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⁠Mark Cuban appears troubled when asked to give his verdict on Bitcoin’s utility as a financial instrument

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⁠Lithuania’s central bank suggested that banks should face the perceived risks of digital currencies and join the digital asset space to preserve control

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⁠China’s securities regulator reportedly plans to set up a tech division that will be headed by the former chief of the central bank’s digital currency initiative

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⁠A French company launched a regulated Bitcoin fund to be traded as futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

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⁠Here are 5 simple bullish Japanese candlestick patterns that every trader must know

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⁠SBI Group-backed crypto compliance firm Elliptic launches a new tool that will allow banks to work more closely with crypto exchanges

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⁠Crypto exchange Kraken has rolled out staking rewards for Tezos

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⁠Traders should be cautious as most cryptocurrencies are threatening to break below their strong support and resume their downtrend

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⁠The NYDFS plans to update its virtual currency license, BitLicense, for the first time in nearly 5 years

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⁠Twitter funds a dedicated team to develop a decentralized standard for social media to address existing challenges

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⁠Huobi appoints new general manager to lead expansion in the Turkish market

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⁠Chinese share of global hash rate hits a new record of 66% since 2017, a new study says

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⁠Waves presents Gravity Hub, a blockchain-agnostic interoperability protocol to unite blockchains and connect with other systems

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⁠Ethereum venture production studio ConsenSys is reportedly closing down offices in the Philippines and in India

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⁠CA State Assembly Majority Leader wants California to lead blockchain legislation, shares plans at Elev8CON

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⁠Circle lays off another ten employees, denying relationship to recent departure of CEO

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⁠Bears are keen to see Bitcoin price below $7K again and bull needs to push the price above $7.4 if a breakdown below $6.5K is to be avoided

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⁠The Chamber of Digital Commerce and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance’s strategic partnership aims to boost educational efforts in the field of digital assets

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⁠VC firm Andreessen Horowitz shared a list of instructors for its free, seven-week crypto startup school, scheduled to kick off in February 2020

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BitPay Launches Support for Three USD Stablecoins — But Not Tether

BitPay has confirmed that it now supports three USD-backed stablecoins, but Tether is not among them.