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• ConsenSys to Build Global Trade Platform for Agribusiness Giants

  24-01-2020 23:42 via cointelegraph.com
  
  ConsenSys will be developing an Ethereum-based platform to digitize the post-trade finance industry for a foundation of agribusiness giants including Cargill
  
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• Iran Thinks It Can Outwit Trump. The Key? Bitcoin

  24-01-2020 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  As tensions mount between the United States Trump administration and the Iran regime, the rogue state has been working on a strategy to outwit the US President and get around his economic sanctions and political pressure – and it all relies heavily on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
  Is Iran Using Bitcoin to Outwit President Donald Trump?
  While World War III may have thus far been averted, the tensions between the United States and Iran continue to increase and come to a boiling point.
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• Effect of CME Futures Options on BTC Price Depends on Halving

  24-01-2020 23:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  With CME’s Bitcoin futures options volume doubling within a week, how will it affect the price trend of BTC?
  
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• Blockchain is the Most Demanded Skill by the Global Marketplace

  24-01-2020 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  
  We’ve had our ups and downs in the cryptocurrency marketplaces over the last couple of years, but a few elements of our ecosystem have remained a constant. One of these is the demand for blockchain developers and their skills, which has seen a regular increase year after year.
  According to the latest LinkedIn recruitment research report, blockchain is the number one in-demand skill in 2020. Even though they simply say “blockchain,” the term used by itself is vague. However, bec
  
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• Research Firm and Environmental Watch Dog Test World’s First Air Quality Ledger

  24-01-2020 22:56 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Global partnership between PlanetWatch and Algorand tests new blockchain air quality sensors and ledger
  
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• Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs

  24-01-2020 22:30
  
  Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response.
  
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• UK’s Lancashire Cricket Club Now Uses Blockchain Platform to Sell Tickets

  24-01-2020 22:28 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The Lancashire Cricket Club will sell tickets for all domestic and international fixtures through a blockchain-based platform
  
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• Two Veteran Traders See Bullish Signs With Bitcoin Rebounding to $8.5K

  24-01-2020 22:20 via cointelegraph.com
  
  #Bitcoin price rallied 3.97% to $8.5K but now needs to overcome the 50-EMA to push through $8,500-$8,650
  
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• Crypto Market to See a Massive Injection of Capital in 2020 Due to This Covert Factor

  24-01-2020 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have had a great 2020 so far, which has piqued investors’ interest in the markets and has led to an increased sense of hope amongst active participants.
  This may be emblematic by the possibility that billions of dollars’ worth of unannounced capital is close to being injected into the crypto markets, with the allocation of this funding to top projects potentially allowing for significant ecological development in 2020.
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• Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art

  24-01-2020 21:00
  
  The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.
  
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• LinkedIn Co-Founder Blue Outlines Risks of Blockchain Sexism: WEF

  24-01-2020 20:33 via cointelegraph.com
  
  LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue raised concerns of gender inequality in blockchain jobs
  
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• Major Bitcoin Cash Pools Force 12.5% Mining Tax on Community

  24-01-2020 20:18 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Four Bitcoin Cash pool operators are forcing through a developer tax proposal on mining rewards
  
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• Harmony Kicks Off Migration From Ethereum and Binance Chains to Its Own

  24-01-2020 20:05
  
  Harmony is rolling out its token swap process, asking holders of its ERC-20 and BEP-2 tokens to switch to its own native asset to participate in staking and other activities.
  
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• Legendary Trader: Current Crypto Rally Must Hold Or More Serious Correction Is Coming

  24-01-2020 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  A legendary professional trader who famously called Bitcoin’s drawdown from $20,000 to $3,000 with chilling accuracy is claiming that while things are looking bullish for the first-ever crypto asset, if any of the bullish factors he’s watching changes, it could result in a much more “serious correction.”
  Peter Brandt Highlights Bullish Bitcoin Factors But Warns of a More Serious Correction
  From late November and all through December into early January, Bitcoin painted a m
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) vs. Ethereum (ETH): Which Is a Better Buy? - U.S. News & World Report

  24-01-2020 19:12 via money.usnews.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) vs. Ethereum (ETH): Which Is a Better Buy?  U.S. News & World Report
  
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• Top Analyst Who Called Bitcoin’s Crash to $6,000 Says This is Next

  24-01-2020 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Few analysts have called Bitcoin (BTC) price action over the past few months and years as well as Filb Filb.The pseudonymous trader in 2018 called the cryptocurrency’s bottoming price around $3,000 and the subsequent surge.
  In October of last year, Filb Filb depicted in a TradingView chart that he expects BTC to surge towards $10,000, then crash to $6,400 to find a macro bottom. Bitcoin did exactly that, moving almost exactly as the forecast on his chart, down to the dates. It was a bit ee
  
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• Price Analysis Jan 24: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XLM, ADA

  24-01-2020 18:39 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin bulls are buying near support levels. If these levels hold for the next few days, the recent uptrend in cryptocurrencies is likely to resume
  
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• Notes From WEF: Oil-Producing Nations Want Dollar Alternatives, Just Not Bitcoin

  24-01-2020 18:30
  
  Middle Eastern elites at the World Economic Forum are highly skeptical of bitcoin, but there are whispers about its potential for cross-border settlements in the energy sector.
  
