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Eric Young and Adam Kurtz suddenly revoked their lawsuit against the Bitfinex exchange and Tether founders. The two previously claimed market manipulation and fraud.The plaintiffs said they are crypto traders who suspect that Bitfinex and Tether fed the market with fake data about their volumes, operations, and deals. However, on January 7 both filed a document saying they demand voluntary dismissal for their claims:“The Court having considered the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without...

Bitcoin is more fairly distributed than altcoins. Cardano may be dangerously centralized. Whales are still a significant issue for BTC. When contemplating crypto whales, the knee jerk reaction is to automatically think, “lotsa bitcoin;” However, according to statistics from Intotheblock—a crypto intelligence company—BTC ownership may actually be less concentrated than most altcoins. Tracking numerous cryptocurrency addresses holding more than 1% of the supply of...

Kik, a Canadian company behind a freeware instant messaging mobile app, has long been involved in a battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the enforcement action against Kin token offering in 2017. Now Kik requires trial with the SEC in order to put a legal end to this story.On Thursday, the SEC updated the status of the case and provided a schedule for further proceedings. According to the document, yesterday, on January 9, the parties took a total of 11...

XRP, directly the third-biggest crypto with an ongoing market capitalization of $8.8 billion, has plunged about 2% of its price, trading at $0.2000 at the hour of writing. The crypto reversed from the price level at $0.2255 arrived earlier this week, after announcing that Binance had added the token to the list of cryptos accessible for futures trading, with leverage up to x75.Also, in an ongoing discharge, Alloy Networks reported a completely independent token electrical transfer board. The...

While several countries and entities are starting to consider launching their own central bank digital currencies (CBDC), Australia might be on the opposite side. The nation’s Reserve bank seems to think that there’s no current need for such a product among customers, as the payment system now is stable enough.No CBDC in AustraliaThe Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been exploring the potential need of a “digital Australian dollar,” but it has concluded that there’s currently no need for...

On Thursday, January 9, Block.One appointed Salah Zalatimo as the CEO for its decentralized media network Voice. As per the announcement, Zalatimo will join the company and his new role on January 20..@VoiceSocial_ welcomes @Salafel, former @Forbes global Chief Digital Officer as CEO. https://t.co/kjzR2Acnbr— block.one (@block_one_) January 9, 2020Previously, Salah Zalatimo was working as the chief digital officer for Forbes. He joined Forbes four years back in 2015 after the acquisition of...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 788. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Ripple führt Thailands älteste Bank ins digitale Zeitalter, Krypto Derivatebörse Deribit verlagert Sitz nach Panama & Bitcoin Kalendar Gewinner. 1.) Ripple führt Thailands älteste Bank ins digitale Zeitalterhttps://www.btc-echo.de/ripple-fuehrt-thailands-aelteste-bank-ins-digitale-zeitalter/ 2.) Krypto Derivatebörse Deribit verlagert Sitz nach...

MakerDAO is standing out at the Consumer Electronics Show – CES 2020. This is because MakerDAO is the only digital asset with a stand at the event’s “digital money” section. The move shows that the company is doing everything it can to push adoption for the crypto. The digital money section, however, has other projects represented. They include digital wallets, one Bitcoin ATM firm and also a security firm. This made it a lot easy to stand out.MakerDAO Beams at CES 2020The project’s position...

Bitcoin cash price currently correcting gains from the $255 resistance area against the US Dollar.The price is approaching a couple of key supports near $227 and $225.There is a major contracting triangle forming with support near $232 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could dip towards the $225-$227 support area before it starts a fresh increase.Bitcoin cash price is slowly declining losing momentum below $240 against the US Dollar. BCH/USD could...

Die Negativmeldungen um Facebooks Libra gehen auch im neuen Jahr weiter. Nun hat die Zentralbank Australiens das ambitionierte Projekt des Social Media Riesen abgelehnt. Es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, dass das Parlament der Empfehlung einer Ablehnung der Zentralbank folgen wird.Cryptocoin News: Australien sagt Nein zu Facebooks LibraDer Libra steht wieder einmal in den Schlagzeilen. Obwohl Facebooks Cryptocoin bereits starken Regulierungen unterliegt, scheint es dennoch in vielen Ländern...