January 2020

Markets Daily is back with the most important news impacting crypto markets today.

One of the largest smartphone retailers in China is stepping into the blockchain world by investing in U.S.-based startup Monsoon, valuing the firm at over $100M, sources said.

The Chicago exchange has announced its highly-anticipated bitcoin options are now open for trading.

Coinbase will fork over $962,500 after settling a class action lawsuit which alleged Cryptsy founder Paul Vernon used the U.S. exchange to launder his victims’ funds.

According to data released by the British government, economic growth reached its slowest pace since June 2012.

The Pound Sterling came under heavy pressure against the greenback and Euro after a policymaker from the Bank of England confirmed he was in favor of an imminent rate cut.

The satellite TV firm’s newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain.

Bitcoin’s six-month downtrend looks to have ended with last week’s double-digit price gain.

Lightnet, the company behind the Velo Protocol, has just raised $31.2 million from some of Asia’s biggest firms.

Japan’s top financial regulator reportedly plans to reduce the risk to crypto margin traders by cutting the maximum allowed leverage.