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Bitcoin Prices in 2020: Here’s What Happened
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SEC to Sue Ripple Over XRP Cryptocurrency —…
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US Treasury Unveils Stifling Crypto Wallet Regulation —…
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Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin’s Relationship With Gold…
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Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Tug of War as Wall…
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Pro-Crypto Group Attempts To Get Bitcoin Added As…
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Swiss Bank Sygnum Begins Storing Crypto With Taurus…
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Switzerland Approves Gazprombank to Offer Bitcoin Trading and…
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Ripple Move to UK or Singapore Possible After…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse pays tribute to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, as well as the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In a tweet, Garlinghouse spoke highly of the way each regulatory authority oversees their respective…

Blockchain Bites: China’s Tether Crackdown, CME’s Bustling Bitcoin…
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Bitcoin vs Gold: Where are Institutions Putting Their…
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CoinDesk Joins IMF, CFTC, Swiss FINMA at DC…
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A Russian Company Is Opening a Mining Farm…
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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Crosses $11K While DOJ Takes…
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‘Crushing’ regulations could drive Ripple out of US
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Blockchain Bites: Ethereum’s Economy, Estonia’s CBDC Research, Coinbase’s…
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Crypto for Congress: Bitcoin Sent to All Congress…
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UBS Gold Price Prediction Buoys Mid-Term Bitcoin Bull…
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New Blockchain Organization Launched to Strengthen Ties with…
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Huge ‘Bitcoin Tram’ Ad Campaign and 20 Billboards…
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Cryptocurrencies Now Accepted for 15,000 Restaurants in France…
Food orders from over 15,000 restaurants in France can now be paid with bitcoin and a number of other cryptocurrencies through a major online food ordering website, Just Eat. Just Eat Accepts Cryptocurrencies for Restaurants…

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Bitcoin Will Be Accepted for Tax Payments in…
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Blockchain Bites: How SushiSwap Drove Uniswap to DeFi’s…
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Major Swiss Insurer Adds Bitcoin and Ether Payments
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Leading Stock Exchanges in Switzerland, Germany, Austria Now…
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Investors Move 10% of Their Gold From Hong…
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Crypto Adoption Soars in Slovenia: Over 1,000 Locations…
Cryptocurrency adoption is growing rapidly in Slovenia. More than 1,000 locations in the country now accept cryptocurrency payments, including cafes, restaurants, dentists, hair salons, and hotels. Cryptocurrency Adoption Soars in Slovenia The number of locations…

Hong Kong Wealthy Move Gold Offshore: Why Bitcoin…
Precious metal dealers in the political and protest torn Hong Kong claim that the wealthy are moving gold offshore following a new security law passed by Beijing in July. Investors fearing that their wealth is…

Nigerian Crypto Activity Has Been On the Rise…
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Bitcoin ATM Locations Reaching 9,000 Worldwide
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Government-Owned Swiss Bank Launching Crypto Trading and Custody…
Basler Kantonalbank (BKB), Switzerland’s eighth-largest bank, is getting into crypto through its subsidiary, Bank Cler. Owned by the Swiss Canton of Basel-City, BKB has total assets of approximately $49 billion. Swiss Canton Bank Launching Crypto…

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During the last few weeks, gold has skyrocketed in value over the concerns fueled by the faltering global economy. Despite the fact that gold has always been a safe-haven, many investors are looking to bitcoin…

pTokens project launches pNetwork DAO with staking rewards…
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Swiss Exchange SIX Lists Actively Managed Bitcoin Exchange-Traded…
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange is listing a new bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP). The BTCA index, otherwise known as the “Bitcoin Capital Active ETP (BTCA),” is different from other crypto ETPs exchanged on…

Multiplier Incentivises Yield Farmers with MXX Tokens
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Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us…

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There Are Now More Than 8,000 Bitcoin ATMs…
The total number of Bitcoin ATMs has now passed 8,000 worldwide. According to monitoring resource CoinATMRadar, there are currently 8,208 ATMs in 73 countries allowing users to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins for…

Deloitte: 39% of Companies Worldwide Now Have Blockchain…
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Tiny Tax Haven Accounts for $36B of Cross-Border…
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80% of Ethereum‘s Supply is in Profit; What…
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2020 Libertarian Presidential Candidate Jo Jorgensen Talks Bitcoin,…
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Eidoo to Burn 80% of Company’s Token Holdings…
Switzerland, 4th June 2020. Swiss-based crypto platform Eidoo is upgrading its native utility token into a governance token that will power a new cross-chain DAO. In a collaborative decision by Eidoo and pTokens, the $EDO…

2 Swiss Banks Launch Cryptocurrency Trading and Custody…
Switzerland’s financial regulator, FINMA, has approved two Zurich-based banks to offer a range of cryptocurrency services, including trading and custody. Maerki Baumann Bank subsequently announced the launch of its trading platform for major cryptocurrencies while…

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Cointelegraph Joins World Economic Forum’s Strategic Intelligence Network
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Blockchain Bites: Google Validates Theta, Coinbase and BitGo…
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Swiss Government Rejects $103 Million Bailout for Crypto…
Switzerland’s government has rejected a 100 million franc ($103 million) bailout for local cryptocurrency companies battered by the coronavirus economy, local media reported. Zug finance director Heinz Taennler requested the special funding package in April.…

First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates,…
After bitcoin's much-hyped halving failed to generate a price rally, crypto traders have been turning to a new bullish investment thesis: the possibility the Federal Reserve might cut its benchmark interest rate to below zero.…

First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates,…
After bitcoin's much-hyped halving failed to generate a price rally, crypto traders are already turning to a new bullish investment thesis: the possibility the Federal Reserve might cut its benchmark interest rate below zero. Fed…

Blockchain Bites: Your Ultimate Guide to Consensus Distributed,…
As the sun rises on the second day of Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk TV will draw to a close. We kicked off our virtual event with a 24-hour non-stop live stream featuring more than 50 programs and dozens…

Will New Crypto Bill Absolve Ripple of On-going…
At present, fintech firm Ripple is already subject to several lawsuits that allege it broke SEC rules by selling unregistered securities with sales of the XRP crypto token. But in a further blow, attorneys for…

Award-Winning Filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann Launches Bitcoin Documentary Cryptopia
This week filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann launched the cryptocurrency-infused documentary “Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet.” Cryptopia discusses the powerful economy and flourishing ideas that stemmed from Satoshi’s invention through the eyes of…

How the COVID-19 Crisis Revived the Digital Dollar…
Lawmakers have used the coronavirus crisis to revive the digital dollar debate. U.S. House and Senate bills proposed in March, which would allow individuals to hold checking accounts directly with the Federal Reserve, have renewed…

3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group,…
On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based…