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• Kraken Acquires One of Australia’s Longest-Running Crypto Exchanges

  15-01-2020 23:48
  
  With its acquisition of Bit Trade, Kraken is making a major push into the Asia-Pacific region.
  
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• Fintech Startup Aims to Create New Asset Class With ‘Continuous’ ICO Model

  15-01-2020 23:45
  
  A newly launched fintech firm hopes to leverage the token sale model to back investments in real-world assets. But it's taking a different approach than many previous projects.
  
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• Venezuela’s Maduro: Airlines Must Use Petros to Pay for Fuel

  15-01-2020 23:27
  
  The state oil company will only accept petro for airplane fuel, per a new decree from Venezuela's president.
  
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• Electric Coin Company SDK Paves Way for Shielded Zcash Payments on Mobile

  15-01-2020 23:20
  
  The Electric Coin Company has released development tools to help build mobile wallets able to support shielded payments, which obfuscate addresses and transaction amounts.
  
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• Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits $3.5 Billion; Upward Trend to Continue?

  15-01-2020 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The Bitcoin and wider cryptocurrency markets surprised observers yesterday as the market capitalisation of leading cryptos suddenly increased. January 14 started with the market at $217.5 billion, today that figure stands at over $238.8 billion.
  The heightened market volatility appears to have attracted other traders to the market. Open interest in Bitcoin futures, for example, has soared to $3.5 million.
  Does Rising Open Interest Hint of More Upside in Bitcoin?
  Even for the cryptocurrency marke
  
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• Anchorage Acquires Merkle as Part of Trading Service Launch

  15-01-2020 22:46 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Custody solution Anchorage now hosts institutional crypto trading, harnessing recently acquired Merkle Data in the process
  
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• Malaysia Looks to Tie Token Offerings to Exchanges

  15-01-2020 22:41 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Malaysia to restrict token offerings to exchanges the day after the US SEC warns against exchange offerings
  
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• Why Analysts Think Bitcoin Price Will Soon Surge Past $9,000

  15-01-2020 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin has been on an absolute tear over the past few days, with the price of the leading cryptocurrency rocketing as high as $8,910 just hours ago as of the time of writing this article. While bullish, analysts have been waiting for BTC to break past the key $9,000 price point, an important psychological and historical resistance. (Breaking this level would also give crypto investors a chance to post the “It’s Over 9000” meme.)We gonna see $9K today, aren’t we?
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• Anchorage Moves Into Crypto Trading With New Brokerage Service

  15-01-2020 22:30
  
  Crypto custodian Anchorage is launching a brokerage for its institutional clients, supporting the effort with new analysis and risk modeling capabilities after acquiring data startup Merkle Data.
  
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• The Open Index Protocol Aims to Decentralize Media

  15-01-2020 22:00
  
  Amy James' Open Index Protocol is taking aim at YouTube and Instagram.
  
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• Breaking This Line Could Cause Bitcoin to Turn Parabolic and Rally 1000%

  15-01-2020 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  It is beginning to look increasingly as though Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent rally from its early-January lows of $6,800 to its recent highs of $8,900 is much more than a fleeting relief pump.
  BTC bulls have been able to hold the crypto within the upper-$8,000 region for the past day, signaling that buyers currently have enough strength to sustain this rally and possibly even extend it further.
  One prominent analyst is now noting that Bitcoin is fast approaching a key resistance level, and if his
  
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• EEA Partners With Whiteblock to Offer New Testnet With Controlled Environment

  15-01-2020 21:34 via cointelegraph.com
  
  EEA members will be able to test their blockchain apps within a new testnet, which does not require a full-scale roll-out
  
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• BTCPay Server Now Processing Blockstream’s Liquid Assets

  15-01-2020 21:33
  
  BTCPay server now accepts assets issued on Blocksteam's sidechain, Liquid.
  
