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Crypto News Summary - January 28

General News:
New Singapore law allows global crypto firms to expand locally.
IBM has received a U.S. patent for a type of "self-aware token" that can record its own transaction data.
Oil giant Saudi Aramco buys into blockchain trading platform Vakt.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price breaks through key resistance as traders target $9.2K.
LocalBitcoins suspending long-time users accounts without warning.
Facebook's Libra is building governance model to disrupt remittance sector.
Ethereum, XRP and Bitcoin cash tax refunds now available to US citizens through Refundo.

Exchanges:
A U.K. court has ordered Bitfinex to freeze $860,000 in Bitcoin linked to ransomware payout.
Gemini hires chief compliance officer as it expands into UK and Europe.
Uphold introduces commission-free trading for users.
BitMax will offer Harmony 30-day fixed term lending with 48% annualized interest rate.

Cool tech fact:
Hackers once stole about $81 million from Bangladesh Bank due to the bank’s use of $10 computer network switches and no firewalls.

Quote of the day:
"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great at whatever they want to do."  - Kobe Bryant

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Crypto News Summary- January 29

General News:
UK Financial service provider to Coinbase, Bitstamp awarded FCA payments license.
Municipality of Zermatt in Switzerland now accepts payments in Bitcoin.

Coin Specific News:
SEC tells Telegram its crypto is worth less than donuts. Savage.
Origo to burn 15% of total OGO supply.
Litecoin’s Charlie Lee claims MimbleWimble scales better than Bitcoin.
Paxos grills customer for using a Bitcoin mixing service.
Swiss company set to launch first compliant IPO on Ethereum’s Blockchain.

Exchanges:
Bittrex secures $300 Million in digital asset insurance to enhance protection.
Binance lowers withdrawal fees for BTC, ETH and ERC20 tokens.
Binance US will enable staking for its users as of February 2020.

Cool tech fact:
There were two AI Chatbots created by Facebook to talk to each other, but they were shut down after they started communicating in a foreign languages they made for themselves.

Quote of the day:
“If you hit the wrong note, it’s the next note that determines if it’s good or bad.” — Miles Davis

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Crypto News Summary- January 30

General News:
National Bank of Cambodia to launch a Blockchain-based, peer-to-peer payment and money transfer platform.
Maryland introduces bill to make Ransomware possession illegal.
China reveals key details on its digital currency.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price climbs to $9,500 after third higher high in one week.
Bitfinex launches margin trading for TetherGold, XAU₮.
Binance Futures will launch ADA/USDT perpetual contract on January 31.
Ethereum bulls eye $180 but bottom still not confirmed.
Bitcoin Cash stopped producing blocks for 5.5 hours.

Exchanges:
Coinbase Custody officially launches internationally.
OmiseGo's GO.exchange goes out of business.
Binance poaches Huobi's European and Latin American business lead.

Cool tech fact:
NASA's internet connection can reach speeds of up to 91 gigabits per second. About 13,000 times faster than the average internet connection.

Quote of the day:
"The only difference between feedback and criticism is how you hear it." — Tim S. Grover

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Crypto News Summary- January 31

General News:
Bank of Lithuania looks into central bank digital currency.
Seychelles’ Stock Exchange to list Ethereum tokens representing supercars.

Coin Specific News:
Trezor has released a detailed response to the critical flaw Kraken identified in the Trezor hardware wallets. 
Litecoin surges 20%, will LTC spark another major crypto rally?
Coinmetrics study unveils shocking facts about Tether (USDT).
Bitcoin Cash receives European bank custody support

Exchanges:
Deribit to launch daily BTC options as regulated competition heats up.
Genesis crypto lending firm hits new  record in loan originations in Q4 2019.
Bitfinex users can now trade Tether Gold Stablecoin against Bitcoin.

Did you know:
Over 75% of Bitcoin in circulation are in profit.

Cool tech fact:
The first message to be sent via the internet was supposed to be the word LOGIN. On the first try the system crashed after the letter O.

Quote of the day:
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." —Charles Darwin

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Crypto News Summary- February 1

General News:
Japan’s biggest social network launches digital currency.
Google creates device for securing cryptographic keys.

Coin Specific News:
Ripple unlocks half billion tokens from Escrow as XRP price up 26% YTD.
$67 billion worth of Bitcoin has been 'hodled' since Jan 2018.
Ethereum finally breaks above the critical EMA-200 and aims for $200.
Litecoin hits 17-week high and it could be bullish for Bitcoin.
SBI Holdings to offer XRP as share dividend to shareholders.
Only 100 days left until Bitcoin's halving.

Exchanges:
Binance launches twelfth phase of Binance lending products.
Upbit Exchange executives  cleared of fraud charges in South Korea.

Cool tech fact:
No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant because its patent was burned in a fire.

