CryptoCurrency News: Binance Acquires Beijing-Based Blockchain Data Startup DappReview

The DappReview acquisition will help Binance further develop its existing dapps.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Has Been Released From Jail Pending Trial

Virgil Griffith has been released from jail pending trial, attorney Brian Klein tells CoinDesk.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ex-CFTC Chair Giancarlo to Push for Digital Dollar in New Role at White-Shoe Law Firm

Christopher Giancarlo has joined law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as its new senior counsel, where the former CFTC chief intends to continue advocating for a digital dollar and other policies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Huobi Says It’s Joining a Chinese Government-Led Blockchain Alliance

Huobi China has joined a blockchain consortium backed by a powerful state-sponsored entity.

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY: A North Korean Conspiracy and Top Hacks of 2019

This time we're talking crypto and traditional market, an ethereum developer in hot water after alleged sanction busting, and a look at this years biggest exchange hacks.

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CryptoCurrency News: Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Calls for Blockchain-Based KYC Proposals

Sri Lanka's Central Bank wants to use a blockchain system for local banks' "know-your-customer" protocols.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kakao to Launch Browser Extension Wallet for Klay Crypto Before Dedicated App

Kakao's in-development wallet for its "klay" cryptocurrency will support dapps and tokens based on the firm's blockchain tech. The bad news is the launch has been delayed.

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CryptoCurrency News: Power Ledger, Indian Government to Boost Renewables With P2P Energy Trading Initiative

Australian blockchain startup Power Ledger will pilot a peer-to-peer solar energy trading platform alongside an Indian utility firm and a government agency.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Vertcoin Cryptocurrency Just Got 51% Attacked – Again

Vertcoin, a crypto project that sets out to keep mining power decentralized, has suffered its second 51-percent attack in a year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Dutch Crypto Startups Brawl With Regulators Over Scope of EU Money Laundering Rule

Dutch crypto startups are crying foul as local regulators look to implement the EU 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive ahead of a Jan. 10 deadline.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bullish Bitcoin Chart Pattern Still Intact Despite 7% Price Drop

Bitcoin has erased more than 45 percent of last week's rally, but a bullish chart pattern is still valid.

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CryptoCurrency News: A Plan to Decentralize Bitcoin Mining Again Is Gaining Ground

New code for mining pools could fix problems associated with transaction censorship and more, say its supporters.

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CryptoCurrency News: Is Technical Analysis Prophetic or Preposterous? We Asked 7 Crypto Traders

Technical analysis, or the art of divining future price movements from historical data, divides opinion in the crypto world. So does does it offer real insight into the markets?

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