CryptoCurrency News: Options Growth Will Ignite Innovation in the Bitcoin Market – But Not in the Way You Think

Richard Rosenblum, co-founder of GSR, points out the lackluster growth in listed options hides the real action taking place in OTC hedges.

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CryptoCurrency News: Scotland’s Bitcoiners Share Canny Tales of ‘Buying the Dip’

A meetup in Scotland afforded a forensic examination of bitcoin's rollercoaster cycle – with plenty of examples of the emotional trauma that accompanied the ride.

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CryptoCurrency News: How Fund Managers View Lending and Staking: 3 Takeaways From a CoinDesk Research Webinar

In December, we invited two fund managers, both long bitcoin and other crypto assets, for a CoinDesk Research webinar on lending and staking. Jordan Clifford of Scalar Capital and Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital joined us to discuss how they evaluate risk and returns in crypto lending and staking, what crypto assets' risk-free rate might look like, and what DeFi needs to do to attract investors and new users.

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CryptoCurrency News: Google Reinstates Bitcoin Rewards Game Suspended for ‘Deceptive Practices’

The “Bitcoin Blast” app is back on the Google Play store, though Google still hasn’t clarified why it was taken down in the first place.

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CryptoCurrency News: Seychelles’ Stock Exchange Will List Ethereum Tokens Representing Supercars

MERJ, the only licensed stock exchange in the Seychelles, plans to list ethereum tokens representing shares in supercars issued by CurioInvest, starting with a $1.1 million Ferrari.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Founders of Synthetix and Chainlink on DeFi, Derivatives and 25 New Decentralized Price Feeds

Yesterday Chainlink released price reference data for 25 of its decentralized oracle networks which, together, power more than $100m in DeFi.

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CryptoCurrency News: Listen to Elon Musk’s Latest EDM Beats on the CoinDesk Crypto Roundup

We've got the 'hawt' new single from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and as bitcoin ends its best January ever, traders eye a price move above the psychological level of $10,000.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Miners’ ETH Holdings Near Record Highs

Ethereum miners are hoarding ether tokens, and this could indicate high confidence in the project.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Startup Casa Names New CEO as Node Service Goes Open-Source

Bitcoin startup Casa is charging into 2020 with a new look – by winding down its hardware product and shuffling its front office.

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CryptoCurrency News: Financial Firm SBI Holdings to Offer XRP Cryptocurrency as Shareholders’ Benefit

Japan's crypto-friendly financial firm SBI Holdings is to give shareholders the option to receive the XRP cryptocurrency as a benefit. They can alternatively accept health supplements.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘Key Milestone’ for Hyperledger as Fabric Blockchain Platform Reaches 2.0 Release

Version 2.0 marks the most significant release since Fabric first launched in 2017.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Tax Software Developers Get Serious About System Standards

A growing number of crypto tax software developers are trying to bolster their products’ technical credibility with the CPA’s stamp of attestation.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Heads Into Historically Positive February on a Bullish Note

Bitcoin's 30% rise in January has put the bulls into the driver's seat, opening the doors for a continued rally into five figures.

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CryptoCurrency News: Deribit to Launch Daily BTC Options as Regulated Competition Heats Up

Launching Feb. 3, the daily bitcoin index options will appeal to a different kind of trader, the firm says.

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CryptoCurrency News: Third-Party Trackers Are Pulling Your Data Off Ring’s Android App

A new report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation details the personally identifiable information pulled from your Ring app.

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CryptoCurrency News: USA vs. Virgil Griffith: What We Know (and Don’t) in the Bombshell Crypto Sanctions Case

Prosecutors appear to have a strong case against Virgil Griffith, the ethereum developer charged with conspiring to aid North Korea, legal experts say.

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