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• NBA Team Auctioning Basketball Star’s Jersey on Ethereum Blockchain

  15-01-2020 21:00
  
  The Sacramento Kings plan to auction off Buddy Hield’s jersey from today’s game against the Mavericks using an ethereum-based platform built by ConsenSys.
  
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• Crypto Content Missing from YouTube; Is Platform’s Purge Back On?

  15-01-2020 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  YouTube appears to have resumed its anti-crypto asset campaign. At least one content creator has today reported missing content from the video sharing platform.
  The original clampdown against crypto-related channels occurred at the end of last year. Although YouTube has restored most content, new instances of missing videos may signal that more censorship is yet to come.
  Crypto Content Creators Beware: YouTube Removes Another Digital Currency Video
  Despite having claimed its earlier clampdown ag
  
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• Why Crypto’s ‘Rogue State’ Narrative Is a Risk to the Industry

  15-01-2020 20:45
  
  From a North Korean blockchain conference to a sanctions-evading crypto hedge fund, does this type of activity present a narrative risk to the crypto industry as a whole?
  
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• Bitcoin Options Market Reaches Record High: Is It a Sign of a Medium-Term Rally?

  15-01-2020 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  It seems as though Bitcoin’s price action throughout the early part of 2020 has drastically altered its medium-term prospects, as investors are now widely betting that the ongoing BTC rally extends significantly further.
  This is elucidated while looking towards the near-record volume seen on Bitcoin’s options yesterday, which signals that investors are eyeing a mid-term rally for the cryptocurrency.
  Bitcoin Options Volume Nears All-Time Highs; Factors & Trends
  Since Bitcoin tappe
  
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• US Congress Looks at Role of Crypto and Internet in Funding Hate Crimes

  15-01-2020 20:19 via cointelegraph.com
  
  U.S. Congress should not discount the future role of cryptocurrencies in funding acts of domestic extremism, the House Financial Services Committee warns
  
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• Bitcoin Dominance Could Be Poised for Extended Downtrend As Alts Rally

  15-01-2020 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Last year, it was all about Bitcoin and its parabolic rise out of its bear market bottom. The first-ever cryptocurrency consolidated for months in a low range around $3,000 before exploding 350% to $14,000 at the year’s high.
  During the rise, BTC dominance also rallied, wiping out the value of most altcoins as a result. However, with the latest altcoin rally, long-term indicators are starting to roll over, suggesting that BTC dominance is about to head into a steady downtrend, allowing alt
  
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• NJ Counterterrorism Chief Warns US Congress: Crypto Is Funding ‘Domestic Extremism’

  15-01-2020 19:57
  
  New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Director Jared Maples predicted Wednesday that domestic terrorists will increasingly turn to bitcoin.
  
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• Crypto Exchange Upbit Finishes Security Update in Response to 2019 Hack

  15-01-2020 19:57 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Upbit has completed a security overhaul in response to a hack the platform suffered in late 2019
  
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• Kraken Hires Former CoinDesk Editor Pete Rizzo to Content Department

  15-01-2020 19:27 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Pete Rizzo, who left CoinDesk in September, has joined Kraken’s content production department
  
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• Kraken Hires Former CoinDesk Editor Pete Rizzo for Content Department

  15-01-2020 19:27 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Pete Rizzo, who left CoinDesk in September, has joined Kraken’s content production department
  
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• MARKETS DAILY: Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 15, 2020

  15-01-2020 19:00
  
  With the price of bitcoin now up an astounding 23% so far in the first half of 2020, Markets Daily is back with the stories moving todays markets.
  
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• Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules

  15-01-2020 19:00
  
  Elliptic head of policy Liat Shetret will recommend that the U.S. push for greater enforcement of anti-money laundering regulation of crypto exchanges, including for traders using privacy coins, in a Congressional hearing on human trafficking.
  
