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Bitcoin News Roundup for April 20, 2020
20.4.2020
Bitcoin volatility points to big things to come while hackers drain $25 million overnight. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
New Layoffs Hit Ethereum Incubator ConsenSys
20.4.2020
ConsenSys is laying off dozens more staffers, two people familiar with the matter tell CoinDesk
Facebook Affirms Libra Commitment With 50 New Job Openings in Ireland
20.4.2020
Libra may have been scaled back, but Facebook is significantly expanding the team working to support the stablecoin project
Blockchain Now Officially Part of China’s Technology Strategy
20.4.2020
An influential government authority responsible for planning China's economy has said blockchain will form an integral part of the country's data and technology infrastructure
First Mover: Bitcoin Attracting More Buyers, Even With Market Stuck in ‘Extreme Fear’
20.4.2020
Analysts say the growing number of small bitcoin accounts might suggest bitcoin is becoming more popular – even as a sentiment index is registering "extreme fear" for the longest period on record
Why MakerDAO Should Consider Negative Interest Rates for Dai
20.4.2020
To keep dai near its $1 peg, the Maker community should consider negative interest rates. The cost to users may be worth it, says columnist J. P. Koning
Coinbase Taps Ex-Barclays Markets Exec to Head Institutional Coverage
20.4.2020
Coinbase has hired former Barclays markets veteran, Brett Tejpaul, to head up institutional coverage at the San Francisco-based crypto exchange
Bitcoin Volatility at 3-Month Low as Market Awaits Big Price Move
20.4.2020
Price volatility has hit three-month lows – marking a squeeze that could soon pave the way for a big move on either side
Russians Withdrew a Year’s Worth of Cash in a Month Over Coronavirus Fears
20.4.2020
Russians have been withdrawing vast amounts of cash after President Putin announces new coronavirus measures
Some U.S. Citizens Look to Be Splashing Their Stimulus Cash on Cryptocurrency
20.4.2020
Exchanges like Coinbase are reporting a spike in deposits matching the $1,200 value of U.S. government stimulus checks
Hong Kong’s First Regulator-Approved Bitcoin Fund Targets $100M Raise
20.4.2020
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has approved a bitcoin index fund from Arrano Capital, one aimed solely at institutional investors
Singapore Won’t Tax Airdrops or Hard Forks Under New Crypto Guidance
20.4.2020
Singapore’s taxation authority has clarified how it taxes the transaction of payment, utility and security tokens
Crypto Long & Short: The Battle of the Yields
20.4.2020
What does the current crisis mean for the value of actual cash, and how does it stack up to assets like bitcoin and gold?
Bram Cohen: ‘Getting Rich Is a Terrible Metric of Success’
19.4.2020
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen sits down with Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol and CEO of Chia
Bitcoin ATMs Expand Despite Shelter-in-Place Rules
19.4.2020
Bitcoin ATM networks are simultaneously growing and retracting due to coronavirus precautions
Weekend Attack Drains Decentralized Protocol dForce of $25M in Crypto
19.4.2020
dForce appears to have lost control of $25 million in bitcoin and ether held in its decentralized lending protocol
$166B Asset Manager Renaissance Eyes Bitcoin Futures for Flagship Fund
19.4.2020
Renaissance Technologies’ market-crushing Medallion fund is considering jumping into bitcoin futures, recent regulatory filings show
Bitcoin Halving 2020: How Miners Expect the Crypto Markets to React
18.4.2020
“If price performance following the November 2012 and July 2016 halvings is any indicator, bitcoin’s price should increase significantly over the 10- to 12-month period following the [third] halving,” said Huobi’s Ciara Sun
Why This Global Crisis Is a Defining Moment for Stablecoins
18.4.2020
The programmability of stablecoins will "change how we think about money itself," says cLabs' Marek Olszewski
Market Wrap: Crypto Mining Stock Hut 8 Jumps on Unusually High Trading Volume
17.4.2020
Hut 8 Mining Corporation saw a bump in price and trading volume Friday ahead of next month’s bitcoin halving