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Thursday, January 16, 2020

CryptoCurrency News: Deribit Takes On New Trading Tools to Capture ‘Exploding’ Options Market



Global provider of professional trading software Trading Technologies announced Wednesday it would provide connectivity to leading derivatives exchange, Deribit

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CryptoCurrency News: Anchorage, Bison Trails Execs to Helm Libra’s New ‘Technical Steering Committee’



The Libra Association has formed a steering committee to oversee the creation of its technical roadmap.

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CryptoCurrency News: CabbageTech CEO Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison After Pleading Guilty in Fraud Case



Patrick McDonnell was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay victims $225,000 after pleading guilty to charges he defrauded investors in his crypto trading platform, CabbageTech.

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CryptoCurrency News: Currency ‘Cold War’ Takes Center Stage at Pre-Davos Crypto Confab



Cryptocurrencies could be at the heart of a new Cold War, at least according to some investors at the Crypto Finance Conference in St. Moritz.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Lawmakers Try Again on Tax Relief for Small Crypto Payments



House Representatives’ bipartisan legislation would exempt realized crypto gains under $200 from taxation.

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CryptoCurrency News: Decred’s Akin Sawyerr Says Blockchain Is Part of Africa’s Political Future



Blockchain-based governance could lead the way towards better business and political practices around the world, says investor Akin Sawyerr.

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CryptoCurrency News: Why ‘Crypto Dad’ Is Building the Digital Dollar Foundation



With the proverbial digital currency barbarians at the gate, ex-CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo launches a digital dollar initiative.

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CryptoCurrency News: Fake News on Steroids: Deepfakes Are Coming – Are World Leaders Prepared?



What 2018 and 2019 were to blockchain and cryptocurrencies on the WEF stage (met with a healthy mix of intrigue and skepticism), 2020 will be to synthetic media, also known by the ominous-sounding euphemism “deepfakes.”

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY: Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 16, 2020



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CryptoCurrency News: New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote Down Crypto Tax Bill



New Hampshire legislators have scrapped a bill that would have allowed state agencies to accept cryptocurrencies for tax payments.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Share of PoW Mining Rewards Now Above 80%



Rewards received by bitcoin miners form a major chunk of the salaries paid across major proof of work (PoW) blockchains, according to Yassine Elmandjra, a cryptocurrency analyst from ARK Invest.

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CryptoCurrency News: Chrysler Building Owner Sells Stake in Zurich Property for ERC-20 Tokens and Cash



Property firm RFR Holdings accepted a 20 percent stake of the purchasing price in digital securities based on ethereum tech.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase-Led Crypto Ratings Council Plans Transparency Boost as New Members Join



The Crypto Ratings Council, formed by Coinbase, Kraken and other exchanges last year, has added eToro and Radar as members. It's also planning to unveil its asset rating framework this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership



Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo and LabCFTC head Dan Gorfine are forming the Digital Dollar Foundation, working with Accenture to determine how best to create a U.S. central bank digital currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Fintech Startup Aims to Create New Asset Class With ‘Continuous’ ICO Model



A newly launched fintech firm hopes to leverage the token sale model to back investments in real-world assets. But it's taking a different approach than many previous projects.

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CryptoCurrency News: Winklevoss-Led Gemini Exchange Now Has Its Own Insurance Company



Gemini, led by the Winklevoss twins, has set up its own insurance captive to cover loss of crypto in cold storage – with a possibly record-breaking $200M limit.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bull Breather? Bitcoin Market Turns Indecisive at Two-Month High



Bitcoin's bulls are showing signs of exhaustion, having engineered a speedy rally to $8,900.

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CryptoCurrency News: Liquid Exchange Cancels Sale of Telegram’s Gram Tokens



With the SEC lawsuit holding up the launch of Telegram's TON network, the Japan-based exchange has cancelled its sale of gram tokens and refunded investors.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bithumb Exchange Fighting Back Against ‘Groundless’ $69M Tax Bill



The South Korea-based exchange is fighting a move by the country's tax authority to withhold over $69 million in tax on foreign cryptocurrency transactions.

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