The Daily: Binance Launches Incubator, Coinbase Adds Info on Top 50 Cryptos.

In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover stories about Binance exchange launching an incubator program meant to help the development of crypto startups and Coinbase adding educational information on the top fifty cryptocurrencies for its users. origin »

Pantera Is Eyeing a $175-Million Funding in Bearish Crypto Markets.

For a crypto company right now, this bear market is a hostile place. However, for one of the biggest hedge funds, a bear market doesn’t pose a major problem. Pantera Capital is now seeking to raise $175 million by attracting long-term investors. origin »

Bittrex and Rialto Team up for New Trading Venue.

Bittrex is partnering with a registered broker-dealer, Rialto Trading, to create a new trading venue for blockchain-based digital assets. The firm announced on Thursday, Aug 23, that it is talking to the regulators about the same, but they have not given any details of when the trading venue will be available. origin »

Investments, Offshores, Foreign Trade – Russia Planning for Crypto.

With regulations on the horizon, high-ranking officials in Russia have come up with ideas on how to harness cryptocurrencies when, hopefully, they are finally legalized. The need of finding ways to circumvent sanctions on several fronts seems to be the main incentive for the ingenuity in the corridors of power in Moscow. origin »

ICO Projects Still Retain $1 billion In Ethereum.

Projects that attracted funding through initial coin offerings, are still holding large amounts of ETH. Given that many of them are selling ETH, the price of the second cryptocurrency by capitalization may further go down. origin »

Bitcoin Fluctuating Below $7000. What's next?.

Bitcoin, while demonstrating a slight price increase, continues to trade below $7,000. The cryptocurrency market has been swinging this year, forcing us to forget about earlier demonstrated unrestrained growth. origin »

With Nearly $200 Million on the Line, EOS Is Building a Voting System.

A system for holding referenda on EOS is expected to launch soon. And that could release a huge pile of funds – or get rid of it. origin »

Layer 1 Should Be Innovative in the Short Term but Less in the Long Term.

One of the key tradeoffs in blockchain design is whether to build more functionality into base-layer blockchains themselves (“layer 1”), or to build it into protocols that live on top of the blockchain, and can be created and modified without changing the blockchain itself (“layer 2”). origin »

Crypto Isn't Just Money – It's a Defense Against Discrimination.

Financial discrimination shows just how precarious Americans' rights are in practice. Cryptocurrency is the solution — if an imperfect one at present. origin »

As Venezuela’s Economic Chaos Continues, Dash Sees An Opening.

The recent changes to Venezuela’s currency have yet to stop the nation’s economic free fall, leading many Venezuelans to resort to cryptocurrency. But not the one the government issued.

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