CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages

CEO Brian Armstrong and other managers at the San Francisco-based crypto exchange told employees in company- wide meetings that Armstrong had been planning this move for six months.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds to $10.5K; Stablecoin Market Cap ‘Goes Parabolic’

Bitcoin price has proved resilient in the face of bad news but traders expect crypto volatility ahead.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance, Gemini, Kraken So Far the Winners From BitMEX’s Legal Woes

Binance, Gemini, and Kraken have become the biggest winners since US regulators' charges against BitMEX on Thursday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Miners Saw 11% Revenue Drop in September

Miners generated an estimated $328 million in September.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘Good Reason to Worry’: What the BitMEX Indictment Means for DeFi and Bitcoin, Feat. Stephen Palley and Preston Byrne

Crypto legal experts join to discuss the U.S. government’s case against BitMEX and its implications for the broader ecosystem.

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CryptoCurrency News: Belarus News Media Are Testing Decentralized Tech to Resist Censorship

Belarus media are testing NewNode, a decentralized tech helping resist the government censorship.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bulls Exit BitMEX Bitcoin Futures Market

Since the announcement from U.S. regulators, BitMEX has witnessed an outflow of more than 40,000 bitcoins, currently worth more than $422 million.

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CryptoCurrency News: What to Watch at ETHOnline, This Year’s Devcon

Ethereum’s annual developer conference, ETHOnline, kicks off Friday afternoon, standing in for the regular Devcon in-person event.

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CryptoCurrency News: Money Reimagined: Trump, Crypto and Fairer Taxes

Trump's tax returns show the unfairness of the tax system and the need for reform. Blockchain governance offers some ideas.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: BitMEX Investigation, Trump’s Diagnosis, Babel’s Leaked Audio

Elsewhere, another European central banker has called for a "digital euro," Atari's cryptocurrency has a sale date and Venezuela built a national stock exchange on Ethereum.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 2, 2020

With Pres. Trump testing positive and a systemically important exchange in the crosshairs, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to $3.25M Crypto Fraud

The head of Volantis escrow faces up to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase Reportedly Warns Some UK Users It’s Handing Their Details to the Taxman

U.K. users of the exchange who have received £5,000 or more in the past tax year will have their information passed to the tax authority.

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CryptoCurrency News: Trump Covid Test, BitMEX Charges Bring October Shocks for Bitcoin

Crypto analysts scramble to assess U.S. charges against BitMEX, home of 100x bitcoin perpetual swaps and a venue for getting "rekt."

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple Wins US Patent for New Oracle-Based Smart Contract Design

Ripple's patented design would allow derivatives to settle based on external information – such as temperature data.

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CryptoCurrency News: BitMEX Moves $337M in Bitcoin Ahead of First User Withdrawals Since US Charges

Bitcoin outflows from prominent crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX are already up in the wake of charges from U.S. agencies announced Thursday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Digital Euro Will ‘Protect’ Eurozone from Foreign Issuers, Says ECB Exec

An executive member at the European Central Bank says a digital euro could protect the Eurozone's monetary sovereignty from outside influence.

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CryptoCurrency News: Venezuela Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange to Help Skirt US Sanctions

The blockchain-based exchange comes as part of new measures announced by President Nicolas Maduro in a big to sidestep tough U.S. sanctions.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cosmos Gains Traction in India Amid Broader Crypto Resurgence

Cosmos and its ATOM token are finding success among university students in India during the 2020 bull market.

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