CryptoCurrency News: Investors Who Lost Big in Poloniex Flash Crash Receive Bitcoin Refunds

Poloniex allowed margin trading on the coin until a flash crash wiped out 1,800 bitcoins worth $13.5 million at the time

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CryptoCurrency News: PlexCorps Reaches Settlement With SEC Following Extended Legal Woes

Lacroix and Paradis-Royer each agreed to pay $1 million apiece as a civil penalty. PlexCorps must disgorge $4.56 million in addition to some $350,000 in interest.

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CryptoCurrency News: Amazon Managed Blockchain Gets Cloud Support

Amazon adds Managed Blockchain solution to its cloud storage services.

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CryptoCurrency News: Congressional Research Service Finds Potential Blockchain Uses for Energy Sector

Congressional researchers detailed the current state of energy consumption related to cryptocurrency mining and potential regulations for the energy-intensive process.

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CryptoCurrency News: Korea Prepaid Card Invests in Blockchain-As-A-Service Company Bezant

Korea Prepaid Card is the second largest investor in BaaS firm Bezant.

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CryptoCurrency News: Exit Scams Swindled $3.1 Billion From Crypto Investors in 2019: Report

In total, investors, users, and exchanges have lost some $4.3 billion from illicit activity.

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CryptoCurrency News: WATCH: Ted Livingston Discusses Kik’s Response to the SEC

Kik CEO Ted Livingston discussed his company's legal fight with the SEC on CoinDesk Live last week.

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC Delays Decisions on 3 Bitcoin ETF Proposals Until Autumn

The SEC extended the time it would have to make a decision on three different bitcoin ETF proposals Monday.

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CryptoCurrency News: WATCH: Inside the Story – The Attempted Binance KYC Extortion Explained

In this video we explore how we researched and wrote our Binance KYC Leak story and what we know about the hacker, the hack, and the future of Binance.

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CryptoCurrency News: Join CoinDesk at Our First Reader Meet-up in Argentina

Join us in Bueno Aires this Friday for our first international reader meet-up.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Code Commits Remain Near All-Time Highs, Despite Price Declines

A new report from Electric Capital identifies which blockchains are attracting developer activity.

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CryptoCurrency News: Three UK Men Busted Over Bitcoin-Based Drug Ring

The trio sold their products on the dark web and shipped as far as Australia.

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CryptoCurrency News: Colu May Buy Back ICO Tokens in Pivot Away From Blockchain

The blockchain startup that supported local economies will repurchase approximately 54 million tokens from its ICO sale.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Zealand Tax Office Makes It Legal to Pay Salaries in Crypto

New Zealand's Inland Revenue Department has made it legal to receive salaries in cryptocurrency, and be taxed accordingly.

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CryptoCurrency News: IBM, Tata Become First Big Techs to Back Hedera Hashgraph Blockchain

IBM and Indian telecom Tata Communications have joined the governance council of Hedera Hashgraph, a blockchain alternative for enterprises.

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CryptoCurrency News: Goldman Sachs Analysts’ Note Says Now’s a Good Time to Buy Bitcoin

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has recommended that investors should capitalize on the current price dip and buy bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Faces Struggle to Hold Above $11K After Range Breakdown

Bitcoin could drop below $11,000 in the next 24 hours, after sellers took victory in a four-day-long tug of war with the bulls.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kakao Teases 2019 Launch of Crypto Wallet, Dapp Partners

Messaging app giant Kakao – which launched its own blockchain in June – has teased the release of a crypto wallet dubbed "Klip" later this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: China’s Central Bank ‘Close’ to Launching Official Digital Currency

An official at China's central bank has said the institution is nearing the launch of its national digital currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase UK Dropping Support for Cryptocurrency Zcash

The U.K. arm of Coinbase appears to be dropping support for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash.

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CryptoCurrency News: IRS Warnings to Bitcoin Traders Offer Clues to Coming Tax Guidance

Though the IRS has yet to publish its promised crypto tax guidance, the warning letters recently sent to 10,000 traders hint at what to expect.

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