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8BTC: China Captured 22% of Blockchain Funding Events in 2019, Deals Are Shifting Eastward

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 09:23

Funding deal activity for crypto and blockchain has been shifting from the U.S. to China, a CB Insights report says. The U.S. and China have dominated funding for blockchain projects since 2015, making up nearly 70% of all funding offered over the past four years. While both…

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ZyCrypto: Why Binance’s Expansion Into South Korea Might Greatly Benefit Ripple’s XRP

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 10:44

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is set to launch a crypto-to-crypto exchange in South Korea through its cloud solution. According to a blog post on March 31, 2020, the new exchange is known as Binance KR and will be open for trading starting from April 4,…

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BeInCrypto: Civic Wallet’s $1 Million Guarantee Could Bolster Mainstream Cryptocurrency Adoption

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 10:49

Blockchain identity startup Civic Technologies has just raised the stakes in the cryptocurrency wallet landscape. The company has announced that its Civic Wallet, a non-custodial hot wallet that has been in beta testing, will now guarantee a user’s digital currency holdings for up to $1 million, thanks…

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Blockonomi: Binance Launches Blockchain Research Institute in China Amid COVID-19

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 12:45

Cryptocurrency exchange heavyweight Binance has launched the Lingang Research Institute in China as part of efforts to foster wider blockchain adoption and encourage emerging developments in the digital assets industry. Binance Establishes Blockchain Research Institute in Shanghai According to a press release published on Sunday (March 29,…

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BeInCrypto: Samsung-Affiliated Klaytn Blockchain Briefly Prevented from Generating Blocks

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 14:10

Klaytn, a South Korean service-centric blockchain platform, suffered a brief issue with unstable communication among consensus nodes on Sunday that led to block generation being halted. Klaytn is a blockchain project that belongs to Kakao, the South Korean social messaging giant that has also expanded into gaming,…

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Blockonomi: Why Crypto? Egyptian Banks Apply Limits to Banking Activity

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 14:45

To prevent the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus, governments and institutions around the world have been pulling out all the stops, so to say. In Egypt, this has taken the form of a restriction placed on banking activity. Many say this validates the need for Bitcoin…

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Blockonomi: Bitcoin Retakes $6,400 After Falling 10% Over the Weekend

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 15:01

On the weekend, Bitcoin plunged lower, falling from the mid-$6,000s range to $5,800 over the course of a day, marking a loss of over 10%. Interestingly, this move coincided with a slight drop in the unofficial weekend futures of the Dow Jones Index as investors were hesitant…

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CoinSpice: BTC Dev Funding Centralized; CoinEx Chain Hard Forks to Atlantis; China Interest Rates Easing

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 15:07

TL;DR: Welcome to In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), a daily crypto news update. BTC funding centralized in three companies. Binance sued by former moderator over confiscated funds. China’s central bank lowers interest rates and joins worldwide easing. Microsoft YouTube accounts hacked to promote cryptocurrency scams. Bitmain’s Antminer E3…

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Decrypt Media: The Federal Reserve is printing $1 million every second

Friday, 27 March 2020 17:55

In just one week, the US Federal Reserve printed $586 billion, setting a new all-time high record for its balance sheet.

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