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Main News
Insuring giant Anthem looks to blockchain to secure their customer data. link
Banking Platform Cashaa Sees Indian Trading Volume Soar. link
University of California at Santa Barbara Just Finished Its First Accredited Blockchain Course. link
Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino explains why the exchange's shrinking volumes don't really matter. link
Ethereum devs criticized for scheduling Muir Glacier on 1 Jan. link
Korean Stablecoin Cryptocurrency Used at Major Stores Sees Massive Spike in Volume. link
BitMEX Research Releases Bitcoin, Altcoin and IEO Value Predictions for 2020. link
Only 5% of regulators ‘don’t have somebody working on crypto’. link
https://cryptorank.io/news
Insuring giant Anthem looks to blockchain to secure their customer data. link
Banking Platform Cashaa Sees Indian Trading Volume Soar. link
University of California at Santa Barbara Just Finished Its First Accredited Blockchain Course. link
Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino explains why the exchange's shrinking volumes don't really matter. link
Ethereum devs criticized for scheduling Muir Glacier on 1 Jan. link
Korean Stablecoin Cryptocurrency Used at Major Stores Sees Massive Spike in Volume. link
BitMEX Research Releases Bitcoin, Altcoin and IEO Value Predictions for 2020. link
Only 5% of regulators ‘don’t have somebody working on crypto’. link
https://cryptorank.io/news
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Dapp Ecosystem Overview: 2019
DappRadar released Dapp overview. The following are the main highlights of the report.
🔹In terms of headline figures in 2019, daily active unique wallets across the Ethereum dapp ecosystem rose 118%, with daily value in terms of US dollars up 166%.
🔹Ethereum remains the only blockchain to-date that’s successfully nurtured dapps across the four main categories: DeFi, Exchanges, Games, and Gambling and HighRisk.
🔹The headline success for Ethereum was in the DeFi category, which although remaining small in terms of users, experienced spectacular growth in terms of the value of asset secured. DeFi has the smallest user base with the highest value.
🔹Tron and EOS being labeled as ‘Ethereum Killers’ by many, both struggled to grow their user base, and the value captured by their dapps.
🔹TRON ends 2019 as a blockchain predominantly used for gambling. Games are effectively irrelevant, exchanges are small and low value, while gambling
and high-risk dapps are the obvious key category, both in terms of users and value.
🔹 2019 proved to be a very difficult year for the EOS dapp ecosystem and it looks like conditions in 2020 could only become more difficult.
🔹A lot of new contenders. At the start of 2019, DappRadar tracked the performance of dapps across the three smart contract blockchains; Ethereum, EOS, and TRON. But by the end of 2019, this number had increased to 11, with more blockchains to be added in 2020.
Full report: https://dappradar.com/dappradar-2019-dapp-report.pdf
DappRadar released Dapp overview. The following are the main highlights of the report.
🔹In terms of headline figures in 2019, daily active unique wallets across the Ethereum dapp ecosystem rose 118%, with daily value in terms of US dollars up 166%.
🔹Ethereum remains the only blockchain to-date that’s successfully nurtured dapps across the four main categories: DeFi, Exchanges, Games, and Gambling and HighRisk.
🔹The headline success for Ethereum was in the DeFi category, which although remaining small in terms of users, experienced spectacular growth in terms of the value of asset secured. DeFi has the smallest user base with the highest value.
🔹Tron and EOS being labeled as ‘Ethereum Killers’ by many, both struggled to grow their user base, and the value captured by their dapps.
🔹TRON ends 2019 as a blockchain predominantly used for gambling. Games are effectively irrelevant, exchanges are small and low value, while gambling
and high-risk dapps are the obvious key category, both in terms of users and value.
🔹 2019 proved to be a very difficult year for the EOS dapp ecosystem and it looks like conditions in 2020 could only become more difficult.
🔹A lot of new contenders. At the start of 2019, DappRadar tracked the performance of dapps across the three smart contract blockchains; Ethereum, EOS, and TRON. But by the end of 2019, this number had increased to 11, with more blockchains to be added in 2020.
