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This week in crypto - week 52

China’s Shenzhen launched blockchain-based voting system for p2p lending withdrawal
Coinbase phases out Earn.com, doubles down on Coinbase Earn
YouTube cracks down on crypto, removes videos without warning. Youtube claims to have reinstated the videos.
Binance's US branch launched the beta test of its Android app. Binance has also expanded tading for Turkish Lira trading pairs
Bitcoin outperforms Gold, US Stocks, and Bonds in 2019
Binance allows buying Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and BNB via Visa card binding
OKEx launches Bitcoin Options trades for select clients ahead of January launch
Binance users can now buy four cryptos with Visa credit and debit cards
⁠Ethereum wallet app MetaMask banned from Google App Store
UEFA, AlphaWallet to tokenize Euro 2020 tickets via Ethereum blockchain
DigiByte founder is going to launch DigiDollar, a USD-pegged decentralized stablecoin on the DigiByte blockchain

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The first microprocessor created by Intel was the 4004. It was designed for a calculator, and in that time nobody imagined where it would lead.

💬 Quote of the day:
"Your big opportunity may be right where you are now" - Napoleon Hill

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Crypto News Summary - December  30

General News:
IMF
discusses potential role in CBDC issuance.
South Korea
confirms no income tax on crypto Profits.
China may soon have its first blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF).
 
Coin Specific News:
Ethereum (ETH) has chosen the year’s most inactive day to perform a hard fork.
Litecoin Foundation-funded Grin developer releases MimbleWimble implementation update.

Exchanges:
Coinbase Wallet to remove DApp browser to comply with Apple's policy.
Huobi Indonesia launches trading between Indonesian Rupiah and Tether under exchanges.
South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange, Bithumb is slammed with new $67M tax bill.
$800 million of user funds got liquidation on BitMEX during 2019.
Binance.US opens beta testing of iOS app to all users.
Poloniex has sent out emails to a number of users that their passwords have been reset.

Misc:
Virgil Griffith to be released on bail to Alabama.
World’s largest Blockchain-based live streaming platform hosting PewDiePie begins migration to Tron.

Did you know:
China has over 33,000 blockchain-related companies registered

Cool tech fact:
The password for the computer controls of nuclear tipped missiles of the U.S was 00000000 for eight years.

Quote of the day:
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joys in the world - Helen Keller

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Crypto News Summary - December  31

General News:
Turkey-based bank launches blockchain-based physical gold-backed transfer system

Coin Specific News:
Tron's supply to be diluted with 33.2 billion TRX in 2020.
Ripple Executive defends XRP sales, which have reportedly reached $1.2 Billion since 2016.
RippleNet partner Wirex partners with i2c to introduce multicurrency travel card.
Bitcoin's Futures premium rates back up after flattening forward curve.
Hedera hashgraph nodes shut down without warning, HBAR dumping continues.
BitTorrent on-boards DLive; begins migration to Tron blockchain.

Exchanges:
Poloniex exchange suffers BitMEX-style security breach

Misc:
Vexed tech entrepreneur turns Bitcoin hacker, steals €1M+ from ex-colleagues.

Did you know:
CZ sold his house for $1M and put it ALL in Bitcoin, when it was selling for $600 a BTC. That’s now worth $12.5M

Cool tech fact:
The richest Bitcoin wallet address had 125,805 BTC ($674,551,479 USD), as at 30 April 2019, which is 0.714% of the total Bitcoins in existence.

Quote of the day:
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat" - Theodore Roosevelt

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Crypto News Summary - January 1

General News:
U.S coast guard attacked by new crypto-locking ransomware.
China enacts crypto law in run-up to state digital currency debut.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin UTXO growth hits new all-time high.
Ripple’s on-demand liquidity hits record high on Mexico corridor. Also, XRP price is stable as Ripple unlocks 1 Billion tokens from escrow wallet.
Elrond pre-staking went live on  December 31.

Exchanges:
KuCoin’s futures platform KuMEX launches a lite version.
APAC Exchanges continue to dominate futures, options market.
LAToken’s daily crypto volume and holdings figures don’t match

Misc:
Trevon James promised eating his dog’s poop if Bitcoin isn’t at $10 by 2020.
2key Network has announced “Build-a-Campaign Competition” with a prize pool of $3,000.

