CryptoCurrency News: FBI Warns COVID-19 Scammers Are Targeting Crypto Holders

The FBI is warning that fraudsters are about to unleash a surge of coronavirus cryptocurrency scams.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Drops as Traders See Bearish Signals in Futures Markets

Bitcoin slid Monday to its lowest point in the past seven days, with traders saying bearish signals are appearing.

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CryptoCurrency News: Europe Debates COVID-19 Contact Tracing That Respects Privacy

European researchers are looking for ways to track the spread of coronavirus while respecting privacy rights.

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CryptoCurrency News: Open Source PPE: Inside the Project Decentralizing Face Mask Production

Engineers in the Midwest are creating an open source method for manufacturing face masks. They hope to decentralize production to the local level.

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CryptoCurrency News: Huobi’s New Crypto Transaction Monitor Will Automatically Freeze Suspicious Accounts

Huobi Group has launched a new in-house transaction intelligence tool to snuff out illicit activity across its crypto exchanges.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Treasury Approves Square as Coronavirus Stimulus Lender

Square, the bitcoin-friendly company behind Cash App, announced Monday it is participating in the U.S. government’s emergency Paycheck Protection Program.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: ‘Immunity Passports,’ a Darknet Pharmacist and How Bitcoin Miners Prepare for the Halving

Cryptography can solve privacy concerns stirred up by COVID-19; Bitfinex moves more than one billion dollars worth of bitcoin for less than a dollar.

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CryptoCurrency News: Exchange Banking on TON’s Gram Tokens to Shut Down After Telegram Court Order

Blackmoon Crypto, a small exchange hoping to grow its clientele by becoming the first to list Telegram's tokens, is shutting down just weeks after a judge barred any token issuance.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Long & Short: DeFi and Traditional Finance Are Forming an Unlikely Friendship

Many believe DeFi is the future of finance, unleashing efficiencies and creating a more transparent framework. Others find the idea terrifying.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Vaults: Developer Bryan Bishop Releases Prototype for Secure On-Chain Storage

The basic idea involves storing bitcoin on-chain in a particularly secure manner that allows for recovery from security mistakes.

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CryptoCurrency News: Post COVID-19, Companies Must Be Resilient, Not Just Efficient

Companies need better emergency planning. They can't always rely on government in a crisis, says our columnist.

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CryptoCurrency News: COVID-19 ‘Immunity Passport’ Unites 60 Firms on Self-Sovereign ID Project

The COVID-19 Credentials Initiative (CCI) is working on a digital certificate to help stop the spread of the virus without compromising user privacy.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Litecoin Foundation Helped Produce a Horror Movie – Here’s the Trailer

In surprising twist to its normal day-to-day duties advancing the litecoin cryptocurrency, the Litecoin Foundation has acted as executive producer for a new horror flick.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Ends Four-Week Winning Run With Drop Into Bear Territory

Bitcoin's short-term trend has turned bearish following a drop to $6,600. Further losses could be in the offing, say chart analysts.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Bitcoin’s Market Cap Eclipses Citigroup’s as Yellen Calls for Big-Bank Dividend Cuts

Bitcoin's price drop since Friday has pushed it back into the red for 2020, but it's still outperforming big bank stocks.

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CryptoCurrency News: OneCoin Lawsuit Could Be Thrown Out Over Plaintiff Failings, Warns Judge

A class action against the accused cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme may be dismissed with prejudice unless the plaintiffs up their game.

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CryptoCurrency News: HTC Is Bringing Cryptocurrency Mining to Its Exodus Blockchain Phone

The Taiwan-based tech giant is to allow users of its Exodus 1S to mine monero, but it isn't going to make them rich.

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