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John Kiff

Crypto Trading Gets FDIC Protection - 0 views

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    The Wild West of cryptocurrency trading is getting something typically associated with the safest of savings accounts: FDIC protection.
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Bitcoin Tops $8,000 as Resurgence of Cryptocurrencies Goes On - 0 views

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    Bitcoin strengthened past $8,000 for the first time in about 10 months on Tuesday, crossing another milestone as cryptocurrencies continued their scorching rally.
John Kiff

Proposal's Merger Paves Way for New Bitcoin Lightning Features - 0 views

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    A new routing proposal is expected to be merged today into the official "specifications" of lightning, the technology many advocates trumpet as the fix to bitcoin's long-standing payment problems.
John Kiff

Facebook's top-secret blockchain project is moving forward. What is Project Libra? - 0 views

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    Facebook is working on a blockchain-based payment solution code-named Project Libra. What are the implications for FacebookCoin, the Facebook ecosystem, and the wider blockchain space?
John Kiff

SEC's Crypto Czar Says Exchanges That List IEOs May Face Legal Risks - 0 views

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    Certain exchanges that facilitate initial exchange offerings may be breaking U.S. securities laws, a top SEC official said.
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.
John Kiff

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.
John Kiff

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
John Kiff

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.
John Kiff

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.
John Kiff

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.
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