CryptoCurrency News: Plaintiffs Combine Their Market-Manipulation Lawsuits Against Bitfinex and Tether

Three class action lawsuits alleging Bitfinex and Tether manipulated the bitcoin market have been combined in federal court, with the stablecoin issuer promising to fight the claims.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Prospect of Building a New International Monetary System Is Getting Real

When world leaders gather in Davos next week, they'll confront an essential question, says Circle's Jeremy Allaire: Can they seize blockchain's ability to create value for people around the world?

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CryptoCurrency News: Ex-NFL Team Owner Pleads Guilty to Running Unlicensed Money Transmitter

Crypto Capital co-founder Reginald Fowler pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmission business Friday. Additional charges were dropped.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tyrone Ross on Why Financial Advisors Are Taking Notice of DeFi

Financial advisor and crypto advocate Tyrone Ross joins for hot takes on financial advisors, DeFi and the most important company in crypto.

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CryptoCurrency News: Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users’ Digital Assets

Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets.

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CryptoCurrency News: Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization

The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 17, 2020

Join CoinDesk Podcast Editor Adam B. Levine and Senior Markets Reporter Brad Keoun for a daily, time saving rundown of top news impacting crypto markets today.

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC: Cash-Strapped Telegram Launched 2018 Token Sale to Pay for Servers

Telegram launched its token sale because it was "short on cash" to pay for servers, the SEC said.

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CryptoCurrency News: Block.One Will Not Launch Its Social Network on EOS

In a departure from earlier announcements, the company now says its Facebook rival, Voice, "will be run on a purpose-made EOSIO blockchain."

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC Charges ICO Operator Who Used Alias After Past Conviction

The SEC has charged Blockchain Terminal founder Boaz Manor with securities fraud for a $30 million ICO conducted in 2017 and 2018.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple-Backed Crypto Wallet BRD Launches Blockchain Toolbox for Enterprise Apps

The mobile wallet provider is launching a suite of tools aimed to allow blockchain developers to more easily and cheaply build apps for enterprises.

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CryptoCurrency News: Swedish Crypto Exchange BTCX Plans IPO in 2020

An IPO offers BTCX the opportunity to help bring transparency to the industry, it's CEO says.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Falls Back After Briefly Breaking $9k Resistance

Bitcoin's bulls have failed to make a solid move above $9,000, having briefly topped the psychological resistance level earlier on Friday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance in Talks to Launch Crypto Trading Joint Venture in Japan

The exchange said it is discussing a strategic partnership with a Softbank subsidiary and Japan-based exchange TaoTao to work together to provide "trading services" in the country.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Arbitration Firm Proof of Trust Plans London Stock Exchange Listing

The company has said it will list on the London Stock Exchange's main market.

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CryptoCurrency News: Watch Civic’s CEO Talk About His New Cross-Border Payment System

The Civic Wallet is a noncustodial money transfer system that uses your face instead of complex keys.

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CryptoCurrency News: 2019’s DeFi Boom Creates New Questions for Tax Filing Season

A number of startups are now trying to help retail investors make sense of the tax implications of decentralized finance.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto dealer SFOX Adds New Service for Fund Managers to Invest in Digital Assets

San Francisco Open Exchange unveiled Thursday its new “Separately Managed Account Solution” to help investors create their own crypto trading strategies.

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