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• MakerDAO Considering USDC Collateral Support For Enhanced Liquidity

  16-03-2020 23:19 via cointelegraph.com
  
  DeFi giant MakerDAO is considering USDC as collateral support to fight its liquidity risk
  
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• Toyota Reveals Blockchain Lab After 11 Months of Research

  16-03-2020 23:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Toyota announces its aim to become a “mobility company” through blockchain technology
  
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• Retail Investors Are Buying the Bitcoin Institutions Are Selling, Traders Say

  16-03-2020 22:54
  
  As institutions unload bitcoin, crypto’s traditional base – retail investors – is doing most of the buying, market participants said.
  
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• Retail Investors Are Buying, Bitcoin Institutions Are Selling, Traders Say

  16-03-2020 22:54
  
  As institutions unload bitcoin, crypto’s traditional base – retail investors – is doing most of the buying, market participants said.
  
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• BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report: Cryptocurrency Surprise - The Pioneer News

  16-03-2020 22:40 via pioneernews.net
  BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report: Cryptocurrency Surprise  The Pioneer News
  
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• Inside BeQuant: 3 Days With a Crypto Exchange CEO

  16-03-2020 22:34 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Pub hopping in London one night, pitching to Malta’s regulators the next: Check out our latest documentary to find out what it’s like to be the CEO of a crypto exchange
  
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• 4 Key Bitcoin Metrics Show Not All Hope Is Lost for BTC Price

  16-03-2020 22:20 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Key Bitcoin metrics show the network and digital asset are holding up well as equities markets turn bearish and COVID-19 halts economies across the globe
  
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• These Factors Show XRP is Poised for Massive Upside as Accumulation Pattern Emerges

  16-03-2020 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  XRP, like Bitcoin and many other major altcoins, has cratered over the past several days and weeks, plummeting from 2020 highs of $0.35 to recent lows of sub-$0.10. Although the crypto has since climbed from these lows, the instability of the aggregated market has made it prone to seeing further near-term downside.
  In spite of its overt bearishness, one trader is noting that he believes it could be time to “start accumulating” the cryptocurrency, with a few simple factors potentially
  
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• CoinDCX To Allocate $1.3 Million to Indian Crypto Education

  16-03-2020 21:53 via cointelegraph.com
  
  CoinDCX to provide $1.3 million through a pilot program that aims to increase crypto adoption in India
  
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• Cardano Foundation Is Sued by Former Research Partner

  16-03-2020 21:43 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The Cardano Foundation is being sued by former research partner Z/Yen Group Limited, a UK blockchain thinktank
  
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• Argentinean Gov’t Blockchain Hacked to Spread Fake News on Coronavirus

  16-03-2020 21:22 via cointelegraph.com
  
  False information on the Coronavirus pandemic spread across Argentina’s blockchain-based government announcement
  
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• Ethereum Community Grapples With Coronavirus as EthCC Cases Tick Upward

  16-03-2020 20:52
  
  A number of attendees who contracted COVID-19 at an Ethereum conference in Paris have gone public with their diagnoses in what some are calling an act of "radical transparency."
  
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• Market Recession Was a Long Time Coming, Not Coronavirus Surprise: Research

  16-03-2020 20:19 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Market research firm Crebaco that the current market recession was long coming and was not caused by just the Coronavirus
  
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• NVIDIA Calls on GPU Miners to Combat Coronavirus

  16-03-2020 20:16 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The U.S. chip manufacturer launched a proposal to relocate unused GPU power to support COVID-19 research
  
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• How Crypto Is Fighting Coronavirus: Meltem Demirors Shares her Plan

  16-03-2020 20:15
  
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• How Crypto Is Fighting Coronavirus: Hacks, Info, Perspectives

  16-03-2020 20:15
  
  Hacks, perspectives and info on coronavirus from the crypto community at large. Have something to add? Tweet @CoinDesk #CoronaEfforts
  
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• Price Analysis Mar 16: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO

  16-03-2020 20:07 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Today’s recovery from the intraday lows is a positive sign as it confirms demand at lower levels
  
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• The Fed’s $700B Bazooka Misfires, Feat. CoinDesk’s Michael Casey and Noelle Acheson

  16-03-2020 20:00
  
  Far from reassuring the markets, the Fed’s dramatic action over the weekend seems to have spooked them instead.
  