Did you know:
The Chinese bamboo tree only grows a few centimeters during its first 4 years. Yet you have to care for it and water it during all these years. It's using this time to build its roots. And on the fifth year, when ready with a strong base, it can grow 30 centimeters per day and reach up to 15 meters in 6 weeks.
Patience pays off. Keep going. Keep watering your dreams.

Cool tech fact:
As of December 2018, 259,000 Bitcoin transactions were being performed on a daily basis.

Quote of the day:
"Nobody achieves anything great because they are happy and cozy. It’s about being a warrior. It doesn’t matter about the cause, necessarily. This is your path and you will pursue it with excellence. You face your fear, because your goal demands it" - Alex Honnold


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Crypto News Summary - January 2

General News:
China's digital yuan takes shape with new encryption law.
IMF urges Philippines’ central bank to collect crypto exchange data.
Former Barclays exec to launch UK’s first regulated crypto bank in 2020

Coin Specific News:
Ethereum completes Muir Glacier hard fork update.
Monero's hashrate touches new ATH; sparks debate among XMR contributors.

Exchanges:
Metamask returns to Google after 1 week ban.
Binance to enable fiat-to-crypto trading for 180+ fiat currencies in 2020.
Poloniex addressing December 29, 2019 password reset email.

Misc:
Bitmain to further cut half of its personnel by Chinese New Year.
Carnegie Mellon University sees $4M pledge to develop DeFi research program

Did you know:
Computer cases  had a locking mechanism, complete with a key that came with the machine?

Cool tech fact:
As of 2017, most of the Bitcoins (96% to be exact) were owned by only 4% of all BTC addresses.

Quote of the day:
"You and you alone are the only person who can live the life that can write the story that you were meant to tell." - Kerry Washington


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Crypto News Summary - January 3

General News:
Guangdong launched a blockchain-based financing platform.
South Korea drafting legislation to tax individual crypto profits
Europe Central Bank proposes ‘unattractive’ rates for digital currency.
Hong Kong institute of bankers adds 6 virtual banks.

Coin Specific News:
4.97 million Bolt tokens burned
Bitcoin (BTC) pumps on Genesis Block Anniversary and after a US drone strike.
Telegram refuses to share 'bank records' related to its token sale, says SEC.
Venezuela's Maduro announces sale of oil, gold using Petro.
Litecoin doesn't have anything to compensate for Mimblewimble's shortcomings.
Bitcoin selling for $24,000 per BTC in Iran as US tensions escalate.
 
Exchanges:
Binance debuts euro pairs as CZ says 180 fiat currencies set for 2020.

Misc:
Bitmain co-founder initiates legal fight to return to control over company.

Cool tech fact:
Bitcoins are so popular that they get a social media post every 3 seconds

Quote of the day:
"The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. " - Bertrand Russell


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Crypto News Summary - January 4

General News:
Iranians buying Bitcoin at a premium in anticipation of war with the US after the latter's air strike yesterday.
Burger King Venezuela starts Bitcoin payments in first of 40 stores.

Coin Specific News:
Ethereum block times reduced by 25 percent.
Bitcoin, Ethereum registered highest transfer count, average transfer value in 2019.
SEC on ‘unfounded fishing expedition’ — Telegram lawyers tell judge.
COTI team to extend team lockups to 4 years!

Exchanges:
Coinbase CEO predicts emergence of 'crypto startup' in 2020.
Binance.US joins Bittrex, Gemini on chamber of digital commerce's executive committee.
Binance has added support for Loom (LOOM) staking as of today.
KuCoin will launch a new coin distribution program that can replace IEO. Alchemy Coin (ACOIN) will be the first coin of this program.

Did you know:
Average American needs 257 hours of work to earn 1 Bitcoin.

Cool tech fact:
January 3rd 2020 marks 11 years since the creation of Bitcoin's Genesis block.

