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• Bitfinex Market Manipulation Lawsuit Refiled in New York and Joined by Second Case

  10-01-2020 23:49 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitfinex is now being hit by two class-action lawsuits simultaneously, alleging it manipulated the BTC market in 2017
  
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• Facebook’s Zuckerberg Calls for Digital Community Self-Governance

  10-01-2020 23:31 via cointelegraph.com
  
  In a lengthy Facebook post on the upcoming decade, CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls for digital self-governance
  
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• Bitcoin Price Ready for Next Move Up After Rebound Above $8,000

  10-01-2020 23:19 via cointelegraph.com
  
  #Bitcoin price bounces back over the $8,000 mark, allowing traders to set their sights on the $8.6K to $9.2K zone but first bulls need to press above the 200-DMA and descending channel trendline
  
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• LedgerX Names Former Chief Tech Officer as New CEO

  10-01-2020 23:01
  
  Former LedgerX CTO and Zach Dexter has been named as the company's CEO just hours after a director alleged the company's interim management was failing its investors and employees.
  
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• South Korea May Soon Develop Its Own Digital Currency

  10-01-2020 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  
  Recent reports indicate that South Korea is actively considering the idea of releasing its very own digital currency, thus joining several other countries in this endeavor. As such, the Asian country is currently in the progress of setting up a task force, in charge of carrying out a thorough research of the opportunities and disadvantages associated with central bank-backed digital currencies.
  According to the Bank of Korea, the central financial institution is committed to fully understanding
  
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• Bitcoin Could Take Centre Stage at the 2020 NBA All Star Game, With Your Help…

  10-01-2020 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Voting has opened for the 2020 NBA All-Star game. With fans able to decide the players they wish to see take the court, there is an opportunity for the league’s biggest Bitcoin proponent to take to the court during the prestigious weekend.
  Spencer Dinwiddie plays point guard for the Brooklyn Nets and is hopeful of selection for the All-Star Game. The 26-year-old basketball star has also been investing in Bitcoin since 2017 and has been a vocal advocate of blockchain technology since.
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• Litecoin Gains 10% Against The Dollar, Is This The Start of an Altcoin Rally?

  10-01-2020 22:50 via newsbtc.com
  
  While Litecoin started 2019 with a massive rally leading up to the asset’s hard-coded halving, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap later retraced almost the entire rally. It also led the way for a massive altcoin run, just before Bitcoin began to skyrocket and caused the alt market to correct.
  After a steady, prolonged decline, Litecoin has begun rallying once again, growing 10% on the day against the dollar and as much as 5% against Bitcoin. Litecoin gaining once again, could a
  
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• SEC Produces Evidence That Telegram Kept Selling Tokens After $1.7B ICO

  10-01-2020 22:40
  
  The SEC produced evidence that Telegram kept selling tokens after its ICO, undermining the firm's argument that the sale was exempt from registration.
  
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• 2019 Bitcoin Transaction Volume Moved Away From US in First Since 2013

  10-01-2020 22:33 via cointelegraph.com
  
  In 2019, the U.S. ceded the top spot for most USD received via Bitcoin for the first time in six years, with Singapore taking its place
  
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• PwC Switzerland Incorporates ChainSecurity Team to Expand Blockchain Audit Tools

  10-01-2020 22:16
  
  Officially, it’s not an acquisition. But seven technical engineers are joining the accounting firm to bolstering its smart contract auditing abilities.
  
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• There’s a CME Gap at $11,855 For Bitcoin, And It Could Trigger a 47% Rally

  10-01-2020 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin’s bulls have fought back against intense selling pressure that the cryptocurrency has faced over the past 12 hours, which previously led some analysts to believe that BTC was poised for a major drop back into the lower-$7,000 region.
  If BTC had broken below its key support around $7,700, it is probable that it would have continued dropping until it reached around $7,200, as this is where it established strong support throughout late-2019.
  Analysts are now noting that there is one f
  
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• Thai Stellar-Based Startup Lightnet Raises $31M to Replace SWIFT

  10-01-2020 21:55 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Thai blockchain startup Lightnet raises $31 million to replace “inefficient” payments like SWIFT in Southeast Asian countries
  
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• China’s Central Bank: Here’s the Latest on the Digital Yuan

  10-01-2020 21:51
  
  The People's Bank of China said several important processes in the development of the digital yuan were "almost complete."
  
