Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin published an update on the state of cryptocurrency research.
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Hard Problems in Cryptocurrency: Five Years Later
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💎 The judge has ordered Pavel Durov’s deposition in the SEC v. Telegram case.
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💵 Brokerage giant Charles Schwab plans to acquire TD Ameritrade for USD 26 billion.
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🇮🇳 Binance has added fiat support to buy crypto using Indian Rupee.
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✋ Crypto exchange BitBay will delist Monero due to money laundering concerns.
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💸 MoneyGram has received another USD 20 million from Ripple.
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💎 The judge has ordered Pavel Durov’s deposition in the SEC v. Telegram case.
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💵 Brokerage giant Charles Schwab plans to acquire TD Ameritrade for USD 26 billion.
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🇮🇳 Binance has added fiat support to buy crypto using Indian Rupee.
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✋ Crypto exchange BitBay will delist Monero due to money laundering concerns.
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💸 MoneyGram has received another USD 20 million from Ripple.
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Bank of New York Mellon has entered the Corda-powered Marco Polo trade finance consortium.
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BNY Mellon Aims to Go Live 'ASAP' on Trade Finance Blockchain Marco Polo
Bank of New York Mellon has joined the Marco Polo trade finance consortium running on R3’s Corda, becoming the 28th bank to do so.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) collected over
USD 1.3 billion in penalty payments this year.
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USD 1.3 billion in penalty payments this year.
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CFTC collected over $1.3B in penalties this year; the fourth-highest total in its history
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the country's derivatives regulator, has collected over $1.3 billion in regulatory penalties in the
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🇷🇺 Russia’s Federal Tax Service registered cryptocurrency as part of a company’s capital.
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🇺🇦 Bittrex denied the claim that it was seeking to collaborate with the Ukrainian government.
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🇮🇳 India’s government is preparing a national strategy for the use of blockchain technology.
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🇬🇭 Ghana’s central bank considers issuing its own digital currency.
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🇰🇷 South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange lost USD 50 million worth of Ether in a recent hack.
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🇷🇺 Russia’s Federal Tax Service registered cryptocurrency as part of a company’s capital.
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🇺🇦 Bittrex denied the claim that it was seeking to collaborate with the Ukrainian government.
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🇮🇳 India’s government is preparing a national strategy for the use of blockchain technology.
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🇬🇭 Ghana’s central bank considers issuing its own digital currency.
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🇰🇷 South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange lost USD 50 million worth of Ether in a recent hack.
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“The ruling is notable because the judge rejected two arguments likely to resonate with cryptocurrency users, especially cypherpunk early adopters: that the petitioner had a constitutional right to financial privacy, and that third parties (in this case, the tax collector) cannot be trusted to safeguard sensitive personal information.”
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US Judge Refuses to Quash IRS Summons for Bitstamp Exchange Records
A federal judge denied a bitcoin user's petition to stop the IRS from gathering data about his cryptocurrency holdings from the Bitstamp exchange.
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💸 Part of Ether stolen from the UPbit exchange has been transferred to Binance and Huobi.
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📈 Institutional Bitcoin trading platform Bakkt broke another all-time high in daily trading volume.
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👨⚖️ Kleiman estate is seeking over US$650,000 for attorney fees and expenditures.
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🛑 Robinhood has withdrawn its bank charter application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
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🐦 Twitter account of the late Bitcoin’s early contributor Hal Finney will remain untouched.
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💸 Part of Ether stolen from the UPbit exchange has been transferred to Binance and Huobi.
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📈 Institutional Bitcoin trading platform Bakkt broke another all-time high in daily trading volume.
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👨⚖️ Kleiman estate is seeking over US$650,000 for attorney fees and expenditures.
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🛑 Robinhood has withdrawn its bank charter application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
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🐦 Twitter account of the late Bitcoin’s early contributor Hal Finney will remain untouched.
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Binance has partnered with TravelByBit to launch a rewards card that will enable cryptocurrency payments for travelers.
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Binance to Launch Crypto Travel Rewards Card with Startup TravelByBit
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it will launch a rewards card facilitating crypto payments on major travel websites with startup TravelByBit
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🇩🇪 The German parliament passed a bill allowing banks to sell and store cryptocurrencies.
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🇷🇺 The Central Bank of Russia has officially supported the idea to prohibit Bitcoin payments.
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🏦 Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has joined the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN).
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💸 IBM won a patent for a blockchain solution “preventing anonymous theft by drones.”
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❓ The chief executive officer of the IDAX Global crypto exchange has gone missing.
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🇩🇪 The German parliament passed a bill allowing banks to sell and store cryptocurrencies.
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🇷🇺 The Central Bank of Russia has officially supported the idea to prohibit Bitcoin payments.
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🏦 Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has joined the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN).
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💸 IBM won a patent for a blockchain solution “preventing anonymous theft by drones.”
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❓ The chief executive officer of the IDAX Global crypto exchange has gone missing.
