CryptoCurrency News: XRP Rises More Than 30% as Altcoins Piggyback on Bitcoin’s Wave

The native asset of the XRP ledger has surged to 16-month highs.

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CryptoCurrency News: BitMEX Founder’s Charges Highlight Risks for DeFi

The case against BitMEX, an offshore crypto trading platform, has regulatory implications for the burgeoning DeFi market.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance Ramps Up Crackdown on US Users, Giving Them 14 Days to Withdraw Funds

Binance is giving U.S. users 14 days to withdraw funds before their accounts are shuttered.

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CryptoCurrency News: Yearning for Pickle? Two DeFi Protocols Merge

Pickle Finance was recently hit by an exploit in which $19.7 million in DAI was lost.

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CryptoCurrency News: OKEx to Resume Withdrawals Before Nov. 27, Offers New Compensation Programs

OKEx will compensate those users who have been frustrated by its suspension on withdrawal service.

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CryptoCurrency News: Lyn Alden on Money Printing, Bitcoin and the End of an 80-Year Debt Cycle

One of the sharpest analysts in macroeconomics looks at how monetary and fiscal policy are likely to change in the coming years.

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CryptoCurrency News: In Her Own Words: Here’s What Janet Yellen Has Said About Bitcoin

Janet Yellen wasn’t a fan of bitcoin when she ran the Fed. Her views as Treasury Secretary may shape crypto regulation over the next four years.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Fully Loaded, IRS Sends Befuddling Letters – Again

More than 500,000 ETH have been locked into Ethereum 2.0's deposit contract, kick-starting the network's major, multi-year development phase.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Why Is Bitcoin’s Price Rising? Here Are a Few Possible Answers

Bitcoin's price is approaching a new all-time high and there are a few reasons why it has been performing so well.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum 2.0’s Genesis Day Is Officially Set for Dec. 1

The biggest update in Ethereum’s history will officially begin its first phase on December 1 when the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon chain goes live.

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CryptoCurrency News: IDEX Plants a Flag for a Multichain Future, Beginning With Binance Chain and Polkadot

Every holder of IDEX’s Ethereum tokens will get an equivalent number of exchange tokens for each of the new chains.

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CryptoCurrency News: Lithuania Makes Millions in First Sale of Seized Cryptocurrency

The sale of bitcoin, ether and monero brought in €6.4 million, or $7.5 million.

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CryptoCurrency News: Square, Human Rights Foundation Back New Bitcoin Open-Source Developer Fund

Veteran Bitcoin developer John Newbery just launched a new, independent organization for funding Bitcoin's open source developer community.

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CryptoCurrency News: CoinDesk Is Spinning Up an Ethereum 2.0 Node. Here’s How to Follow Our Journey

CoinDesk just snagged a front-row seat to a seminal event in the crypto industry. Ticket price: 32 ETH.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative

The crypto industry tends to give "cypherpunk" vibes a great deal of lip service without much attention to their real values.

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CryptoCurrency News: Gazprombank Switzerland Executes First Bitcoin Trades, Announces Payments Initiative

The regulated Swiss bank said it is working on developing a standard for cryptocurrency payments between members of the OpenVASP association.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance to List Options Contracts for Litecoin

Binance said user demand prompted the new listing.

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CryptoCurrency News: Australian Investment Group With Billions in AUM Starts Investing in Bitcoin Futures

A Pendal Group executive likened bitcoin to a "cockroach" with financial staying power.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Breaks $19K, New All-Time High Seems Imminent

Bitcoin, the world's No.1 cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has breached the $19,000 level.

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CryptoCurrency News: XRP Price Surges to 2-Year High as Airdrop Frenzy Builds

The December airdrop of 45 billion spark tokens may be fueling XRP's rapid climb to two-year highs, say analysts.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto.com Takes Steps Toward Financial Licensure in Malta

The Hong Kong-based crypto firm received preliminary approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) for two financial licenses.

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