Bakkt Is Finally Taking Bitcoin Deposits, but You Wouldn’t Know It – CCN Markets
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Swiss National Bank President Says Stablecoins Could Hamper Policy
Swiss National Bank (SNB) President Thomas Jordan said that stablecoins pegged to foreign currencies could hamper Switzerland’s monetary policy in some circumstances.Cryptocurrencies’ limited use as payment instrumentsOn Sept. 5, Jordan spoke at the University of Basel, saying that he is convinced that cryptocurrencies are of limited use as payment
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Bitcoin Fails to Break $11,000 Again, Drops $400 in One Hour
Friday, Sept. 6 — The Bitcoin (BTC) price is holding around the $10,400 price mark after the largest cryptocurrency got rejected in its attempt to break $11,000.Market visualization. Source: Coin360Bitcoin was well on its way to the $11,000 price mark, hitting an intraday high of $10,895 when it lost $400
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Blockchain Startup DappRadar Raises $2.33M From Naspers, Blockchain.com
Lithuanian blockchain startup DappRadar, a platform for discovering and analyzing blockchain-based decentralized applications (DApps), announced it raised $2.33 million in seed funding.$2.33 million to expand services On Sept. 5, DappRadar announced the closing of a $2.33 million seeding round, which was led by Naspers, a South African-based global internet and
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Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork Implementation Delayed to Early October
Ethereum’s testnet activation of the Istanbul hard fork has been pushed back to early October, according to the community manager of the Ethereum Foundation, Hudson Jameson.According to CoinDesk on Sept. 6, Jameson said on a developers’ call that the testnet launch of the hard fork is now scheduled to
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Fed Chair Says Agency Monitoring Crypto But Not Developing Its Own
Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Jerome Powell said that the United States Federal Reserve is monitoring digital currencies carefully, but not working on its own at the moment.Speaking at a forum in Zurich, Switzerland, on Sept. 6, Powell addressed the issue of cryptocurrencies, arguing that central banks
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Telegram Releases TON Testnet Explorer and Node Software
The encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has released the Telegram Open Network (TON) testnet explorer and node software.Telegram token due in two monthsOn Sept. 6, Telegram released its Telegram Open Network (TON) testnet explorer and node software on its website, two months ahead of its planned launch of the Gram
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Maltese Financial Regulator Will Actively Monitor Cryptocurrency Firms
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) says in its recently published strategic plan that it will actively monitor and manage business-related risks related to cryptocurrency firms.Monitor crypto firms to prevent crypto-related crimesOn Sept. 6, the MFSA published its three-year strategic plan for 2019–2021 which states the Malta financial regulator will
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