Daily Crypto Report

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $10,248 XRP is up 1% at 33 cents and Ethereum is up 1% at $270 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Bytecoin up 25% Steem up 19% Siacoin up 15% The IOTA Foundation pauses its network, saying between $300K and $1.2M worth of tokens stolen from users of Trinity wallet. US Government agencies are seeking millions of dollars in additional funding for to support their cryptocurrency oversight and enforcement efforts. The key management network Torus has exited beta and open sourced its codebase. Links: IOTA Foundation pauses network, says between $300K and $1.2M worth of tokens stolen from users of Trinity wallet - The Block U.S. agencies seek millions in new funding to bolster crypto efforts, budget documents show - The Block Key management network Torus exits beta, open-sources its codebase - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. They Want to Know About Your Crypto Chainalysis Wants to Help Them Know About Your Crypto Links: US Treasury Secretary Promises ‘Significant New Requirements’ on Cryptocurrency ‘Full Transparency Not Ideal for Cryptocurrency’ Says Chainalysis Exec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Tether Tracking LabCFTC Holding Office Hours for Innovators Links: Tether to Track Stablecoin Network Activity With Chainalysis Suite CFTC’s Fintech Research Unit to Hold Office Hours for Innovators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. JPMorgan + ConsenSys? Canadian Stablecoin Launched Not Satoshi Links: Report: JPMorgan Considers Merging Blockchain Unit with Consensys Joint Venture Launches Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin for Financial Services - CoinDesk William Shatner Doubts Craig Wright’s Claims to Inventing Bitcoin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Digital Yen vs Digital Yuan Altsbit Closes Due to Hack Chinese Use Blockchain Processing Coronavirus Claims Links: Japanese Official Calls for Urgent Development of Digital Yen to Counter China New Crypto Exchange Altsbit Says It Will Close Following Hack - CoinDesk Chinese Insurance Firms Use Blockchain to Process Coronavirus Claims Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 3% at $10,129 XRP is up 1.5% at 28 cents and Ethereum is up 1% at $228 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Kick token up 34% Molecular future up 21% Decentraland up 17% Paystand a payments startup leveraging blockchain tech has raised 20 million in a series b funding round. The total amount of money locked into DeFi applications and protocols has crossed $1 billion. The SEC is back on a tear cracking down on ICOs. Links: Blockchain payments startup Paystand raises $20M Series B to scale operations - The Block Value locked into DeFi protocols has crossed $1 billion - The Block Now More Than Ever, SEC Is Scrutinizing Unregistered Token Offerings - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,809 XRP is down slightly at at 28 cents and Ethereum is up 2% at $225 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Kick token up 139%% Educare up 20% Decentraland up 17% Bitcoin SV up 15% Todays headlines: Dr. Li Wenliang has been memorialized in the Ethereum blockchain. The global blockchain business council is partnering with Earnst and Young, and MIT to take on the problem of taxes around the world. The Australian government has released a national blockchain roadmap. Links: Australian government issues national blockchain roadmap to help drive adoption - The Block China’s Coronavirus Whistleblower Is Now Memorialized on Ethereum - CoinDesk How Blockchain Will Track Taxes (and Tax Cheats) - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is even at $9,738 XRP is up 1% at at 28 cents and Ethereum is up 4% at $218 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Kick token up 28% Aurora up 21% Waltonchain up 17% Justin Sun and Warren Buffet had their dinner in Omaha. SEC commissioner Hester Peirce has proposed a three-year safe harbor period for cryptocurrency startups. Responding to the coronavirus, South Korea’s POSTECH is set to issue blockchain-stored diplomas to its new graduates. Links: SEC commissioner Hester Peirce proposes a three-year "safe harbor period" for startups conducting token sales - The Block South Korean university issues blockchain-stored diplomas amid the spread of the coronavirus - The Block It happened: Tron founder Justin Sun dined with Warren Buffett - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Digital Dollar on Horizon UK Seeks Crypto Expert This Job Is for You Links: US Fed Is Exploring Potential for Digital Currency, Says Board Member UK Financial Watchdog Seeks Cryptocurrency Expert to Address EU Regulations (9) Associate (Intelligence) Crypto - 12 month FTC | Financial Conduct Authority | LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and crypto news. Blockchain Takes Off for Aviation MRO Industry ConsenSys Shifts Focus, Lays Off 14 Percent Use Rubles to Buy Crypto at Binance Links: Aircraft Maintenance, Repair Industry Is Latest to Form Blockchain Alliance Ethereum Incubator ConsenSys Slashes Headcount 14% in Latest Strategic Shift - CoinDesk Binance Adds Support for Instant Crypto Purchases With Russian Ruble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitspark Extinguished US Marshals Auction Bitcoin Waves Form Association Links: Bitspark Shuts Down Amid Restructuring, Coronavirus and Protests US Marshals Will Auction $40M in Bitcoin This Month - CoinDesk Waves Launched a Non-Profit Association Under German Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Aztec Launches on Ethereum Fowler Tell US Government "No Deal" Winklevoss Brothers Net Six Crypto Patents Links: Privacy on Ethereum: Aztec Protocol Launches on Mainnet Reginald Fowler Rejects Plea Deal in Crypto 'Shadow Bank' Case - CoinDesk Crypto Tycoon Winklevoss Brothers Obtain Six Stablecoin Patents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,420 XRP is up 7% at at 25 cents and Ethereum is up 5% at $190 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Status up 27% Bitshares up 17% Avocados from Mexico is taking blockchain to the big game. Jack Dorsey has introduced a Bitcoin emoji on twitter. The chairman of the CFTC said that the crypto market could soon see the launch of ether based futures contract. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,352 XRP is up 2% at at 24 cents and Ethereum is up 2% at $181 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Bytecoin up 34% Centrality up 18% NEM up 15% Ring is in the news this week for compromised security. Ethereum miners are holding on to their ethereum tokens which could be and indication of their confidence in the project. Google has reinstated Bitcoin Blast in the google play store. Kraken’s security team has shown that hackers can exploit Trezor hardware wallets in under 15 minutes. Links: Ethereum Miners' ETH Holdings Near Record Highs - CoinDesk Third-Party Trackers Are Pulling Your Data Off Ring's Android App - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1% at $9.264 XRP is down half a % at at 23 cents and Ethereum is up half a % at $177 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Latoken up 20% Monacoin up 17% V Systems up 15% TruStory which raised $3 million in 2018 to form a token-based digital debate platform is shuttering. Curioinvest and Merj have linked up to offer tokens backed by rare and luxury cars. A cryptocurrency mining malware has been located in a wallpaper of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant. Cambodia’s central bank is set to launch a blockchain based interbank payments platform this quarter. Links: VC-backed token project TruStory is shutting down because of ‘unsustainable’ business model - The Block Two firms partner to tokenize luxury cars, including Ferrari - The Block Cambodia’s central bank set to launch ‘quasi’ form of digital currency this quarter - The Block Microsoft finds crypto mining malware in late Kobe Bryant's wallpaper - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Coinbase Creates Coinbase Custody International Bakt: No Biz Bank of Japan and CBDCs: Be Prepared Links: Coinbase Launches International Cryptocurrency Custody Arm Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt’s Bitcoin Options - CoinDesk Bank of Japan Must Be Ready to Issue Digital Currency, Says Exec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and crypto news. New Index Syscoin Bridge to Ethereum Live Former PBoC Official Wants China Discussing Libra Links: Largest Japanese Consulting Firm to Launch New Cryptocurrency Index Ex-PBoC Governor Urges China to Join Global Conversation on Libra - CoinDesk Syscoin Bridge Mainnet Launch Success! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's crypto and blockchain news. Saudi Aramco Buys into Vakt IBM Patents Self-Aware Token? Links: Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Buys Into Blockchain Trading Platform Vakt IBM Awarded Patent for 'Self-Aware Token' - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Two Sue Sun China Sees 714 More Crypto/Blockchain Firms in January Crypto Mining Up in Iran Links: Ex-Employees Sue Tron’s Justin Sun for $15M Over Alleged Harassment Over 700 Blockchain Firms Founded This Month in China, Over 26,000 in Operation Over 1,000 Bitcoin Miners Granted Licenses in Iran: Report - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,448 XRP is up 2% at at 22 cents and Ethereum is up 2% at $163 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Karatgold