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cryptocurrencies and tokens
Bitcoin Appears To Be A Night Owl
Crypto analytics company Crypto Data Download has released a study showing that bitcoin's price is most volatile from midnight to 1 a.m. UTC. The combination of North America logging off at the end of the day and Asia just getting started causes the perfect price fluctuation storm.
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wallets and exchanges
Coinbase Adds Suite Of Trading Tools For New Crypto Investors
Aimed at helping new investors see what seasoned traders see, Coinbase's suite of free data tools will detail buying, selling, and trading activity from the top individual investor accounts on the exchange, excluding those set up by institutions.
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law and legislation
Facebook's House Committee Focuses Heavily On What Exactly Libra Is
With yesterday's Senate hearing centering on lawmakers' distrust of Facebook, the social media giant's House Financial Services Committee hearing focused much more on what exactly Libra is and saw regulators speaking in a surprisingly positive manner about Bitcoin.
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world
Bitcoin Suisse Preemptively Applies For Licenses With Swiss Regulator
Despite not needing to, crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse has applied for a banking license and security dealer's license with the Swiss Financial Markets Supervision Authority, anticipating that the "maturing" regulatory environment will soon require the firm to hold both licenses.
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ecosystem
Grin Pulls Off Its First Network Hard Fork
To ensure ASIC mining rigs aren't built for the network's GPU-friendly mining algorithm, privacy-focused cryptocurrency Grin executed the first of four planned hard forks spread out over the network's first two years.
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world
Facebook Yet To Contact Swiss Data Protection Group
During the Libra Senate hearing on Tuesday, Libra project lead David Marcus explained that the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) would oversee data and privacy protections for the Libra Association. Now, the group's head of communication has stated that Facebook has yet to contact the FDPIC regarding any Libra business.
Ecosystem Updates
Week in Ethereum News, July 13
The newest edition of Week in Ethereum News includes info regarding the ENS 3-6-character name reservation process and the tryethereum.today website for crypto beginners. See More
Week in Ethereum News, July 6
The newest edition of Week in Ethereum News includes notes on the latest Dai stability fee vote and more on Binance's Tether "flippening." See More
Collateral Use of Deployment Code for Smart Contracts in Ethereum
Researchers look at smart contract deployment code on the Ethereum network, what else it can be used for beyond deployment, and its exploitable vulnerabilities. See More
Week in Ethereum News, June 30
The newest edition of Week in Ethereum News includes a breakdown of enterprise blockchain options and a look at Coin Metrics' analysis of Kik's Kin token usage. See More
