CryptoCurrency News: Trust No Dapp: Chainlink Launches Oracle for Provable Randomness

Chainlink may be solving part of the problem that first drove Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s interest in decentralized applications.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Great Monetary Inflation: Paul Tudor Jones’ Complete Case for Bitcoin

The story behind the soundbite: why one of the world’s most famous investors is betting on bitcoin as a hedge against a new inflation era.

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CryptoCurrency News: Donate to Help Fight COVID-19 With CoinDesk and NY Blockchain Week

During Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk is raising money for COVID-19 relief using an innovative method called quadratic funding.

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CryptoCurrency News: What to Watch at Consensus: Distributed – Mass Adoption

Mass adoption is on everyone's mind. Here are the shows you'll want to catch on the topic at Consensus: Distributed.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Banking Regulator Suggests Federal Licensing Framework for Crypto Firms

Brian Brooks, now a US banking regulator, said creating a federal license for crypto startups might make more sense than subjecting them to 50 different state money transmitter approvals.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance.US Launches OTC Trading Desk for Large Trades

Binance US has launched an OTC trading portal for major orders above $10,000

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CryptoCurrency News: Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum

Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer.

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CryptoCurrency News: Vitalik Buterin Says Much-Delayed Ethereum 2.0 Still on Track for July Launch

Ethereum's founder says the network's big upgrade is on track to launch in July, bringing proof of stake and new scalability features to the network.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Problem With Money Is ‘Too Much Privacy,’ Says Ex-US Treasury Secretary Summers

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said there may be “too much privacy” associated with government-issued cash, noting the prevalence of money laundering and its widespread use for storing and moving the proceeds from corruption.

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CryptoCurrency News: ErisX Announces Launch of First US Ether Futures Contracts

ErisX is launching physically settled ether futures contracts, it announced Monday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto.com Lands Record $360M Insurance Cover for Offline Bitcoin Vaults

Crypto.com has gathered a record-breaking $360 million worth of insurance to cover the potential loss of coins stored in special offline vaults.

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CryptoCurrency News: Parity’s Gavin Wood Takes a Swipe at Ethereum

Gavin Wood, an original co-founder of Ethereum, took a few good swipes at the second-largest cryptocurrency he helped create at Consensus: Distributed.

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CryptoCurrency News: Hedge Fund Pioneer Paul Tudor Jones Says He Holds 1%-2% of Assets in Bitcoin

"We’re watching the birthing of a store of value, and whether that succeeds or not only time will tell," he told CNBC.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for May 11, 2020

Bitcoin's third halving, Consensus:Distributed and a pullback after the bulls make another run at $10,000. It's Markets Daily from CoinDesk.

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CryptoCurrency News: Canadian Exchange VirgoCX Taps Ledger Vault for Custody, Insurance Support

Canada-based crypto exchange VirgoCX has turned to enterprise infrastructure technology platform Ledger Vault to provide custody solutions for retail and institutional clients.

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CryptoCurrency News: What to Watch at Consensus: Distributed – Bitcoin Halving

Consensus: Distributed kicks off on the same day as Bitcoin's big day. Here's what to watch to stay up to date on the halving.

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CryptoCurrency News: Global Trust in Crypto Potential Grows to 48%, Edelman Survey Finds

Just 48% of respondents to Edelman's Trust Barometer indicated they believe in the potential of cryptocurrency, but this figure still shows double-digit growth year over year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan Invest in Lolli’s $3M Seed Round

Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app, attracted celebrity investors in a $3 million round led by the early-stage arm of Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s 8% Drop Triggers Largest Liquidation on BitMEX in 2 Months

BitMEX liquidated over $250 million-worth of bitcoin long-short positions after spot prices fell sharply Sunday.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘Game-Changer’ Retail Digital Currency Now European Central Bank’s Focus, Board Member Says

The European Central Bank is looking into what a retail central bank digital currency form of the euro might look like, executive member Yves Mersch said.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Your Guide to Consensus Distributed

Blockchain Bites will publish twice daily throughout Consensus: Distributed, setting the schedule and rounding up what you may have missed.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: As Bitcoin’s Halving Finally Arrives, a Price Retreat Deflates the Hype

The halving buzz may already be dying down as bitcoin's price pulls back just before the event.

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CryptoCurrency News: CoinDesk 50: How the People’s Bank of China Became a CBDC Leader

China's central bank, part of CoinDesk's new 50 list, is a pioneer of central digital currencies. Now the rest of the world is racing to catch up.

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