up 37% Dragon coins up 16% Obyte up 16% Gemini passed its second level security compliance test administered by Deloitte. Independent Reserve is expanding to Singapore after a positive response from the regulator. AT&T says sim-swapping lawsuit fails to demonstrate responsibility on behalf of the telecom giant. Harmony and the ONE token is moving to their own blockchain and leaving Ethereum and Binance. Links: Gemini now passes second-level security exam conducted by Deloitte - The Block Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs - CoinDesk Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T - CoinDesk Harmony Kicks Off Migration From Ethereum and Binance Chains to Its Own - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is down 2% at $8,295 XRP is down 2.5% at at 21 cents and Ethereum is down 1.5% at $161 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: BOScoin up 64% Robotina up 19% NKN up 19% Lancashire cricket club is partnering with TixnGO and will issue its season tickets over the blockchain BlockFi is adjusting interest rates to attract larger crypto deposits. Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of the BTC-e exchange will be extradited to France from Greece. Dfinity has demonstrated an open version of linkedIN they’re calling linkedUP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and crypto news Bitcoin is up 1% at $8,417 XRP is down slightly at at 22 cents and Ethereum is even at $161 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Content Value Network up 55% Melon up 44% and Centrality up 28% Japanese lawmakers are working on a proposal to issue digital currency. Senators from Hawaii have filed a bill that would allow banks to offer crypto custodial services Ripple is in the news for a Q4 report that saw their sales decline by 80% in Q4. Links: Japanese lawmakers are working on a proposal to issue digital currency - The Block Hawaii senators file a bill to allow banks to offer crypto custody services - The Block Ripple’s IPO could come within 12 months, suggests CEO - The Block Ripple’s XRP sales declined by 80% in Q4 - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Globalists Create CBDC Toolkit Square Patent Big Regulated Real Estate Fund on the Chain Links: World Economic Forum Debuts Framework for Central Bank Digital Currency Jack Dorsey's Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network - CoinDesk Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Central Bankers Admit Libra Stimulated China Considers Adding Blockchain to Social Credit System Blockchain Association Files Brief Supporting Telegram in SEC Suit Links: Japanese Ex-Central Banker: Libra Spurred Us to Take CBDCs Seriously Chinese Experts Suggest Using Blockchain Tech in ‘Social Credit’ System Blockchain Association Sides With Telegram Against SEC, Says Grams Are Not Securities - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up slightly at $8,642 XRP is up 3% at 23 cents and Ethereum is up 2% at $167 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Sirin labs token up 25% Pivx up 19% Bitcoin sV up 18% Australian firm Raiz is launching a micro-investment fund with Gemini as the custodian. The ousting of Bitmain's largest shareholder seems to be complete for the time being. Canada is hammering out the details around a $130K development deal for blockchain steel tracking. Monerium is set to issue e-money on Algorand’s proof of stake blockchain protocol platform. UK’s tax authority wants to deploy a blockchain analytics tool to catch crypto cybercriminals. Links: Investing spare change in bitcoin - Australian firm launching a fund with Gemini as the custodian - The Block How Was It Possible for Bitmain to Oust Its Largest Shareholder Overnight? - CoinDesk Canada Forges $130,000 Development Deal for Steel-Tracking Blockchain - CoinDesk Monerium to issue e-money on Alogrand's proof-of-stake blockchain protocol - The Block UK’s tax authority wants to deploy a blockchain analytics tool to catch crypto cybercriminals - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1% at $8,543 XRP is down 3% at 22 cents and Ethereum is down 1% at $161 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ethlend up 27% Smartcash up 16% The SEC says Telegram launched its token sale because it was short on cash and needed to pay for servers. KyberSwap is swapping Malta for BVI because of AMLD5. Plaintiffs in three separate punitive class action lawsuits against Bitfinex and Tether will consolidate their cases. Bitcoin miners across the world brought in an estimated $5 billion in revenue in 2019. The government of South Korea is planning to charge 20% tax on income from crypto transactions. Links: SEC: Cash-Strapped Telegram Launched 2018 Token Sale to Pay for Servers - CoinDesk