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• Samsung’s Bitcoin ETF, $700M bust, Coinbase exits Japan: Asia Express

  19-01-2023 23:49 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Samsung’s new Bitcoin ETF On Jan. 13, Samsung Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the namesake South Korean conglomerate, successfully listed the Samsung Bitcoin Futures Active ETF on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. According to local news outlet Edaily, the ETF […]
  
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• Nexo agrees to $45M settlement with SEC and states over earn product

  19-01-2023 23:38 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The crypto lender didn’t admit or deny the findings from the SEC’s investigation despite agreeing to the settlement.
  
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• Nexo agrees to $45M settlement with SEC and NASAA over earn product

  19-01-2023 23:38 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The crypto lender didn't categorically admit or deny the findings from the SEC's investigation despite agreeing to the settlement.
  
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• FTX-linked Moonstone Bank is closing its clients' cryptocurrency ... - CryptoSlate

  19-01-2023 23:38
  FTX-linked Moonstone Bank is closing its clients' cryptocurrency ...  CryptoSlate
  
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• FTX-linked Moonstone bank to exit the crypto space

  19-01-2023 23:25 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Following the collapse of FTX, the company has decided to rebrand and exit the crypto space.
  
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• SEC New Cryptocurrency Enforcement for 2023 - The National Law Review

  19-01-2023 23:24
  SEC New Cryptocurrency Enforcement for 2023  The National Law Review
  
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• New Hampshire gov releases report on blockchain following executive order

  19-01-2023 23:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  According to the commission, New Hampshire should work towards building a legal framework "for sound development of blockchain technologies and its applications."
  
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• Scaramucci: FTX Cannot Be Saved, Sam Betrayed Me

  19-01-2023 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of Skybridge Capital, thinks failed crypto exchange FTX cannot be saved following its bankruptcy filing. 
  Ex-FTX Boss’ Betrayal
  In an exclusive interview while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the founder and American entrepreneur opined that there is no way the exchange could be saved. 
  Still, Scaramucci considers the founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, a friend who was given a seat at the table of “high-profile
  
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• BIS proposes research model to study DeFi’s integration with TradFi and its risks

  19-01-2023 22:50 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bank for International Settlements researchers admired DeFi’s “competitive financial engineering” and made some highly technical aspects of DeFi somewhat more accessible.
  
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• Decentralized forex will reduce cost by as much as 80%: Report

  19-01-2023 22:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The researchers compared the average cost of remittances according to World Bank data with estimated costs of trading USDC and EUROC stablecoins at Uniswap.
  
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• Bullish crypto traders maintain the upper hand despite the total market cap rejecting at $1T

  19-01-2023 22:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes says catastrophe is coming for the crypto sector, but derivatives data shows bulls slowly taking control of the market.
  
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• OKX declares $7.5B in liquid assets in proof-of-reserves report

  19-01-2023 21:45 via cointelegraph.com
  
  According to blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant, OKX has the largest clean asset reserves of all the major exchanges.
  
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• Will Dogecoin Dip To Local Support As The Coin Trades Sideways?

  19-01-2023 21:07 via newsbtc.com
  
  Dogecoin started losing value as soon as it fell outside its ascending parallel channel. At the moment, Dogecoin is trading laterally. Over the last 24 hours, DOGE went up by 0.3%, which confirms that the coin was stuck in a consolidated price region.
  Last week, Dogecoin brought in close to 4% gains. The technical outlook for the Dogecoin price depicted that bearish momentum had set in. Demand and accumulation for the meme-coin depreciated when it started to trade sideways.The meme coin noted a
  
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• City of Busan to establish digital assets exchange: Report

  19-01-2023 21:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The Busan Digital Asset Exchange Establishment Promotion Committee said it plans to create a functional exchange by the end of the year.
  
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• Price of FTT, Cryptocurrency Linked to Bankman-Fried, Jumps - wenatcheeworld.com

  19-01-2023 20:36
  Price of FTT, Cryptocurrency Linked to Bankman-Fried, Jumps  wenatcheeworld.com
  
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• Bitcoin miner CleanSpark expands operations in Georgia

  19-01-2023 20:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Some BTC miners have declared bankruptcy or sought financial aid to stay afloat. Others are finding unique ways to grow amid the bear market.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Has Promise But 'Screams for Regulation,' Says ... - BroadbandBreakfast.com

  19-01-2023 20:08
  
  Cryptocurrency Has Promise But 'Screams for Regulation,' Says ...  BroadbandBreakfast.com
  
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• Cryptocurrency Terra Luna Classic Up More Than 4% In 24 hours - Benzinga

  19-01-2023 20:00
  Cryptocurrency Terra Luna Classic Up More Than 4% In 24 hours  Benzinga
  
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• FTX cryptocurrency jumps more than 35% after CEO John Ray says bankrupt crypto exchange may restart - Fox Business

  19-01-2023 19:35
  FTX cryptocurrency jumps more than 35% after CEO John Ray says bankrupt crypto exchange may restart  Fox Business
  
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• MatchBoxDAO launches esports experience for Web3 developers

  19-01-2023 19:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The tournament, “0xMonaco: Battle of Titans,” is scheduled to kick off on Jan. 29 and will bring together developers from around the blockchain space.
  
