CryptoCurrency News: American Cancer Society Now Accepting Bitcoin Donations Through BitPay

“Our mission is urgent and in order to accomplish it, we need to engage donors where they are.”

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CryptoCurrency News: Meltem Demirors on Government Digital Currencies and Why ‘The Halvening’ Gets Weird

Why the narrative of 2019 was the emergencies of Central Bank Digital Currencies and why the halvening won’t go as people expect

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CryptoCurrency News: Paraguay Audits Local Crypto Industry to Prepare for FATF-Style Regulations

Paraguay has conducted a mass audit of local cryptocurrency businesses, paving the way for the country’s first virtual asset regulations in 2020.

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: Get Yourself a Little Bit of Bitcoin

On today's holiday episode of Markets Daily, we're joined by John Barrett for a holiday classic.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bomb Threats Demanding Bitcoin Force Evacuations Across Russia

Someone has been sending bomb threats across Russia for a month, demanding $870,000 worth of bitcoin supposedly stolen from the defunct cryptocurrency exchange WEX.

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CryptoCurrency News: Amir Taaki’s Ongoing Crypto Revolution

An early bitcoin pioneer discusses the delisting of privacy coins, ethereum's "capture," and why Brexit and Steve Bannon are "good things."

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CryptoCurrency News: Hedera Hashgraph Asks Investors to Wait Longer for Tokens After Price Crash

Hedera Hashgraph, the company behind the blockchain-like Hedera network, is asking investors to wait longer for tokens they paid for, in order to stabilize their cratering price.

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CryptoCurrency News: Chinese Internet Giant Tencent to Launch Digital Currency Research Team

Tencent, the Chinese internet giant and owner of WeChat, is reportedly forming a team to explore possible new use cases for cryptocurrencies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Looking Backward to Build the Future: How Academia Is Shifting Its Blockchain Focus

Reuben Youngblom interviews academics working to educate the next generation of crypto designers and developers.

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CryptoCurrency News: Out of the Ashes: Four Trends to Shape Crypto in 2020

The evolution of digital asset markets over the past year has gone far towards consolidating mainstream foundations.

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