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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
CryptoCurrency News: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Becomes Latest to Take Bitcoin’s ‘Lightning Torch’

Bitcoin's "lightning torch" saw none other than Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey snatch up the ongoing payment experiment and pass it on Tuesday.
via CoinDesk
CryptoCurrency News: LedgerX Unveils Betting Market for 2020’s Bitcoin Block Reward Halving

The bitcoin block reward will be cut in half next year – and soon, market watchers can place bets on exactly when the subsidy halving will happen.
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CryptoCurrency News: Zcash Team Reveals It Fixed a Catastrophic Coin Counterfeiting Bug

The company behind the privacy-minded cryptocurrency zcash said Tuesday that it moved last year to fix a catastrophic bug that could have been used to print infinite coins.
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CryptoCurrency News: Why Google Data Scientists Are Interested in Ethereum Classic

Google just added BigQuery support for Ethereum Classic because startups are investing in use cases.
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CryptoCurrency News: Winklevoss Exchange Gemini Shuts Down Accounts Over Stablecoin Redemptions

OTC traders tell CoinDesk that crypto exchange Gemini is limiting access to redemptions of its GUSD stablecoin.
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CryptoCurrency News: Judge Moves to Block Potential Lawsuits Against QuadrigaCX Exchange

A judge in Canada has ruled in favor of a creditor protection petition filed last week by Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX.
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CryptoCurrency News: Government Death Certificate Says QuadrigaCX CEO Died in India

An Indian government-issued death certificate corroborates the passing of QuadrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotten in early December.
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CryptoCurrency News: Dharma Labs Raises $7 Million From Green Visor, Coinbase and Polychain

Offering a trustless lending product that "simply 'can't be evil,'" Dharma Labs just raised $7 million from some big-name investors.
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CryptoCurrency News: East to West: Huobi Launches US Dollar Gateway for Global Crypto Traders

Crypto exchange Huobi is launching its first crypto-to-fiat trading pairs and looking to add more U.S.-based financial services.
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CryptoCurrency News: Ex-Tether Exec Joins Venture Launching Stablecoin Clearinghouse

A former Bitfinex and Tether exec and crypto finance firm XBTO are launching a Bermuda-based clearinghouse for stablecoins.
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CryptoCurrency News: Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency Launched by Iranian Banks: Report

Four Iranian banks have reportedly teamed up with a blockchain startup to launch a gold-backed cryptocurrency called “PayMon.”
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Daily Price Range Hits Three-Month Low

The current calm in the bitcoin market is reminiscent of the lackluster trading witnessed in October
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CryptoCurrency News: $312 Million in Mt Gox Cryptos Possibly Sold Via BitPoint Exchange

Leaked bank documents suggest that $312.5 million in crypto from defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was sold via the BitPoint exchange.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s ‘Lightning Torch’ Has Blazed Through 37 Countries So Far

The bitcoin community is currently immersed in an experiment called the “lightning torch," and it's reached 37 countries so far.
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