CryptoCurrency News: CoinDesk’s Twitter Hack Proved the Media Can’t Rely on Web 2.0

Last week's Twitter hack, which downed a key CoinDesk channel for seven days, showed how news groups are overly dependent on social media.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $9,600 as Gold Hits High, Uniswap Liquidity Over $100m

Bitcoin is up for the week, gold gets a new high and DeFi keeps growing.

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CryptoCurrency News: Could the European Recovery Plan Actually Break Europe Apart?

The EU’s Recovery Plan agreement has been widely hailed, but some argue that it is taking Europe down a dangerous path.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Is a Form of Money, DC Federal Court Rules

Bitcoin is a form of "money", a Washington, D.C. federal court said on Friday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Everything You Need to Know About Ethereum 2.0

A new 22-page report from CoinDesk Research explains the technology behind Ethereum's upcoming overhaul – and the potential market impact of Eth 2.0.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ukraine’s Digital Ministry to Trace Suspicious Crypto Using Crystal Blockchain Software

Government officials hope the partnership will fast-track the maturation of Ukrainian crypto markets.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for July 24, 2020

With BTC up 3.5% on the week and ETH up a lot more, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: Malaysian Watchdog Plans to Extend Crypto Regulations to Wallet Providers

The nation's Securities Commission is seeking feedback before finalizing new rules to be applied to digital asset wallet services.

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CryptoCurrency News: Money Reimagined: China’s ‘Cold War’ Blockchain Strategy

China's new digital currency and Blockchain Services Network are part of a national plan to escape U.S. financial hegemony.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Ghosn’s Crypto Payments, Russia’s Red Line and Why Banks Won’t Bite

Carlos Ghosn’s smugglers were paid in crypto, cryptographers call out Craig Wright’s latest claims and it's unknown whether banks will custody crypto following the OCC's letter.

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CryptoCurrency News: Banks Won’t Rush to Hold Crypto – But OCC’s Regulatory Approval Makes It Harder to Ignore

Regulatory approval doesn't mean banks are about to begin providing crypto custody, but it is accelerating a conversation about financial institutions safeguarding bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: French Officials Move to Start Trial of Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik

The alleged BTC-e operator stands accused of extortion, aggravated money laundering and conspiracy.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ether Leaves Bitcoin Behind With 2020 Gain of Over 100%

Ethereum's popularity with DeFi projects has likely led to a triple-digit year-to-date price rise for ether. Bitcoin lags well behind with a 34% gain.

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CryptoCurrency News: Carlos Ghosn’s $600K Bitcoin Escape Fee Paid Via Coinbase

Carlos Ghosn's son paid approximately 63 bitcoin, now worth $608,000, to the two men who smuggled his father out of Japan last December.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Crypto’s $35T Moment Could Come From Analog-World Stock Listings

With Coinbase rumored to be considering a share listing, some say a move toward more public ownership could accelerate mainstream crypto adoption.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance’s Fiat-Gateway Partner Banxa Expanding to US

Banxa plans to leverage custody and settlement infrastructure from exchange platform Zero Hash.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Bank Hopeful Bitcoin Suisse Raises $48M in First-Ever Round

Bitcoin Suisse said some of the funding will go on new product offerings if its banking license applications are successful.

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CryptoCurrency News: Czech Central Bank Board Member Criticizes CBDCs as ‘Helicopter Money’

The Czech National Bank's Tomas Holub said in an interview that central bank digital currencies raise more questions than answers right now.

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CryptoCurrency News: Opera’s Built-In Crypto Wallets Have 170K Monthly Active Users

The Norwegian browser maker has disclosed its crypto wallet user numbers for the first time.

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