Layer1Live - BTC, ETH, EOS, Binance, China and Blockchain - (10/28/19)
12This week the Layer1 crew discusses China's latest blockchain moves, Ethereum set for latest upgrade, private accounts and transactions on EOS, XRP partnering with Moneygram to promote cross-border payments.
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Breaking/General
Chinese Central Bank to Launch Digital Currency Called "DCEP" -
https://u.today/just-in-chinese-central-bank-to-launch-digital-currency-called-dcep
China’s Congress Passes Cryptography Law, Effective Jan. 1, 2020 -
https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-congress-passes-cryptography-law-effective-jan-1-2020
ETH
ETH has set December 4th as the upgrade for the Istanbul hard fork, which will broadly improve security and efficiency for ETH -
https://coingape.com/ethereum-announces-perform-istanbul-hardfork-december/
DeFi continues to grow, now with over $400mm ETH locked in DeFi -
https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/ethereum-defi-record-crypto-boom/
ETH validators to earn 4.6% to 10.3% - only need 32 ETH to participate -https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-20-validators-to-earn-up-to-10-annually-for-staking-report
EOS
EOSBlender - https://medium.com/@bloxchanger/eosblender-com-private-transactions-anonymous-accounts-on-eosio-89db4e772cd2
BNB/Binance
Binance now offering “flexible deposits” for BUSD, BNB and BTC - https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2019/10/binance-lending-platform-introduces-flexible-deposits-for-bnb-btc-and-busd/
Bitcoin trading volume on Binance Futures eclipses $1 billion for the first time -
https://decrypt.co/10772/binance-futures-bitcoin-trading-volume-eclipses-1-billion-first-time
XRP
MoneyGram Pushing to Launch Ripple’s XRP-Powered Cross-Border Payments Platform Worldwide -
https://dailyhodl.com/2019/10/26/moneygram-pushing-to-launch-ripples-xrp-powered-cross-border-payments-platform-worldwide/