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Winklevoss-Led Gemini Exchange Now Has Its Own Insurance Company
16.1.2020
Gemini, led by the Winklevoss twins, has set up its own insurance captive to cover loss of crypto in cold storage – with a possibly record-breaking $200M limit
Bull Breather? Bitcoin Market Turns Indecisive at Two-Month High
16.1.2020
Bitcoin's bulls are showing signs of exhaustion, having engineered a speedy rally to $8,900
Liquid Exchange Cancels Sale of Telegram’s Gram Tokens
16.1.2020
With the SEC lawsuit holding up the launch of Telegram's TON network, the Japan-based exchange has cancelled its sale of gram tokens and refunded investors
Bithumb Exchange Fighting Back Against ‘Groundless’ $69M Tax Bill
16.1.2020
The South Korea-based exchange is fighting a move by the country's tax authority to withhold over $69 million in tax on foreign cryptocurrency transactions
Meet the DC Advocacy Org Helping Put Blockchain on the US Military’s Radar
16.1.2020
The D.C.-based Value Technology Association helped lead the charge in requiring the U.S. Department of Defense to consider the benefits of blockchain technology
Kraken Acquires One of Australia’s Longest-Running Crypto Exchanges
15.1.2020
With its acquisition of Bit Trade, Kraken is making a major push into the Asia-Pacific region
Venezuela’s Maduro: Airlines Must Use Petros to Pay for Fuel
15.1.2020
The state oil company will only accept petro for airplane fuel, per a new decree from Venezuela's president
Electric Coin Company SDK Paves Way for Shielded Zcash Payments on Mobile
15.1.2020
The Electric Coin Company has released development tools to help build mobile wallets able to support shielded payments, which obfuscate addresses and transaction amounts
Anchorage Moves Into Crypto Trading With New Brokerage Service
15.1.2020
Crypto custodian Anchorage is launching a brokerage for its institutional clients, supporting the effort with new analysis and risk modeling capabilities after acquiring data startup Merkle Data
The Open Index Protocol Aims to Decentralize Media
15.1.2020
Amy James' Open Index Protocol is taking aim at YouTube and Instagram
BTCPay Server Now Processing Blockstream’s Liquid Assets
15.1.2020
BTCPay server now accepts assets issued on Blocksteam's sidechain, Liquid
NBA Team Auctioning Basketball Star’s Jersey on Ethereum Blockchain
15.1.2020
The Sacramento Kings plan to auction off Buddy Hield’s jersey from today’s game against the Mavericks using an ethereum-based platform built by ConsenSys
Why Crypto’s ‘Rogue State’ Narrative Is a Risk to the Industry
15.1.2020
From a North Korean blockchain conference to a sanctions-evading crypto hedge fund, does this type of activity present a narrative risk to the crypto industry as a whole?
NJ Counterterrorism Chief Warns US Congress: Crypto Is Funding ‘Domestic Extremism’
15.1.2020
New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Director Jared Maples predicted Wednesday that domestic terrorists will increasingly turn to bitcoin
Kraken Hires Former CoinDesk Editor Pete Rizzo for Content Department
15.1.2020
Pete Rizzo, who left CoinDesk in September, has joined Kraken’s content production department
Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules
15.1.2020
Elliptic head of policy Liat Shetret will recommend that the U.S. push for greater enforcement of anti-money laundering regulation of crypto exchanges, including for traders using privacy coins, in a Congressional hearing on human trafficking
MARKETS DAILY: Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 15, 2020
15.1.2020
With the price of bitcoin now up an astounding 23% so far in the first half of 2020, Markets Daily is back with the stories moving todays markets
Startup Crypto Exchange Blade to Launch Zero-Fee Trading in February
15.1.2020
Crypto perpetuals exchange Blade will be introducing zero-fee trading next month in a bid to gain market share from rivals
JPMorgan Spinoff Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network
15.1.2020
Kadena, a startup spun out of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has taken a step toward its vision of creating interoperable, scalable public blockchains with a full launch Wednesday
Uphold Opens Crypto Trading to Users With UK Bank Accounts
15.1.2020
Trading platform Uphold has added pound sterling support, in beta for now