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According to fnnews, a mainstream financial media outlet in South Korea, Kakao is integrating crypto for its 44 million local users. Kakao is the biggest internet conglomerate in South Korea that operates KakaoTalk, KakaoPay, KakaoTaxi, KakaoStory, KakaoStock, and many other platforms that have overwhelming dominance in their respective markets. On March 18, fnnews reported that following the integration of a crypto wallet by Samsung in the form of Samsung Blockchain Wallet, Kakao will integrate a crypto wallet into its messaging Read more …

The crypto market continues to struggle on its way of reaching mass adoption, with most people focusing on Bitcoin. However, Bitcoin still has its fair share of problems, a few of which are quite challenging, with no guarantee that they will ever be fully solved. While Bitcoin is, and has been the largest cryptocurrency from the moment it was created, there is no guarantee that it will remain at the number one spot forever. While this is mostly what skeptics Read more …

As the top crypto assets hint to go down, one cryptocurrency is beginning the week with a bang. Enjin Coin (ENJ) on Monday traded at $0.211, up 25% from the market open. Earlier today, during the Asian morning session, the crypto asset was trading at as low as $0.165. The price rally appeared majorly in the wake of a surprising volume surge in the South Korean markets. The move led ENJ-to-dollar rate above its new yearly high towards 0.227. ENJ Read more …

Coinbase Pro is changing its fee structure later this week, with bottom tier traders seeing a hike and higher value clients paying less. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange announced the news in a blog post on Friday, saying that, starting March 22, market makers and takers who fall under the pricing tier of up to $100,000 will be subject to total fees of 0.40 percent, as compared to up to 0.30 percent (taker only) currently. The $100,000 to $1 million tier Read more …

Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Reveals Customer ‘Rebate’ Plan after $16 Million Theft New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia isn’t open for trading just yet, but the exchange has announced a reimbursement plan for customers. | Source: Shutterstock More than a fortnight since Cryptopia hinted at reimbursing users affected by a security breach that occurred in mid-January, the New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange has confirmed to customers that it will offer a ‘rebate’. This was revealed in an emailed statement that was sent to Read more …

The crypto market continues to grow, even though the prices of its many coins were severely damaged during the so-called ‘crypto winter’ of 2018. Even so, the market has grown a lot, and it currently features over 2,100 digital currencies, all parts of their own projects, with a goal of making an impact and entering the mainstream. Of course, it goes without saying that not a lot of these coins have real potential. Many of them came to be during Read more …

The crypto world is currently facing an uncertain situation as a result of XRP value. Many fans of the digital currency are arguing that the worth should be higher than what it now. A poll taken by Twitter this year showed that 80% of the participants want XRP to be higher than Ethereum. The participant preferred the digital currency to occupy the second largest position against what experts thought. Since XRP has not offered much to improve its reputation, the Read more …

An Israeli court has ruled in favor of a Bitcoin (BTC) mining company after a local bank closed its account over money laundering concerns. Israeli daily business news outlet Calcalist reported the development on March 17. Israminers, which sued Bank Igud (the Union Bank of Israel Ltd.) in May 2018, had faced problems with cash flow due to the bank blocking deposits which it said was against its terms. Following a lengthy appeals process, a Tel Aviv district court judge Read more …

Bitcoin is on its way to replace gold as a store of value and won’t scale “because it doesn’t need to,” says Block.One co-founder and CEO, Brendan Blumer. ‘Bitcoin Will Replace Gold’ Within 20 Years Bitcoin, some argue, can only reach significant value if it can scale to meet transaction demands of a global audience. However, co-founder and CEO of Block.one, Brendan Blumer, believes that Bitcoin may never need to scale moving forward because it’s already well on its way Read more …

It appears a major breakthrough has occurred regarding one of the most recent cryptocurrency-related hacks. A Japanese teenager has been arrested for stealing over $1250,000 in cryptocurrency. During his attack, he exploited the Monappy social media network and the web-based Monacoin wallet in 2018. It is good to see this investigation yield results. Monacoin Hack Perpetrator is Caught A lot of people were surprised to learn the web-based Monacoin wallet suffered from unauthorized third-party access several months ago. This turned Read more …

At long last, Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have begun to rear their ugly heads. While cryptocurrency investors have invited this influx of buy-side pressure with outstretched arms, no one has pinned this rally, which pushed BTC past $4,000, to anything in particular. Sure, technical indicators are buoyant, as is communal sentiment. But, what’s really at the wheel of this uptick when you get to the nitty-gritty? Chinese Money Influx Anton Pagi, a salesman by day and Bitcoin trader by night, recently Read more …

The Thai Stock Exchange is working on a new, fully regulated exchange where investors can trade digital assets such as bitcoin, legacy coins and security tokens. If the supervisory authority gives its consent, the stock exchange could already start next year. The Stock Exchange of Thailand wants to offer bitcoin investors a “holistic ecosystem”. According to stock market chief Pakorn Peetathawatchai, this includes the implementation of all relevant services. A trading platform, custody services, a so-called e-wallet and token standards Read more …