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Monday, July 22, 2019
CryptoCurrency News: Congress Drew a Fine Line Between Libra and Crypto – That’s a First

Lawmakers at last week’s hearings took pains to distinguish Facebook’s Libra from the broader crypto space, showing a new maturity in their approach.
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CryptoCurrency News: Tron’s Justin Sun Postpones Lunch With Warren Buffet

Tron founder Justin Sun's hotly-anticipated lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has been postponed.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitfinex Claims ‘New York’ Customers Cited by NYAG Are Foreign Entities

Supposed New York residents and companies that used Bitfinex's trading platform were actually "foreign entities," according to a new filing by the exchange's attorneys.
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CryptoCurrency News: Daimler Partners With Riddle & Code to Produce Automotive Hard Wallet

The wallet has implications for ride-sharing, autonomous vehicles, and on-the-go payments, according to the company.
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CryptoCurrency News: Iran Legalizes Crypto Mining

Iran is officially recognizing bitcoin mining as an industry it will regulate and for which it will set electricity rates.
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CryptoCurrency News: Domain Name Registrar EnCirca Starts Pre-Registrations for Ethereum Addresses

Like a traditional DNS, the ethereum naming service will allow .eth names to propagate on the internet.
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CryptoCurrency News: Robinhood Raises $323 Million From DST, Sequoia, and Ribbit Capital

The $323 million in funding from crypto notables, including Ribbit Capital and Sequoia, brings Robinhood's valuation to $6.7 billion.
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CryptoCurrency News: Circle Moves Exchange Operations Offshore With New Bermuda Office

Circle is moving the majority of its Poloniex exchange operations offshore, citing a "lack of regulatory frameworks" in the U.S.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bakkt Is Scheduled to Start Testing Its Bitcoin Futures Contracts Today

Bakkt is scheduled to begin testing its bitcoin futures contracts Monday, more than six months after its originally planned launch date.
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CryptoCurrency News: Ugandan President Backs Bid to Tackle Fake Meds With Blockchain

Uganda's government is supporting a project using blockchain tech to fight the problem of counterfeit medicines.
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CryptoCurrency News: A New Platform Called AFOX Will Tokenize Media Buying Contracts

The Advertising Futures and Options Exchange (AFOX) platform will allow for the tokenization of media contracts and the selling of advertisements in the futures and options markets.
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CryptoCurrency News: UK Lawmakers May Probe Facebook Libra Over Privacy, Fraud Concerns

A parliamentary committee worries about Facebook holding financial details on its potentially billions of Libra users.
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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Exchange QuickBit Confirms Data Breach That May Impact 300,000 Users

The crypto exchange left a database open on the internet and leaked data for up to 300,000 users.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Ends Longest Losing Streak Since December

Bitcoin ended its longest losing streak in seven months over the weekend, but the outlook still remains bearish.
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CryptoCurrency News: FINRA Extends Deadline for Firms to Report Crypto Activity

The self-regulatory body for brokers and exchanges has quietly extended its deadline for member firms to report their crypto activity.
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CryptoCurrency News: South Korea Estimates 2-Year Losses from Crypto Crimes at $2.3 Billion

Nearly 2.7 trillion won (US$2.3 billion) have been lost to cryptocurrency crimes in the last two years, not including exchange hacks.
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