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• Notes From the WEF: Oil-Producing Nations Want Dollar Alternatives, Just Not Bitcoin

  24-01-2020 18:30
  
  Middle Eastern elites at the World Economic Forum are highly skeptical of bitcoin, but there are whispers about its potential for cross-border settlements in the energy sector.
  
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• Ukraine to Block Crypto Wallets for Illicit Funds, Finance Minister Says

  24-01-2020 18:22 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Ukrainian authorities will be able to “block crypto wallets” in order to seize illegally obtained assets, a notice from the country’s Ministry of Finance says
  
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• Travel Platform Travala Expands Payment Options With XEM

  24-01-2020 18:04 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Booking platform Travala now allows its customers to pay for accomodations with XEM
  
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• Volume Precedes Price: Why an Unexpected Altcoin Crash Could Surprise Crypto Investors

  24-01-2020 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Top financial market analysts often live and die by the mantra that volume always precedes price, and the same is true for crypto assets like Bitcoin and the rest of the altcoin market.
  An indicator designed to spot early changes in volume may be signaling that although altcoins are rallying across the greater crypto market, a surprising crash may soon catch crypto investors off guard.
  Understanding On-Balance Volume: The Smart Money Indicator
  The idea was primarily popularized by market analyst
  
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• Crypto News Roundup and Interviews for Jan. 24, 2020

  24-01-2020 18:00
  
  Bitcoin's up as Davos ends. This is CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup for January 24, 2020.
  
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• Shock and Awe: Bitcoin Losing Momentum Could Result in Elliot Wave Correction to $1,000

  24-01-2020 17:05 via newsbtc.com
  
  There’s no denying that Bitcoin is at a critical junction, either ready to fall deeper into a downtrend or explode into a new bull rally driven by pre-halving hype and speculation.
  Losing momentum here, according to one crypto analyst, would almost certainly lead to an Elliot Wave Theory C-wave that would take the cryptocurrency further down toward $1,000 – a move that would surely leave the crypto market in shock and awe.
  Bitcoin Losing Momentum Could Result in Shocking Fall to $1,0
  
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• Shock & Awe: Bitcoin Losing Momentum Could Result in Elliot Wave Correction to $1,000

  24-01-2020 17:05 via newsbtc.com
  
  There’s no denying that Bitcoin is at a critical junction, either ready to fall deeper into a downtrend or explode into a new bull rally driven by pre-halving hype and speculation.
  Losing momentum here, according to one crypto analyst, would almost certainly lead to an Elliot Wave Theory C-wave that would take the cryptocurrency further down toward $1,000 – a move that would surely leave the crypto market in shock and awe.
  Bitcoin Losing Momentum Could Result in Shocking Fall to $1,0
  
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• Less Chance that Bitcoin Will Crash Towards $6K, Top Analyst Explains Why

  24-01-2020 17:04 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin opened 2020 with a bang, rising by as much as 32 percent in January as investors’ appetite for safe-haven assets grew. However, the price rally is now looking to fizzle.
  The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate has dipped by circa 9 percent after registering a local top near $9,200. The pair on Friday tested $8,216 as intraday support, hinting risks of an extended downside move that could push the price into a medium-term bearish channel.
  The BTC/USD exchange rate eyes a crash towards $
  
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• Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T

  24-01-2020 17:03
  
  AT&T has again argued against allegations it was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that cost crypto exec Seth Shapiro $1.8 million.
  
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• Elon Musk Reveals His True Opinion on Bitcoin and Crypto

  24-01-2020 16:22 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Elon Musk revealed his stance on crypto, noting that it is a good replacement for cash
  
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• Your PGP Key? Make Sure It’s Up to Date

  24-01-2020 16:00
  
  Identity thieves now have another tool at their disposal: bitcoin hashing power.
  
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• Three Reasons Why Ethereum is Weaker Relative to Bitcoin, And is Down 89% From ATH

  24-01-2020 15:20 via newsbtc.com
  
  For much of recent years, crypto enthusiasts hoped that Ethereum would take Bitcoin’s place to become the leading blockchain project by market valuation. But heading into 2020, the so-called “flippening” has still not arrived.
  Ethereum’s native token, dubbed as Ether, is down by circa 89 percent from its historic high of $1,419.60 (data from Coinbase). On the other hand, bitcoin’s sell-off appears dwarfed, with its rate plunging by a little more than 50 percent from
  
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• UK Cricket Club Will Issue this Season’s Tickets Over a Blockchain

  24-01-2020 15:00
  
  The blockchain-based ticketing solution will be used for all Lancashire Cricket Club's domestic and international fixtures in 2020.
  
