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Elections, Votes, Polls, Choices and 20 Crypto Jokes
7.11.2020
A new crypto month started, and we learned that bitcoin and litecoin won October, while bitcoin mining difficulty saw its second-largest drop as soon as November begun. As nearly USD 1bn in bitcoin got moved, it turned out the US government was behind it. ETH 2.0 Phase 0 got scheduled for launch...
Quadriga CX Trustee Raises $30 Million for Reimbursements to Creditors, Claimants Want $171 Million Instead
7.11.2020
The trustee of the now-defunct crypto exchange, Quadriga CX says the sell-off of the platform’s assets raised $30 million. This contrasts with the $171 million in claims that has been filed with the trustee by Quadriga creditors. Consequently, Ernst and Young (EY), the accounting firm...
Netherlands registers first consumer-facing crypto platform since AMLD5
6.11.2020
Everyday investors in the Netherlands can now invest in crypto, thanks to company's new registration
California’s Prop. 24 Could Be a ‘Silver Lining’ for Crypto Exchanges Looking to Comply With GDPR
6.11.2020
Chair of the Prop. 24 advisory board and crypto advocate, Andrew Yang, thinks it could set a new bar for data privacy rights across the U.S
New administration and the DoJ’s continued flex in crypto
6.11.2020
With the election taking all the air out of the room, we look at what new appointments at the DoJ could mean
Swiss Bank Sygnum Begins Storing Crypto With Taurus Group, Launches Staking Service
6.11.2020
The Switzerland-based bank Sygnum has announced this week that the fintech firm is now storing digital assets with the company Taurus Group. On Friday, the bank also revealed that the FINMA-approved firm’s clientele can purchase and stake XTZ by leveraging the Tezos network. Earlier this...
Canada Tax Collector Seeks to Force Crypto Exchange Coinsquare to Fork Over Client Records
6.11.2020
The demand mimics a play tax enforcers at the IRS deployed against Coinbase
Money Reimagined: Crypto-Informed Ideas for the Future of Government
6.11.2020
The latest column from CoinDesk's chief content officer features big ideas for rethinking government in the internet age
CFTC allows ErisX to clear commodities beyond crypto
6.11.2020
A recent license amendment from the CFTC greenlit ErisX's expansion into trading product offerings on other commodities
More crypto regulation is coming, industry execs say
6.11.2020
After multiple years of heightened legal overwatch, the future may hold much of the same
Licensed Swiss Crypto Bank Launches Tezos Trading and Staking
6.11.2020
Sygnum Bank now offers trading and staking of Tezos, its first listing of a proof-of-stake cryptocurrency
First Mover: Resistance Is Futile as Bitcoin Breaches $15K, Crypto Gets Greedy
6.11.2020
As bitcoin surges, bullish analysts (and greedy traders) see few stopping points before prices challenge the all-time-high near $20K
‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach: Stock Market Will Crack Pretty Hard, Bitcoin Good Inflation Hedge
6.11.2020
Doubleline Capital’s CEO, the billionaire “bond king” Jeffrey Gundlach, has predicted that the stock market is going to “crack pretty hard.” While he is bearish on the stock market and long-term bonds, Gundlach says bitcoin and gold are good for hedging against...
South Korean Crypto Firms Must Disclose Users’ Identities Under Planned Law Change
6.11.2020
South Korea's top financial watchdog wants legal changes making it mandatory for cryptocurrency firms to report the names of customers
South Korea To Ban Crypto Exchanges From Handling Privacy Coins
6.11.2020
South Korea is to ban crypto exchanges from handling digital assets it considers “dark coins”. Regulator Financial Services Commission (FSC) is specifically targeting privacy coins such as dash, monero and zcash. ● The ban is with effect from March 2021. In an update to crypto...
Iran Adopts Bitcoin for International Trade Amid Heavy Sanctions, Falling Rial, Soaring Inflation
6.11.2020
The Iranian government has adopted bitcoin for international trade as the country’s economic crisis deepens, with rising Covid-19 cases, depreciating rial, and intensifying sanctions imposed by the U.S. government. Iran’s Economic Troubles Magnified Iran is undergoing a severe economic...
Bitcoin’s Market Cap Is More Valuable Than the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights Reserves
6.11.2020
At its current price per unit, the decentralized cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s market valuation has surpassed the overall value of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights market (SDR $281 billion). Since the massive global market rout on March 12, bitcoin has risen...
Brazilian gov't gets help from US Justice Department to seize $24M in crypto
5.11.2020
The government of Brazil requested assistance from US authorities regarding a crypto fraud scheme called “Operation Egypto.”
Fidelity Digital Assets Is Hiring More Crypto Engineers
5.11.2020
Fidelity said it wants to improve bitcoin custody and executive services and build products to "support the ecosystem."
Justice Department seizes $1 billion in recently moved Silk Road crypto
5.11.2020
The move follows widespread crackdowns by the DoJ on crypto