Full report: https://dappradar.com/dappradar-2019-dapp-report.pdf
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Twitter
MetaMask
In the last week, the MetaMask Android client was suspended by the Google Play App Store @googleplaydev. They cited their policy that bans mining on mobile, which we don't. Appeal rejected. #ProtectWeb3. https://t.co/rfP4EbOAqv!?zippy_activeEl=cryptocurr…
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Main News
YouTube starts to remove bans on crypto-related content, but YouTubers are still looking for decentralized platforms as alternatives. link
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi’s Japanese unit, Huobi Japan, is expected to raise another 500 million yen (~$4.6 million) in new equity funding. link
OKEx rolls out bitcoin options trading for select clients. link
Central Bank of The Bahamas to begin piloting digital currency. link
Google suspends MetaMask's Android client; rejects appeal. link
Binance Now Supports Purchasing Crypto by Binding Visa Cards to Your Account. link
LUNA will be listed on Bithumb today. link
Sources show that Ethereum co-founder sells 90k ETH($11.5 million) to Kraken. link
At least 18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies. link
https://cryptorank.io/news
YouTube starts to remove bans on crypto-related content, but YouTubers are still looking for decentralized platforms as alternatives. link
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi’s Japanese unit, Huobi Japan, is expected to raise another 500 million yen (~$4.6 million) in new equity funding. link
OKEx rolls out bitcoin options trading for select clients. link
Central Bank of The Bahamas to begin piloting digital currency. link
Google suspends MetaMask's Android client; rejects appeal. link
Binance Now Supports Purchasing Crypto by Binding Visa Cards to Your Account. link
LUNA will be listed on Bithumb today. link
Sources show that Ethereum co-founder sells 90k ETH($11.5 million) to Kraken. link
At least 18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies. link
https://cryptorank.io/news
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YouTube has begun reinstating cryptocurrency content it deleted en masse over the Christmas period, citing errors in the review process.
https://bit.ly/2sgI38K
https://bit.ly/2sgI38K
We harm crypto fraudsters back by disclosing their criminal dealings https://twitter.com/mopeng/status/1210645597192998912
Twitter
Kath
Worth going through the list to see if there's anyone interesting in this list of new(ish) Maltese citizens. In June, 2019, Crypterium, a financial technology startup based in Estonia, launched the Crypterium Card, the first crypto card available globally.…
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Forbes
Congress Considers Federal Crypto Regulators In New Cryptocurrency Act Of 2020
As Congress prepares to recess for the holidays, it is a fitting end to 2019, notably marked by the reaction of U.S. lawmakers to the introduction of Project Libra by Facebook, that a bill has surfaced that would provide a sweeping regulatory framework for…
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CloudToken, another Chinese crypto Ponzi scheme, has ended in the same way as the now infamous PlusToken and has been taken down by police.
https://bit.ly/2MIMQXA
https://bit.ly/2MIMQXA
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Shitcoin Wallet is a scam, says security researcher
https://decrypt.co/15730/shitcoin-wallet-is-a-scam-says-security-researcher
https://decrypt.co/15730/shitcoin-wallet-is-a-scam-says-security-researcher
Decrypt
Shitcoin Wallet is a scam, says security researcher - Decrypt
The Ethereum wallet Shitcoin Wallet steals passwords and private keys for crypto wallets, according to Harry Denley, director of security at MyCrypto.
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@krytoleaks predictions for year 2020.
1. The bottom for 2020 BTC price is at the $6000 range. Even factoring unpredictable liquidations from several mega scams.
2. ETH will be at its weakest this year. It will compare poorly to Bitcoin hodling.
3. NEO will surprise people in the later half of 2020.
4. DEFI will have a major security breach this year causing a mini Defi winter but will recover fast.
5. Funds and institutions holding Bitcoin will be at an all time high this year.
6. End of 2020 Bitcoin price: $12,000 to $14,000.
7. Peak price: $24,000 to $28,000
8. Chinese miners will lose some percentage due to an aggressive grab by western miners later in the year but they will still maintain majority.
