| ETH fell below the 130 USDT mark; ErisX will launch the cryptocurrency futures market

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2019-12-18 00:08

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The proportion of MakerDAO’s locked Ethereum reached the lowest level this year.

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The proportion of MakerDAO’s locked Ethereum reached the lowest level this year.

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According to BitUniverse, the cryptocurrency market has continued to fall since around 10:00 p.m. on December 17. Bitcoin is now at 6624.48 USDT, a 4% drop in 24 hours. ETH is currently trading at 121.66 USDT, a 24-hour drop of 8.46%. XRP once fell below 0.18 USDT, and is now at 0.1826 USDT, a 24-hour drop of 11.29%. BCH is currently trading at 176.25 USDT, a 24-hour drop of 10.29%. BNB is currently trading at 12.3295 USDT, a 24-hour drop of 8.43%.

digital currency

MakerDAO's Locked Ethereum Ratio Reached the Lowest Level of the Year

Bitmain's 3.6 million RMB worth of equity and other investment interests were frozen

ErisX launches cryptocurrency futures market, currently only supports Bitcoin futures contracts

Two Canadian men plead guilty after defrauding $140,000 worth of Bitcoin

Blockstream will release a version of c-lightning that supports multi-path payments on the Lightning Network this week

Blockstream recently revealed plans for multi-path payment interoperability on the Lightning Network, a development that means sending large Bitcoin transactions on Layer 2 networks will be possible in the future. This development is helpful for the Bitcoin network, which has been plagued by scalability issues for a long time. According to the latest reports, the new c-lightning 0.8.0 release will include support for multipath payments, Blockstream’s native implementation of the open Lightning Network protocol. Blockstream core technical engineer Rusty Russel revealed on the latest podcast that the next c-lightning version will be released this week, which will support multi-path payments. (AMBCrypto)

Circle has sold its OTC trading platform to Kraken

The data shows that an Ethereum ICO participating address is suspected of selling nearly 300,000 ETH in the past three months

Encryption data analyst Alex Svanevik tweeted that an Ethereum ICO participation address (checked as 0x51f9c432a4e59ac86282d6adab4c2eb8919160eb) is suspected to have dumped nearly 300,000 ETH in the past few months (about $39.3 million at the current price of $131) .
Odaily query found that Tokenview and other browsers marked the address as a normal address. This address obtained a total of 530,000 ETH during the Ethereum ICO period. Until September 25, 2019, there was no large transfer in or out, but it was frequently transferred out in the following three months. Currently, the wallet The balance is 258899.99 ETH. In addition, the ETC in this address has not shown any major movements, and the balance is still 530,000. (Bitcoinist)

Blockchain industry

Agricultural Bank of China Shanghai Branch held a cross-border e-chain product launch conference in Shanghai

On the afternoon of December 17, the Agricultural Bank of China Shanghai Branch held a cross-border e-chain product launch conference in Shanghai. Chen Qichang, President of Agricultural Bank of China Shanghai Branch, mentioned in his speech that the cross-border e-chain is the starting point, not the end point, and the exploration of blockchain will continue to advance. The Shanghai Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China will try it first and continue to enrich the application scenarios of blockchain technology. At the same time, it is proposed to join hands with the government, regulators, financial peers and tripartite support companies to promote project ecological construction in the future and explore the creation of a distributed financial ecological model. (Sina)

Investment and Financing

Tassat receives investment from Gumi Cryptos Capital and HashKey Capital

Cryptocurrency startup Alchemy has raised $15 million in seed funding

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global policy

The IMF issued a document discussing the central bank's digital currency and suggested that countries weigh the pros and cons based on actual conditions

On December 12, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published "Four Questions and Four Answers on Central Bank Digital Currency" discussing the benefits and challenges of central bank digital currency. According to the article, there are great differences between countries in terms of how deeply they are actively exploring digital currencies and how far they are from issuing such currencies. At the same time, the central bank's digital currency has benefits in reducing cash costs, enhancing financial inclusion and stability of the payment system, but it still faces various challenges such as cost and operational risks. In conclusion, each country must weigh the pros and cons of a CBDC case based on its actual circumstances.