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StormX launches crypto rewards for up to 30% back on brands like Microsoft
StormX has ventured into the eCommerce space with the launch of its second product, StormShop, a rewards platform allowing users to shop online and…
Adoption
LocalBitcoins volumes hit all-time-high in Argentina after Trump tariff announcement
Trade volumes on LocalBitcoins (LBC) have hit a new all-time-high in Argentina, having spiked days after President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. intends to…
Adoption
Deutsche Bank: crypto could replace fiat and “soar” by 2030
Deutsche Bank (DB) believes cryptocurrencies could replace fiat by 2030 as the “forces that hold the fiat money system together” begin to unravel. The…
People
New platform shows rankings for most influential Twitter accounts by cryptocurrency
Crypto research platform LunarCRUSH has launched a tool ranking the most influential Twitter accounts by their impact on specific cryptocurrencies. The California-based company markets…
Adoption
ENJ up 37.5% after Microsoft and Enjin launch rewards program on Ethereum
Microsoft and blockchain gaming firm Enjin have unveiled a novel tokenized rewards program based on Ethereum, Azure Heroes, and are piloting the scheme in…
Adoption
Bakkt claimed its Bitcoin futures contracts wouldn’t be traded on margin for “market integrity” — turns out they are
Bakkt’s intention to provide a pure non-leveraged Bitcoin futures product seems to have evaporated — both of the firm’s futures contracts are traded on…
Adoption
Litecoin Foundation launches crowdfunding campaign to develop confidential transactions for LTC
The Litecoin Foundation has announced the creation of a dedicated fund to support the ongoing development of privacy features for Litecoin and is calling for…
Technology
Grin developer: Litecoin closer to gaining privacy features with MimbleWimble
The Grin developer tasked with implementing privacy features in Litecoin, David Burkett, has created a thread for monthly updates on the LTC MimbleWimble integration…
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Regulation
Germany proposes bill to allow banks to deal in cryptocurrency in 2020, here’s what this will mean [UPDATED]
The federal parliament of Germany has drafted a bill that, if enacted, will allow banks to become custodians and merchants of cryptocurrency in 2020,…
Analysis
Bakkt’s volumes up 6,250% since launch, futures data bullish for Bitcoin
Bakkt, the market’s first physically-settled Bitcoin futures offering, has posted another record day in trade volume on its monthly contract and is now an…
Adoption
Spare us the BTC obituaries, institutional interest in Bitcoin is on the up
Market sentiment seems to have taken a thrashing from Bitcoin’s latest capitulation, but institutional investors may be committing themselves to BTC now more than…
Adoption
Ripple signs remittance provider TransferGo to use RippleNet
TransferGo, an online remittance platform pitched at migrant workers, has entered into a new agreement with Ripple to use the company’s technology for cross-border…