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• Ethereum 2.0 Will Come in 2020, According to ConsenSys Co-Founder

  10-01-2020 21:50 via cointelegraph.com
  
  ConsenSys co-founder Andrew Keys believes in swift progress for Ethereum in 2020, but not everybody shares his excitement
  
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• Ethereum Best Investment of 2020s? Price Action Mirrors Early Bitcoin

  10-01-2020 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Since the major bull market of 2017, the price of the native digital asset on the Ethereum network has not performed so well. However, that has not dampened every commentator’s spirit for ETH going forward.
  One cryptocurrency analyst believes that Ether (ETH) will outperform every asset during the next decade. Whereas Bitcoin was the investment of the 2010s, for them, the 2020s will belong to Ethereum.
  Ethereum’s Past Price Action Looks a Lot Like Bitcoin’s, Only Bigger…
  
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• ANALYSIS: The Global Game of Coins Heats Up

  10-01-2020 21:00
  
  A new paper from the PBoC says the “top-level” design of its digital currency is complete while AMLD5 in Europe is causing crypto companies to flee.
  
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• SEC Seeks $16M From ICOBox for Unregistered Token Sale

  10-01-2020 20:40
  
  The SEC has asked a federal court in California to fine ICOBox more than $16 million for selling illegal ICOS tokens.
  
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• Bitcoin Is Fearfully Following Former Bear Market Fractal, New Lows Possible

  10-01-2020 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  The cryptocurrency community was expecting Bitcoin to be off to the races working toward setting its next new all-time high once the first-ever cryptocurrency “bottomed” in late 2018, however, the recent downtrend has them thinking again.
  According to a comparison between the current bear market and the 2014-2015 bear market, Bitcoin has clearly been following a similar trajectory, albeit on a different timescale. If the leading cryptocurrency by market cap continues to follow the sa
  
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• Bitcoin Decisively Retakes $8,000: What’s Next for Crypto?

  10-01-2020 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  After falling by over 8% from the local top at $8,460, Bitcoin (BTC) has started to mount a comeback over the past few hours. The cryptocurrency, since hitting prices just under $7,700 earlier today, is now trading around $8,100, seemingly trying to retake the key $8,000 support region, which has been of historical relevance.(This surge comes shortly after Elon Musk — yes, the Elon Musk that runs SpaceX and Tesla and also co-founded PayPal and a bajillion other companies — mentioned
  
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• Authors of New York’s P2P ‘Public Venmo’ Bill Hope for Greater Decentralization

  10-01-2020 20:08 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Authors of New York’s new digital payments system Inclusive Value Ledger claim that the initiative is still open for implementing blockchain technology
  
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• Crypto Market on the Cusp of Massive Rally, This Indicator Shows

  10-01-2020 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin’s strong bounce at its key near-term support level at $7,700 has provided relief to the aggregated crypto market from yesterday’s immense selling pressure, allowing multiple major altcoins to push up against or break above their key near-term resistance levels.
  In the near-term, it does appear that many altcoins could be poised to start rallying, with the ideal market conditions stemming from Bitcoin finding firm footing within the $8,000 region.
  Bitcoin Leads Crypto Markets
  
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• CryptoKaiju: 2019 in Review

  10-01-2020 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Disclosure: This post was originally posted on Medium: https://medium.com/@CryptoKaijuIO/2019-in-review-1-year-of-cryptokaiju-bf4388369317 Oliver Carding is the founder of both CryptoKaiju and CoinJournal. It’s been a while since we last wrote a blog post, mostly because it’s been a busy year releasing collectibles and improving the Kaiju experience. With 2019 now done, we thought we’d reflect on what was […]
  The post CryptoKaiju: 2019 in Review appeared first on Coinjou
  
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• “What is Bitcoin?” Cryptocurrency Question Seen by 14 Million Viewers of Jeopardy!