Another crypto firm moving out of the EU in response to 5AMLD, this time non-custodial exchange KyberSwap - The Block Plaintiffs Move to Combine Their Market-Manipulation Lawsuits Against Bitfinex and Tether - CoinDesk Bitcoin miners made an estimated $5 billion in revenue during 2019 - The Block South Korea plans 20% tax on crypto gains - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 3% at $8,598 XRP is down 3% at 23 cents and Ethereum is down 5% at $164 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Cybervein up 29% Salus up 25% and Waltonchain up 17% Reginald Fowler is moving towards a guilty plea for running an unlicensed money transmission business. The CSA, Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets. Oklahoma senator Nathan Dahm is proposing creating a state-chartered financial institution that would serve as "the central depository for virtual currency used by governmental agencies in this state.” The SEC has filed a civil suit on friday against Boaz Manor and Edith Pardo in connection with an allegedly fraudulent ICO that raised $30 million. Links: Alleged 'shadow banker' for crypto exchanges moves toward guilty plea on unlicensed money transmission business charge - The Block Ex-NFL Team Owner Intends to Plead Guilty to Running Unlicensed Money Transmitter - CoinDesk Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users' Digital Assets - CoinDesk Oklahoma lawmaker proposes state-chartered crypto depository - The Block U.S. government files twin lawsuits against operators of Blockchain Terminal's $30 million ICO - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 1% at $8,903 XRP is up 2% at 24 cents and Ethereum is up 2% at $171 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Kick token up 96% Steem up 34% Bytecoin up 34% Block.one is changing the blockchain structure behind Voice, its Facebook-challenging social network. Binance partners with a subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan to operate a separate exchange in the country. The Libra association forms a 5 member committee to oversee the technical development of the Libra project. The Proof of Trust plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. Links: Binance ties up with Yahoo! Japan subsidiary to operate a separate exchange in the country - The Block Libra Association forms 5-member committee to oversee technical development of the project - The Block Blockchain Arbitration Firm Proof of Trust Plans London Stock Exchange Listing - CoinDesk Block.One Will Not Launch Its Social Network on EOS - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s 8am Eastern, January 17th and this is your Daily Crypto Report. Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,828 XRP is up 2% at 23 cents and Ethereum is up 4% at $168 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ethereum classic up 29% Monacoin up 23% "Cold War" currency talks at a pre-davos conference. Former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo, partners with former LabCFTC Director Daniel Gorfine to form the Digital Dollar Foundation. Renewed efforts for a de minimis tax exemption heads back to the US Congress. Links: Currency 'Cold War' Takes Center Stage at Pre-Davos Crypto Confab - CoinDesk Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership - CoinDesk New Congressional bill seeks de minimis tax exemption for smaller crypto transactions - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin even at $8751 Ethereum down 1% at $164 XRP down 4% at 23 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours Augur, up 41% Metal, up 31% Decentraland, up 17% The Winklevoss Twins have launched insurance to cover up to $200 Million for Gemini Custody. Cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has cancelled its sale of Telegram’s not-yet-launched Gram tokens. Binance says it will restrict access for Japanese clients at an unspecified later date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's crypto and blockchain news. Bitwise Withdraws ETF App UN Raps N Korea Crypto Conference Headed to WEF? Consider Crypto Davos Links: Bitwise Withdraws Long-Standing Bitcoin ETF Application United Nations Says Stay Away From North Korean Crypto Conference Storming the Gates: How 'Crypto Davos' Became a Thing - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Visa Buys Plaid for $5.3 Billion LinkIn Says Blockchain Top Skill for 2020 Spencer Dinwiddie Battles NBA for Tech Links: Payments Giant Visa Acquires Fintech Firm Plaid for $5.3 Billion Blockchain Will Be Most In-Demand Hard Skill in 2020: LinkedIn NBA Stymies Spencer Dinwiddie's Plan To Sell A Crypto-Bond Backed By His $34M Contract | Zero Hedge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's crypto and blockchain news. Japan's FSA Cuts Risk BitMex: Lightening Less Block.One Releases EOS.io 2.0 Links: Japan's Financial Watchdog to Set Low Leverage Cap for Crypto Margin Traders: Report - CoinDesk Privacy and Scalability of Lightning Network Lower Than Expected: Report Block.One Released Major EOS.io Blockchain Software Update EOS.io 2.