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• 2 Reasons Why Bitcoin’s 22% YTD Performance Is the Start of Something Massive

  15-01-2020 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin is up more than 22% to almost $9,000 in the first 15 days of 2020, the coin’s best start of the year surge since 2012. With institutional interest gaining traction, and adoption and name recognition on the rise, this decade looks promising for the leading cryptocurrency.Reasons for Bitcoin’s Bull Run
  Several factors are fueling Bitcoin’s bullish run. Global trading company CME Group launched options tied to Bitcoin futures this week, establishing a new vehicle for
  
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• Price Analysis Jan 15: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, TRX, XMR

  15-01-2020 18:56 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Minor corrections driven by profit booking within major cryptocurrencies is likely to occur over the next few days but with the current market setup, dips can be viewed as buying opportunities
  
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• Startup Crypto Exchange Blade to Launch Zero-Fee Trading in February

  15-01-2020 18:18
  
  Crypto perpetuals exchange Blade will be introducing zero-fee trading next month in a bid to gain market share from rivals.
  
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• Even a Billionaire Crypto Investor Doesn’t Understand The Recent Altcoin Rally

  15-01-2020 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  This week, the crypto market erupted with Bitcoin surging to test downtrend resistance, while altcoin assets everywhere exploded through their downtrend resistance and went on massive rallies.  Some even went on a 400% rally, shocking crypto investors who have watched the asset class in a perpetual state of decline over the last two years.
  But not everyone is convinced that the rally has legs, or even understand why the rally is occurring. Even a well-known billionaire crypto investor with
  
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• Pumping Altcoins All Have One Thing In Common: Crypto Whale Games

  15-01-2020 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  This week, the crypto market caught fire, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and many other cryptocurrencies going on powerful rallies and breaking out of downtrend resistance.
  However, analysts across crypto Twitter have been left scratching their heads as to what’s changed in the market, and why this is happening. One conclusion many are drawing is that this week’s rally isn’t at all an alt season, but a whale on one specific cryptocurrency exchange playing games with an illiq
  
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• JPMorgan’s DLT Spin-off Completes Industry’s First Hybrid Blockchain

  15-01-2020 16:08 via cointelegraph.com
  
  JPMorgan’s blockchain spin-off Kadena has fully launched its public blockchain, completing what it calls the “industry’s first hybrid blockchain platform”
  
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• Tom Lee Calls For 100% Bitcoin Returns On Heels of Election, Halving, More

  15-01-2020 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Fundstrat’s Managing Partner and the Head of Research Tom Lee – an outspoken Bitcoin bull – has been mum on the cryptocurrency market for much of the last year.However, Lee has finally started making comments about the crypto space once again, and is now calling for 100% returns in Bitcoin this year on the heels of the 2020 United States Presidential election, the crypto asset’s upcoming halving, and increase geopolitical risk across the entire globe. Will Lee’s lea
  
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• JPMorgan Veterans’ Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network

  15-01-2020 16:00
  
  Kadena, a startup spun out of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has taken a step toward its vision of creating interoperable, scalable public blockchains with a full launch Wednesday.
  
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• JPMorgan Spinoff Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network

  15-01-2020 16:00
  
  Kadena, a startup spun out of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has taken a step toward its vision of creating interoperable, scalable public blockchains with a full launch Wednesday.
  
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• Uphold Opens Crypto Trading to Users With UK Bank Accounts

  15-01-2020 15:40
  
  Trading platform Uphold has added pound sterling support, in beta for now
  
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• Binance’s Fiat-Gateway Partner Banxa Raises $2M in Series A Round

  15-01-2020 15:10
  
  Digital banking infrastructure provider Banxa has raised $2 million soon after partnering with Binance.
  
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• Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Launches Testing Ground for Blockchain Interoperability

  15-01-2020 15:00
  
  The EEA is launching testnet to iron out interoperability issues between commercial ethereum projects.
  
