CryptoCurrency News: Following GameStop, South Korea Financial Regulator Extends Ban on Short Sales

Caving to pressure from retail traders, South Korea's ban on short-selling has been extended through May 2021.

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CryptoCurrency News: TokenSoft to Trade Digital Securities on tZERO’s Retail Market

On the Overstock-owned platform, TokenSoft customers will be able issue security tokens that retail and accredited investors can trade.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops to $36.3K as DeFi Jumps to $32B on Ether FOMO

The amount of crypto in USD values locked in decentralized finance has reached $32.8 billion, a new high.

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CryptoCurrency News: What We Learned About PayPal’s Crypto Strategy This Week

Insights from PayPal’s first quarterly earnings report since launching crypto services.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Startup Metal Pay Files for National Bank Charter

Metal Pay's "First Blockchain Bank and Trust" would be FDIC-insured, CEO told CoinDesk.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: The Rise of the Bitcoin Investment Fund

A flurry of crypto investment funds were announced, as NYDIG predicts it will see $25 billion in bitcoin under management by year's end.

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CryptoCurrency News: Meet the Technician Who Unlocks Your Forgotten Crypto Wallets

It’s a bitcoin bull run and you've forgotten the password to your wallet. What’s next?

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 4, 2021

With ether breaching another all-time high and payments giant Visa expanding its digital currency roadmap, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: Croatia’s Tifon Gas Stations Hope to Tap Tourist Trade With Crypto Payment Support

Forty-six fuel stops will accept bitcoin, ether, stellar, XRP and EOS through a partnership with local platform PayCek.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Is the Libertarian Cheat Code in the Final Battle Over State Coercion

A normie Mario fights Bowser to save Princess Peach; a libertarian Mario builds her an escape hatch.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Unexpected Challenges of CoinDesk’s First Staking Venture

How we decided to participate in staking on Ethereum 2.0, the challenges we had to overcome and the implications of the controversial move.

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CryptoCurrency News: $72M Crypto Fund Backed by Paul Tudor Jones and LL Cool J Comes Out of Stealth

Led by Glenn Hutchins, the new fund has already invested in Dapper Labs and other crypto projects.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin

Altcoins like Chainlink get big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot.

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CryptoCurrency News: $10M Fund From Cosmos-Based Terra Will Gladly Back DeFi Projects on Ethereum

The fund will pay for the one thing devs can't do internally: security audits.

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CryptoCurrency News: Discord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free Bitcoin

The scammers may be trying to collect a database of crypto users for sale on the dark web, said Kaspersky.

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CryptoCurrency News: Rare Hashmasks Digital Artwork Sells for $650K in Ether

"The piece itself is chaotic, yet ordered. It invokes a concept of biblical dualism with the demon and halo," said the buyer.

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CryptoCurrency News: South Africa’s Tax Agency Is Clamping Down on Crypto Users: Report

The South African Revenue Service is likely "ensnaring" non-compliant taxpayers, a tax consultancy said in a news report.

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CryptoCurrency News: Japan’s SBI Adds XRP to Cryptocurrency Lending Service

Users of SBI's cryptocurrency exchange can lend XRP for a return of 0.1% per annum.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Library of Congress Says Most Countries Lack Clear Tax Guidance on Crypto Staking

Out of 31 nations, only 5 have tax guidance addressing cryptocurrency rewards via staking, a study found.

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CryptoCurrency News: What Is Uniswap? A Complete Beginner’s Guide

Uniswap is an automated ethereum-based crypto exchange with its own governance token, UNI.

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CryptoCurrency News: Elon Musk Is Back Tweeting About Dogecoin as Price Rises 50%

Musk was apparently welcoming dogecoin's latest price bounce.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Transaction Fees Hit Record Highs As Ether, DeFi Coins Soar

The average Ethereum transaction fee has passed $20 for the first time.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin an ‘Emerging Competitor’ to Gold, Says CME’s Chief Economist

Blu Putnam said gold's ongoing production, likely to increase this year, contrasts with bitcoin's fixed supply.

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