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Four Vermont State Agencies Establish Blockchain Working Group
Four agencies of the state government of Vermont in the United States have jointly formed a working group to study blockchain technology, according to an announcement published Dec. 10.The working group will comprise the Attorney General's Office, the Department of Financial Regulation, the Secretary of State, and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, and will include industry experts among members.
KFC Venezuela Denies Accepting Dash Payments
The CEO of KFC Venezuela, Antonio Sampayo, has denied a recent announcement that it will start accepting major altcoin Dash, Spanish language crypto media Criptonoticias reports Monday, Dec. 10.Sampayo explained that KFC had discussed a crypto-related test with Dash, but the contract has not yet been finalized.
China: Cryptocurrency STOs Are Illegal Forms of Fundraising, Violators Will Be "Kicked Out"
As reported by the South China Morning Post on Dec. 10, 2018, the enterprising and upcoming STO market will gain traction in the Chinese investor space after laws forbidding the practice were put into immediate effect.
British Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Now Requires Identity Info From Users
United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO now requires its users to disclose their identities, financial trading news outlet Finance Magnates reported Dec. 11.Established in 2013, CEX is a London-based cryptocurrency trading platform, initially started as a cloud mining provider.
Spanish Ruling Party to Introduce Regulation on Blockchain, Crypto
Spanish ruling party Partido Popular will introduce a draft bill on cryptocurrencies and blockchain regulation in a few days, local newspaper La Vanguardia reported Dec. 10.The publication reported that PP's secretary Teodoro Garcia Egea announced the decision during the opening ceremony of ISDE Blockchain and Law research center in Madrid on Dec. 10.
'The Drug Is Gone': Mike Novogratz Compares Current Bitcoin Markets to 'Methadone Clinic'
Mike Novogratz compared current cryptocurrency market performance to a "Methadone clinic" in an interview with Bloomberg Dec. 11.During the interview, Bloomberg asked Novogratz how coming from Wall Street made him different from most of the cryptocurrency community, which seem to treat cryptocurrency "Almost like a religion." Novogratz answered that, while he believes in the underlying technology, "When prices get stupid," he sells.
US CFTC Asks for Comments to Improve Understanding of Ethereum Blockchain, Altcoin
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking public comments and guidance on the Ethereum blockchain, according to an official press release published Dec. 11.In order to improve the commission's understanding of Ethereum and its underlying technology, the CFTC has announced its intention to publish a respective Request for Information with the Federal Register.
Vitalik Buterin: Proof-of-Stake, Sharding to Make Blockchains '1,000x' More Efficient
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin declared that future blockchains with sharding based on proof-of-stake will be "Thousands of times more efficient" in a lengthy Twitter thread posted on Dec. 10.In the long series of tweets, Buterin addressed non-financial applications of blockchain technology.
Gemini Launches New Mobile App for Crypto Traders
Crypto exchange Gemini has just launched a mobile wallet for its users.
Bitcoin Dips Below $3,400 as Market Volatility Continues
Almost all of the top 20 coins have seen losses over the 24-hour period, with Bitcoin SV down the most, seeing just over 6 percent losses.
The CFTC Wants to Learn More About Ethereum
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants to learn more about ethereum, its technology, and the markets that have built up around it.
C-Suite Departure: Coinbase's Chief Product Officer Has Left the Startup
A C-suite executive has left Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange turned tech unicorn.
'We're at Home in Crypto Winter': Winklevoss Twins Launch Crypto Trading App
Cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have launched a mobile crypto trading app together with a new investment vehicle, according to an official blog post published Dec. 11.As the post outlines, the new app allows users to buy and sell crypto, and monitor real-time and historical crypto market prices for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and ZCash.
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Insures Its Crypto Assets With Local Broker
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange announced that it is offering insurance on all of the assets listed on its platform, in an official GBX blog post Dec. 10.The exchange reports that it will use local firm Callaghan Insurance Brokers to insure its assets, specifying that "All assets in the custody of the GBX are fully insured, including both hot and cold wallets." The policy also reportedly "Covers all forms of professional indemnity."
