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Crypto News Roundup and Interviews for Jan. 24, 2020 Jan 24, 2020

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In addition to our news roundup, for the next few episodes we’ll also be highlighting select interviews from the CoinDesk crew reporting inside the world economic forum in Davos, Switzerland. Today we’ll hear from former Monero head Fluffy Pony and more from cypherpunk Harry Halpin.

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Interviews & Crypto News Roundup for January 23rd, 2020 Jan 23, 2020

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In addition our news roundup, for the next few episodes we’ll also be highlighting select interviews from the CoinDesk crew reporting inside the world economic forum in Davos, Switzerland. Today we’ll hear from Former CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo on his proposed Digital Dollar push. We’ll end the show by taking a walk with a modern cypherpunk and senior reporter Leigh Cuen.

Today's Stories:

Bitcoin finally breaking out of a range where it’s held over the past week, but it’s bad news for the bulls
During an 18-hour deposition, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov pushed back against a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
In a separate case tying together two recent scandals, former QuadrigaCX users want information about the recently indicted 'Shadow Bank' Crypto Capital
US Exchange Gemini completes accounting firm Deloitte's SOC Type 2 evaluation, their highest security rating.
In Virginia, a lawmaker is pushing the state government to study how blockchain might be used to secure elections and how it might impact the economy moving forward.
In Nevada, a former beauty queen turned bitcoin-friendly entrepreneur is running as a Republican for a U.S. congressional seat
Amun, a Swiss digital-asset issuer has launched a new vehicle for traders who want to bet on a drop in bitcoin’s price
In Tokyo, two men have been accused of stealing 78 million yen (roughly $712,000) from blockchain project VIPSTAR
GreekReporter.com said Thursday that Greece’s Council of State approved Alexander Vinnik's extradition to France where he will face charges of money laundering.

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Crypto News Roundup for January 22nd, 2020 Jan 22, 2020

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Today's News:

Bitcoin price appears trapped in a range between roughly $8,500 and $8,800,
Vodafone is the latest big partner to redirect efforts away from Facebook's proposed Libra project
The Blockchain Association files a brief in support of embattled Telegram as it faces off with the SEC
More allegations of fraud and enforcement action from the SEC, this time focused on Opporty International
Square is building a new set of solutions to make it easier to integrate bitcoin and lightning network payments
Taiwanese startup Numbers took an investment from Binance
Big Tech and Big Finance join with Hyperledger to form the "Hyperledger Climate Action and Accounting Special Interest Group"

Crypto News Roundup for January 21st, 2020 Jan 21, 2020

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Today's News:

Bitcoin trading between $8,000 and $9,000 as MACD prepares to go positive for the first time in five months
CME bitcoin futures growing fast as open contracts more than double since December
Publicly traded Argo Mining reports on big revenue gains and mining power ramp-up as the bitcoin halving approaches
Swiss regulators softening their stance on Facebook
Many advanced nations (but not the US) have joined with the BIS to study Central Bank Digital Currencies
DigiXDAO investors opt to liquidate the project and issue refunds worth more than the original investment.
Class action plaintiffs move to consolidate lawsuits against Tether
Xinhau reports that Chinese investment in blockchain projects is down 41% from 2018 (Original Report)
South Korea considers simplifying taxes on cryptocurrency income (Original report)
Indian Central Bank clarifies stance, says there is no "ban" on cryptocurrency.
A new report from the Jerusalem Post says Hamas collected millions in cryptocurrency

Crypto News Roundup for January 17th, 2020 Jan 17, 2020

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Bitcoin gaining today after two straight days of declines, up 1.3 percent to around $8800
The Block reports that Grayscale Investments, a unit of Digital Currency Group, which is the owner of CoinDesk, raised more than $600 million from investors last year. And that’s up from 66% in 2018.
The Libra Association, working under the auspices of Facebook to create a digital currency, has designated the leadership of a committee that will coordinate the token’s proposed design
And crypto tax legislation is getting a new life in U.S. congress
Some investors at a crypto conference this week in Switzerland say that the U.S. may be entering a new cold war with China - over the future of money
Back in North America, The Block reports that most Canadian crypto exchanges will likely fall under the country’s securities laws following new guidance published Thursday
And just a day after reports emerged that the Malta-based crypto exchange Binance will soon restrict access to Japanese residents, the exchange now says it’s eyeing the launch of a new trading platform for the Asian market
Patrick McDonnell, 47, was sentenced to 33 months on Thursday and ordered to pay $224,352 to victims, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

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Crypto News Roundup for January 16th, 2020 Jan 16, 2020

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Jerseys on the blockchain? One basketball team is running a crypto auction to give fans a fun option. Plus we talk about Asian exchange expansion and the pricing outlooks for the next 24 hours.

Crypto News Roundup for January 15th, 2020 Jan 15, 2020

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Tune in as CoinDesk podcasts editor Adam B. Levine and senior markets reporter Brad Keoun run down recent action in the markets, interesting longer-term trends and some of the most important crypto industry developments of the day.

On today’s episode:

Bitcoin price takes a breather but traders have their eyes on a bigger prize
Tokenized gold futures launch on FTX exchange
A new LinkedIn report says that "Blockchain" is the highest valued skill moving into 2020
US Securities regulator warns investors that IEOs aren't much better than ICOs
BTC ETF application withdrawn by Bitwise after the US regulator SEC says they will not approve
Controversial figure Craig Wright's recent filing is making waves with claims he can now access more than 1 million bitcoin
Big exchange Binance has taken a 500 million won ($432,000) stake in BxB,
Venezuela Leader Nicholas Maduro announced that airlines must pay for fuel with "El Petro"

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Crypto News Roundup for January 14th, 2020 Jan 14, 2020

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