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Congress’ Proposed Digital Asset Legislation May Cripple Crypto

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January 8, 2020

For years, the cryptocurrency industry the world around has been calling for regulatory clarity–mostly, however, to no avail. The lack of progress has perhaps been felt more acutely than anywhere…

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Binance Ties with Banxa for GBP Faster Payments Services

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January 8, 2020

Leading crypto exchange Binance has partnered with Banxa, a global fiat solutions provider, to add British pound faster payments services (FPS) and Australian dollar on-ramp services. Announced on Wednesday, this…

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Securrency Raises $17.65 Million in WisdomTree-Led Funding Round

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January 8, 2020

Blockchain startup Securrency has announced on Tuesday the closure of its Series A funding round after raising $17.65 million. Led by WisdomTree Investments, an asset manager and sponsor of exchange-traded…

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IBM To Launch Blockchain App To Make Coffee Supply Chain More Transparent

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January 7, 2020

IBM’s new app is called “Thank My Farmer” and is created in partnership with Farmer Connect, a firm that already uses the IBM blockchain. IBM and Farm Connect did the…

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John McAfee Shockingly Derides Bitcoin As “Ancient Technology”

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January 7, 2020

Back in 2017, the entrepreneur took to Twitter in support of Bitcoin as he normally would. According to the tweet back then, McAfee predicted that Bitcoin will hit $500k in…

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Ethereum’s Muir Glacier Upgrade Makes Block Time 25% Faster

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January 6, 2020

Data from Ethereum explorer Etherscan now shows that block production time is about 25% faster. Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 4, the blockchain’s average block production time fell to 12.96 seconds, from…

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Turkish Regulator Ramps Up Efforts to Create Crypto Legislation

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January 6, 2020

Turkish regulatory group Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu (SPK), also known as the Capital Markets Board (CMB), is planning to increase its efforts toward cryptocurrency regulation throughout 2020 as a result of…

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Management Chaos: Jihan Wu Steps Down as Bitmain’s Legal Rep

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January 6, 2020

With the power struggle within Bitmain still going on, its co-founder Jihan Wu has stepped down as its official legal representative. First reported by The Block, Wu stepped down from the…

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Binance Gets NY Financial Services’ Nod for Its USD-Pegged Stablecoin

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January 6, 2020

Global crypto exchange Binance has received approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for its USD-pegged stablecoin BUSD. Announced today on Twitter, this will enable New…

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South Korea Won’t Tax Crypto Profits

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January 2, 2020

To ease the confusion of crypto taxation, the South Korean government has decided not to impose a tax on earnings from digital asset trading. The clarification came in a recent…

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