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Canadian Regulator Issues New Guidance for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Tron to Include Zcash-Based Privacy Features, Announces Trusted Setup Ceremony

New Hampshire’s Second Bill to Accept Bitcoin as Tax Payment Fails

CME Bitcoin Futures See Open Interest Surge as Global Volume Hits $25B

Bitcoin Price Already Up 25% in 2020 After Hitting $9,000

Canadian Regulator Issues New Guidance for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

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Tron to Include Zcash-Based Privacy Features, Announces Trusted Setup Ceremony

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New Hampshire’s Second Bill to Accept Bitcoin as Tax Payment Fails

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CME Bitcoin Futures See Open Interest Surge as Global Volume Hits $25B

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Bitcoin Price Already Up 25% in 2020 After Hitting $9,000

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ANON Summit Is Set to Exceed All Expectations in 2020

TechPark Hosts Global Summit for Major Tech Industry Players

Inaugural South Carolina Blockchain Conference, March 13-14, 2020

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Jaxx Liberty Wallet Expands Crypto Exchange Options with Changelly

The North American Bitcoin Conference Lands in Miami

Finance Leaders Join 1st London Event on Institutional Digital Assets

Data and the Future of Financial Services, 22nd January, London

Unconfiscatable Conference 2020 Full Speaker Lineup Announced

DeFi Platform Plutus Aims to Demolish Financial Systems by 2020

Open Source Built Exchange HollaEx Launched

Ravencoin Joins the Ranks of 150+ Exchangeable Cryptos on Changelly.com

Crypto Trading Software Offers an Extended Range of Christmas Discounts

Istanbul Blockchain Week’s ‘IstanBlock’ Releases Early Bird Tickets

Sub-accounts Are Now Live on HitBTC

The Blockchain World Forum is Coming in February in Dubai

TAGZ Secures Itself #1 Spot as the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange

Freewallet X-mas: 64% Off on Buying Crypto With a Card

The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns

Strategic Partnership With Binance

LATOKEN Schedules the Blockchain Economic Forum in Davos

Alethea is set to launch a decentralized network to ensure the digital rights for deepfake videos in an attempt to regulate the creation of fake AI-based media.

Alethea to Launch Decentralized Network for Deepfakes and Synthetic Content

Andrey Shevchenko

2020-01-17T14:05:00+00:00

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The Canadian Securities Administration has issued new guidance that determines which digital currency trading platforms fall under derivatives law.

Canadian Regulator Issues New Guidance for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

2020-01-17T13:53:00+00:00

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Tron is set to introduce privacy technology based on zero knowledge proofs to its smart contracts, using copied Zcash code for the trusted setup.

Tron to Include Zcash-Based Privacy Features, Announces Trusted Setup Ceremony

Andrey Shevchenko

2020-01-17T13:36:00+00:00

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The U.S. state of New Hampshire fails to pass its second bill to accept crypto for tax payments due to the high volatility of Bitcoin.

New Hampshire’s Second Bill to Accept Bitcoin as Tax Payment Fails

2020-01-17T12:24:00+00:00

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The Libra Association has formed a five-member steering committee to guid the network’s technical development.

Libra Association Forms Steering Committee to Guide Technical Development

2020-01-17T11:58:00+00:00

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Open interest hovers around $237 million with trajectory clearly pointing to a fresh record coming in January, with volume at three-month highs.

CME Bitcoin Futures See Open Interest Surge as Global Volume Hits $25B

2020-01-17T11:32:00+00:00

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A surge higher to finally exit the $8,000 range was short-lived at press time as observers waited to see where support would appear.

Bitcoin Price Already Up 25% in 2020 After Hitting $9,000

2020-01-17T09:16:00+00:00

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Major cryptocurrency exchange Biannce has entered negotiations regarding a partnership in the Japanese market.