Quote of the day:
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." —William Jennings Bryan

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This week in crypto - week 5

World economic forum announces global consortium for digital currency governance.
Iran issues more than 1,000 cryptocurrency mining licenses.
IBM has received a U.S. patent for a type of "self-aware token" that can record its own transaction data.
Bittrex secures $300 Million in digital asset insurance to enhance protection.
Binance lowers[/ur] withdrawal fees for BTC, ETH and ERC20 tokens.
National Bank of Cambodia to [url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbcs-digital-payments-go-live-next-few-months]launch a Blockchain-based, peer-to-peer payment and money transfer platform.
OmiseGo's GO.exchange goes out of business.
Bitcoin Cash receives European bank custody support.
Japan’s biggest social network launches digital currency.
Google creates device for securing cryptographic keys.

Cool tech fact:
The last time all living humans were on Earth together was November 2nd, 2000. The International Space Station has been continuously occupied ever since.

Quote of the day:
"It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving." —Mother Teresa

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Crypto News Summary- February 3

General News:
Singapore has greenlit a tokenized securities trading firm for full operations within the city-state.
U.S. government to auction off more than 4,000 BTC on February 18.
Bermuda is planning a comprehensive crypto ecosystem.

Coin Specific News:
Binance Futures will launch DASH/USDT perpetual contract as of February 4th.
Matic to launch the next stage of its testnet staking program on February 10th.
COTI is launching MultiDAG — a protocol to issue tokens on a DAG infrastructure.
Facebook Libra's financial inclusion failed to meet Mastercard's expectations.
IOTA founder threatens foundation with legal action over 25M tokens.

Exchanges:
Gemini wins a U.S. patents for stablecoin technology that could be issued by commercial banks.

Did you know:
Buying $1 of Bitcoin every day since 2015 would’ve made you this rich.

Cool tech fact:
Scotland is on track to hit 100% renewable electricity this year.

Quote of the day:
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." — Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Crypto News Summary- February 4

General News:
UK finance watchdog revises registration fees for crypto businesses.
The Indian state of Telangana is to launch a dedicated blockchain incubator.

Coin Specific News:
Matic surges 22% as Staking goes live.
BitMEX will launch XRP/USD perpetual swap on February 5th, 2020.
Binance Futures will launch ZEC/USDT perpetual contract as of February 5th.
Bitcoin SV completes Genesis hard fork.

Exchanges:
Winklevoss Twins’ crypto exchange, Gemini adds 'TradingView' integration.
Bitspark shuts down amid restructuring, coronavirus and protests.
BitGo introduces instant Bitcoin trading to institutional clients, first $100,000 trade already in.

Cool tech fact:
It costs less than a dollar's worth of electricity to charge your phone all year.

Quote of the day:
"There is no security in this life. There is only opportunity." —Douglas MacArthur

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Crypto News Summary- February 5

General News:
Samsung and Salesforce participate in $35M funding round For Blockchain company.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin surpasses 500 million transactions.
Binance Futures will launch XTZ/USDT perpetual contract as of February 6th.
Handshake, launched its Mainnet on February 3rd. HNS token is expected to become transferable on February 17.
Ripple partners with Nasdaq-listed firm to bolster US-Mexico payments.

Exchanges:
Binance’s users can now link their Visa banking card and buy crypto with the Russian ruble.
US Court terminates Kraken, Bitmain, Roger Ver Lawsuit
Bakkt to expand services as ICE acquires leading loyalty program provider.

Misc:
Sony Financial Ventures invests 'six-figure' sum in token tech firm, Securitize.
OneCoin associate tries to dodge $400M laundering charges.

Cool tech fact:
The Bitcoin mining difficulty is adjusted after every 2016 blocks to ensure that it takes about 10 minutes (600 seconds) to discover each new block.

Quote of the day:
"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny." — C.S. Lewis

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Crypto News Summary- February 6

General News:
Japan lawmakers to issue digital currency proposals tomorrow, February 7.
Major Central Banks to discuss digital currencies amid IMF conference.
US Fed is exploring potential for digital currency, says board member.

Coin Specific News:
Binance Futures will launch ATOM/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage.
nOS has launched its public testnet on February 5th and the mainnet is expected to go live in the first half of 2020.
Binance will list LTO Network (LTO) as of February 7.
Ripple launches global XRP payments network in five corridors.

Exchanges:
Bakkt's BTC futures open interest reaches a new all-time high.
OKEx will host HyperDAO (HDAO) initial exchange offering on February 25.
FTX Exchange will launch TRUMP-2020 futures contract.
BitMEX's cold wallet holdings rose by 100K BTC after CFTC probe.

Misc:
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposes 3-year safe harbor period for crypto token sales.

Cool tech fact:
The mining power of the Bitcoin network is nearly 300 times than the combined power of the world’s top 5 supercomputers

Quote of the day:
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for." —John A. Shedd

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Crypto News Summary- February 7

General News:
Japan lawmakers push government for G7 talks on digital yen.
Australian government issues national blockchain roadmap to help drive adoption.
IMF advises Eastern Caribbean States to trial digital currency.
Switzerland to require ID for crypto exchange transactions over $1K .