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• Money never sleeps, but that’s not what keeps Sydney’s bedroom traders up at night - Sydney Morning Herald

  19-01-2023 19:03
  Money never sleeps, but that’s not what keeps Sydney’s bedroom traders up at night  Sydney Morning Herald
  
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• Data suggests Avalanche’s (AVAX) rally was a buy the rumor, sell the news event

  19-01-2023 19:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  AVAX price rallied after announcing news of an Amazon cloud integration, but does the news do anything to improve Avalanche’s fundamentals?
  
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• Binance USD (BUSD) Exchange Reserves Dry Up, Reason Behind Bitcoin’s Slowdown?

  19-01-2023 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  On-chain data shows the Binance USD (BUSD) exchange reserves have declined recently, a factor that may be behind Bitcoin’s slowdown.
  Binance USD (BUSD) Exchange Reserves Have Gone Down
  As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, there was a very large inflow of $250 million BUSD just a while ago. The “exchange reserve” is an indicator that measures the total amount of a cryptocurrency (which, in the present case, is Binance USD) currently being stored on wallets of cent
  
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• FTX CEO says he is exploring rebooting the exchange: Report

  19-01-2023 18:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  FTX Trading, doing business as FTX.com, was one of roughly 130 companies under FTX Group that filed for bankruptcy following the firm's reported liquidity crunch in November.
  
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• DeFi problems and opportunities in 2023: Market Talks

  19-01-2023 18:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Join us as we discuss decentralized finance, how it performed in 2022, and what its potential is in 2023.
  
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• Bitcoin Might Fall Below $20,000 Before Bull Rally Resumes, Analyst Says

  19-01-2023 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The last two weeks have been incredible for the price of bitcoin. The digital asset has been able to successfully make its way out of a depressing bear trend and reached two-month highs in the process. However, with the recent pullback, there may be a bit more pain for bitcoin investors before the upward rally continues.
  Analyst Justin Bennett Says Bitcoin Below $20,000 Is Possible
  In a new issue of his crypto trading newsletter, analyst Justin Bennett reveals some bearish tendencies of the mark
  
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• Bitcoin price corrected, but bulls are positioned to profit in Friday’s $580M BTC options expiry

  19-01-2023 17:39 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Reduced inflationary pressure fueled crypto investors' appetite for risk markets, eliminating the possibility of bears profiting from the Jan. 20, $580 million Bitcoin options expiry.
  
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• If Any Crypto Will Reach $1 Trillion, It’s Ethereum, Not Bitcoin: Dragonfly Capital

  19-01-2023 17:20 via newsbtc.com
  
  Based on the year-to-date performance and their drawdown from their all-time highs (ATHs), Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have performed very similarly. While BTC has risen by 25.5% since the beginning of the year, ETH has climbed by about 27%. From its ATH, Bitcoin has declined by 69.9%, while Ether is down by 68.9%.
  Despite this very comparable performance, the debate persists that Ethereum may replace (“flip”) Bitcoin as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap within the next f
  
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• Binance tightens rules on NFT listings

  19-01-2023 17:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The exchange will delist NFTs with low trading volume and listed prior to new KYC rules starting February.
  
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• January 19, 2023 - Cryptocurrency Highlights in One Minute: The ... - Investing.com Canada

  19-01-2023 17:02
  January 19, 2023 - Cryptocurrency Highlights in One Minute: The ...  Investing.com Canada
  
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• IRS Clarifies Qualified Appraisal Requirements for Cryptocurrency ... - Marcum LLP

  19-01-2023 16:48
  
  IRS Clarifies Qualified Appraisal Requirements for Cryptocurrency ...  Marcum LLP
  
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• Bitcoin faces $15K crash as US sparks 'financial meltdown' — Arthur Hayes

  19-01-2023 16:32 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin will be just one of the risk assets which "crater" as the Federal Reserve is forced to abandon quantitative tightening in future, the ex-BitMEX CEO warns.
  
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• Bitcoin faces $15K crash as US sparks ‘financial meltdown’ — Arthur Hayes

  19-01-2023 16:32 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin will be just one of the risk assets that “crater” as the Federal Reserve is forced to abandon quantitative tightening in future, the ex-BitMEX CEO warns.
  
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• Tezos Approaches The ‘Mumbai Upgrade’, What’s Next For XTZ?

  19-01-2023 16:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Tezos (XTZ) network is readying itself for its latest upgrade, called the ‘Mumbai Upgrade.’ On January 17, Nomadic Labs, which is a blockchain developer within the Tezos community, mentioned the Tezos protocol proposal, Mumbai, which is headed toward the implementation process.
  This will be the 13th upgrade made to the Tezos network. This upgrade will implement various new features. The main features include transfer tickets between accounts and a much shorter block time of 15 second
  
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• Bitcoin Bulls Hold The Line At $20,700, But Bigger Losses Are Imminent?