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• No Haven Safe: Silver, Gold and Other Precious Metals Nosedive Alongside Bitcoin

  16-03-2020 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Amidst an economic crisis, precious metals like gold and silver often act as a safe haven for capital, while other assets fall in value.
  However, growing concerns over the coronavirus and a possible recession in the near future have created such hysteria and panic, that not even silver, gold, platinum, palladium and other precious metals are proving to be a safe haven for investors during a time of crisis.
  Safe Haven Assets Aren’t Safe From Spreading Fear and Panic
  Certain attributes share
  
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• Ethereum Could Buck Market Trend and Rally to $180 if Key Level is Defended

  16-03-2020 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The global market meltdown has continued today, with the U.S. equities market plummeting as Bitcoin and most major altcoins also post some notable losses. This decline today led Ethereum to lows of $105, which is where it was able to find some support.
  Analysts are now noting that there is a critical support region that Ethereum has established within the lower-$100 region, with a continued defense of this level being imperative for it to see further upside.
  If bulls are able to guard against a
  
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• Bitcoin Volume Gains Traction After 24-Hour Roller-Coaster Ride

  16-03-2020 19:58
  Bitcoin prices have been on a roller-coaster ride since Sunday afternoon after the Federal Reserve slashed rates a full percentage point and promised to pump $700 billion into the U.S. economy. But now bitcoin volume is picking up.
  
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• Transaction Speed and Profitability Are Linked in Crypto

  16-03-2020 19:53 via cointelegraph.com
  
  To gain profits in the crypto space, transaction speeds remain one of the most important characteristics for the industry
  
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• Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Resigns to Oversee US National Banking System

  16-03-2020 19:44 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Coinbase’s chief legal officer is designated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to serve at major position at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  
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• Brave Browser Delivers on Promise, Files GDPR Complaint Against Google

  16-03-2020 19:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Brave files a formal complaint against Google — claiming it abuses GDPR rules
  
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• DBL Digital Announces Bitcoin Managed Account Program; Now Offering New Cryptocurrency Investment Option - Crowdfund Insider

  16-03-2020 19:27 via crowdfundinsider.com
  
  DBL Digital Announces Bitcoin Managed Account Program; Now Offering New Cryptocurrency Investment Option  Crowdfund Insider
  
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• Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy in Fight Against Coronavirus

  16-03-2020 19:00
  
  Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic.
  
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• Bakkt Touts New Payment Integration With Starbucks

  16-03-2020 18:58
  
  Users of the Starbucks iPhone app are now being presented with “Bakkt Cash” as a payment option.
  
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• Bitcoin Forms Massive Trading Range as Analysts Eye a Move to Sub-$4,000

  16-03-2020 18:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin has once again found itself caught within the throes of an immense selloff, with the benchmark cryptocurrency plummeting below $5,000 earlier this morning in tandem with the decline seen by the U.S. stock market.
  This overtly bearish decline appears to have led to the formation of a new trading range, with some traders noting that they expect BTC to soon drop below the lower boundary of this range and set fresh year-to-date lows in the sub-$4,000 region.
  If this bearish bout of capitulat
  
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• Baidu Employee Jailed for Mining Monero Worth $14K on Company Servers

  16-03-2020 18:20 via cointelegraph.com
  
  A Baidu employee who mined Monero on company servers is jailed for three years
  
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• Bitcoin Trades Below Production Cost, Miners Are Better Off Buying

  16-03-2020 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin recently experienced a historic single-day drop, taking the cryptocurrency from $7,500 to under $4,000 in less than 48 hours.
  The first-ever cryptocurrency is now trading below the cost required by miners to produce each Bitcoin. Now that miners are better off buying BTC outright, what could this mean for the strength of the underlying network, the asset’s future, the upcoming halving, and the price of Bitcoin?
  Bitcoin Falls Under Cost of Production, Miners May As Well Buy BTC Inst
  
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• Why Bitcoin’s Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the Window

  16-03-2020 17:30
  
  After the past week, bitcoin will never again be considered a safe haven investment, argues Noelle Acheson. And that’s not a bad thing…
  
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• No, Bitcoin Didn’t Uncouple From Stocks But $6K BTC Is Back in Play

  16-03-2020 17:23 via cointelegraph.com
  
  #Bitcoin bounces after worst opening ever for stocks
  
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• Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Leaves to Take Senior Role at US Bank Regulator

  16-03-2020 17:23
  
  Coinbase chief legal officer Brian Brooks will be the new COO and first deputy at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees banking regulation in the U.S.
  
