CryptoCurrency News: Former Venezuelan Gold Mining Company Wants to Centralize Bitcoin ATM Infrastructure

First Bitcoin Capital Corp. wants to unite the providers of bitcoin ATMs around the world.

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CryptoCurrency News: IBM and Chef Aarón Sánchez Bring Food to the Blockchain

Chef Aarón Sánchez showed us how food can hit the blockchain and our bellies.

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CryptoCurrency News: In New Court Filing, Craig Wright Claims to Receive Keys to $9.6B Bitcoin Fortune

Craig Wright said he received the necessary information to unencrypt the so-called “Tulip Trust.”

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CryptoCurrency News: Traders Turn to DeFi to Capitalize on Tuesday’s Crypto Market Spike

Decentralized finance (DeFi) applications are popping off Tuesday, and the ETH price spike isn't the whole story.

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CryptoCurrency News: The FBI Is Now Reaching Out to QuadrigaCX Victims

The FBI is emailing victims of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange, confirming the federal agency is investigating the circumstances around its collapse.

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CryptoCurrency News: Mati Greenspan on the Technical and Macro Roots of Bitcoin’s Price Surge

As BTC surges, is it fundamentals, technicals or macro context? Former eToro analyst Mati Greenspan breaks it down.

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CryptoCurrency News: More Than Half of Financial Advisors Want Better Regulation Before Investing in Crypto

More than half of financial advisors are too spooked by regulatory uncertainty to initiate or expand their cryptocurrency investments, a new study by Bitwise Asset Management found.

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CryptoCurrency News: MARKETS DAILY: Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 14, 2020

With the bitcoin price up more than 6% in the last 24 hours, Markets Daily is back with news and commentary.

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CryptoCurrency News: Storming the Gates: How ‘Crypto Davos’ Became a Thing

How the crypto industry can (and has) influenced the premier gathering of the world's economic and political elite.

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC Warns Crypto Investors of Initial Exchange Offerings in New Note

The SEC warned investors that initial exchange offerings, while claiming to be different from initial coin offerings, may still violate federal securities law.

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CryptoCurrency News: What It Takes to Get a Crypto-Friendly Bank Charter in Wyoming

An SPDI charter offered in Wyoming lets U.S. firms offer banking and custody services under a regulator that’s not the FDIC, but the application and capital requirements are as rigorous as launching a de novo state-chartered bank.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance to Launch Korean Support Center Following Investment in Local Startup

Binance has made its first direct investment in a South Korean startup as part of a deal to launch a support center in the country.

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CryptoCurrency News: LinkedIn Says Blockchain Is Top Skill for 2020

Blockchain is listed as the number one “hard skill” for 2020 in a new report compiled by jobs site LinkedIn.

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CryptoCurrency News: Paxos’ Tokenized Gold Futures Are Now Trading on FTX Exchange

For the first time, investors can trade gold-backed futures contracts on a leading crypto derivatives exchange. In addition to its spot market trading, PAX Gold is now available as perpetual and quarterly futures contracts on FTX.

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CryptoCurrency News: Upbit Exchange Resumes Ether Services Months After $49M Hack

Upbit said users will need to create new wallet addresses to resume trading.

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CryptoCurrency News: Securitize Opens IRAs to Digital Securities Investors With Partnership

Digital asset issuer Securitize has facilitated what it says is the first direct IRA investment in security token offerings.

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CryptoCurrency News: CME’s Bitcoin Options See First-Day Volume of $2.3M

Options on bitcoin futures from Chicago Mercantile Exchange got off to a good start on Monday, seeing trading volume reach 55 contracts in the opening session.

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CryptoCurrency News: Regulated Derivatives Will ‘Legitimize’ Crypto, Says CFTC Chair

Regulated derivatives will instill market confidence in cryptocurrencies, according to Heath Tarbert.

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CryptoCurrency News: Resurgent Bitcoin Will Likely Shrug off Long-Term Bear Cross

A bitcoin chart indicator is about to turn bearish for the first time since June 2018, but should have little effect on prices.

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CryptoCurrency News: Off-Blocks Launches US Government-Tested Digital Signature Service in Beta

Digital signature platform Off-Blocks is bringing its Department of Homeland Security-tested file verification tool to the public.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kraken Futures to Expand Into Russia After New Hire

Kraken Futures is ramping up its Russian expansion with the hiring of a new representative, ICBIT founder Aleksey Bragin.

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