September 2019 | Page 25 of 145 | Last Cryptocurrency News Feed

Price Analysis 25/09: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, LEO

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization had repeatedly taken support close to the $250 billion mark since mid-July of this year. However, the recent collapse in crypto markets led by Bitcoin (BTC) has broken the support and market capitalization has dipped to just under $220 billion. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact reason that started the…

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EOS Maker Block.One Expands US Footprint With DC-Area HQ

news Block.One, the software company behind the EOS blockchain, will expand its U.S. footprint with a new headquarters and a $10 million investment in Arlington County, Va. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the plans on Monday, along with a $600,000 grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund. EOS is the world’s seventh-largest blockchain by market capitalization,…

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Chinese Homecoming — Crypto Companies Make Their Way Back to Asia

In what is being considered a major step forward for Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) recently announced that his firm was all set to make its first strategic investment in China since leaving the Asian powerhouse back in 2017. At the time, the government had enforced a local crypto trading ban that resulted in a…

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Facebook’s David Marcus Advocates for Blockchain-Based Payment Networks

David Marcus, the head of Calibra at Facebook, has set forth arguments in favor of blockchain-based payment networks.In a Sept. 25 blog post, Marcus pointed out shortcomings of existing payment systems such as regional and international networks, including SWIFT and RT1, central banks and others. Marcus began by noting the weakness of the underlying infrastructure…

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ECB Exec Says Libra Could Address Failings of Global Payments System

Facebook’s Libra has pushed central banks to consider two major issues in global payment systems, an exec at the European Central Bank (ECB) said.Benoit Coeure provided his remarks at a hearing at the Committee on the Digital Agenda of the German parliament on Sept. 25.According Coeure, an ECB board member and chair of the Committee…

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Daimler Conducts Transaction on Marco Polo Trade Finance Network

Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and mechanical engineering firm Dürr AG have conducted a pilot transaction on blockchain software firm R3’s Marco Polo trade finance network.Per a press release published on Sept. 25, the transaction between Daimler and Dürr included the order and delivery agreement from Dürr’s subsidiary Schneck, wherein the payment was secured by…

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Bitcoin Selloff Might Lead to Altcoin Season: Twitter Analyst

The crypto market crashed yesterday, as Bitcoin and major altcoins marked double-digit losses. A popular crypto analyst on Twitter thinks that this could actually turn out to be positive for altcoins. That’s because Bitcoin holders might see the bearish trend as the beginning of the next “altcoin season”. Altcoin Season on the Horizon? According to popular…

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Brazilian Securities Regulator Bans Bitcoin, Forex Broker

The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) has banned a forex broker offering Bitcoin (BTC) options, Cointelegraph Brasil reported on Sept. 25.On Sept. 25, CVM published a public warning of irregular action concerning XM Global Limited through the Superintendent of Market and Intermediary (SMI) Relations. In its warning, the CVM states that XM Global Limited is not…

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Bitcoin Price: Multiple Timeframes Show Macro Bullish Trend Intact

Bitcoin price made a strong downside move yesterday, dropping nearly 16% from the daily open at $9,691 to a new local low at $8,164. In doing so, price broke strong support at $9,090 and exited the range that it has been trading in since June. Bitcoin’s price action remains bearish below this range.BTC/USD Daily Chart.…

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Bitcoin in Africa: Offering ‘New and Better Ways of Exchanging Value’

With each passing day, more and more Africans are discovering cryptocurrencies. As a result, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are finding real use cases in African countries. African countries, such as Nigeria, have been reported to have among the highest search rates for the keyword “Bitcoin.” A significant reason behind this increasing interest in cryptocurrency is…