CryptoCurrency News: Reddit Rolls Out ‘Community Points’ on Ethereum to Incentivize Positive Behavior

Reddit has unveiled its "community points" offering members a way to earn a "piece of their favorite communities," built right on top of the blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: Popular BTC Derivatives Product Goes Live on DeFi’s dYdX

Andreessen Horowitz-backed dYdX released its Bitcoin Perpetual Contract out of private alpha on Wednesday, bringing a key BTC derivatives product to DeFi.

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CryptoCurrency News: Exchange Run by Ex-Morgan Stanley Team Drops Trading Fees for Subscription Model

The subscription model offers smaller frequent traders a flat fee monthly, something normally only major clients get.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: FATF, Financial Inclusion and Banking Without Banks: A Look Ahead at Consensus, Day 3

Your guide to Consensus: Distributed, Day 3: FATF, DeFi and why Bitcoin is still king.

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CryptoCurrency News: Standard Chartered Claims First Yuan-Based Letter of Credit Issued on a Blockchain

The bank said the blockchain letter-of-credit transaction – between mining giant Rio Tinto and Chinese firm Baosteel – was the first to be denominated in yuan.

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation C: Tamara Frankel – The Investor

“It’s not a total coincidence that all of us who saw the potential of crypto also saw the potential of coronavirus to exponentially grow.”

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation C: Ameen Soleimani – The Entrepreneur

“Eventually the old people will die, the rules will go with them, and newer generations will set the cultural norms. As entrepreneurs, it’s part of our role to bring those new concepts into the world.”

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation C: Phu Styles – The Decentralized Lifestyle Guru

"A lot of people call it digital nomadism, but it’s more than just that. [It’s about] wanting to build communities all over the world."

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation C: Adriana Belotti – The Bitcoin Evangelist

Adriana Belotti is the person at the party who can stop talking about bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation C: Jesse Grushack – The Burner

The co-founder of Ujo Music, the Ethereal festival and an organizer of Node Republik, a Burning Man camp for ConsenSys workers and Ethereum enthusiasts.

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation C: Shanga Mbuli – The Community Currency User

There’s another upside to using Sarafu over Kenya Shillings during the Covid-19 outbreak – users don’t have to touch it.

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation C: Tyrone Ross Jr – The Financial Advisor

“Digital everything is going to become a thing, and the only thing that’s missing right now is a true global money that’s run on the internet.”

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation C: Preston Byrne – The Libertarian

"This really makes the libertarian case... our world fell apart all around us, and the only thing that really mattered was whether you yourself were ready."

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CryptoCurrency News: Generation Crypto

Not defined by age, country or class, Generation C is bound together by a willingness to question mainstream narratives.

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CryptoCurrency News: CoinDesk 50: Why Bitcoin Is Still King

Bitcoin is the reason why we're writing these words and you’re reading them now. The first crypto still dominates the industry.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Derivatives May Have Blunted the Halving’s Volatility Spike

The anemic price action surrounding bitcoin's third halving has led to head-scratching over why the cryptocurrency didn't moon. One possibility: Derivatives are bringing more price discovery.

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CryptoCurrency News: Accredited Investors on CoinList Pour $10M Into Celo Token Sale in Roughly 12 Hours

Silicon Valley blockchain startup cLabs just raised $10 million for the Celo project through a token sale to accredited investors on CoinList.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Steady Near $9K as Trump Touts ‘Gift’ of Negative Interest Rates

Bitcoin is hovering close to $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could ultimately adopt negative interest rates.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Scams Targeting Pacific Communities on the Rise, Say New Zealand Regulators

A rise in cryptocurrency and coronavirus investment scams in New Zealand's Pacific islands has prompted authorities to launch awareness campaign.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Firm Partners Indian Government to Boost Earnings for Farmers

Agtech startup Agri10x is working with India's government to better connect small-scale farmers to global buyers, using blockchain to cut out the middleman.

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