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With regard to altcoins, the resumption of the downtrend looks quite logical, but there is a possibility that with the positive dynamics of the cryptocurrency flagship, it will drag almost the entire crypto-currency market into growth. Most likely the situation will become clearer tomorrow, after the American market closes.
Kuwait's second-largest Sharia-compliant bank will use blockchain technology to facilitate instant international transfers.
Bank of Montreal and online bank Simplii Financial (which is owned by CIBC) reported that hackers stole users' personal information this weekend. After obtaining confidential data from approximately 100,000 clients of two Canadian banks, the hackers demanded a $1 million ransom in Ripple tokens or they would publish the stolen information.
Weiss Ratings, an investment analysis firm, has published its latest cryptocurrency ratings. Usually the publication is paid, however, this time you can get it for free by subscribing to the newsletter.
Increased purchase volumes kept the prices of major cryptocurrency pairs from sliding further and helped them recover to yesterday’s level. It is possible that today there will be a re-test of the average price level
Mainstream South Korean and Japanese media outlets JoongAng and Nikkei reported that Japan's National Tax Agency (NTA) is aware of 331 investors in the Japanese cryptocurrency sector who have reported $1 million or more in trading profits, earning a total of more than $331 million.
Block.one, the company behind the EOS project, has confirmed that the EOS mainnet, called EOSIO, will launch this Saturday, immediately after the close of the 11-month token sale.
Polish crypto exchange BitBay is preparing to move its operations to the “blockchain island” of Malta after suspending its operations in Poland.
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