  10-01-2020 19:23 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin was featured in a question on the iconic TV show Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (GOAT) Thursday, further bringing the cryptocurrency into public view as episodes this week attract almost 15 million viewers per show.
  “What is Bitcoin?”
  This week saw the first round of Jeopardy! GOAT, pitting champions James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter against each other in a multi-night battle to declare who’s the GOAT of the quiz show hoste
  
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• Price Analysis Jan 10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XMR, TRX

  10-01-2020 18:53 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The sharp rally in a few major altcoins increases the possibility that a trend reversal in the crypto market has begun
  
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• Cobinhood Shuts Down and Freezes Deposits, Citing Audit Probe

  10-01-2020 18:36
  
  The rumors of planning an eventual exit scam were around for some time.
  
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• What The 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive Means For Crypto Businesses

  10-01-2020 18:20 via cointelegraph.com
  
  As 5AMLD comes into effect, cryptocurrency service providers are on the hook for new regulations
  
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• UK Financial Watchdog FCA Now Supervises AML/CTF Compliance of Crypto Businesses

  10-01-2020 18:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  FCA is now responsible for the monitoring AML and CTF compliance of crypto-related companies
  
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• Experts Share: What Will Bitcoin’s Price Look Like in 2020?

  10-01-2020 18:10 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Cointelegraph asked experts about their predictions for the minimum and maximum prices Bitcoin might have in 2020
  
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• MARKETS DAILY:Basketball’s First Celebrity Token Shoots for Monday Launch

  10-01-2020 18:00
  
  After years of discussion it looks like on Monday we'll see our first high profile, professional athlete linked securitized token offering.Markets Daily is back with the story and what it means.
  
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• MARKETS DAILY: Basketball’s First Celebrity Token Shoots for Monday Launch

  10-01-2020 18:00
  
  After years of discussion it looks like on Monday we'll see our first high profile, professional athlete linked securitized token offering.Markets Daily is back with the story and what it means.
  
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• This Metric Suggests Bitcoin Has Bottomed Out

  10-01-2020 17:50
  
  Bitcoin likely carved out a major price bottom in December, according to a non-price metric, which has proved as a reliable price indicator in the past.
  
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• LedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders’ Ouster

  10-01-2020 17:09
  
  In a letter to the CFTC Office of the Inspector General, a LedgerX board member alleges the company is failing its investors and shareholders following the suspension of its founders in December.
  
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• Student Wins Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship to Build Media-Focused Platform

  10-01-2020 17:03 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Cambridge student Robin Kohze has won the first Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship to further develop its media-focused blockchain project
  
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• Bitcoin SV Spiked 17% Today: But There’s a Key Reason It’s Not Sustainable

  10-01-2020 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin SV, a somewhat controversial hard fork of Bitcoin Cash, has suddenly spiked by as much as 17% intraday following legal developments in the Craig Wright legal battle with the late David Kleiman.
  However, there is one important lingering factor that could cause this rally to run out of steam and eventually lead to a lot more downside in the future.
  Bitcoin SV Explodes With 17% Gains, Following Legal Update
  Avid Bitcoin SV supporter and the face of the cryptocurrency, Craig Wright has long
  
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• Genesis Vision Enables Direct FX Trading on its Own Platform

  10-01-2020 16:55
  
  Genesis Vision platform already offers currency trading through various partners, including Roboforex, Exante and Just2Trade.
  
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• NBA Player’s Contract Tokenization Plan Can Move Forward: Reports

  10-01-2020 16:31
  
  Spencer Dinwiddie intends to begin selling tokenized shares of his contract starting Monday, Jan. 13.
  
