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Friday, December 4, 2020

CryptoCurrency News: US House Financial Services Chair Waters Recommends Joe Biden Rescind OCC Crypto Guidance



House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters told President-elect Joe Biden to undo the OCC's crypto guidance after he takes office next year.

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CryptoCurrency News: MicroStrategy Buys Additional $50M in Bitcoin



MicroStrategy's share prices have increased over 170% since the company first announced its interest in bitcoin in July.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coin Center Donations Top $100K Worth of Dai Following Anti-Stablecoin Bill Proposal



Donations in dai, USDC, and ether were sent to Coin Center via Gitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: What Is a CBDC?



A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips Below $19,000 as Ether Options Volume Drops



Bitcoin briefly dropped below $19,000 on a low-volume day while the ether options market seems to be in decline for now.

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CryptoCurrency News: Psychology, Sell Pressures Keep Bitcoin Below $20K



Psychology and selling pressures have kept bitcoin's price below $20,000.

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CryptoCurrency News: A ‘Santa Claus Rally’ for the Stock Market?



Since 1969, 34 out of 45 years have seen a late December rally. Here are 5 reasons why that might not happen this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Solana Devs Call ‘All Hands on Deck’ as Unknown Bug Stops Block Production



Solana, a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain spearhead by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, is "stuck" due to an unknown issue.

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CryptoCurrency News: Money Reimagined: Bitcoin vs. Gold Is a Battle of Narratives



The success of a store-of-value asset, like bitcoin or gold, isn't just a matter of durability, fungibility or scarcity. It's about whether people believe in it.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance Expects to Earn From $800M to $1B This Year, CEO Says: Report



That's up from about $570 million in 2019.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Price Point! Bitcoin at $50K? $60K? $318K?



Traders have begun unwrapping tokenized bitcoins. The U.S. Treasury Department will keep a vigilant eye on digital innovations. And trading volumes on OKEx have plummeted.

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CryptoCurrency News: Citigroup Helping World Governments Build Digital Currencies, CEO Says



Michael Corbat's multinational banking giant has been calling digital currency all but inevitable since 2014.

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CryptoCurrency News: Jack Ma’s Ant Group, 3 Other Digital Banks Get OK to Operate in Singapore



The approved digital banks will be able to start operating from Singapore in early 2022.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bolivia Essentially Banned Crypto but Blockchain Advocates Are Pushing Back



Bolivia is one of the rare countries that has essentially banned cryptocurrency, but the nation's blockchain advocates aren't giving up.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Bitcoin Below $19K and Customers Flee OKEx



OKEx appears to suffer customer outflows after lifting of five-week withdrawal suspension, highlighting the existential threat of operational risk.

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CryptoCurrency News: OCC Chief Hints at Coming ‘Good’ Actions on Crypto by End of Trump’s Term



Brooks hinted at a flurry of crypto clarity actions in the next 6 weeks that could drive more institutions into the asset class.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Could Hit $50K in 2021, Bloomberg Analysts Say



"Bitcoin's macroeconomic, technical and demand vs. supply indicators supportive of $50,000 target resistance," according to Bloomberg.

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CryptoCurrency News: Russia’s Crypto Community Fears Digital Ruble Plan Means ‘Back to USSR’



Russian cryptocurrency and blockchain association warns the Bank of Russia against the excess centralization of the digital ruble

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple CTO Says Majority Vote Would Force the Burning of Billions in XRP



The Ripple exec was responding to a question asking whether a majority vote could force the destruction of XRP held in escrow.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Treasury Wants Regulators to Watch for ‘Potential Risks’ in Digital Asset Innovation



The department wants state and federal regulators to keep a vigilant watch on digital asset innovation.

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CryptoCurrency News: OMG Rallies as Genesis Block Ventures Acquires OMG Network



OMG helps speed transactions and lower fees on the Ethereum by handling transactions off-chain,

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CryptoCurrency News: Stripe Partnering With Goldman, Citigroup, Others to Offer Checking Accounts, Services: Report



Payments processor Stripe is teaming up with banks like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Barclays to provide checking accounts and other banking services, reports the Wall Street Journal. See also: Stripe to Pay $120,000 in PlexCoin ICO Settlement With Massachusetts Attorney General

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