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The big story of 2019 was "quiet" building. When it comes to 2020, however, watch out for fireworks.

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: DeFi?

On today’s holiday episode, we’ll define and demystify the blockchain term “DeFi.”

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CryptoCurrency News: In Race for 2030 Currency Supremacy, the Dollar Is Its Own Worst Enemy

As the roaring '20s begin, the U.S. dollar looks as strong as ever. But signs of decline are on the horizon.

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CryptoCurrency News: Inside the Osaka Conference Where Crypto Got Serious About FATF’s ‘Travel Rule’

Held in June, the V20 Summit was a chance for the industry to respond to a highly controversial set of recommendations handed down by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

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CryptoCurrency News: What Is a Cryptocurrency? We Need Clearer Definitions

In the wake of Libra and CBDCs, we need better definitions for what is and isn't a cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Katherine Wu on DeFi and the Inevitability of the Digital Yuan

How DeFi found its footing in 2019 and what it means that 2020 will see the launch of a Chinese digital yuan.

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CryptoCurrency News: Virgil Griffith to be Released on Bail to Alabama

Virgil Griffith is slated to be released to his parents home in Alabama pending some pre-release conditions, after a ruling by the Hon. Vernon Broderick in in New York Monday. “Laws in this country are not suggestions,” Judge Broderick told the accused Ethereum Foundation developer as the hearing began, according to a tweet thread from […]

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: Hot Wallets and Cold Storage?

On today’s holiday episode, we’ll define and demystify the blockchain concepts of “Hot Wallets” and “Cold Storage”

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CryptoCurrency News: IOTA Fixes ‘Minor’ Network Bug Following 15-Hour Mainnet Downtime

The IOTA Foundation said it has resolved a software bug that prevented transactions from confirming on the IOTA network for 15 hours.

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CryptoCurrency News: Thanks to Better UX, This Year Dapps Will Go Mainstream

While thinking big is admirable, new technologies must first identify real problems and offer solutions people can use.

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CryptoCurrency News: AI For Everyone: Super-Smart Systems That Reward Data Creators

Combing AI and blockchain enables sophisticated data processing while respecting personal data privacy.

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CryptoCurrency News: Korea’s Tax Agency to Withhold $70M From Crypto Exchange Bithumb

South Korea's National Tax Service will withhold tax worth $70 million from the country's largest crypto exchange Bithumb.

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CryptoCurrency News: Huobi Indonesia Adds Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway in Bid for Global Expansion

Huobi's local partner in Indonesia got a fiat-to-crypto onramp to facilitate trading in 250 cryptocurrencies.

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CryptoCurrency News: China May Soon Have Its First Blockchain Exchange-Traded Fund

China Securities Regulatory Commission has recently received an application for listing a blockchain-based exchange-traded fund.

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[FOREX TIP] EUR/USD Daily Price Forecast – 30th Dec 2019

This is our straight forward EUR/USD Price Forecast for 30th December 2019. This trade idea was generated by our powerful Elite Swing Trader System on a H4 time frame. Let’s take a quick look at the price chart for the EUR/USD H4 time frame.

EUR/USD Daily Price Forecast – 30th Dec 2019

EUR/USD Daily Price Forecast – 30th Dec 2019
Trade Summary:

• Sell Stop @ 1.11703
• TP @ 1.11520
• SL @ 1.11880

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If data is the new oil, we need new business models allowing creators to share in the profits.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Projects Are Just Entering the Netscape Phase

People who claim “nothing has happened yet,” or that digital assets and blockchains only have limited use cases, only see patches of the quilt.

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CryptoCurrency News: Camila Russo and David Hoffman on the 2020 DeFi Outlook

Why the undisputed narrative of 2019 was the rise of DeFi and why 2020 promises even more exciting developments.

