Shapeshift Introduces Membership Program; Purists Get Salty
The once rather anonymous ShapeShift crypto exchange will start a membership rewards program. This has upset some purists who prefer the previous system.
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Cryptocurrency news from around the world and beyond. We cover what happening with cryptocurrency today. We cover things like countries embracing or rejecting cryptos, price milestones for Bitcoin and Alts, new projects, upcoming forks, etc.
Goldman Sachs CFO says Bitcoin Trading Desk Rumor is “Fake News”
A rumor spread by Business Insider that Goldman Sachs was abandoning plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk is “fake news” according to Goldman CFO Martin Chavez.
BTCUSD Shorts Back to 2018 High After Quick and Sizable BTC Retrace
BTCUSD shorts (a measure of how many people are betting against Bitcoin) is nearly back to its 2018 highs for the 3rd time after Bitcoin dropped about $1k in day yesterday.
Cryptos and Equities Enter Correction Mode
For whatever reason, cryptocurrencies and equities both went into correction mode today after both being on a bit of a bull run the past few weeks.
Zclassic Twitter Deletes Bearish Statement and Embraces Forks
Zclassic (ZCL) Twitter had an ominous tweet back in April in which it essentially pronounced itself dead, but that Tweet has been removed. Zclassic now seems to support itself and ZCL forks such as Bitcoin Private and Anonymous Bitcoin.
ZCL / BTC Fork Anonymous Bitcoin (ANON) Snapshot is Sept 10th
Zclassic (ZCL) and Bitcoin (BTC) are forking to create Anonymous Bitcoin (ANON). The snapshot block will occur on Sept. 10th. Anyone holding either coin during the snapshot will get 2:1 ANON for each ZCL and 1:! ANON for each BTC they hold.
CBOE to Launch Ethereum Futures in 2018
According to Business Insider’s inside sources the CBOE futures exchange is planning on launching Ethereum futures in 2018 and are just waiting on clarity from the Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin Are Now Tradable On Yahoo Finance
You can now buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Litecoin (LTC) on Yahoo Finance.
Coinbase Essentially Just Added Every Ethereum-based Asset
By launching the Coinbase Wallet app for IOS and Android, Coinbase just essentially added every Ethereum-based asset (all tokens and DApps). After-all, with Coinbase and Coinbase wallet you can shift between cash and all Ethereum-based tokens and access any DAap.
Toshi is Now Coinbase Wallet
Coinbase Wallet (previously called Toshi) is an app that lets you manage Ethereum-based tokens and access DApps.