Most important news and events of the crypto world this week! | KiyosakiSaysNo

Most important news and events of the crypto world this week!

Bitcoin Foundation co-founder Charlie Shrem said that altcoins have prospects, as they are constantly evolving. According to him, despite the growing dominant position of Bitcoin, very soon the community will see a “new wave of altcoins” .

Projects involved in the launch of Ethereum 2.0 received more than $ 2 million in grants from the Ethereum Foundation. These included Harmony, Prysmatic Labs, Sigma Prime and others. It is also noted that the development itself (Eth 2.0) is approaching a “zero phase”.

The Calibra digital wallet created by Facebook collects a team to solve regulatory problems and provide regulatory compliance. The company intends to convince regulators that the Libra project does not carry legal risks.

Wave Waves blockchain platform added support. The developers believe that supporting a number of popular tokens will attract traders and assets to the platform.

The planned update on the Ethereum network called Istanbul can be transferred due to delays from the Parity developers who do not have time to complete the implementation of major code updates (EIP) in the test network.

The launch of the futures platform from Binance is scheduled for September. The maximum leverage will be up to x20, and one of the first pairs available on the new platform will be BTC / USDT. A little later, the list will replenish with other cryptocurrencies.

Сентября On September 6, the Bakkt crypto platform will open for its customers the ability to store bitcoins. A full launch of the site and futures is scheduled for September 23.

Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has launched a program for its shareholders, through which they can receive the Ripple cryptocurrency (XRP). The offer is temporary.

The Tax Administration of Portugal stated that trading and payments in cryptocurrency will not be taxed in the state: neither VAT nor income. This clarification was intended by a local mining company.

Chicago Commodity Exchange CME published record indicators for trading bitcoin futures. The average daily trading volume reached $ 370 million.

Major currencies exchange rate:

Bitcoin $ 9,614 (↑ 0.04%)
Ethereum $ 170 (↑ 0.93%)
XRP $ 0.256346 (↓ 0.53%)
Bitcoin Cash $ 278 (↑ 0.13%)
Litecoin $ 64 (↑ 1.28%)

Total cryptocurrency capitalization:
$ 248 806 405 767 (↓ 0.02%)

Trading volume per day:
$ 40 358 104 634 (↓ 0.26%)