Quote of the day:
"Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes" - Benjamin Disraeli


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This week in crypto - week 1

China enacts crypto law in run-up to state digital currency debut.
IMF discusses potential role in CBDC issuance.
South Korea confirms no income tax on crypto Profits.
Binance  to enable fiat-to-crypto trading for 180+ fiat currencies in 2020.
Metamask returns to Google after 1 week ban.
Ethereum completes Muir Glacier hard fork update.
Iranians buying Bitcoin at a premium in anticipation of war with the US after the latter's air strike yesterday.
Former Barclays exec to launch UK’s first regulated crypto bank in 2020.

Cool tech fact:
In 2017 alone, there were 914 new cryptocurrencies introduced in the market

Quote of the day:
"Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay." -  Simone de Beauvoir


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Crypto News Summary - January 6

General News:
Qatar bans “virtual asset services,” prohibits crypto-related transactions.
China digital currency ‘progressing’, but still no launch date.
South Korea's presidential commission recommends government join the crypto-space.
Turkey to regulate cryptocurrencies before launch of its digital Lira.
IBM and Fair Trade Initiative demo blockchain-based coffee tracking App.

Coin Specific News:
$68.4 trillion tidal wave coming for Bitcoin – BTC, XRP, Ripple, Litecoin newsflash.
Elrond bootstrapping process is live.
Drep and Newton to compete in Binance community coin vote on January 15.
OceanEx launches global 1st VET perpetual contract.
Binance Stablecoin, Binance USD (BUSD), receives NYDFS approval.

Exchanges:
OKEx dominates Bitcoin Futures market as BitMEX trails.

Misc:
US SEC settles in long-running fraud case against Longfin CEO.

Cool tech fact:
You scroll about five miles a year

Quote of the day:
"Life is a single player game." - Naval Ravikant


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Crypto News Summary - January 7

General News:
Major Spanish bank latest to bring blockchain into European finance.
World’s first Blockchain-powered phone arrives at CES 2020.
Lenovo joins GoChain network as a Blockchain signing node.

Coin Specific News:
BTC is now trading above $8000.
XRP delisted by crypto-exchange backed by Japan's LINE.
Ethereum receives support from Berlin-based Bitcoin wallet, Bitwala .
FOIN token nears zero as Financial.org pulls exit scam.
Court denies SEC request to make Telegram reveal ICO bank records.
Tokenplace announces its limited Token pre-sale.
Binance lists Origin Protocol (OGN).
Binance Futures will launch its fifth perpetual contract, EOS/USDT and open trading at 2020/01/08 08:00 AM (UTC).

Exchanges:
FTX to launch Bitcoin options.
Binance adds Polish Zloty, Swedish Krona fiat gateways.
Kraken received 49% more regulatory inquiries compared to 2018.

Misc:
CFTC hunts down multi-million dollar crypto-ponzi scammer.

Cool tech fact:
The earliest known use of the word "Google" as a verb was in a 2002 episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

Quote of the day:
"Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it." -  Naval Ravikant


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Crypto News Summary - January 8

General News:
Chinese payment giant Ant Financial's enterprise blockchain set to go live next month.
Google Trends sees ‘Bitcoin Iran’ surge 4,500% on safe haven narrative.

Coin Specific News:
Libra Association vice chairman bashes Bitcoin at CES 2020.
Litecoin receives another boost as Binance announces LTC/USDT perpetual contracts.
Ethereum Classic's Agharta update coming up, but clients still unprepared.
Ripple plunges 5% against rising Bitcoin but maintains the $0.21 level.

Exchanges:
Binance enables UK's faster payments scheme for GBP transfers.  Binance has also added Thai Baht and Australian Dollar support following latest collaborations.
Upbit exchange to re-open XRP, LTC and EOS trading.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X launches beta version with staking service.
Kraken lists USDC the day after Binance drops It.

Misc:
Bitcoin ransom worth $6 million demanded by Travelex hackers.
Nasdaq issues warning to Bitcoin mining company.

