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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

CryptoCurrency News: Why a GameStop-Inspired Mania Is Unlikely in China’s Stock Market



It would be logistically challenging for Chinese retail investors to organize a short-selling campaign, especially with the authorities watching.

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CryptoCurrency News: Why Crypto Markets Aren’t ‘All-to-All’ Either (and How They Can Be)



GameStop-Robinhood revealed inequalities in the retail equity trading system. Can crypto markets do better? They must.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 2, 2021



With BTC rising and a look at what could happen in a post-COVID economy, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: One Big Pool: Balancer’s New Version Cuts Down Transactions and Gas Fees



Version 2 of the DeFi site also has an "asset manager" where idle funds earn yield.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Miners Earned Record $830M in January



Miner revenue jumped over 120% from the previous month.

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CryptoCurrency News: Debt Collection Firm CIS Now Accepts Bitcoin for B2B Repayments



Corporate Intelligence Services said it launched the new repayment option to provide a better service its "clientele."

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitwise Files for Approval to Publicly Trade Its Bitcoin Fund



The fund aims to compete with Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust and others by offering a 50 basis point lower expense ratio.

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CryptoCurrency News: OKEx Exchange to Integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network for Faster, Cheaper Transactions



High on-chain fees and transaction times for bitcoin can be off-putting to users, the exchange said.

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CryptoCurrency News: State of Crypto: How Will the Government React to GameStop?



Also: Ripple filed its response to the SEC and a FinCEN official discusses the controversial counterparty rule in public for the first time.

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CryptoCurrency News: India Minister Suggests Modi Government Not Planning Outright Crypto Ban



A recent bulletin from India's lower house had once more raised fears of an total cryptocurrency ban.

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CryptoCurrency News: DeFi Privacy Is Getting a Boost From Polkadot Parachain Manta Network



Manta Network will build MantaSwap now that it's closed a $1.1 million funding round.

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CryptoCurrency News: Alameda Research Acquires Interoperability Project Ren



Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research has acquired RenVM to bring more DeFi assets to Solana.

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CryptoCurrency News: MicroStrategy Adds to Bitcoin Trove With Another $10M Purchase



MicroStrategy now holds 71,079 BTC.

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CryptoCurrency News: Russia and US Dominate Global Dark Market Traffic: Report



Darknet marketplaces received $1.7 billion during 2020, mostly from Russia, the U.S., Ukraine and China, Chainalysis says.

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CryptoCurrency News: ConsenSys, Securosys Combine Tech for ‘Secure’ Way to Stake on Ethereum 2.0



The method employs Securosys' hardware security modules to keep participants' keys safe.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Federal Reserve Soup Now Includes Bitcoin, DeFi, Silver, GameStop



Market news from crypto to Wall Street is all over the place.

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CryptoCurrency News: These Two Firms Want to Upgrade Crypto Infrastructure for Banks and Exchanges



Custody tech provider METACO and forex trading platform Cobalt have teamed up in a bid to rewire the financial system to handle cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bullish Bitcoin Fundamentals Point to Renewed Price Rally Ahead



Analysts cautioned that a stronger dollar could play spoilsport to any new push higher.

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CryptoCurrency News: Gemini Partners With Crypto Lender Genesis to Offer 7.4% Yield on Customer Deposits



The product is part of Gemini’s attempt to bring in new crypto investors with bank-like products.

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CryptoCurrency News: China’s 500.com to Purchase Another $8.5M-Worth of Bitcoin Miners



The NYSE-listed lottery firm may also acquire another 10,000 miners this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Malaysia Pair Face Caning for Alleged $37K Bitcoin Fraud



If convicted, the two men face a maximum of 10 years in prison, caning and fines.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ether Cryptocurrency Nears Record High Amid WSB Trading Buzz



Analysts say the trading movement started by WallStreetBets may boost adoption of ether and other cryptocurrencies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Robinhood CEO May Testify Before US House Committee Over GameStop Allegations



Vlad Tenev will likely appear before a U.S. virtual hearing as lawmakers investigate the firm's recent trading restrictions, a Politico report says.

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CryptoCurrency News: 21Shares Launching First Polkadot ETP on SIX Exchange



The Polkadot ETP (PDOT) will list on the Swiss SIX Exchange on Thursday.

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