  19-01-2023 16:28 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin lost steam the previous day and seems poised to re-test its support levels in the coming days. The cryptocurrency rallied on the back of favorable macroeconomic winds and high upside liquidity from overleveraged short traders. As of this writing, Bitcoin trades at $20,800 with a 3% loss in the last 24 hours. BTC remained positive during the previous seven days and recorded a 16% profit. The number one crypto by market capitalization is the best performer in the top 10. The Bigg
  
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• Cryptocurrency Ethereum Classic Falls More Than 6% In 24 hours - Benzinga

  19-01-2023 16:01
  Cryptocurrency Ethereum Classic Falls More Than 6% In 24 hours  Benzinga
  
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• Cryptocurrency mining facility approved near Grand Island - York News-Times

  19-01-2023 16:00
  
  Cryptocurrency mining facility approved near Grand Island  York News-Times
  
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• 6 ways the stablecoin space can improve stability in volatile periods

  19-01-2023 16:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Tightening reserves and offering real-time pricing data to the market are among the ways the stablecoin space could better weather volatility.
  
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• Dr. Doom calls cryptocurrency a scam - Cryptonews

  19-01-2023 15:58
  
  Dr. Doom calls cryptocurrency a scam  Cryptonews
  
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• Shiba Inu’s BONE Bags New Listing As Token Surges 14% In 7 days

  19-01-2023 15:50 via newsbtc.com
  
  As the Shibarium launch draws near, the popularity of the blockchain’s native token, BONE, has been on the rise. In today’s announcement, Singapore-based Exchange BingX announced the listing of BONE trading pairs (BONE/USDT) on the beta version of its BingX Spot platform.
  The exchange said that the deposit and withdrawal service of the BONE token will be available on the BingX exchange starting from January 18, and trading will commence once the pairs are launched.
  According to the c
  
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• How to prevent AI from ‘annihilating humanity’ using blockchain

  19-01-2023 15:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Ben Goertzel has devoted his life to developing an artificial general intelligence — and outlines how he plans to massively scale blockchain to control it.
  
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• Ava Labs and Amazon's partnership could “expand the pie” for blockchain

  19-01-2023 15:13 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The collaboration will allow both individuals and institutions to launch subnets that can operate as self-sufficient blockchain systems.
  
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• Ava Labs and Amazon’s partnership could ‘expand the pie’ for blockchain

  19-01-2023 15:13 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The collaboration will allow both individuals and institutions to launch subnets that can operate as self-sufficient blockchain systems.
  
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• What are hierarchical deterministic (HD) crypto wallets?

  19-01-2023 15:10 via cointelegraph.com
  
  A hierarchical deterministic wallet uses a single seed to create an infinite number of addresses, allowing users to recover funds using a master key.
  
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• SSV launches $50M ecosystem fund to support ETH staking tech

  19-01-2023 15:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Vitalik Buterin identified distributed validator technology, or DVT, as a key component of Ethereum’s decentralization efforts.
  
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• 1inch launches proprietary hardware wallet as self-custody trend grows

  19-01-2023 15:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  1inch Networks’ upcoming hardware wallet has no direct connection to the internet and doesn’t require any wired connection.
  
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• Solana Gleams 30% In Last 7 Days As SOL Bulls Try To Break $21 Barrier

  19-01-2023 14:42 via newsbtc.com
  
  Solana native token SOL has been on a tear since the start of the year. But the token might be on its way to test its support as it faces rejection. 
  Recent on-chain developments contributed to Solana’s climb. But with the rejection, can SOL regain its bullishness? Solana Keeps Things Aglow
  The Solana ecosystem is touted as an “Ethereum killer” as it rose in prominence due to its low transaction fees and its capability to go through thousands of transactions per secon
  
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• Generation Hemp Is Expanding Into The Green Energy Sector And ... - Benzinga

  19-01-2023 14:25
  
  Generation Hemp Is Expanding Into The Green Energy Sector And ...  Benzinga
  
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• Expect better blockchain games in 2023, says Animoca Brands CEO

  19-01-2023 14:05 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung believes we will see many great blockchain games released during the first nine months of 2023 as developers begin to deliver after raising funds in 2022.
  
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• Bitcoin Drops To $20,700 As Miner Outflows Surge

  19-01-2023 14:02 via newsbtc.com
  
  On-chain data shows the Bitcoin miner outflows have surged, suggesting that selling from this cohort may be behind the crypto’s decline to $20,700.
  Bitcoin Miner Outflows Have Registered Multiple Spikes Recently
  As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, on Wednesday, miners deposited 669 BTC to exchanges. A relevant indicator here is the “miner reserve,” which measures the total amount of Bitcoin that miners as a whole are currently holding in their wallets.
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