The Block: Messaging giant LINE’s crypto exchange Bitbox delisting XRP
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 08:51
Bitbox, the cryptocurrency exchange by Japanese messaging giant LINE, is delisting XRP. Announcing the news on Monday, Singapore-based Bitbox said it is also delisting XRP pairs tied against bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and Tether (USDT). The delisting takes place on Jan. 16. Accordingly, users will no longer…
Published in
News
The Block: OKEx COO resigns to start his own blockchain consultancy firm BitWork
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 10:40
OKEx’s chief operating officer (COO) Andy Cheung has left the Asian cryptocurrency exchange. Cheung has started his own blockchain consultancy firm BitWork in Hong Kong, according to an announcement Tuesday. With his new venture, Cheung aims to help drive the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. “My goal is…
Published in
News
Crypto Briefing: XRP Could Retrace Before Continuing the Uptrend
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 11:49
XRP surged over 15 percent in the last 36 hours following a significant consolidation phase that began in mid-December 2019. Now, this cryptocurrency could be signaling a retracement before the continuation of an uptrend. XRP Technical Analysis Since Dec. 17, 2019, XRP was contained within a narrow…
Published in
News
The Block: Facebook’s Calibra seeking two marketing veterans to reach ‘billions of people’
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 13:46
Facebook’s blockchain subsidiary, Calibra, is hiring two marketing veterans to help reach “billions of people” for its upcoming stablecoin Libra. According to job postings on its website, Facebook is hiring a head of brand and a head of media, digital marketing and community for Calibra. Both positions…
Published in
News
CoinSpice: Baidu Launches Xuperchain, CoinDesk Reports Fake $500 USDT, Former Bitmain CEO Against Layoffs
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 14:45
TL;DR: Welcome to In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), a daily crypto news update. Baidu launches Xuperchain, its new cryptocurrency. CoinDesk pumps market prices with mistaken 500 million USDT announcement. Former CEO and co-founder of Bitmain insists proposed layoffs are unnecessary. Telegram won’t include the TON wallets in…
Published in
News
The Block: Kraken to list USDC stablecoin tomorrow
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 14:58
Crypto exchange Kraken is set to list the USDC stablecoin, which is issued by the Coinbase and Circle-backed CENTRE Consortium. Users of Kraken will be able to trade the stablecoin starting Jan. 8, according to an announcement published Tuesday. USDC is the third stablecoin offering by Kraken, after…
Published in
News
CryptoVibes: Crypto Hotel Booking Platform Travala Witnesses 33% Growth in Revenue
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 15:23
Online crypto hotel booking platform Travala recently announced a remarkable 33% growth in its revenue during the holiday season. At least half of the growth came during December, and Bitcoin became the most popular currency for payments. Bookings increase on Travala Travala received a steadily increasing number…
Published in
News
The Block: Ethereum’s scalability has potential to improve 2,000x due to Istanbul update, says StarkWare
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 16:28
StarkWare, a project that is working to help blockchains scale, has said that Ethereum has massive potential to scale due to its recent Istanbul network update. According to StarkWare’s “measurements (not approximations, nor estimates),” Ethereum’s scalability has the potential to improve by 2,000 times over Ethereum Layer-1…
Published in
News
Coinspeaker: Bitcoin Rally Unclear while Faltering at $8000, Mining Hash Rate at All-Time High
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 16:47
CoinspeakerBitcoin Rally Unclear while Faltering at $8000, Mining Hash Rate at All-Time HighBitcoin is actively supported in various former resistance zones, including the levels of $7,800, $7,600, and $7,300.Bitcoin Rally Unclear while Faltering at $8000, Mining Hash Rate at All-Time High
Published in
News
CoinSpice: World Law Enforcement Tax: Kraken Sees 49% Increase in Global Compliance Requests
Tuesday, 07 January 2020 16:51
TL;DR: US cryptocurrency exchange Kraken published its second annual snapshot of law enforcement compliance requests. “Team America still ahead with 61% of total requests, down from 66% last year,” the company explained. “Other geos gaining fast. Trend is obvious. Costs are increasing, even in a relatively flat…
Published in
News
Disclaimer: As a news and information platform, also aggregate headlines from other sites, and republish small text snippets and images. We always link to original content on other sites, and thus follow a 'Fair Use' policy. For further content, we take great care to only publish original material, but since part of the content is user generated, we cannot guarantee this 100%. If you believe we violate this policy in any particular case, please contact us and we'll take appropriate action immediately.
Our main goal is to make crypto grow by making news and information more accessible for the masses.
Our main goal is to make crypto grow by making news and information more accessible for the masses.