Cool tech fact:
Grand Theft Auto V cost $265 million to produce, making it the most expensive video game of all time. It brought in $1 billion just 72 hours after it was released, becoming the only entertainment product to make that much that quickly

Quote of the day:
"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere." - Frank A. Clark


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Crypto News Summary - January 9

General News:
You can now buy & sell Stablecoins on Canadian Bitcoin ATMs.
Illinois legalizes blockchain contracts.
Oman’s largest Port joins IBM’s blockchain shipping platform TradeLens.
RBA to block Facebook’s Libra in Australia.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin Futures volumes explode after price swing.
Tokenplace announces its limited Token pre-sale.
The Elrond bootstrapping process is live. The first 3 staking waves saw 1,5bn ERD deposits in under 2,5 hours.

Exchanges:
Five crypto exchanges are expected to enter regulatory sandbox in Hong Kong.
Dutch derivatives exchange Deribit to move to crypto-friendly Panama.
KuCoin has released a Lite version of its futures trading platform KuMEX.
OKEx has launched BTC/USD options trading as of 9th January.
Bithumb may pour over $8M into South Korea’s regulation-free zone.

Misc:
Lazarus Hacker Group returns, steals cryptos through Telegram.
Austria: crypto firms face €200K fine under new AML directive.
 
Did you know:
461 crypto wallets hold over 40% of ETH, ADA, LTC, and USDT.

Cool tech fact:
The PlayStation is officially the best-selling home console brand, according to the Guinness World Records.

Quote of the day:
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


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Crypto News Summary - January 10

General News:
Brazilian bank threatens to close crypto exchanges’ accounts.
Baidu joins blockchain train, widens tech’s adoption reach.
China's central bank completes top-layer design on digital yuan.

Coin Specific News:
Ethereum, Monero hashrate mainly concentrated in Europe.
Ripple and Thailand's SCB to launch mobile payment app.
Ethereum 2.0 will come in 2020, according to ConsenSys Co-Founder.
Cosmos (ATOM) is launching on Coinbase Pro.
Samsung blockchain phones set to feature Elrond  project’s gaming app.

Exchanges:
Cobinhood exchange shuts down for audit.
Ethereum Classic's Agharta upgrade gets support from Binance.
KuCoin  launches KuCoinPlay!

Misc:
Thai Stellar-based startup  Lightnet raises $31M to replace SWIFT.
US SEC seeks $16 million penalty from token sales platform operator, ICOBox.
 
Did you know:
Bitcoin hoarded by exchanges amounts to over 10% of total supply.

Cool tech fact:
With all of today's technology, it is impossible to create a robot that understands sarcasm. @googlefactss

Quote of the day:
"Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring." - Lewis Howes


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Crypto News Summary - January 11

General News:
Jack Dorsey supported African crypto startup hits $1M volume.
Japan Crypto Exchanges face imminent margin trading limits.
US Treasury Department trials blockchain-based platform using tokens.

Coin Specific News:
COTI and Celsius Network forms a Defi partnership! 
SEC produces evidence that Telegram kept selling tokens after $1.7B ICO.
Ethereum, Tron, EOS account for over 98% transaction volume of dapp market.
Bitcoin.com wants to raise $50 million through an exchange token sale.

Exchanges:
Bitfinex market manipulation lawsuit refiled in New York and joined by second case.
 
Did you know:
DeFi sectors delivered 250% ROI over last year.

Cool tech fact:
Vladimir Putin still uses Windows XP. @googlefactss

Quote of the day:
"I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong." - Richard P. Feynman


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This week in crypto - week 2

Qatar bans “virtual asset services,” prohibits crypto-related transactions.
IBM and Fair Trade Initiative demo blockchain-based coffee tracking App.
Binance adds Polish Zloty, Swedish Krona fiat gateways.
Dutch derivatives exchange Deribit to move to crypto-friendly Panama.
Five crypto exchanges are expected to enter regulatory sandbox in Hong Kong.
Binance enables UK's faster payments scheme for GBP transfers.  Binance also added Thai Baht and Australian Dollar support following latest collaborations.
China's central bank completes top-layer design on digital yuan.
World’s first Blockchain-powered phone arrives at CES 2020.

Cool tech fact:
The first text message was sent on December 3rd, 1992, 28 years ago. It said, "Merry Christmas."

Quote of the day:
"The most wasted of days is one without laughter." -  E. E. Cummings


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