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• Blockchain Firm BitFury Partners With UN on Forest Project in Kazakhstan

  15-01-2020 14:40 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitfury and the United Nations Development Programme are set to partner on a project to increase Kazakhstan’s forestland and offset carbon emissions
  
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• UAE Can Save Over $3B by Deploying Blockchain, New Research Reveals

  15-01-2020 14:25 via cointelegraph.com
  
  A new report reveals that the United Arab Emirates could save over $3 billion by implementing blockchain tech through streamlining and digitizing administrative processes
  
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• World’s Biggest Payment App Alipay Has a Crypto Based Rental Service, but There’s a Catch

  15-01-2020 14:05 via newsbtc.com
  
  Alipay, in conjunction with Wukong Car Rental, has launched the world’s first facial recognition car rental service, powered by technology behind crypto.
  Crypto Powered Car Rental Is A Reality
  Cash in China is quickly becoming a thing of the past. And mobile phone payment services, from the likes of Alipay and WeChat Pay, dominate the retail landscape.On the whole, Chinese consumers already use their phones to pay for just about everything. And taking this concept one step further, Alipay
  
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• Voyager to Offer Interest on Three Newly Listed Stablecoins

  15-01-2020 14:00
  
  Voyager Digital will allow customers to earn interest on tether, USD coin and true USD.
  
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• Maduro Orders State-Run Firm to Sell 4.5M Oil Barrels for Petro

  15-01-2020 13:55 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro signed a decree to sell 4.5 million barrels of oil for Petros
  
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• Trader Who Called Bitcoin’s 50% Decline Says $10,000 Is Next: Here’s Why

  15-01-2020 13:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin (BTC) has been on an absolute tear over the past few days. In the past two weeks, the cryptocurrency has rallied from the yearly lows around $6,800 to a high of $8,880 just hours ago as of the time of writing this article, registering a 30% surge from said lows.
  Since nearing $9,000, the cryptocurrency’s uptrend has slowed, with price now consolidating around $8,700 as Bitcoin looks to gain some short-term directionality. Right now, analysts are divided, with some eyeing $10,000 an
  
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• Bitstamp Crypto Exchange to Pilot Leverage Trading via Bank Partnership

  15-01-2020 12:46 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Crypto exchange Bitstamp will pilot leveraged trading with crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank
  
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• UN Warns Against Attending North Korean Crypto Conference Next Month

  15-01-2020 12:35
  
  The United Nations says attending North Korea's cryptocurrency conference in February would likely be a violation of sanctions.
  
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• Interview With Daniel Marco On the State of Blockchain in Catalonia

  15-01-2020 12:35 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Catalonia is emerging as a strong hopeful to set up a blockchain-based identity system. Cointelegraph talked to the government official behind the push
  
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• Bitcoin Eyes $9K After Biggest Single-Day Rise in a Month

  15-01-2020 12:13
  
  Tuesday's sharp rise looks to have put bitcoin on path toward the 200-day average at $9,100.
  
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• Bitwise Withdraws Long-Standing Bitcoin ETF Application

  15-01-2020 12:09 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitwise withdraws its Bitcoin ETF proposal after an earlier rejection was put under review by the SEC
  
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• Investor Put $1,000 in Top 10 Crypto Assets 1 Year Ago. Now It’s Worth This Much

  15-01-2020 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  If you take a look at CoinMarketCap, it’s easy to get overwhelmed; the site claims there are over 5,000 crypto assets in existence, from those as relevant as Bitcoin and Ethereum to those as obscure as Embercoin and, uh, PepeCash.
  Each coin purports to have its own viable use case, meaning that theoretically, it has the potential to outperform BTC, ETH, and other top digital assets. Thus, a culture of portfolio diversification has spawned in the cryptocurrency investment space, with some a
  
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• Bitcoin Price ‘Cools Off’ at 8.7K After Best January Gains Since 2012

  15-01-2020 11:33 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin fulfills predictions with a break from upside after hitting the 200-day moving average near $8,700
  
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