CryptoCurrency News: Donald Trump Banned From Twitter in Final Days of Presidency

Twitter has banned Donald Trump's account (@realDonaldTrump) permanently just days after supporters broke into the Capitol Building, citing a review of recent tweets that the social media platform says could lead to further violence.

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CryptoCurrency News: Morgan Stanley Boosts Stake in Bitcoin-Laden MicroStrategy to 10.9%

Morgan Stanley now owns 792,627 shares in the company best known for using its treasury funds to load up on bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Smart Way to Talk About DeFi’s $22B

"TVL isn't the best indicator when ETH and all other crypto is green for weeks," one observer said of DeFi's recent growth.

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CryptoCurrency News: Asia’s Retail FOMO Could Be Behind XRP’s Rally Despite SEC’s Lawsuit

Data and traders reveal the source of XRP's recent price rally could be Asia.

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CryptoCurrency News: BRRR: Biden Readies a New $3T Stimulus Package

What a new package including more direct payouts to citizens plus big infrastructure spending mean for bitcoin and markets as a whole.

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CryptoCurrency News: Square Crypto Funds Bitcoin Developer to Improve Mining Pool Software

Square Crypto’s latest grant will fund a developer’s work on software that could improve how mining collectives pool hash power.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Is ‘Less Risky the Higher It Goes,’ Says Investor Bill Miller on CNBC

"That's the opposite of what happens with most stocks," the mutual fund investor added.

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CryptoCurrency News: Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Road to Gold

Bitcoin may not be "digital gold" just yet. But, with institutions accepting the business case and the price rising, it's well on the way.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Rich List, Coinbase’s Latest Acquisition

Also: Grayscale reports an a rise in participation from pensions while Ripple's Garlinghouse reveals he attempted to settle charges with the SEC ahead of its XRP suit.

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CryptoCurrency News: Charity’s Centralization Problem, Feat. Matthew Davie and Alpen Sheth

They call it the charitable-industrial complex: a system where money for development, for humanitarian needs and for improving the lives of billions is controlled through a top-down process, run by U.S. charities and shaped by U.S. tax rules and regulations.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 8, 2021

With BTC hitting another record high of $41K plus a look at the ongoing rise and where it could end, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cryptocurrency Miner Hive Blockchain Passes $1B Market Value

Hive last had a $1 billion market value in November 2017.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Market Value Now Exceeds That of Facebook

Bitcoin is currently more valuable than all but six of the world's publicly traded companies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum 2.0 Explained in 4 Easy Metrics

With the launch of every new blockchain comes a new block explorer website to understand.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kyrgyzstan Has Proposed Its First Regulatory Framework for Crypto

Kyrgyzstan's central bank wants to regulate cryptocurrency – licensing exchanges and barring its use in payments.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: It Might Be Getting ‘Silly’ as Bitcoin Passes $39K, $40K, $41K

It's taken just eight days in 2021 for bitcoin prices to surge more than 40%, and some analysts are starting to handicap the chances for a correction.

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CryptoCurrency News: Internet Shutdowns Cost India $2.8B in 2020: Report

A 2020 report by Top10VPN found India to be the country that suffered the most economic damage from internet disruptions.

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CryptoCurrency News: Why Joe Biden’s $3T Stimulus Package Could Add Fuel to Bitcoin’s Rally

After Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, an expected raft of new stimulus measures may further boost bitcoin's rally, say analysts.

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CryptoCurrency News: Grayscale CEO Says Crypto Interest Is Rising From Pension, Endowment Funds

Michael Sonnenshein said institutions are also making larger allocations to its crypto products.

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CryptoCurrency News: Over $41,000: Bitcoin Continues to Forge New Highs

Another day, another record high for bitcoin's price.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tron-Owned Video Platform Criticized for Hosting Extremists, U.S. Capitol Rioters

A legal non-profit accuses the platform of failing to moderate accounts and allowing extremists to collect donations.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Judge U-Turns on Ruling in Overstock Digital Dividend Lawsuit

The plaintiff may now file an amended complaint against Overstock and former CEO Patrick Byrne.

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