CryptoCurrency News: How to Last the Crypto Winter? Seek Simplicity, Manage Complexity

Decred's Jake Yocom-Piatt explains in this exclusive op-ed why he thinks information asymmetry is a key factor driving the manic buying and panic selling cycles in the crypto markets.

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CryptoCurrency News: New York Forms Blockchain Study Task Force, Hints at BitLicense Update

New York will be forming a task force to analyze the crypto space, which may go as far as proposing updated regulations for the state.

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CryptoCurrency News: Novogratz Buys Another 2.7% of His Galaxy Digital Crypto Fund for $5 Million

Michael Novogratz has increased his stake in Galaxy Digital Holdings, Ltd. to nearly 80 percent.

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CryptoCurrency News: E-Commerce Giant DMM Quits Cryptocurrency Mining Business

Japanese e-commerce giant DMM.com is in the process of winding down its cryptocurrency mining business in the country due to overall crypto market slump.

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CryptoCurrency News: If You Built It, Keep Building: Preparing for a $1 Trillion Crypto Market

Sure, the crypto market boom of 2017 exposed the industry's lack of infrastructure. That just means the solution is clear – we must build it and keep building.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Suffers Worst Monthly Losing Streak For 7 Years

Bitcoin fell for the fifth month in a row in December, confirming its longest monthly losing streak since November 2011.

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CryptoCurrency News: Down More than 70% in 2018, Bitcoin Closes It’s Worst Year on Record

Bitcoin's price just finished its worst performing year ever, closing 2018 at a more than 70 percent lower price than its yearly open.

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