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. Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News From Brazil: Oct. 28-Nov. 3 in Review Brazil has seen another tumultuous week in the cryptocurrency industry, as the alleged pyramid scheme Atlas Quantum upsets it customers yet again, another six individuals linked to the Unick Forest crypto scheme are arrested, and the founder of A2 Trader challenges Brazilian regulators to shut

. Craig Wright Says He Has No Funds for Settlement in Kleiman Case The latest court documents in the David Kleinman versus Craig Wright case filed on Nov. 1 reveal that Wright — the self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto — informed the plaintiff that he could not finance a 500,000 BTC ($4.5 billion) settlement.Given that the case was apparently re

Dolomite DEX to Launch Margin Trading with Stop-Loss Orders Non-custodial decentralized exchange (DEX) Dolomite announced that on Nov. 4 it will add a margin trading with stop-loss orders.The company explained in a press release shared with Cointelegraph that — while its current exchange is based on the Loopring protocol — its margin trading feature will b

Dolomite DEX to Launch Margin Trading with Stop-Loss Orders Non-custodial decentralized exchange (DEX) Dolomite announced that on Nov. 4 it will add a margin trading with stop-loss orders.The company explained in a press release shared with Cointelegraph that — while its current exchange is based on the Loopring protocol — its margin trading feature will b

Crypto News From Turkey: Oct. 24–Nov. 2 In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Turkey, the Turkish edition of Cointelegraph launched, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced that he will be visiting Turkey to speak at the Capital Market Summit in November, and a Turkish CEO is convinced that Bitcoin (BTC) ads du

. Analyst PlanB: Weak Dollar Can Upend Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model The creator of the highly popular Stock-to-Flow model for forecasting the Bitcoin (BTC) price says he would be happy if it stays valid for the next 12 years.In a Twitter exchange beginning on Nov. 1, the account known as PlanB said the tool, which has proven to be extremely accurate, was not designed

WEF’s Mining Blockchain Initiative Aims for ‘Industry-Wide Trust’ Last week, the World Economic Forum teamed up with seven major mining and metals firms to develop responsible sourcing and sustainability practices using blockchain.Specifically, the “Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative” will include building an inclusive blockchain platform, which

WEF’s Mining Blockchain Initiative Aims for ‘Industry-Wide Trust’ Last week, the World Economic Forum teamed up with seven major mining and metals firms to develop responsible sourcing and sustainability practices using blockchain.Specifically, the “Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative” will include building an inclusive blockchain platform, which

. Coinbase Data Shows That Bitcoin Has Outperformed S&P 500 Since 2013 According to a new report by United States-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service Coinbase, Bitcoin (BTC) continues to outperform the world’s most popular stock indexes.Coinbase published its latest report on the day that the Bitcoin whitepaper turned 11 years old, claiming that BT

The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has undoubtedly shaken up the global financial system, with governments around the world wrestling in a variety of ways with the economic ramifications. One of the most important and obvious topics on the agenda is taxation, since states are inclined to collect what they believe they’re owed on earnings made in the

BitMEX Investigating ‘Extent of Impact’ After Mass Email Leak Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has accidentally leaked user emails by forgetting to use blind copy (bcc) on a mass email. The incident was acknowledged by BitMEX in an official statement published today, Nov. 1. Cointelegraph’s editorial team in Japan have independently revealed that a sta

Libra Association Holds Inaugural Meeting, Forms Board The Libra Association, the governing body of Facebook’s proposed stablecoin, held its inaugural meeting today in Geneva, Switzerland. According to a report from on Oct. 14, the consortium reaffirmed their interest in creating a payments-oriented stablecoin that would be balanced by a basked of va

N. Korean Hackers’ New MacOS Malware Hides Behind Fake Crypto Firm The notorious North Korean hackers known as the Lazarus APT Group have created another malware targeting Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Macs that masquerades behind a fake cryptocurrency firm.Apple Mac security specialist and principal security researcher at Jamf Patrick Wardle published a blog post on

Binance Coin (BNB) Reawakens with Strong Rally Binance Coin (BNB) entered another growth stage, jumping above the $15 range from last week. BNB climbed by more than 16% in the past week, boosted by the general prominence of Binance.BNB is on track to displace EOS from position seven based on market capitalization. Trading volumes for BNB also increased to ab

. Growth of BTC Millionaires Now Matches Bitcoin’s Early Years: New Data The number of Bitcoin (BTC) addresses containing more than 1,000 BTC ($8.3 million) is growing at the same pace in 2019 as before 2014, new data shows.Uploaded to social media by Bitcoin statistician Willy Woo on Oct. 11, a chart of Bitcoin address growth by balance shows the network is now re

Privacy Coin Zcash Community to Develop Wrapped Token for Ethereum The privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) is seeking access to Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.On Oct. 13, Coindesk reported that the topic of interoperability was the theme of the now concluded Devcon 5 developer conference in Osaka, Japan, where a number of smaller cr

2019 May Be the Year of Regulatory Response to Crypto: Ex-CFTC Chairman Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Christopher Giancarlo, who had parted ways with the regulator this summer, has stated that he expects 2019 to be the year when regulators may start considering some response to cryptocurrencies.Giancarlo voiced his opinion during