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• Analyst: Cryptocurrency Collapse Is Final Shake Out Before Moon - newsBTC

  16-03-2020 17:01 via newsbtc.com
  
  Analyst: Cryptocurrency Collapse Is Final Shake Out Before Moon  newsBTC
  
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• Bitcoin News Roundup for March 16, 2020

  16-03-2020 17:00
  
  It's the first lockdown week in the United States and the markets are going wild. Here's what happened in crypto.
  
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• Analyst: Cryptocurrency Collapse Is Final Shake Out Before Moon

  16-03-2020 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Last week, the cryptocurrency market valuation was cut in half in less than 48 hours, wiping out over $100 billion value.
  The catastrophic collapse, however, could be the final shakeout before “moon,” according to one crypto analyst who bases the theory on the fall acting as a retest of downtrend line support – support that has held strong.
  Cryptocurrency Market Loses Half Its Value in 48 Hours
  The cryptocurrency market, along with traditional markets, was a complete and utter
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market in Turmoil Again, Bitcoin Hits $4,600 - Coin Idol

  16-03-2020 16:54 via coinidol.com
  
  Cryptocurrency Market in Turmoil Again, Bitcoin Hits $4,600  Coin Idol
  
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• Bakkt Attracts $300 Million Funding as Bitcoin Sell-off Continues

  16-03-2020 16:45 via newsbtc.com
  
  Crypto derivatives provider Bakkt raised $300 million in its latest financing round even as its core portfolio asset bitcoin suffered huge losses amidst the Coronavirus-led sell-off.
  According to the announcement, penned by Bakkt’s CEO Mike Blandina, Intercontinental Exchange, PayU, Microsoft’s M12, Goldfinch Partners, Boston Consulting Group, Pantera Capital, and CMT Digital all contributed to the series B. Mr. Blandina confirmed that they would use the proceeds to build and pr
  
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• Bakkt Raises $300M as Crypto Consumer App Coming This Summer

  16-03-2020 16:38
  
  Big names participated in the capital raising exercise, including ICE, Microsoft’s M12, PayU, CMT Digital, and Pantera Capital.
  
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• Ripple Lead Developer Advises on Remote Work Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  16-03-2020 16:07 via cointelegraph.com
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic makes remote work a necessity, a leading software engineer at a Ripple team offers advice
  
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• BitMEX Takes a Hit — Community Cries ‘Foul Play’ Following Market Crash

  16-03-2020 16:02 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Despite BitMEX claiming that its recent outage was caused by an aggressive DDoS attack, some think there is more to the story
  
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• Baidu Employee Jailed for Mining Crypto on 200 Company Servers

  16-03-2020 16:00
  
  The search engine developer downloaded monero mining scripts onto 200 of Baidu's servers.
  
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• Bakkt Closes New $300M Funding Round to Unlock $1 Trillion in Digital Assets

  16-03-2020 15:56 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bakkt has now totally raised over $480 million after closing a new $300 million financing round on March 13
  
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• Delta Exchange Launches Tether Gold Perpetual Contracts

  16-03-2020 15:39
  
  The platform will provide a maximum leverage of 20x.
  
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• BTC Will Be The New Toilet Paper

  16-03-2020 15:09 via newsbtc.com
  
  As a boy, my father urged me to look more into people’s actions rather than their words. In that regard, most artists are much more right-wing than left, even if they mostly present themselves as the opposite. Traditionally, the left is about the collective and the right about the individual. Being an artist is a very individualistic pursuit, so to compensate for this, many have adopted hard-line left views. A centrist, if truly attempting a balance between these polarities, is far from on
  
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• How To Make Money When The Cryptocurrency Market Is Tanking - Forbes

  16-03-2020 15:00 via forbes.com
  
  How To Make Money When The Cryptocurrency Market Is Tanking  Forbes
  
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• Bank of Russia Says New Digital Assets Bill Will Outlaw Crypto Trading, Issuance

  16-03-2020 15:00
  
  The central bank is in favor of digital securities, but maintains cryptocurrencies shouldn't be allowed in Russia.
  
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• Shell Subsidiary Builds DLT-Based Virtual Power Plant in Germany

  16-03-2020 14:38 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Sonnen Group, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, will use blockchain technology to create a virtual power plant to store excess wind power in Germany
  
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• Bakkt Raises $300M Series B From Microsoft, Pantera

  16-03-2020 14:33
  
  Bakkt raised $300 million from its parent firm ICE, as well as Microsoft's M12, Pantera and a number of other funds.
  
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• Extreme Social Distancing: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 1

  16-03-2020 14:25
  
  How did we get in this mess? How do we get out of it? What will the post-coronavirus world look like? First in a series from CoinDesk’s self-quarantined chief content officer.
  
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