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Ripple Labs is currently involved in a serious legal battle, as we have already reported. However, it doesn’t prevent the company from being rather positive about its future. And there are some grounds for it.The World Economic Forum 2020 kicked-off yesterday, January 21, in Davos, Switzerland. As expected, global leaders met during the first day of the event with the U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaking on the transformation of the payments industry.Muchin said that the U.S....

British multinational telecommunications conglomerate Vodafone has quit Facebook‘s Libra Association. Both Vodafone and Libra have already confirmed the information.According to Vodafone, they will use resources intended for Libra to develop its digital payment service M-Pesa. M-Pesa enables customers to send, receive and store money securely via a basic smartphone. Used mostly in Africa, the service enables all businesses to collect payments, make stock purchases and pay salaries. Moreover,...

ADA price is trading in a solid uptrend above the $0.0430 support resistance against the US Dollar.The price is likely to accelerate gains above the $0.0500 resistance in the near term.There is a major ascending channel forming with support near $0.0435 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The price could surge towards $0.0550 and $0.0650 if it settles above the $0.0500 resistance area.Cardano price is showing a lot of positive signs against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ADA price...

It has become known that United Kingdom premier Boris Johnson’s government has lost its first parliamentary votes since the snap general election because the House of Lords applied three defeats over Brexit legislation.The upper chamber voted in favor of giving physical documents as proof of their right to stay to EU citizens who live in the UK to be, once the country has left the bloc. On January 17, European Parliament Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt said that the country will not...

Bitcoin price started a downside correction after it almost touched $9,200 against the US Dollar.The price declined below $9,000, but the $8,460 area acted as a strong support.There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $8,560 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is likely to climb higher again unless it breaks the $8,560 and $8,460 support levels.Bitcoin price is trading nicely above key uptrend supports against the US Dollar. BTC is...

Tuesday, January 21, Binance announces their next project on Binance Launchpad, it’s WazirX. Yes, that is the same they acquired back in November 2019. WazirX is an Indian based cryptocurrency exchange with a native token – WRX. As usual, this IEO takes place in a lottery format where Binance record user Binance Coin (BNB) balances in a specific time period. The exchange will record their user BNB balances for 30 days. To be honest, the lottery is already happening in full swing because...

It seems that the Asian market went down because of the “health reasons” The number of people who seems to be infected has been tripled during the three days over the weekend. It all started in the province of Wuhan and then went on to the other major cities.The problem is that millions of Chinese people are preparing to travel on January 25 for the Chinese New Year. Be it as it may, newly found China’s coronavirus could disrupt the tourism. The worst thing is that these geopolitical problems...

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) is looking to bring about new ways in which the Ethereum blockchain can be utilized for private businesses.Can Ethereum-Based Businesses Work Together?One of the main issues encountered in the Ethereum space is that while several businesses and platforms utilize Ethereum technology, very few of them can communicate with each other. Paul DiMarzio – director of community for the EEA – commented that while many enterprises have sought out Ethereum’s...

Peter Schiff – a longtime bitcoin skeptic – claims that his digital wallet was somehow compromised; that his password is no longer valid, and all his cryptocurrency funds are frozen.Peter Schiff – All My BTC Is Gone!It’s strange that Schiff owns any bitcoin at all. The man has long claimed that bitcoin is useless, even more useless than marijuana in a recent interview. He previously stated:You can smoke pot and get high. You can’t do anything with bitcoin.The man has long been a hardcore...

The latest form of crypto-friendly tax reform is coming into play. Last Thursday, a new bill known as the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act was introduced and seeks to limit some of the capital gains taxes for those who utilize cryptocurrency to pay for everyday goods and services.A New Crypto Tax Bill That Serves ConsumersThis could ultimately serve the crypto industry quite well. One of the big things that’s getting in the way of cryptocurrencies turning mainstream is that they are not...