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up half a % at $8,129 XRP is up 1% at 21 cents and Ethereum is up slightly at $143 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Bitcapital vendor up 186% Cortex up 30% Educare up 24% Ethereum classic complete its Agharta update this morning. CES saw two blockchain devices pick up accolades. LedgerX has named the former chief technology officer as the new CEO. The SEC has filed documents indicating that telegram kept selling tokens after their 1.7 billion ICO Links: Ethereum Classic Successfully Completes ‘Agharta’ Hard Fork - CoinDesk Hardware Is Hard: Two Blockchain Devices Win Plaudits at CES 2020 - CoinDesk LedgerX Names Former Chief Tech Officer as New CEO - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,063 XRP is up 1% at 21 cents and Ethereum is up 3% $142 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Bytecoin up 37% Steem up 23% The people’s bank of china has said that the top level of its design for their digital currency has reached completion. Spencer Dinwiddie says he's going to be allowed to tokenize his contract beginning January 13th. A revised lawsuit is coming back to Bitfinex and Tether for allegedly manipulating the bitcoin market. A LedgerX board member is raising his concerns about the ousting of the founders. Links: China’s central bank says it has completed ‘top-level’ design of digital currency - The Block Market manipulation lawsuit against Bitfinex, Tether has been revised and refiled - The Block LedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders' Ouster - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down slightly at $7,871 XRP is up 1% at 20 cents and Ethereum is up 1% $139 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Bitcoin Diamond up 19% Andrew Cuomo is proposing to make licensed cryptocurrency businesses pay for their own regulation costs. The SEC is charging an alleged scammer for fraudulent crypto mining. Derebit is moving to Panama and citing very strict AML regulations as the reason. Telegram is requesting 5 to 7 weeks to gather the information that has been demanded of them by the SEC. Links: Telegram says it needs 5-7 weeks for gathering SEC requested details tied to its token sale - The Block NY governor: crypto businesses should pay for their own regulation costs - The Block SEC charges alleged scammer for fraudulent crypto mining operation - The Block Dutch Derivatives Exchange Deribit to Move to Crypto-Friendly Panama - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. SCB Easy Debuts $30 Million Grant Available Virgil Griffith Indicted Links: Thai Bank Launches App For Instant Cross-Border Payments Powered By Ripple Nervos Network Will Hand Out $30M to Encourage Third-Party Development - CoinDesk US Grand Jury Indicts Ethereum Researcher Virgil Griffith Over North Korea Trip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Does Senator Loeffler Have a Conflict of Interest? Links: Former Bakkt CEO to Help Oversee CFTC in Congress - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. BitBox to Delist XRP January 16 Signature Bank and Prime Trust Bank Join Payments Platforms Virginia Considering Blockchain Tech for Elections Links: Messenger Giant Line’s Crypto Exchange to Delist XRP This Month Rivals Signature Bank and Prime Trust Team to Offer Instant Payments for Institutions - CoinDesk US State of Virginia Legislature Looks to Blockchain for Elections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blockchain and cryptocurrency news today. SEC Wants Comments on "Accredited Investor" Brad Garlinghouse Stirs the Pot Thank My Farmer Debuts at CES Links: Closer Look at SEC ‘Accredited Investor’ Revamp Suggests Little Will Change - CoinDesk IBM and Fair Trade Initiative Demo Blockchain-Based Coffee Tracking App Ripple CEO: We Can't Control XRP Price Any More Than Bitcoin Whales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 2% at $7,463 XRP is up 1% at 19 cents and Ethereum is up 2% $136 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Dash up 12% China’s State Intellectual Property Office is re-evaluating and revising its application guidebook for blockchain patents. This week Ethereum completed its second hard fork in less than 30 days. A dark web drug dealer has been arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn for dealing in exchange for bitcoin. Bitcoin was up late this week after a US attack killed a top iranian military commander Links: