CryptoCurrency News: World Economic Forum Looks to Blockchain for Supply Chain Woes

The World Economic Forum said Monday that blockchain and digitization can help supply chains survive crises like COVID-19.

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CryptoCurrency News: Germany’s Crypto Custody Law Hits a Snag: Startups Can’t Get Bank Accounts

Even though the crypto custody law falls under the German banking act, German banks are hesitant to give crypto firms bank accounts.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinhouse Wins First Crypto License From French Regulator

Coinhouse's new status with the Financial Markets Authority should help the firm get banking services in France and bigger institutional clients.

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CryptoCurrency News: Nestlé Partners With Rainforest Alliance to Trace Coffee Beans

Nestlé has added its Zoégas coffee brand to the IBM Food Trust blockchain and partnered with the Rainforest Alliance to bolster the coffee’s data traceability.

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CryptoCurrency News: China Is Winning the Coronavirus Information War

The coronavirus crisis creates a geopolitical opportunity for China, starting with digital currencies, says Teddy Fusaro of Bitwise.

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CryptoCurrency News: How Disruption Makes Humanity Stronger, Feat. Emerson Spartz

Could creativity and digital work flourish as people are forced to improve how they use the internet and technology?

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CryptoCurrency News: China Will ‘Undoubtedly’ Pursue Digital Yuan, Central Bank Says

The People’s Bank of China has sent one of its strongest signals yet of a commitment to creating a digital national currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Major Crypto Players Sued, Steem Froze Accounts and More

A boutique law firm is leading a bevy of charges against the biggest names in crypto while MakerDAO plans its obsolescence.

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CryptoCurrency News: Zoom Has Privacy Issues, Here Are Some Alternatives

Worried about getting Zoombombed? Here are some privacy-facing services to check out while you're WFH.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kraken Hires Lawyer Marco Santori to Ramp Up Acquisitions

Marco Santori, who helped write the SAFT framework, is leaving Blockchain.com to helm Kraken's expanding legal team.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for April 6, 2020

Ether and BTC are running neck and neck while three major lawsuits deal with the ICO aftermath. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

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CryptoCurrency News: Digital Assets Are More Recession-Proof Than You Might Think

Like gift cards, digital tokens represent claims on future services. In a downturn, they may not lose value as readily as equities and debt.

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CryptoCurrency News: Introducing CoinDesk’s All-New Newsletters

CoinDesk’s newsletters are getting a big upgrade. There’s no better way to stay up to date on bitcoin, crypto and the transformation of the global financial system.

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CryptoCurrency News: South Korean Central Bank Accelerates Digital Currency Pilot to Keep Up With Other Nations

The Bank of Korea has historically been skeptical about CBDCs, but now it's having to keep up.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin, Equities Markets Rally on Signs of Hope

"Looks like we're piggy-backing on equities with some data possibly indicating virus peaking," says a trader of bitcoin's 5 percent jump Monday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Poloniex’s New Tron-Powered IEO Platform Moves Exchange Closer to Justin Sun’s Orbit

The new platform uses Tron's TRX token for purchases and its first project is within the Tron fold.

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CryptoCurrency News: Shyft Network to Build FATF-Compliant ‘Identity Layer’ for Polkadot

Shyft Network is adding yet another blockchain to its decentralized digital identification network.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Trillions in Coronavirus Stimulus Brings Out the Bitcoin Bulls

It's a common refrain: The U.S. dollar will be debased by the trillions in coronavirus aid. That should strengthen the case for bitcoin... theoretically.

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CryptoCurrency News: Major Crypto Firms Including Binance, Civic, Tron Targeted in Flood of Lawsuits

A flood of class-action lawsuits were filed in New York Friday, taking aim at a number of major cryptocurrency projects over their token sales.

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CryptoCurrency News: Is Bitcoin More Like Gold or Equities?

Bitcoin markets have behaved a lot more like equities than gold during recent market swings. But widen the time frame, and things start to look shinier.

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CryptoCurrency News: Victims Accuse Wells Fargo Subsidiary of Turning Blind Eye to $35M Crypto Ponzi

Plaintiffs claim Wells Fargo Advisors did not check on the activities of a financial advisor accused of defrauding 150 investors.

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CryptoCurrency News: Revolut Expands Crypto Offering – But Not in the US

Fintech challenger bank Revolut accelerated its plans to offer crypto buy and sell services due to recent actions by central banks, said head of crypto Edward Cooper.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Software Fix Offers Bitcoin Miners Increased Security

Startup Braiins has released the first functioning code for a new protocol designed to fix longstanding security problems with bitcoin mining pools.

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