9. Breakout projects: Tezos, Maker, Cosmos, Near Protocol, Celsius, Dlive, Tellor, Raven and Instadapp.
10. What comes after ICOs and IEOs? DAO funds.
11. Africa, Russia and India will be unexpected growth leaders in crypto this year.
12. In the last quarter of 2019 - the total number of nations secretly accumulating Bitcoins have doubled from 4 to 8 and the new ones are actually in the top 10 most powerful nations in contrast to the first batch who were mostly non-democracies. I predict this will go to 15 nations end of this year.
Caveat: These are just guesses synthesized from my friends doing important things and roles in crypto. Remember, Crypto is extremely unpredictable.
Good night!
1. The bottom for 2020 BTC price is at the $6000 range. Even factoring unpredictable liquidations from several mega scams.
2. ETH will be at its weakest this year. It will compare poorly to Bitcoin hodling.
3. NEO will surprise people in the later half of 2020.
4. DEFI will have a major security breach this year causing a mini Defi winter but will recover fast.
5. Funds and institutions holding Bitcoin will be at an all time high this year.
6. End of 2020 Bitcoin price: $12,000 to $14,000.
7. Peak price: $24,000 to $28,000
8. Chinese miners will lose some percentage due to an aggressive grab by western miners later in the year but they will still maintain majority.
9. Breakout projects: Tezos, Maker, Cosmos, Near Protocol, Celsius, Dlive, Tellor, Raven and Instadapp.
10. What comes after ICOs and IEOs? DAO funds.
11. Africa, Russia and India will be unexpected growth leaders in crypto this year.
12. In the last quarter of 2019 - the total number of nations secretly accumulating Bitcoins have doubled from 4 to 8 and the new ones are actually in the top 10 most powerful nations in contrast to the first batch who were mostly non-democracies. I predict this will go to 15 nations end of this year.
Caveat: These are just guesses synthesized from my friends doing important things and roles in crypto. Remember, Crypto is extremely unpredictable.
Good night!
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Main News
1. A new crypto bank, by former Starling co-founder, could soon launch. link
2. Ethereum completes Muir Glacier hard fork update. link
3. Mining giant Bitmain may lay off another 50% of staff pending BTC halving. link
4. Google has restored MetaMask's Android app. link
5. Ex MakerDAO partner pledges $4.2m for DeFi research. link
6. BTC hash rate has reached its new ATH. link
7. Binance Adds BTC/EUR, ETH/EUR, BNB/EUR, XRP/EUR, EUR/BUSD and EUR/USDT Trading Pairs. link
8. DLive joins Bittorent ecosystem and will begin migration to TRON blockchain. With BitTorrent’s 100 million+ users, DLive is now one of the largest live streaming platforms in the world. link
https://cryptorank.io/news
1. A new crypto bank, by former Starling co-founder, could soon launch. link
2. Ethereum completes Muir Glacier hard fork update. link
3. Mining giant Bitmain may lay off another 50% of staff pending BTC halving. link
4. Google has restored MetaMask's Android app. link
5. Ex MakerDAO partner pledges $4.2m for DeFi research. link
6. BTC hash rate has reached its new ATH. link
7. Binance Adds BTC/EUR, ETH/EUR, BNB/EUR, XRP/EUR, EUR/BUSD and EUR/USDT Trading Pairs. link
8. DLive joins Bittorent ecosystem and will begin migration to TRON blockchain. With BitTorrent’s 100 million+ users, DLive is now one of the largest live streaming platforms in the world. link
https://cryptorank.io/news
One man's hell is another man's paradise https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2020/01/03/bitcoin-war-iran
Forbes
Bitcoin Will ‘Moon’ If There Is War With Iran
The U.S. strike killing Iranian General Soleimani is the sort of event that gets markets racing. As one might expect, oil jumped and so did gold. In this new world there is a third safe haven asset, bitcoin. It is up 5%.