Labs, NKN, Longhash, Nuo Network, Chainlayer, and more! The presentations cover a wide array of topics including those related to blockchain…

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Crypto.IQ: The Bitcoin Clock Sculpture At The North American Bitcoin Conference

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 18:10

At the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami, one of the most remarkable things was a sculpture that looked like the Bitcoin (BTC) equivalent of a Mayan calendar. It was built by a crypto enthusiast who goes by the codename Fractal Encrypt, and is essentially a Bitcoin…

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ZyCrypto: CBDC: Bank of England and Other Central Banks Form Group To Study Digital Currency Use Cases

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 18:27

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced a coalition of some major central banks around the world to collaborate on digital currencies. The group of seven, including six central banks, will begin to study central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to “share experience” and find possible use cases…

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