CryptoCurrency News: China’s Coronavirus Whistleblower Is Now Memorialized on Ethereum

Someone has just created a smart contract on the ethereum blockchain with source codes forming an image of a monument in memorial of Dr. Li Wenliang, the whistleblower of China's coronavirus outbreak who died of the disease.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘95% Confidence’: Ethereum Developers Pencil In July 2020 for Eth 2.0 Launch

Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Eth 2.0, won’t launch in Q2 2020 as expected, but researchers remain confident the initial network parameters will deploy in 2020. Anything less would be considered a “failure,” they said.

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CryptoCurrency News: Catalonia Is Moving to Achieve Digital Independence Using Blockchain

Catalonia is exploring digital identity and hopes to leapfrog its way into try digital sovereignty.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Federal Reserve Has Its ‘Come to Satoshi’ Moment

Shifting a stance of mostly ignoring CBDCs, a Federal Reserve governor says the Fed is now actively studying the possibility of a US digital currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: How Blockchain Will Track Taxes (and Tax Cheats)

The chairman of the Global Blockchain Business Council is working with others on a way to add transparency and openness to taxes.

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CryptoCurrency News: Open Positions in Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Jump to Record Highs

While bitcoin hit fresh three-month highs on Wednesday, open interest in monthly bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) Bakkt platform jumped to record highs.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 6, 2020

With bitcoin headed back up towards $10,000, Markets Daily is back with a quick, time saving bitcoin-focused news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Proposes 3-Year Safe Harbor Period for Crypto Token Sales

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has unveiled her proposal to create a safe harbor for crypto startups, allowing them three years to build out their networks before having to address federal securities laws.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockstack Nodes Will Be Paid in BTC – Not STX – to Secure the Network

Blockstack is rolling out a new consensus mechanism that presents a fresh use case for the world's most popular cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Researcher Hasu Flags Attack That Could Bring ‘Purge’-Style Mayhem to Bitcoin

Like the dystopia of the "Purge" movies, a newly uncovered potential attack on bitcoin would permit users to rob each other for a short period of time.

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CryptoCurrency News: Zoom’s CIO Sees a Rise in the Decentralized Workforce

The future of work is decentralized. Zoom, with its centralized app, is leading the charge, says CIO Harry Moseley.

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CryptoCurrency News: ICE CEO: New Acquisition Opens Trillion-Dollar Market for Bakkt

Bakkt's pending acquisition of Bridge2 Solutions, a loyalty program marketplace, will "expand Bakkt's presence across an asset class that today spans over $1 trillion in value," says its parent firm ICE's CEO, Jeffrey Sprecher.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tron’s Justin Sun (Finally) Gets $4.5M Dinner With Warren Buffett

Justin Sun finally had his $4.5 million charity dinner with Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett last month.

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CryptoCurrency News: ErisX Hires Capital Markets Veteran as Chief Risk Officer

Vindhu Singh is the firm’s first chief risk officer, and will report to Head of Eris Clearing Liz James.

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CryptoCurrency News: Fed Reserve Is Researching DLT-Based Digital Dollar, Says Governor

Lael Brainard said in a speech that the Fed is looking at digital ledger use cases including for a possible central bank digital currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Fidelity’s VC Arm Leads $13M Series A for Blockchain-Based B2B Network Clear

Clear claims it can reduce friction in global trade that amounts to $140 billion every year.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Central Bank Group to Discuss Digital Currency Benefits at April Meeting: Report

The heads of six major central banks will hold their first meeting on potentially developing their own digital currencies in April, Nikkei says.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Uptrend Is Gathering Pace and Many Altcoins Are Surging Too

Bitcoin's rally has picked up in the last 24 hours, setting the stage for a test of $10,000. At the same time, a number of alternative cryptos are outperforming even bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former OKEx Exec to Raise $40M for Crypto Derivative Exchange

The Seychelles-based exchange aims to provide retail crypto investors with futures, options, callable bull/bear contracts, warrant contracts and fixed coupon notes, which are traditionally only available to institutional clients.

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CryptoCurrency News: CoinFlip Lists Stellar’s XLM on its 450 Crypto ATMs

Crypto ATM startup CoinFlip has added Stellar Lumens (XLM) to its network of 450 machines.

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