Coin Specific News:
Binance Futures will launch BNB/USDT perpetual contract as of February 10th.
COTI has updated its token release schedule and will lock 20% of total supply for 12 years.
Matic has announced the successful integration of the 5th Dapp: "Eventbrite" into the network .
Ethereum prices surge as DeFi markets hit $1 billion milestone.
RSK launches interoperability bridge between Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Exchanges:
Binance launches thirteenth phase of Binance lending products.
Altsbit crypto exchange gets hacked, ‘almost all funds’ are gone.
BTSE crypto exchange moves Headquarters'  to offshore tax paradise.

Cool tech fact:
The US dollar and the Japanese yen are the two leading currencies to be exchanged for Bitcoin.

Quote of the day:
"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." —Carl Sandburg

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Crypto News Summary- February 08

General News:
Hong Kong gets its first licensed Crypto lender.
Ukraine introduces ‘sound’ Crypto mining regulatory policy.
Weiss upgrades Bitcoin’s rating, Gives BTC an ‘A-‘, again.

Coin Specific News:
Cardano's Shelley incentivized testnet records 11 billion ADA staked.
Bitcoin smart contract platform RSK is now interoperable with Ethereum.
Trade to win $50,000 USD in CRO in Crypto.com Exchange Trading Arena.

Exchanges:
Binance announces integration of India-based WazirX's P2P platform. The exchange will also introduce more fiat gateways in the next few months. Meanwhile, Binance CEO confirms that 'Binance Cloud' will launch in 10 days.

Misc:
Coronavirus whistleblower, Dr. Li Wenliang, is now memorialized on Ethereum.

Cool tech fact:
A man once bought “google.com” for $12 in 2015. Google offered to pay $6,006.13 to get it back.

Quote of the day:
"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action" — Benjamin Disraeli

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This week in Crypto- week 6

Bakkt's BTC futures open interest reaches a new all-time high.
BitMEX launches XRP/USD perpetual swap.
Bitcoin SV completes Genesis hard fork.
US Fed is exploring potential for digital currency, says board member.
Switzerland to require ID for crypto exchange transactions over $1K
Binance Futures launches DASH/USDT, XTZ/USDT, ATOM/USDT,  ZEC/USDT. and BNB/USDT perpetual contracts
Weiss upgrades Bitcoin’s rating, Gives BTC an ‘A-‘, again.
Coronavirus whistleblower, Dr. Li Wenliang, is now memorialized on Ethereum.

Cool tech fact:
If your printer ran out of black ink, then change the color of font to #010101, which is 99% grey and it will work fine.

Quote of the day:
"Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough." — Mark Zuckerberg

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Crypto News Summary- February 10

Coin Specific News:
Huobi joins Multinational Alliance Klaytn Governance Council.
Tether launches USDT on Algorand's blockchain.
IEOs are not dead: Binance Launchpad’s WazirX (WRX) soarsover 600% from the IEO price.
ETC Labs and Fantom Foundation collaborate to bring DeFi to Fantom’s ecosystem.
Polkadot approaches beta launch. Dot holders can claim their dots with Coinbase Custody.

Exchanges:
Defunct Cobinhood exchange releases refund site  to help you retrieve your crypto.
Bitfinex will perform a system upgrade on Tuesday, February 11th.
Binance Futures will launch ONT/USDT perpetual contract, with trading opening at 2020/02/11 08:00 AM (UTC).
OKEx has launched OKChain testnet and OKEx DEX.
Huobi Chain Testnet will be launched in the near future.
Italian crypto exchange Altsbit will terminate its services in May 2020.

Misc:
Apple Store promotes Ethereum-based music streaming app to Its 4.5 million followers.

Cool tech fact:
A man from Pennsylvania was accidentally credited $92 Quadrillion by Paypal and was the richest man in the world for 2 mins.

Quote of the day:
“If you double the number of experiments you do per year you’re going to double your inventiveness.” — Jeff Bezos

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Crypto News Summary- February 11

General News:
Google joins Hedera Hashgraph’s governing council.
JPMorgan in talks to merge blockchain unit Quorum with startup ConsenSys.
Over 40 German banks seek regulator’s green light to offer bitcoin custodys.
German Bank to offer tokenized securities based on Stellar.

Coin Specific News:
New Canadian dollar-pegged stablecoin, QCAD to be regulated by FinTRAC.
German Bank to offer tokenized securities based on Stellar.
SKALE Network will have a token sale via Active token launch platform in Q2.
Bitcoin SV nodes crash hard following Genesis ‘downgrade’.
Bitcoin breaks $10,000 again.
Tezos cryptocurrency up over 130% year to date.

Exchanges:
Binance adds support for fee-free p2p trading with Russian Rubles.
Binance Futures will launch IOTA/USDT perpetual contract as of February 12.

Cool tech fact:
1 in every 54 comments on Reddit contains the word ‘lol’.

Quote of the day:
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” – Napoleon Hill

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