Filing Your Crypto Taxes 101
If you bought Bitcoin and other cryptos when prices were high then there's a silver lining around the gray state of the crypto markets now: any losses you take this year could place you in a lower tax bracket.
ConsenSys 'Town Hall' Shows Staff Shaken at Ethereum's Largest Startup
Internal chat logs from a town hall held Friday by ethereum production studio ConsenSys show that employees are grappling with uncertainty in the face of recently announced layoffs.
Coinone Exchange Launches Cross-Border Payments App With Ripple Tech
South Korea-based crypto exchange Coinone has officially launched Cross - a remittance app utilizing Ripple's xCurrent product to facilitate speedy cross-border payments.
Samsung Dismisses Galaxy S10 Crypto Wallet Reports as 'Rumor and Speculation'
Samsung has refuted rumors that it has plans to offer a cryptocurrency cold wallet on its Galaxy S10 smartphone, in comments to Cointelegraph Dec. 11.The Korean-headquartered transnational tech conglomerate had recently filed three E.U. trademarks for blockchain- and cryptocurrency-software Dec. 10.
Crypto.com Nets Ex-PayPal Exec to Increase Merchant Cryptocurrency Adoption
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency payment platform Crypto.com has hired a former PayPal executive, the company confirmed in a press release Dec. 11.Tyson Hackwood will join the crypto firm as its senior vice president and head of global merchant acquisition.
Panic Mode? What a Wall Street Chart Tells Us About Bitcoin's Price
Investing in financial markets can be an emotional roller-coaster and the bitcoin market is no exception.
Just Two ASIC Bitcoin Mining Rigs Remain Profitable in Current Markets
Amid the cryptocurrency market crash, even the newest crypto mining machines are struggling to seal profits for their operators, according to real-time data published by mining profitability data site ASICMinerValue.com today, Dec. 11.AMV is a site that calculates real-time profitability rates for "ASIC" miners, hardware that uses Application-Specific Integrated Circuit chips, tailored to efficiently mine cryptocurrency based on a specific hashing algorithm.
Blockchain-Friendly UK Lawmaker Calls for Crypto Tax Payments
From the Daily Express newspaper on Monday, Hughes wants people to have the option to pay council tax to local authorities, as well as household bills to utility firms, with bitcoin or crypto alternatives.
Harvard Economist: Bitcoin's Future Value More Likely to Be $100 Than $100K
The former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund has characterized Bitcoin as "a lottery ticket," in an article for major United Kingdom daily broadsheet The Guardian Dec. 10.
Crypto Assets on Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Can Now Be Insured
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange, a subsidiary of the island's stock exchange, is now providing insurance coverage for crypto assets listed on its platform.
Binance Chooses NEO's Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance for its BNB Chain
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by market cap, will utilize the sophisticated Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance for its upcoming Binance Chain product, as seen on a Youtube video released on December 4, 2018.Building a Robust Product.
Galaxy Digital and Block.One Lead $30 Million Funding Round for US Disruptor Bank
Cryptocurrency-focused merchant bank Galaxy Digital and Block.
Bitcoin Oversold on Weekly Price Chart for First Time in Four Years
A key long-term bitcoin price indicator is reporting oversold conditions for the first time in almost four years.
Not Everyone Wants a Bitcoin ETF
"I don't think an ETF is going to be some kind of massive magnet," Pierre Rochard, founder of the Brooklyn-based Bitcoin Advisory LLC, told CoinDesk.
UK Crypto Exchanges Pose Low Money Laundering Risk, Says Global Watchdog
Cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.K. present a "Low risk" for money laundering and terrorist financing activities, according to a report published last week by the Financial Action Task Force, a global anti-money laundering policymaker.
Fund Seeks $200 Million to Help Startups Survive a Crypto Winter
Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Johnston has launched the Yeoman's Growth Capital fund, seeking to raise up to $200 million to invest in projects that have built functioning software but need help getting it into users' hands.
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