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John Kiff

Token Taxonomy Act Includes De Minimis Tax Exemption for Crypto - 0 views

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    The recently reintroduced US Token Taxonomy Act will create a de minimis tax exemption for crypto transactions under $600.
John Kiff

Hedge Fund Bitcoin Buying Spree Accelerated 2400% in Q1: Grayscale - 0 views

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    Grayscale experienced a 42% uptick in product inflows from $30.1M in 4Q18 to $42.7M in 1Q19, with hedge funds ramping up their investments, from less than $1M in 4Q18 to approximately $24M in 1Q19.
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The Winklevoss twins want to take cryptocurrency mainstream - 0 views

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    Gemini is joining forces with Flexa, a platform that enables shoppers to spend bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Cash, and Gemini dollars at major retailers across the U.S.
John Kiff

Microsoft Builds Decentralized Identity Network Atop Bitcoin Blockchain - 0 views

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    Microsoft is building a decentralized identity network atop of the bitcoin blockchain. The Identity Overlay Network is based on an evolving set of open standards developed in conjunction with the Decentralized Identity Foundation.
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Whole Foods and Major Retailers Now Accept Cryptocurrency via the Spedn App - 0 views

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    Major retailers including Whole Foods, Lowes, Petco, Regal Cinemas, and Gamestop will now accept payments in crypto processed by Flexa using its Spedn custodial wallet.
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Crypto Hedge Fund Survivors Lost 46% in 2018, PwC Analysis Shows - 0 views

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    The cryptocurrency hedge funds that survived the 2018 market collapse lost almost half their assets, according to the most comprehensive accounting of its impact on the industr
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Bitfinex's Private Token Sale Raised $1 Billion in 10 Days, Exec Says - 0 views

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    "Bitfinex was able to raise $1B in 10 days, in a private sale. Private companies made investments for > $100M each, and a legion of inside and outside users made investments for > $1M each."
John Kiff

Germany's Second-Top Exchange Börse Stuttgart Lists Ripple and Litecoin-Based... - 0 views

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    Börse Stuttgart has listed two crypto exchange-traded notes based on XRP and litecoin and traded against the Swedish krona and euro.
John Kiff

Hackers Steal 7,000 Bitcoin Worth $40 Million From Binance - 0 views

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    Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said hackers withdrew 7,000 Bitcoins worth about $40 million via a single transaction in a "large scale security breach," the latest in a long line of thefts in the digital currency space.
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Paxos Now Allows for Instantaneously Redeeming Unlimited Amounts of PAX for USD - 0 views

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    The company behind the Paxos Standard (PAX) stablecoin announced that its users can now instantaneously redeem unlimited amounts of its tokens for United States dollars.
John Kiff

Bitcoin's Bulls Are Revving Up the Lamborghinis Again - 0 views

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    A one-standard-deviation increase in the current day's Bitcoin return predicts a 0.33% increase in the next day's. A one-standard-deviation increase in the Twitter post count for the word "Bitcoin" yields a 2.5% increase in week-ahead Bitcoin returns.
John Kiff

Maker DAI Economics, Part II: Is DAI Dead? - 0 views

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    Is the Maker DAI experiment over? Have MKR holders been underwater from the beginning, and increasing stability fees is their attempt to resuscitate their investment with the side effect of killing the patient?
John Kiff

Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain - 0 views

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    Microsoft is launching the first decentralized infrastructure implementation by a major tech company that is built directly on the bitcoin blockchain.
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Santander, LeasePlan Testing Nivaura's Blockchain-Based Floating Rate Bond - 0 views

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    Nivaura has developed "the first commercially viable floating rate bond using blockchain technology," and the new instrument is now being tested by Santander and LeasePlan, the vehicle leasing company.
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ICE Pushes for Bakkt Bitcoin Custody License - CFTC Approval Imminent? - 0 views

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    DACC offers native support for 13 blockchains, as well as more than 100 assets. The DACC CEO and other team members will be assimilated into the Bakkt operational structure.
John Kiff

When the Dust Settles: The Bitfinex Probe Reveals Structural Weaknesses - 0 views

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    The Bitfinex probe has laid bare two fundamental weaknesses in crypto infrastructure as a whole: 1) the lack of high-level banking services; and, 2) the lack of auditing standards.
John Kiff

Above $7.5K: Bitcoin Price Hits Highest Level Since August 2018 - 0 views

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    Bitcoin's price rose above $7,500 Sunday for the first time since August 2018, but it has since cooled off since, and was trading below $7,000 by early afternoon EDT.
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Crypto hedge funds live to fight another day - 0 views

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    The median crypto hedge fund delivered a 46% loss in 2018. Quantitative crypto funds, which can take short positions, fared better with a median return of 8%.
John Kiff

Boston Fed Announces Plans To Design a Blockchain 'Supervisory Node' - 0 views

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    The Boston Fed is looking at setting up a "supervisory node," a regulatory surveillance tool that should be able to connect to various banking blockchains. This node will watch the money flows and settlements between different banks.
John Kiff

What Will The May 20 'Halving' Mean For The Price Of Bitcoin? - 0 views

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    There is a clear correlation between bitcoin reward halving and price volatility afterward. These supply side changes happen every 4 years, and keeping that in mind can help build a better picture of what influences the price of bitcoin at different times.
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