Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has predicted that the next decade will see blockchain technology undergo a similar adoption to the internet in the 1990s.

https://bit.ly/36s3GS5

TON says you won't get rich by holding TON

https://telegram.org/blog/ton-gram-notice

Main News

1. A lot of news from Binance as always.
- Binance launches its fifth perpetual contract, EOS/USD. link
- Binance Adds Polish Zloty (PLN) and Swedish Krona (SEK) Fiat Gateways. link
- Binance Adds AUD, GBP and EUR Fiat Gateways Via Banxa. link

2. COSS exchange unexpectedly locks down $2 million of its approximately 200,000 customers funds for up to a month. link

3. Kraken’s customers claimed yesterday that an online French bank has rejected transfers from the exchange. link

4. A court has rejected the SEC’s attempt to compel Telegram to share full “bank records”. link

5. Kraken opens XBT/USDC, ETH/USDC, USDC/EUR, USDC/USD, USDC/USDT trading pairs. link

6. Ethereum’s scalability has potential to improve 2,000x due to Istanbul update, says StarkWare. link

7. The CoinbasePro app is now available for Android users. link

8. World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Farm Being Built in Texas. link

https://cryptorank.io/news

Bitcoin broke a six-month downtrend, and could be on the verge of a huge run.

https://bit.ly/2QUxjVL

Bloomberg Crypto Outlook – January 2020 Edition — link

In some countries, customs officers are entitled to search through the contents of your phone or laptop. In other jurisdictions, they may try to persuade you they have the right to check out your personal messages. We explore the ways to keep your content private when crossing the border.

https://forklog.media/how-to-protect-your-crypto-wallet-during-phone-search/

Main News

1. Bloomberg has published Crypto Outlook. Bitcoin set for growth in 2020 due to fixed supply and increasing adoption, says Bloomberg analyst. link

2. Binance Futures Will Launch LTC/USDT Perpetual Contract With Up to 75x Leverage. link

3. Chinese payment giant Ant Financial, a subsidiary of Alibaba and operator of AliPay, is set to publicly launch its enterprise blockchain platform next month. link

4. Major Thai bank launches a mobile payment app powered by Ripple. link

5. Lenovo joins GoChain blockchain network as a signing node. link

6. Bitcoin Core developer reports 42% drop in build time since peak. link

7. New York Will Launch Its Own Digital Currency If Proposal Passes. link

8. Crypto booking platform Travala partners with Huobi, integrates HT token. link

https://cryptorank.io/news

99% of Ethereum, Litecoin, EOS Volume is Likely Fake: Report
https://www.newsbtc.com/2020/01/09/99-of-ethereum-litecoin-eos-volume-is-likely-fake-report/

A new report is casting doubts on the legitimacy of top bitcoin rivals’ trade data. Researcher Koji Higashi late last week blasted off exchanges for faking 99 percent of their Ethereum, Litecoin, and EOS trade volumes. The Japan-based cryptocurrency analyst noted that the degree of fake volume in the altcoins appeared more severe than the one... The post appeared first on NewsBTC.

Will Price History Pattern Repeat Itself During Next BTC Halving?

The picture shows four-year Bitcoin cycles associated with halving. The behavior of the price was almost identical.

It is interesting to see whether the price movement will repeat itself this time or it was just an accident.

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🔥 DeFi :: MakerDAO protocol’s governance-token holders voted to raise the DAI Savings Rate (DSR) to 6% this week, up from the previous 4%.

Progressive Decentralization: A Playbook for Building Crypto Applications


https://a16z.com/2020/01/09/progressive-decentralization-crypto-product-management/