‘Calm before the storm’ — Bitcoin volatility stalls ahead of US election

The Chinese government is supporting a new global DeFi association. Amid the ongoing craze around decentralized finance, or DeFi, a blockchain startup in China is launching a global DeFi initiative.Conflux Network, a permissionless blockchain startup, has launched a new DeFi-focused association focused on international cooperation of major industry players.Called “Open DeFi,” the new alliance aims…

As the crypto space gets all worked up by the impending launch of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, industry leaders are taking it upon themselves to sketch out the designs of future regulatory regimes. 399 Total views 4 Total shares Between fever-pitch anticipation over the impending approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s…

Bitcoin (BTC) led major cryptocurrencies on a fresh downward spiral July 1 after markets halted support above $12,000.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Data from Coin360 shows bitcoin has lost its grip on the $11,000 mark as of press time, trading around $10,950 having gone as low as $10,680.Conditions remain volatile this week, with last week’s peak…

Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovski said he “departed from Europe” after French police arrested Telegram’s CEO and the country “threatened” the video-sharing site.

On Oct. 7 Cointelegraph reported that top crypto traders had kept a bearish stance since mid-September and at the time the Bitcoin (BTC) long-to-short ratio had reached its lowest level in 10 weeks. All of this changed in a matter of hours as soon as BTC broke through the $11,000 resistance.Whenever Bitcoin's volatility gets too…

Senior UAE official Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said he spoke with White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks about the increased use of crypto. White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks was among a number of Trump administration officials who recently met with United Arab Emirates officials to discuss emerging technologies and

Genobank, a blockchain project seeking to offer consumers ownership and control over their DNA data, is preparing to launch an app on EOS-based blockchain platform Telos to assist people in accessing anonymous coronavirus testing.According to a recent announcement from the Telos Foundation, the app will also allow users to share that information with healthcare organizations.The…

The Financial Stability Board has warned that global stablecoins could pose systemic risks to the monetary systems of nation-states. 1225 Total views 22 Total shares The G20’s financial watchdog, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has published regulatory recommendations opposing the trans-national ambitions of “global stablecoins,” such as Facebook’s Libra project.The FSB’s report offers regulatory recommendations…