Threats Fly As Fight Over Siacoin’s Crypto Mining ‘Kill Switch’ Intensifies

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest PricesTop StoriesBitcoin dropped on Tuesday after experiencing low volatility over the past few days, and traders are expecting the cryptocurrency to fall more in the coming weeks.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced it will begin rolling out new order book trading pairs for British pounds (GBP) on Sept. 7 for traders based in the U.K. David Farmer, general manager of Coinbase Pro, wrote in a blog post on Thursday the order book exchange will offer trading services for GBP against ethereum, bitcoin…

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markets Exhale. The nightmare of the 2018 cryptocurrency market is finally over. Of course, more downside is always possible, if not likely, but at least the year in which bitcoin prices dropped more than 80 percent and the broarder market lost nearly $700 billion of total capitalization is over. By now, you’re probably well aware…

Italy is beefing up surveillance over risks tied to the crypto asset market.The draft decree reviewed by Reuters said fines as high as 5 million euros ($5.4 million) could be imposed.Italy is set to adopt measures that will include high fines for those who manipulate the crypto asset market as part of a wider scheme

news The nominee for the chairmanship of Korea’s top financial regulator on Monday indicated that he would maintain current policy and policy direction in terms of cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges. Eun Sung-soo’s comments, which were delivered in written form to a parliamentary committee ahead of his Thursday confirmation hearing for the top post at the…

news This past Thursday, dapp.com closed a $1 million Pre-A Investment round led by Hashed, a South Korean blockchain VC firm, and Du Capital. Dapp.com provides data analytics for decentralized app products built on blockchains such as ethereum, EOS, tron, steem, and others. In a statement, Dapp.com Founder and CEO, Kyle Lu said the funds…

Elon Musk discussed plans for a "Department of Government Efficiency" (D.O.G.E), leading to a 7% surge in Dogecoin's price, pushing it over 13 cents for the first time since late July. Musk's backing of Trump and the potential political implications of D.O.G.E. have sparked increased interest and speculative trading in DOGE. Dogecoin (DOGE) jumped late

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