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Though Ripple hoped that it would manage to stop its class-action lawsuit, the legal battle seems to continue.A federal judge from California has ruled against the request from Ripple to stop a class-action lawsuit that claims the company sold XRP to its customers as an unregistered security. This means the case will go ahead as planned initially, a big blow to the XRP and Ripple community at large.Ripple had requested to stop the lawsuit back in December 2019, where Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton...

It has become known over $190 million worth of Bitcoin long and short positions were liquidated on well-known derivatives exchange BitMEX.Bitcoin price dropped to $8,593. This development occurred yesterday. Sources indicated that the cryptocurrency markets lost big time. $190 million in Bitcoin was reportedly liquidated on the BitMEX exchange.Bitcoin Liquidation on BitMEXThese assets were formerly in the form of derivatives before their liquidation. They were also a combination of long and...

Global stock indexes continue to tumble, as the spreading coronavirus shows no signs of slowing down. With Italy reporting numerous confirmed cases, the virus is already spreading through Western Europe as well. The markets failed to recover, even after the President of the United States, Donald Trump, attempted to reassure that they are taking the necessary steps to contain its spread.President Trump Attempts To Relieve MarketsIn a press conference given February 26th, US President Donald...

Amazon (AMZN) stock has been already seriously hit by the coronavirus and things might get a lot worse for the e-commerce giant very soon if nothing changes.Many companies, regardless of their size, are still reeling from the general effects of the coronavirus. These companies are having a hard time controlling losses and maintaining their normal core functions as the epidemic continues to spread. Since the coronavirus has been worsening, the markets have been taking a much deeper plunge and...

Joining the Libra Association, Tagomi will contribute at least $10 million to spend on the developing cryptocurrency. It will also support Libra, providing the necessary technical and policy assistance.Crypto prime brokerage Tagomi joins Facebook‘s Libra Association. The company will be the 22nd member of the Association and the second to join since the group’s formal foundation in October 2019. Tagomi President Marc Bhargava has already confirmed the news. But the formal announcement from...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 822. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Bank of Canada arbeitet an Digitalwährung, Iranischer General will Sanktionen umgehen mit Krypto & $190 Millionen auf Bitmex liquidiert.  1.) Bank of Canada arbeitet an Digitalwährung (CBDC)https://www.btc-echo.de/bank-of-canada-will-eigene-digitalwaehrung-vorbereiten/ 2.) Iranian General Calls for use of Crypto to Evade...

Meetup organisé par un groupe d’entrepreneurs, de développeurs et d’étudiants Bruxellois. « We are a group of Crypto enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, developers and students who meet regularly to discuss the future of Bitcoin and Co… For the first second event of 2020, we will have a drink together, and we will collect your crypto stories and share our opinions about any blockchain related topics. »...

Craig Wright is once again at the center of controversy… Not necessarily because he’s done anything wrong. That just seems to be what he does best.Wright and Zhao: At Each Other’s Throats?In a recent string of tweets, Changpeng Zhao – the CEO of Binance – expressed his frustration with Wright, and is denying any possibility that the Australian bitcoin developer could be Satoshi Nakamoto, the famed and notoriously private inventor of the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap.One of...

Coinbase Wallet, Ethereum Domain Service and mainwallet sync – one of the biggest companies in the industry just rolled out a significant update to its mobile app. Users are allowed to purchase ENS domains via in-app Dapp browser.When Coinbase established its own cryptocurrency wallet, its aim was to offer a possibility to send payments to the ETH-based domain names. But users of Ethereum wallets tend to send payments not only to the long, inconvenient to remember addresses. They also like...

Thousands of Amazon.com Inc. sellers who built their businesses using China’s cheap and efficient manufacturers are on the spot as the coronavirus shuts factories there. AMZN stock was down on Tuesday but seems to start growing in the pre-market.Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) is allegedly doing everything it can to stock up on inventory as the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads at a rapid pace. Worries about it becoming a pandemic rise and people are buying everything from the stores (like this...