CryptoCurrency News: ‘Sharing Economy’ Startup ShareRing Tapped for China’s Blockchain Service Network

A provider of an ecosystem for the "sharing and rental economy," ShareRing will join China’s government-backed blockchain initiative.

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CryptoCurrency News: Discrete Log Contracts Are Bringing Private, ‘Scriptless’ Smart Contracts to Bitcoin

A smart contract has logged bets for the U.S. election on Bitcoin’s blockchain. When the votes are tallied, we won’t know who won, but that’s the whole point.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance, Huobi, OKEx Have FOMO for DeFi

DeFi FOMO is driving centralized exchanges including Binance, Huobi and OKEx to prepare for a potential new crypto trading landscape where decentralized exchanges dominate.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO

Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Decade of the Living Dead: How Zombie Companies Are Robbing Tomorrow’s Economy

The percentage of companies that can’t afford to pay the interest on their debt has reached a new all-time high in the wake of central bank intervention.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin CEO: MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Explains His $425M Bet on BTC

How the business analytics chief became Wall Street's boldest bitcoin maximalist.

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CryptoCurrency News: How Crypto Can Win Over Washington, DC

The crypto industry can't ignore the government if it hopes to go mainstream. There's too much at stake.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s BTC Buy, Bitmain’s Power Struggle, Paxful’s Goodbye

MicroStrategy has bought even more bitcoin, Paxful is pulling out of Venezuela and the Bitmain power struggle appears to have found a short-term solution.

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CryptoCurrency News: Dapper Labs–USDC Integration Helps NBA Collectibles Game Clear $2M in Revenue Since June

Gamemaker Dapper Labs is using Circle's dollar-backed stablecoin USDC as a global settlement solution for its non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 15, 2020

With BTC crossing into bullish territory and a new smart contract-powered tokenized DeFi Index, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!

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CryptoCurrency News: Eastern Europe Actively Using Crypto for Illicit Purposes: Chainalysis

A significant amount of cryptocurrency activities in the Eastern Europe is related to the dark market and ransomware, according to a Chainalysis report.

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CryptoCurrency News: Galaxy Digital Leads $1.2M Raise for Startup Creating Automated Ethereum Services

Gelato said the seed round will fund further development of its bot network that will provide automated smart contract execution.

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CryptoCurrency News: MicroStrategy Buys $175M More in Bitcoin, Upping BTC Holdings to $425M

Michael Saylor, the founder of MicroStrategy, said Tuesday his company has acquired an additional $175 million in bitcoin (BTC) in a single purchase.

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CryptoCurrency News: US State Bank Regulators Agree to Single Set of Rules for Fintech, Crypto Firm Licensing

Agencies from 48 states are expected to unveil a new framework today that will simplify and consolidate regulation for crypto companies.

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CryptoCurrency News: India Said to Be Preparing to Ban Cryptocurrency Trading: Bloomberg

The federal cabinet is expected to shortly discuss a new bill before passing it to parliament, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Bitcoin Investors the Sane Ones as Federal Reserve Cheers Inflation, Price Nears $11K

Cryptocurrencies' 2020 gains are the truth gauge as markets react to the Federal Reserve's inflation goal, where Zimbabwe is the model of success.

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CryptoCurrency News: Investment Platform BnkToTheFuture to Integrate KYC Identity Solution from Blockpass

The investment deal will also see Blockpass' anti-money-laundering product integrated into BnkToTheFuture's ecosystem.

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CryptoCurrency News: Analyst ‘Cautiously Bullish’ on Bitcoin but Says Equity Sell-Off Still a Threat

Bitcoin (BTC) has crossed into the bullish territory, but may remain vulnerable to another sell-off in stocks.

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CryptoCurrency News: Nigeria’s SEC Says All Crypto Assets Are Securities by Default

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Africa's most populous country said all crypto assets will fall under the regulation that covers securities exchanges and transactions.

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CryptoCurrency News: Brock Pierce Served Court Papers for Fraud Lawsuit at His Own Presidential Campaign Rally

U.S. presidential candidate and crypto entrepreneur Brock Pierce was legally served during his campaign rally in New York on Monday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Filecoin: Understanding the Complex Crypto System Meant to Rival AWS

Filecoin and its FIL token might be the most complex thing the blockchain industry has ever brought to market. Here's what you need to know.

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CryptoCurrency News: Japanese Crypto Exchange Accuses Binance of Helping Launder $9M From 2018 Hack

Fisco, formerly Zaif, is suing Binance for "aiding and abetting" the laundering of some of the $60 million stolen in 2018.

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