CryptoCurrency News: Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs

Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response.

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CryptoCurrency News: Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art

The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.

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CryptoCurrency News: Harmony Kicks Off Migration From Ethereum and Binance Chains to Its Own

Harmony is rolling out its token swap process, asking holders of its ERC-20 and BEP-2 tokens to switch to its own native asset to participate in staking and other activities.

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CryptoCurrency News: Notes From WEF: Oil-Producing Nations Want Dollar Alternatives, Just Not Bitcoin

Middle Eastern elites at the World Economic Forum are highly skeptical of bitcoin, but there are whispers about its potential for cross-border settlements in the energy sector.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto News Roundup and Interviews for Jan. 24, 2020

Bitcoin's up as Davos ends. This is CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup for January 24, 2020.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T

AT&T has again argued against allegations it was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that cost crypto exec Seth Shapiro $1.8 million.

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CryptoCurrency News: Your PGP Key? Make Sure It’s Up to Date

Identity thieves now have another tool at their disposal: bitcoin hashing power.

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Cricket Club Will Issue this Season’s Tickets Over a Blockchain

The blockchain-based ticketing solution will be used for all domestic and international fixtures.

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CryptoCurrency News: 10% of Central Banks Surveyed Close to Issuing Digital Currencies: BIS

A fifth of the world's population may well have access to a central bank digital currency in as little as three years, according to a BIS survey.

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CryptoCurrency News: Notes From the WEF: Cash Is Dead, Long Live Digital Cash

Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead.

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CryptoCurrency News: Continued Losses See Bitcoin Erase 40% of Recent Price Rally

Bitcoin's price pullback has gathered steam in the last 24 hours, erasing a major portion of the cryptocurrency's recent gains.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Hints Firm May Seek IPO Within 12 Months

The Ripple CEO said at Davos that an initial public offering is seen as the “natural evolution for the company,” perhaps even this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Japanese Lawmakers Will Propose Digital Yen to Counter Libra, China: Report

Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issues its own digital currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cypherpunk Harry Halpin Takes on Davos

Nym Technologies CEO Harry Halpin speaks to CoinDesk's Leigh Cuen about the waning power of the Davos elite.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple Reports Selling Just $13M of XRP Last Quarter

Ripple sold $13 million in XRP last quarter – down 75 percent from its Q3 sales of $66.24 million.

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