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Binance CEO CZ: Stricter Regulations in Asia Will Lead to Consolidation of Crypto Exchanges

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 7:53 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The fragmentation of the Asian market has brought about more rigorous scrutiny from financial regulations and this has led to a consolidation of many cryptocurrency exchanges according to a report on Wednesday. The report cited a decline in the number of Mergers and Acquisitions by 76% in 2019 and a good number of these transactions had involved exchanges and payment services. While the number of deals conducted in the US fell by 40%, those conducted in Asia rose from 14% to 22%. Binance leading the way Binance, the world’s largest

Bitcoin Cash Halving Met with 11% Price Surge; BSV Follows with 19%

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Time Stamp: April 8, 2020 6:03 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) went through with its first block reward halving on Wednesday, with the coin price gaining 11.2% on the day. Those gains were exceeded by Bitcoin SV (BSV), which gained 19.4% in the same time period. Bitcoin SV is scheduled to carry out its own block reward halving by Friday, April 10th. Both Bitcoin forks were the only cryptocurrencies glowing green in the market cap top ten on Wednesday. However, those gains look to be short-lived, as the vaulted ‘halvening’ event threw up considerably less fireworks than expected.In the past

It’s Time For Beer & Bitcoin: Quarantine Edition

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 7:23 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In the latest episode of Beer & Bitcoin, Cointelegraph’s YouTube hosts Jackson and Giovanni were joined by Cointelegraph editor-in-chief Jay Cassano and managing editor Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr. They are in quarantine in New York City and Padova, Italy, respectively.But we’re not inclined to let quarantine hold us down. With some beers on hand, it’s easy to get into an engaged crypto discussion.This time the conversation focused on the economic fallout of Black Thursday, Binance’s acquisition of CoinMarketCap, and the near-emergency shutdown of DeFi giant MakerDAO.Check out the full video and

Streamr to Offer Binance’s Real-Time Trade Feeds on Marketplace

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 8:47 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Open-source blockchain infrastructure Streamr announced on April 7 a new integration with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, in which Streamr will offer the exchange's real-time trade feeds on its marketplace.From now on, Binance’s real-time trades and quotes data for all asset pairs will be available on Streamr, with the aim of targeting algorithmic traders.According to Streamr, traders will now be able to obtain sentiment data and data from other markets via a single technical integration.Motivations behind the partnershipSpeaking with Cointelegraph, Henri Pihkala, co-founder and CEO of Streamr, said that with crypto exchanges serving

CoinGecko CEO: ‘Hard for CoinMarketCap to Stay Neutral’

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 1:57 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Just one week after exchange Binance announced its acquisition of CoinMarketCap (CMC) — one of the most-referenced crypto data websites — some prominent figures in the crypto community are speaking out.Bobby Ong, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CoinGecko, gave an interview to My Two Gwei on April 6. Among the topics discussed was the crypto data website’s $400 million acquisition and the role it may play in the future. Ong highlighted his company to “uphold data integrity” in the face of “many new exchanges… faking their volume.” One of

Top 5 Cryptos Other Than Bitcoin This Week (Mar 29): XMR, BNB, HT, CRO, BSV

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Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 12:27 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Consumer attitudes are changing towards banknotes and credit cards as reports suggest that the deadly coronavirus can spread by their use. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has, therefore, urged the central banks to consider developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). BIS believes that under the current circumstance, CBDCs will quickly gain prominence. However, it has warned that this move could have a “severe impact on unbanked and older consumers.”  Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaire CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital, believes that the setting is right for Bitcoin (BTC) to

Top 5 Cryptos Not Named Bitcoin This Week (Mar 29): XMR, BNB, HT, CRO, BSV

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Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 12:24 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Consumer attitudes are changing towards banknotes and credit cards as reports suggest that the deadly coronavirus can spread by their use. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has, therefore, urged the central banks to consider developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). BIS believes that under the current circumstance, CBDCs will quickly gain prominence. However, it has warned that this move could have a “severe impact on unbanked and older consumers.”  Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaire CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital, believes that the setting is right for Bitcoin (BTC) to

April Fools, Celebrity Scams, & Manipulated Markets: Bad Crypto News of the Week

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 3:56 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin seems to be settling happily above $6,000 and is currently just north of $6,500 again. Let’s hope we’ve seen the last of those $5,000 movements and we’re ready for a steady climb back to double figures before the halving in mid-May. It’s getting closer.In the meantime, the Federal Reserve now appears to have merged into the federal government. An opinion piece in Bloomberg has described how an alphabet soup of financial programs intended to help the economy through the current crisis is allowing the government to buy up securities

Crypto Community Largely Approves of Binance Acquiring CoinMarketCap

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 1:31 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Despite markets all over the world facing ever-worsening economic troubles amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it seems as though the crypto industry has been able to weather the storm, at least thus far. In this regard, Binance — the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange — has recently reached an agreement to acquire CoinMarketCap, one of the most prominent crypto data websites.The official announcement was made by both companies on April 2, with Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao telling Cointelegraph that CMC and Binance have from the very start been working to make