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• Exchanges Hold More Bitcoin Than Ever as Coinbase Wallet Nears 1M BTC

  24-01-2020 14:37 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Coinbase’s mushrooming cold wallet balance underscores the persisting trend of investors trusting third parties with their Bitcoins
  
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• Following US-Iran Tensions, Is BTC Really a ‘Safe Haven’?

  24-01-2020 14:31
  
  Tension between Iran and the United States earlier this month caused a spike in the price of Bitcoin--or did it?
  
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• Hawaii Introduces Bill Authorizing Banks to Offer Crypto Custody

  24-01-2020 14:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  A bill in the Hawaii State Senate aims to clarify its classification of digital assets and pave the way for banks to provide custody services
  
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• WEF Unveils Global Governance Consortium for Digital Currencies

  24-01-2020 14:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The WEF has unveiled a new consortium devoted to designing a global governance framework for digital currencies
  
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• 10% of Central Banks Surveyed Close to Issuing Digital Currencies: BIS

  24-01-2020 14:02
  
  A fifth of the world's population may well have access to a central bank digital currency in as little as three years, according to a BIS survey.
  
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• Bitcoin is Tanking Despite Coronavirus Fears, Showing Lack of Characteristics as Safe Haven

  24-01-2020 13:06 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin prices on Friday are plunging after marking their highest levels in over two months, hurt by an improving outlook of the eurozone economy, the stronger dollar, and – none the least – the Coronavirus outbreak in China.
  The benchmark cryptocurrency’s spot rate fell by 1.66 percent to $8,246.14 as of 11:20 UTC today. At the same time, its futures listed on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) slipped 1.49 percent to trade at $8,245. The moves downhill put bitcoin at the
  
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• Notes From the WEF: Cash Is Dead, Long Live Digital Cash

  24-01-2020 13:00
  
  Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead.
  
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• Tether Launches Gold-Backed Stablecoin and Begins Trading on Bitfinex

  24-01-2020 12:42 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Tether launches a gold-backed stablecoin while trading on Bitfinex has already started
  
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• Week Two of RBI Vs. Crypto at the Supreme Court of India

  24-01-2020 12:34 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The historic case brought against the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks’ dealings with cryptocurrency businesses resumed this week at the country’s Supreme Court
  
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• Alleged BTC-e boss will be extradited to France over cryptocurrency fraud - The Next Web

  24-01-2020 12:19 via thenextweb.com
  
  Alleged BTC-e boss will be extradited to France over cryptocurrency fraud  The Next Web
  
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• Continued Losses See Bitcoin Erase 40% of Recent Price Rally

  24-01-2020 12:15
  
  Bitcoin's price pullback has gathered steam in the last 24 hours, erasing a major portion of the cryptocurrency's recent gains.
  
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• Celsius to Begin Offering Compounding Interest on Crypto Deposits

  24-01-2020 12:07 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending platform, will begin offering compounded interest on cryptocurrency deposits
  
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• Japanese Officials Are Working on a Digital Currency

  24-01-2020 11:37 via cointelegraph.com
  
  In an unexpected turn of events, Japanese lawmakers are set to propose a digital yen
  
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• Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Hints Firm May Seek IPO Within 12 Months

  24-01-2020 11:21
  
  The Ripple CEO said at Davos that an initial public offering is seen as the “natural evolution for the company,” perhaps even this year.
  
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• Key Google Metric: Bitcoin May Explode Into $100,000 Parabolic Rally

  24-01-2020 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Since Bitcoin investors got a taste of parabolic price action in early-2019, during which BTC surged from the low-$3,000s to $14,000 in a few weeks’ time, they have been craving more.
  According to a Google Trends analysis, another parabolic rally is about to form again in the cryptocurrency market again. Considering historical rallies, this next bull market could bring BTC above $100,000, some analysts have suggested.
  Google Trends Suggests Bitcoin to Soon Explode
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• Italian Winery Adopts Interactive Screw-Caps With Blockchain Verification

  24-01-2020 10:56 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Italian winery Vigneti Massa is launching blockchain-enabled caps for some of its wines, allowing consumers to verify the vines and vintage of individual bottles
  
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• Tether Launches Gold-Backed Stablecoin on Ethereum & Tron Chains

  24-01-2020 10:52
  
  The coin was created to meet “growing demand for a digital asset that provides exposure to the world’s most enduring asset."
  
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• Japanese Lawmakers Will Propose Digital Yen to Counter Libra, China: Report

  24-01-2020 10:52
  
  Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issues its own digital currency.
  
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• US Deficit Will Be at Least 6 Times Bitcoin Market Cap — Every Year

  24-01-2020 10:27 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The U.S. budget deficit has shot up 55% as a percentage of GDP since the 1960s
  
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