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CryptoCurrency News: Treadway Commission to Issue Blockchain Security Guidance in 2020

The influential Treadway Commission plans to issue security guidance for companies using blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: Sovereign Powers Could Be Key To Mass Crypto Adoption

A statist approach to blockchain development, like other industrial policies in the past, might yet prove successful in this market.

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CryptoCurrency News: South Korean Central Bank to Organize a CDBC Task Force

South Korea's central bank plans to hire additional experts as it studies digital currencies and blockchain technology.

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: Smart Contracts?

On today’s holiday episode, we’ll quickly define and demystify the blockchain term “smart contract.”

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum’s ‘Bazaar’ Development Model Will Pay Off in 2020

2020 is Ethereum 2.0’s year of delivery. We just have to trust in the community's unusual model of development, says ConsenSys's Eth2 adviser.

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CryptoCurrency News: Twitter Bug Exposed Millions of User Phone Numbers

A bug in Twitter's Android app let users connect random phone numbers to real Twitter handles.

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CryptoCurrency News: Marty Bent on the Macro Fires on the Horizon

From a trade war tweeting president to protests in Hong Kong, 2019 saw global instability (and in turn, the raison d’etre for bitcoin) increase.

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CryptoCurrency News: YouTube Calls Crypto Purge a Mistake But Many Videos Still Missing

YouTube shut down dozens of crypto videos in a move that it admits was a mistake.

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CryptoCurrency News: Holiday Spending up 14.6% as E-Commerce Beats Brick-and-Mortar

Holiday spending rose this year as e-commerce overtook brick-and-mortar sales again this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Custodians Grapple With Germany’s New Rules

While a grandfather clause allows crypto custodians to keep serving German customers without being penalized, those same companies are waiting on financial regulator BaFin to release final regulations around the law.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Bahamas Will Launch a Digital Currency Pilot Tomorrow

A new “digital fiat currency” for the Bahamas could turn the island nation in to a crypto testbed.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Firms Can Now Apply for a License in France

The license is optional for crypto firms operating in France, but firms can use the license in marketing themselves to institutional clients.

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: HODL?

On today’s holiday episode of Markets Daily, we’ll define and demystify the blockchain term “ HODL”

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance Blockade of Wasabi Wallet Could Point to a Crypto Crack-Up

2020 may see crypto’s most consequential fork yet: A split between the worlds of regulated exchanges and privacy-focused users.

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CryptoCurrency News: The View From Tel Aviv: Ouriel Ohayon

Tel Aviv is a hotspot for crypto development. ZenGo CEO Ouriel Ohayon puts us on the ground there.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Ethereum Community Is No Longer Fighting With Itself

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CryptoCurrency News: Rob ‘Crypto Bobby’ Paone and Preethi Kasireddy on Fundraising, Halvings, and the Long Steady Slog of Crypto

Why 2019 was a long, steady slog of behind the scenes building and why 2020 promises more of the same.

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CryptoCurrency News: American Cancer Society Now Accepting Bitcoin Donations Through BitPay

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CryptoCurrency News: Paraguay Audits Local Crypto Industry to Prepare for FATF-Style Regulations

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: Get Yourself a Little Bit of Bitcoin

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CryptoCurrency News: Bomb Threats Demanding Bitcoin Force Evacuations Across Russia

Someone has been sending bomb threats across Russia for a month, demanding $870,000 worth of bitcoin supposedly stolen from the defunct cryptocurrency exchange WEX.

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CryptoCurrency News: Amir Taaki’s Ongoing Crypto Revolution

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CryptoCurrency News: Hedera Hashgraph Asks Investors to Wait Longer for Tokens After Price Crash

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CryptoCurrency News: Chinese Internet Giant Tencent to Launch Digital Currency Research Team

Tencent, the Chinese internet giant and owner of WeChat, is reportedly forming a team to explore possible new use cases for cryptocurrencies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Network Draws Developer Ire After Scheduling New Year’s Day Upgrade

The organization behind ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, is drawing criticism from developers after scheduling an upgrade on New Year's Day - a work holiday in most countries.

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