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Plaintiff also alleges that profits from token sales by Mr. Hogeg were used “to fund numerous expensive purchases, including $19 million to acquire land in Tel Aviv in one of the most expensive residential real estate transactions in Israel’s history, $7.2 million for his acquisition of Beitar Jerusalem, one of Israel’s top soccer clubs, and a $1.9 million donation to Tel Aviv University, who together have joined to launch the Hogeg Blockchain Research Institute.”
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Stox token sale proceeds used to buy Israeli soccer team, new federal court lawsuit says
Link to lawsuit A new 8 count federal court lawsuit in Seattle names Stox Technologies and Moshe Hogeg as defendants. Plaintiff claims that he purchased
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👮 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted Ethereum Foundation’s Virgil Griffith for allegedly instructing North Korea on how to use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions.
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🇮🇳 The most populous state of India is trialing a blockchain-powered solar trading platform.
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🏦 Swiss cryptocurrency bank SEBA is expanding into nine foreign jurisdictions.
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🇷🇺 Binance has added four new trading pairs for the Russian Ruble (RUB).
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🇯🇵 Crypto exchange bitFlyer has added support for Ripple’s XRP token.
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👮 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted Ethereum Foundation’s Virgil Griffith for allegedly instructing North Korea on how to use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions.
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🇮🇳 The most populous state of India is trialing a blockchain-powered solar trading platform.
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🏦 Swiss cryptocurrency bank SEBA is expanding into nine foreign jurisdictions.
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🇷🇺 Binance has added four new trading pairs for the Russian Ruble (RUB).
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🇯🇵 Crypto exchange bitFlyer has added support for Ripple’s XRP token.
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The Chinese branch of Huobi Global has become one of the first members of the Blockchain Services Network (BSN).
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Huobi joins China telecom and finance giants to form state-backed blockchain alliance
The Chinese branch of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is one of the first members of the Blockchain Services Network (BSN), an industry alliance initiated
The operator of cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin is eyeing a USD 140 million investment in China aimed to facilitate the adoption of blockchain technology in the country.
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OKCoin exchange’s operator to invest $140M in China for blockchain adoption
OK Group, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin, is set to invest $140 million in China to facilitate blockchain adoption. The Innovation Center will include a blockchain data research institution and an international blockchain entrepreneurship…
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💵 Binance acquired DappReview, a decentralized app information startup.
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🖊 Vitalik Buterin will sign a petition to free Virgil Griffith.
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🔫 The Vertcoin (VTC) blockchain has been once again 51% attacked.
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💰 A smart contract platform is offering USD 200,000 in grant money for decentralized apps built on top of Bitcoin.
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💼 Bakkt CEO is reportedly heading to the U.S. Senate.
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💵 Binance acquired DappReview, a decentralized app information startup.
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🖊 Vitalik Buterin will sign a petition to free Virgil Griffith.
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🔫 The Vertcoin (VTC) blockchain has been once again 51% attacked.
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💰 A smart contract platform is offering USD 200,000 in grant money for decentralized apps built on top of Bitcoin.
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💼 Bakkt CEO is reportedly heading to the U.S. Senate.
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China’s Great Firewall has blocked etherscan.io, one of the most popular Ethereum blockchain explorers.
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China's Internet Firewall Has Blocked Access to Ethereum Block Explorer Etherscan.io
China's Great Firewall, used by the government to regulate access to foreign internet sites, has blocked one of the most popular sources of ethereum blockchain data.
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⚡️ Bitfinex has partnered with Bitrefill to enable users to pay with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.
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🦅 SoFi has been granted a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services.
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🇨🇭 A global asset manager has launched a physically backed Bitcoin ETP on Swiss stock exchange SIX.
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🇯🇵 Japan’s largest financial group and employer review site Glassdoor’s owner have established a joint venture.
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🤝 Former chairman of the U.S. CFTC has joined a law firm to focus on “financial markets and emerging technologies.”
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⚡️ Bitfinex has partnered with Bitrefill to enable users to pay with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.
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🦅 SoFi has been granted a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services.
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🇨🇭 A global asset manager has launched a physically backed Bitcoin ETP on Swiss stock exchange SIX.
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🇯🇵 Japan’s largest financial group and employer review site Glassdoor’s owner have established a joint venture.
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🤝 Former chairman of the U.S. CFTC has joined a law firm to focus on “financial markets and emerging technologies.”
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Eight former core developers from Morgan Stanley have launched a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange . . .
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Ex-Morgan Stanley execs launch crypto derivatives exchange Phemex, claiming it to be ‘on par with Nasdaq’
Eight former core developers from one of Wall Street's top investment banks, Morgan Stanley, have launched a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange with big
Regulated U.S.-based digital asset trading platform Gemini burned approximately 20% of its GUSD stablecoin supply.
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Crypto Exchange Gemini Burnt One-Fifth of Its GUSD Stablecoin Supply
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini burnt about one-fifth of its total Gemini Dollar stablecoin supply on Dec. 3.