Day: March 22, 2020

Ethereum Bulls Aim Key Bullish Break Above $150 and 100 SMA

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Ethereum started an upside correction above the $130 resistance against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. However, ETH price is facing a few key hurdles near $150 and the 100 SMA (H4). ETH price is currently trading nicely above the $120 and $125 support levels against the US Dollar. The price is likely to move higher in the short term towards the $150 resistance. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $126 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely…

Zcash Reward-Distribution Vote Questioned as Only a Small Sample Took Part

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At the end of January, a poll apparently confirmed community support for a new mining reward-distribution structure for the Zcash (ZEC) network, whereby more will flow into the developer fund. Still, the decision proved to be rather controversial. Electric Coin Company, the firm behind Zcash, announced in a Jan. 2 blog post that a community poll on the Zcash Improvement Proposal 1014 — referred to as ZIP 1014 — showed a consensus for implementing a 20% fee on mining rewards. The results showed that 77 people, or 87.5% of all…

IMF Weighs the Pros and Cons of a Central Bank Digital Currency

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In a recent keynote speech to the London School of Economics, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director, Tao Zhang, briefed the positives and negatives of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Zhang pointed toward greater efficiency and lower costs associated with a CBDC. “In some countries, the cost of managing cash can be very high on account of geography, and access to the payments system may not be available to the unbanked, rural, or poorer population,” he said in the Feb. 28 speech, which hit the web on March…

Cryptocurrency News From Japan: March 15-21 in Review

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This week’s headlines from Japan included exchange self-regulatory organization, JVCEA, suggesting guideline changes, financial institutions collaborating with a blockchain startup for asset management, GMO Coin exchange listing BAT, and news that Toyota has built a blockchain-based identity platform. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan. JVCEA adds regulatory suggestions and revision regarding exchange JVCEA, a Japanese self-regulatory organization (SRO) for exchanges, proposed alterations to an upcoming initiative called the Revised Funds Settlement Law, set to come into play in the first half…