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August 10, 2020

New York Financial Regulator Greenlights 10 Tokens for Custody

The regulator responsible for issuing licenses to crypto firms in NY greenlisted 8 coins for trading, including all 3 Paxos tokens. The New York State Department of Financial Services has issued a greenlist of 8 virtual currencies for sale and trade, and 10 coins approved for custody by licensed entities.According to a Aug. 3 update […]

Japanese Messaging Giant LINE’s LN Token Trading on BitMax

The native token of Japanese messaging giant LINE is now available for trading on crypto exchange BitMax. Crypto exchange BitMax just made Japanese messaging app LINE’s token available for trading.According to an Aug. 6 notice from LINE, the biggest messaging app in Japan with 84 million active monthly users will be making its native LINK […]

Bitcoin Price Tackles $12,000 After Breaking Through a Key Resistance Zone

Bitcoin price has pushed through $12,000 for the second time this month but will it hold? Within the last hour Bitcoin (BTC) price pushed through the $11,800 resistance and finally made its way back above $12,000. Crypto market daily price chart. Source: Coin360The sharp upside move came after a relatively quite weekly close as altcoins like […]

Number of Bitcoin Cash Whales Drop Following 39% Price Surge

The number of Bitcoin Cash investors holding at least $3M dropped by 10 since Aug. 1 following the price surge to more than $311. Following a 39% price surge at the end of July, at least 10 Bitcoin Cash whales have left the network, possibly trading or selling their millions in holdings. According to Crypto Twitter […]

Ethereum Options Data Suggests Pro Traders Expect ETH Price to Break $400

Ethereum price has stalled below $400 but ETH options data suggests the altcoin will push through the resistance level soon. Ethereum (ETH) options open interest increased by 5 fold over the past three months to reach $337 million. Although this figure pales in comparison to the current $1.8 billion Bitcoin (BTC) options market, Ether options have […]

Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari Calls for Stricter Lockdown

The president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve calls for stricter lockdowns to help save the economy. The president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, who once claimed the Federal Reserve was flush with cash, called for a nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19. In an op-ed in The New York Times, Neel Kashkari and co-writer Michael T. Osterholm […]

How Miners Can Hedge Their Inventory to Increase Return on Investment

Strategies from the world of traditional finance could offer promise for miners who want to lower the risk associated with holding inventory. To a newcomer, crypto mining may sound deceptively easy — essentially, a way to switch on a machine, walk away and watch the lucrative crypto rewards roll in. But the reality is a […]

BAND Token is Now Available for Trading on Huobi Global

The BAND native token will be supported for trading on Huobi Global beginning August 10. Band Protocol, the cross-chain data oracle platform, said that its token BAND has been listed on Huobi Global exchange.The company clarified in a press release on its blog that trading on BAND token will start on August 10. Huobi will […]

August 9, 2020

Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, ETH, XRP, XMR, XTZ

Bitcoin and most altcoins are likely to remain range-bound for a few more days before resuming the next leg of the up move. The U.S. markets have rallied sharply from their March lows, led by the tech sector and Fed injections designed to hold up the ailing economy. Markets across the globe have also joined the […]

Researchers Claim Crypto Exchange Hacks Happen in Three Ways

Hacks into crypto exchanges target open-source libraries and take advantage of inside jobs researchers said. Researchers at the Black Hat security conference revealed that crypto exchanges might be vulnerable to hackers. Although crypto exchanges have high privacy and security to protect their funds, researchers still found three ways hackers can attack these crypto exchanges, according […]