Binance CEO Says Compliance Is Key for New Strategic Partnership in Japan

2020-01-17T06:44:00+00:00

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Huobi joins Turkey’s leading blockchain initiative to support local cooperation.

Huobi Joins Blockchain Turkey Platform to Boost Local Ecosystem

2020-01-17T01:00:00+00:00

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Venture capital firm Grayscale Investments banked a stellar 2019 to surpass the $1 billion mark in total investments.

VC Giant Grayscale Investments Reports Record-Breaking Year

Andrew Calderaro

2020-01-16T21:18:00+00:00

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Cointelegraph interviewed Bancor’s Eyal Hertzog and Nate Hindman to learn more about the planned BNT airdrop, DAO transition and the future of crypto.

Bancor’s Airdrop as First Step to Take Blockchain Out of 1997: Interview

Andrey Shevchenko

2020-01-16T19:33:00+00:00

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The SEC lands the latest blow against Telegram, forcing it to disclose its bank records, while Durov promises to comply.

Telegram’s Legal Battle With the SEC Heats Up Over TON Bank Records

2020-01-16T18:33:00+00:00

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Coinbase-backed Crypto Ratings Council expands its network with three new members and five digital assets.

Coinbase-Backed Crypto Ratings Council Adds eToro, OKCoin

2020-01-16T18:01:00+00:00

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Binance and Huobi received over 52% of total $2.8 billion in illicit Bitcoin transfers in 2019, according to a new Chainalysis report.

Research: Binance and Huobi Received Over 52% of Total $2.8B Illicit BTC in 2019

2020-01-16T17:44:00+00:00

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US Congress sees another bill to free crypto spenders from a duty to report capital gains on crypto used in personal transactions.

Bill to Exempt Small Crypto Transactions From Taxes Returns to US Congress

2020-01-16T17:31:00+00:00

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Amid the constantly growing cryptocurrency market, the number of irreversible coins in increasing affecting the whole industry development.

Dead Coins and Wallets: The Treasures of Atlantis or Zombie Uprising?

2020-01-16T16:19:00+00:00

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J. Christopher Giancarlo, ex-CFTC chairman aka “Crypto Dad” has started a think tank to promote the blockchain-based U.S. dollar.

Ex-CFTC Chairman to Promote Blockchain-Based USD in New Think Tank

2020-01-16T15:23:00+00:00

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The new Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin has asserted that the country should prioritize the development of a digital economy.

Russia’s New Prime Minister Sets Course for Digital Economy

2020-01-16T13:52:00+00:00

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Binance announced it would restrict access to the crypto exchange to Japanese residents at an unspecified later date.

Binance Exchange to Restrict Access to Japan Residents

Andrey Shevchenko

2020-01-16T12:30:00+00:00

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Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, founded by the Winklevoss twins, has formed its own insurance company to insure its custody arm for $200 million.

Gemini Launches Firm to Insure Its Own Crypto Custody Branch for $200M

2020-01-16T12:06:00+00:00

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The sale of Telegram Open Network tokens held by Liquid Exchange was canceled due to launch delays, with the funds being returned to the investors.

Liquid Cancels Sale of Telegram's Gram Tokens, Returns Funds to Investors

Andrey Shevchenko

2020-01-16T11:40:00+00:00

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A human rights lawyer representing victims of an alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme in Thailand is taking their case to the country’s Department of Special I...

Thai Officials to Investigate Alleged Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme

2020-01-16T11:17:00+00:00

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Zcash released a Software Development Kit for both Android and iOS, which allows developers to easily build mobile wallets supporting shielded transactions.

Zcash Poised to Finally Have Private Transactions on Mobile With SDK Release

Andrey Shevchenko

2020-01-16T10:58:00+00:00

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A giant Bitcoin transaction between two unknown addresses was subsequently claimed by Bitfinex, which was reloading its hot wallet.

No, It Wasn’t Craig Wright: Bitfinex Moves $1B in Bitcoin for 48 Cents

2020-01-16T10:36:00+00:00

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