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• Bitcoin SV (BSV) Explodes 29% on “Tulip Trust” Fears Ease

  10-01-2020 16:27 via newsbtc.com
  
  The price of Bitcoin SV (BSV) surged by a massive 28 percent on Friday as traders assessed a key development in the ongoing legal dispute involving founder Craig Wright.
  The self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator submitted a total of 428 documents to the plaintiffs, one of them allegedly including details of a trust that holds billions of dollars worth of bitcoin.
  Mr. Wright’s legal counselors marked the paper “Tulip Trust III” as confidential. The decision raised suspicions that thei
  
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• Cobinhood Announces Shutdown, Claims It Will Audit User Accounts

  10-01-2020 16:16
  
  Troubled crypto exchange Cobinhood has announced it is shutting down – but just temporarily, it seems.
  
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• Cobinhood Announces Shutdown, Claiming It Will Audit User Accounts

  10-01-2020 16:16
  
  Troubled crypto exchange Cobinhood has announced it is shutting down – but just temporarily, it seems.
  
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• China’s Central Bank Completes Top-Later Design and Joint Tests of Planned CBDC

  10-01-2020 16:02 via cointelegraph.com
  
  People’s Bank of China has announced the realization of the top-layer design and joint testing of the planned digital yuan
  
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• Popular Korean Crypto YouTuber Badly Beaten After Threats From Angry Investors

  10-01-2020 16:00
  
  A South Korean crypto YouTuber has been assaulted at his home, with some suggesting the attackers may have been upset investors.
  
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• BitPay Exec: ‘Something Unforeseen’ to Push Bitcoin Over $20K in 2020

  10-01-2020 15:38 via cointelegraph.com
  
  2020 will be the year Bitcoin beats its all-time high, Sonny Singh tells mainstream media
  
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• Remaining CME Futures Gaps Hint At Bitcoin’s Next Potential Targets

  10-01-2020 15:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Recently, a study was released that suggests that gaps left on CME Bitcoin futures charts are filled with as much as 95% accuracy, and often fill during the first week trading resumes.
  Because of how accurate the data appears to be, pair of gaps remaining on CME Bitcoin futures charts could hint at where Bitcoin price heads next.
  $7,600 or $11,900: Two Bitcoin Targets Based on CME Futures Gaps
  Unlike other cryptocurrency exchanges that are open and trading around the clock, the Chicago Mercantil
  
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• WatchSkins Is Creating Digital Collectibles for Your Wrist

  10-01-2020 15:00
  
  A company called WatchSkins wants to turn digital wearables into new ways to express yourself – and let you own a piece of unique digital property too.
  
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• Telegram Lawyers Say Proving Data-Privacy Compliance May Take Months

  10-01-2020 15:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  In the case against the SEC, lawyers representing Telegram said a data-privacy compliance review ordered by the court could take five to seven weeks
  
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• Gold Correlation With Bitcoin is at 4 Year High, And It’s a High Bullish Sign

  10-01-2020 14:57 via newsbtc.com
  
  The correlation between gold and bitcoin has reached its highest levels since August 2016, according to a new study.
  Arcane Research, a cryptocurrency-focused data analysis firm, noted a steep direct proportionality between the two rival assets. In a report published on Friday, the firm mentioned that the correlation was “below zero just half a year ago” but strengthened to 0.3 to retest its three-year high.
  “This will without a doubt strengthen the “digital gold” n
  
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• US Lawmakers Urge FCC to Step Up Its Action Against SIM Swaps

  10-01-2020 14:40 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Six U.S. lawmakers have written to the Federal Communications Commission urging it to put pressure on telecoms providers to mitigate the risk of SIM swap attacks
  
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• Suit Alleging Tether and Bitfinex Manipulated Bitcoin Market Has Been Revised

  10-01-2020 14:10
  
  A class-action that alleged Tether and Bitfinex manipulated the bitcoin market has been withdrawn by the plaintiffs.
  
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• A Lawsuit Alleging Tether and Bitfinex Manipulated the Bitcoin Market Has Been Dropped

  10-01-2020 14:10
  
  A class-action that alleged Tether and Bitfinex manipulated the bitcoin market has been withdrawn by the plaintiffs.
  
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• Binance’s 2019 May Have Set the Stage for a Powerful 2020

  10-01-2020 14:01
  
  Binance's 2019 brought the launch of a number of new intiatives and a spree of acquisitions and partnerships. What's next?
  
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