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Monday, October 26, 2020

CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Breaches $12K for First Time Since August



Bitcoin prices had to overcome a large number of sell orders to break above $12,000.

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CryptoCurrency News: From DeFi to DeOps: How Public Blockchains Could Replace ERP Systems



As DeFi does away with middlemen in finance, "DeOps" could reduce the need for intermediaries in large-scale supply systems.

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CryptoCurrency News: PayPal’s Crypto Offering May Be ‘a Huge Headache’ for Taxpayers



PayPal opening its network to cryptocurrencies could create a serious tax headache for users.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Bail Funds Are Seeing an Uptick in Cryptocurrency Donations



The Bail Project, Chicago Community Bond Fund and Nashville Community Bail Fund take cryptocurrency donations not just in BTC, but also ETH and even BAT.

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CryptoCurrency News: Harvest Finance: $24M Attack Triggers $570M ‘Bank Run’ in Latest DeFi Exploit



Harvest Finance has seen its total value locked drop by more than $500 million in the 12 hours since being hit by a flash loan attack.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: DeFi’s Harvest Hit, IRS’ Crypto Clarification, JPMorgan’s Buoyant Bitcoin Note



PLUS: Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith's legal defense, PayPal's dropped client and more.

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CryptoCurrency News: Notional Launches Out of Stealth to Bring Fixed-Rate Lending to DeFi



Lending rates on all the top DeFi platforms are dizzyingly variable. Enter Notional, a new protocol with backing from Coinbase and others.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Big Choices When Designing Central Bank Digital Currencies



A retail CBDC or an indirect one? Synthetic? An API approach? How central banks implement digital currencies will have seismic implications.

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CryptoCurrency News: Monero Reaches 2-Year High, Taking YTD Gain to 200%



Regulatory scrutiny is likely garnering more attention for monero amid an upward-trending broader market.

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CryptoCurrency News: Uniswap, Curve Daily Trading Volumes Surges Past $2B, Likely Driven by Harvest Attack



Daily trading volume on Uniswap surged by over 1,200% to a record $2.04 billi on, surpassing the previous record high of $953.59 million registered on Sept. 1 by a big margin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Benoit Coeure Reveals BIS Plan for CBDC Trial Starting in 2020



BIS is planning a proof-of-concept trial of a CBDC in collaboration with the Swiss central bank,

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CryptoCurrency News: Silvergate Bank Sees 40% Increase in Deposits From Digital Currency Customers



Silvergate Bank added $586 million in new deposits from firms and individuals in the cryptocurrency industry in the third quarter of 2020.

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CryptoCurrency News: Roll Raises Another $1M to Make Money Social



Personal token platform Roll is announcing the raise of $1 million from Fabric Ventures, IOSG, William Mougayar and others.

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CryptoCurrency News: Marathon Purchases Additional 10,000 S-19 Pro Miners from Bitmain



Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company Marathon Patent Group signed a contact to purchase an additional 10,000 Antminer S-19 Pro miners from Bitmain, according to a Monday morning release.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Bitcoin Steady Over $13K as JPMorgan Has Eureka Moment



Bitcoin traders can be forgiven for gloating over JPMorgan's sudden pronouncement that the largest cryptocurrency has considerable long-term upside.

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CryptoCurrency News: Number of Bitcoin ‘Whale’ Addresses at Highest Since Fall 2016



The number of investors with over 1,000 bitcoin has peaked to four-year highs amid the recent price rally.

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CryptoCurrency News: PayPal-Backed Blockchain Analytics Firm Hires Former US Treasury Adviser



TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics firm with backing from PayPal, is adding Ari Redbord as its head of legal and government affairs.

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CryptoCurrency News: Election 2020: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Industry



While neither major Presidential candidate is campaigning on a crypto platform, who they appoint to head up federal agencies will shape policy for years to come.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tax Payers Needn’t Disclose Merely Holding Cryptos: IRS Draft 2020 Guidance



The U.S. tax agency has clarified who needs to answer "yes" to a question over cryptocurrency activity included in the draft 1040 income tax form.

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CryptoCurrency News: PayPal Cuts Service to Crypto-Funded Domain Registrar Hosting Right-Wing Sites



A report suggests the action may be over the firm's digital currency, Masterbucks.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tether Froze $300K of Stablecoin Hacked After Victims Left Wallet Keys in Evernote



The U.S. government is pursuing a civil forfeiture claim on the more than 300,000 units of the tether (USDT) cryptocurrency said to have been stolen earlier this year.

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