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Options Protocol Brings ‘Insurance’ to DeFi Deposits on Compound
12.2.2020
A company called Opyn is bringing trustless insurance to the Compound DeFi protocol
US Financial Crimes Watchdog Preparing ‘Significant’ Crypto Rules, Warns Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
12.2.2020
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said FinCEN is preparing "significant new requirements" around cryptocurrencies to tamp down illicit activity
Puppets, Pundits and Partnerships: Why Crypto Sentiment and Prices Are Soaring
12.2.2020
With blockchain puppets (we really mean it) on TV, CNBC pushing the bitcoin-as-gold narrative and The Guardian seeing connections between coronavirus and bitcoin's recent rally, we've got a lot to talk about on today's episode of The Breakdown
Ohio Resident Charged With Laundering $311M in Bitcoin for AlphaBay
12.2.2020
Ohio resident Larry Dean Harmon, 36, has been charged with laundering more than $300 million in bitcoin for darknet marketplace AlphaBay
Coinbase Revives Margin Trading, With Conservative (for Crypto) 3x Leverage
12.2.2020
Coinbase is rolling out margin trading retail and institutional investors in the U.S. and nine other countries, offering a light 3x leverage to traders
Libra Minus Facebook: Why Celo Is 2020’s Buzzy Token Project
12.2.2020
With $30 million from Polychain and a16z, here's how the buzzy Celo plans to rival Libra on financial inclusion
Circle Founder: Digital Currencies at Key Growth Moment as Governments Take Notice
12.2.2020
Jeremy Allaire sees governments and industry finally taking blockchain seriously. That's a big deal
Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 12, 2020
12.2.2020
With bitcoin above $10,000 Markets Daily is back with our news roundup, plus a brief interview with CoinDesk senior markets reporter Brad Keoun
Retail Investors Aren’t Interested in Crypto Derivatives, Says eToro Executive
12.2.2020
eToro isn't too worried about a potential U.K. ban on crypto derivatives
Circle Sells Retail Trading App to Crypto Broker Voyager
12.2.2020
Voyager plans to convert 40,000 Circle Invest accounts to its own platform by the end of next month, but promises little disruption to customer experience
North Korea Is Expanding Its Monero Mining Operations, Says Report
12.2.2020
The regime may be boosting its monero mining efforts in order to evade UN-imposed sanctions and avoid being tracked
Top Australian Soccer Club Acquired By Token-Powered Fan Marketplace
12.2.2020
Perth Glory is being acquired by a sports-focused group that says it raised $70 million in a 2018 token offering
US Military Contractor BAE Systems Wants to Hire ‘Cryptocurrency Exploiters’
12.2.2020
The role will require candidates to have experience in working with the intelligence community
Bitcoin Is Most Overbought in 2 Years After Price Rises Back Above $10K
12.2.2020
Bitcoin's rally is looking overstretched and a correction may be seen if prices fail to secure a foothold above resistance at $10,350
Poloniex Crypto Exchange Forced to Roll Back Trades After Update Error
12.2.2020
The cryptocurrency exchange –recently acquired by an investment group including Tron – now says its systems are back to normal
Tether Stablecoin Taps Chainalysis for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Tools
12.2.2020
Tether is using Chainalysis' "Know Your Transaction" tool to create risk profiles for USDT users and monitor potentially suspicious activity
LabCFTC Wants to Meet FinTech Startups in New York
12.2.2020
LabCFTC, the CFTC's fintech research wing, is visiting New York in April to discuss startups' concerns and projects with their teams
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Stagnates as Coronavirus Outbreak Delays New Equipment
12.2.2020
A key measure of competition among bitcoin miners has stagnated in the past two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts economic activity in China
Why Security Token Offerings Are a Big Yawn in Parts of Asia
12.2.2020
Security token offerings (STO) were supposed to be the next big blockchain-based investment vehicle. But investors in Thailand and Taiwaan aren't interested
Bitcoin Hits 5-Month High Following Fed Chair Powell’s Privacy Praise
12.2.2020
Bitcoin’s price is trending solidly back above the 5-digit figure mark