CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase Apologizes to UK and EU Customers Hit By Regulatory Lockouts

The mea culpa was mum on Coinbase's broader troubles in keeping global trading running smoothly.

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CryptoCurrency News: Brian Brooks, Crypto-Friendly Bank Regulator, Expected to Step Down This Week: Report

The Acting OCC head will reportedly end his brief tenure running the federal banking regulator by the end of the week.

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CryptoCurrency News: Acting SEC Enforcement Director Berger to Step Down

Berger presided over the enforcement division when it launched the Ripple lawsuit.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Rebounds, Addresses Above 2017 Peak, Sci-Hub Decentralizes

Content moderation decisions from Amazon, Shopify and Twitter following the Capitol riots in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 have put efforts to “decentralize” the web into sharp relief.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Already 25% of 2020 Total

$14.5 billion in bitcoin options have traded on Deribit in the first two weeks of 2021.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 12, 2021

With BTC regaining lost ground and a special feature on what long-timers in the crypto industry think about this year's rally, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: Fidelity International Invests $6M in Firm Behind Hong Kong’s OSL Crypto Exchange

BC's OSL exchange is the first crypto brokerage to receive Hong Kong regulators' blessing.

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Treasury Calls for Feedback on Approach to Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Regulation

The U.K. government is focusing on stablecoins for the next phase of its development of crypto regulations.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tron Is Out, Dai Is Back: CoinDesk 20 List Updates for 2021 Q1

Volume on eight trusted exchanges used by CoinDesk hit $239.98 billion in Q4 2020, up from $90.08 billion in the prior quarter.

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CryptoCurrency News: Anchorage Hires Celsius’ Asaf Iram as Head of Risk

Digital asset custodian Anchorage has hired its first Head of Risk.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Market Signs Look Healthy as Bitcoin Sell-Off Subsides

Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin's rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to $3T?) cryptocurrency markets. 

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Whales Kept Accumulating During Monday’s Crash

Larger investors, or whales look to have reacted differently than retail investors amid this week's bitcoin price drop.

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CryptoCurrency News: Grayscale Once More Accepting New Clients for Most Crypto Trusts

Grayscale's ether and XRP trusts are still closed to new investors.

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CryptoCurrency News: NYDIG Taps Fintech Firm Moven to Bring Bitcoin to Your Bank

“If PayPal and Square can do it, then community banks should be able to do it too,” said Moven founder Brett King.

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CryptoCurrency News: HashKey Capital Invests $5M in Decentralized Storage Project Filestar

The $5 million grant will go towards funding the day-to-day operations of Filestar's foundation.

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CryptoCurrency News: FinCEN’s Crypto Rules Aren’t as Unfair as Jack Dorsey Says

Crypto companies complain about FinCEN's new "unhosted wallets" proposal. But the rules aren't unreasonable, says our columnist.

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CryptoCurrency News: As Bitcoin Regains Lost Ground, Options Traders Bet on $52K Move By Late January

Some bitcoin traders are buying bullish call options at $52,000 and higher strike prices.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Zealand’s Financial Watchdog Warns on Crypto Investment Risks

The warning comes a day after the regulator's U.K. counterpart, the Financial Conduct Authority, also raised similar concerns.

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CryptoCurrency News: Avatar Social Platform IMVU Launches Ethereum Token to Power Its Virtual Economy

The VCOIN token launch got the green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission late last year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum-Based Nexus Mutual Expands Its Decentralized ‘Insurance’ to Centralized Exchanges

A way to be covered in the event of an exchange hack.

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