CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC: Bloomberg

A deal could be announced as soon as next week, the report said.

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CryptoCurrency News: Why Is Bitcoin Going Up, and Will It Crash Soon? What’s Next as Price Doubles to $40K

Crypto pros and newbies alike are asking why bitcoin prices keep hitting new all-time highs, and if prices are due to crash. Here's what the experts say.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple ‘Tried’ to Settle With SEC Ahead of XRP Suit, CEO Says

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says his firm tried to settle with the SEC before the regulator sued on unregistered securities sale allegations.

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CryptoCurrency News: Finland Pushes to Sell Tainted Trove of Bitcoins Worth Tens of Millions

Finland's customs agency plans to sell nearly 2,000 bitcoins agents seized in drug raids.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase Acquires Routefire to Beef Up Institutional Bitcoin Offering

Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired trade execution startup Routefire. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Sustainability and Uncertainty as Crypto Crosses $1T Benchmark

Amid political chaos and global uncertainty, one bitcoin is now worth more than $39,000 as the value of all cryptos passes $1 trillion.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ignoring Outages, Coinbase Futures Set Record Highs as Bitcoin Rally Continues

CBSE futures on FTX hit $311 Thursday afternoon.

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CryptoCurrency News: 65K Comments and Counting: Crypto Industry Fights ‘Arbitrary’ Treasury Rule

The crypto industry says a proposed rule to collect personal data from private wallet transactions is being rushed, might be challenged in court and could be difficult to implement.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 7, 2021

With the price of bitcoin up another $2K and the cryptocurrency sector now valued at more than a trillion dollars, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase Suffers ‘Connectivity Issues’ Again as Bitcoin Hits Another Record

Leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is suffering connectivity issues for the second consecutive day amid bitcoin‘s parabolic price rally. The story is developing and will be updated as more information is available.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Investment Firm Grayscale Names New CEO, Plans to Double Staff in 2021

Grayscale's managing director, Michael Sonnenshein, has now been appointed CEO.

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CryptoCurrency News: Institutional Custody Will Challenge Retail-Oriented Crypto

The bearer nature of digital assets presents challenges to institutions getting into crypto. The need for greater security will likely impact the whole industry.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX Says All Users Are Now Verified

After getting in hot water with U.S. regulators last year, the exchange has rolled out mandatory verification for all users.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Closes $15M Brokered Private Placement

Bitfarms announced the placement Sunday.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: $1 Trillion of Cryptocurrencies Shows Booming ‘Asset Class’

It took just a few months for cryptocurrencies' market cap to double to $1 trillion. That compares with eight years for U.S. junk loans.

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CryptoCurrency News: XRP Climbs Back up Crypto Rankings With Near 50% Rise

With the sudden rise, XRP has replaced litecoin as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

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CryptoCurrency News: Oasis Protocol Adds Shyft Network in Bid to Attract Institutions to DeFi

Oasis Labs, creator of Oasis Protocol, appears to be looking to build an institution-friendly version of Ethereum's DeFi ecosystem.

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CryptoCurrency News: PayPal, Coinbase Invest in Crypto Tax Automation Startup TaxBit

PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Winklevoss Capital invested an undisclosed amount in the firm.

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CryptoCurrency News: South Korea’s 20% Crypto Tax Now Coming in 2023: Report

The cryptocurrency tax was originally planned to be implemented in late 2021.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Tops $38K for First Time, a Day After Racing Past $36K, $37K

The leading cryptocurrency hit a new-all time high of $38,286.65, before settling down to $36,004.99, up 5.93% over the last 24 hours.

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CryptoCurrency News: CME Becomes Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Institutional Interest Rises

Chicago Mercantile Exchange now tops the list of the biggest bitcoin futures trading platforms, accounting for nearly 20% of all open interest.

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CryptoCurrency News: Record Expected Ether-Bitcoin Volatility Points to Altcoin Season Ahead: Analyst

Peaking implied volatility spreads suggest the emphasis in the markets will shift to ether and other alternative currencies in the short term.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coronavirus Vaccines Certified With VeChain’s Blockchain Tech in Cyprus

The medical certification app was developed by VeChain and I-Dante last May.

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CryptoCurrency News: FiCAS’ Actively Managed Crypto ETP Gets Green Light for European Expansion

The first actively managed crypto ETP, the BTCA was launched in Switzerland last July.

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