China's revised patent rules adjust process for applications focused on blockchain, AI - The Block Compared to Gaming and Gambling Dapps, DeFi Is Still Behind - CoinDesk Muir Glacier: Ethereum Hard Forks for Second Time in One Month - CoinDesk US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ - CoinDesk Bitcoin Jumps 5%, Gaining With Gold, After US Kills Top Iranian Official - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down half a % at $7,315 XRP is down 1% at 19 cents and Ethereum is down slightly at $133 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Refereum, up 20% Streamr up 19% and Waltonchain up 15% Digital Capital Management has sued law firm Faegre Baker Daniels for providing “erroneous” legal services. Investment firm Vanguard is implementing commission-free online trading for stocks and options. Longfin CEO Venkata Meenavalii has agreed to pay 400,000 in disgorgement and penalties to the SEC. Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith who was arrested in November is set to be released to his parents home in Alabama. Links: Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released on Bail to Parents - CoinDesk Vanguard rolls out zero-fee trading for stocks and options - The Block Longfin CEO agrees to settle SEC fraud action for $400,000 - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 3% at $7,327 XRP is up 1% at 19 cents and Ethereum is up 2% at $132 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ethos, up 79% Loom Network up 24% Particl up 22% Moeda loyalty points up 15% Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is selling oil and gold for his cryptocurrency the Petro. The ECB is urging European banks to come up against Facebook’s Libra with an even cheaper payment solution The SEC is saying that Telegram refuses to turn over bank records related to the GRAM sale Poloniex is in the news after refuting a data leak. Links: Venezuela to sell oil and gold for petro cryptocurrency, says Maduro - The Block Crypto exchange Poloniex denies data leak after resetting passwords for some users - The Block Crypto fund has sued law firm Faegre Baker for ‘erroneous’ legal advice - The Block Telegram refuses to share 'bank records' related to its token sale, says SEC - The Block ECB official urges European banks to counter Facebook’s Libra with a cheaper payment solution - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Ethereum Hards Forks, Again! IMF Wants Philippines to Collect Crypto Exchange Data Bitcoin Rings in New Year on Hash Rate High Links: Ethereum Completes Muir Glacier Hard Fork But Leaves One Client Behind IMF Urges Philippines’ Central Bank to Collect Crypto Exchange Data Bitcoin Kicks Off 2020 More Secure Than Ever as Hash Rate Hits Record Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Chrome Extension Ethereum Wallet Stealing Data Ethereum Network Foils Attack XRP Lost 66% Against BTC in 2019 Links: Chrome Browser Extension Ethereum Wallet Injects Malicious JavaScript To Steal Data Ethereum Network Overcame Intentional Attack Affecting Parity Nodes XRP Price Lost 66% Against BTC in 2019 — Will the Pain End in 2020? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Virgil Griffith Gets Bail Turkish Bank Live with Gold-backed Crypto-Transfer System DLive Joins BitTorrent Ecosystem Links: Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released on Bail to Parents - CoinDesk Turkish Bank’s Blockchain Platform for Digital Gold Transfers Goes Live DLive Joins BitTorrent Ecosystem to Make Blockchain-Based Content Sharing Mainstream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1% at $7,302 XRP is down slightly at 19 cents and Ethereum is up 2% at $132 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Library credits, up 22% China is gearing up for it’s first possible blockchain ETF. Bithumb receives tax bill just shy of $70 million. The IOTA Foundation says mainnet has been fixed Ripple targets more partnerships with Brazilian banks in the coming year. Treadway commission set to issue guidance over uses of blockchain in supply chain management & financial services. Links: China could soon have its first blockchain ETF - The Block Ripple plans to expand partnerships with Brazilian banks in 2020 - The Block Crypto exchange Bithumb hit with a massive tax bill of over $69M - The Block Treadway Commission to Issue Blockchain Security Guidance in 2020 - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 0.5% at $7,348 XRP is up 1% at 19 cents and Ethereum is up 2% at $129 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Library credits, up 25% Coinbase Wallet is set to remove it’s Dapp to comply with Apple’s app store policy. Paraguay is set to develop regulation to comply with the FATF’s guidance on virtual asset service providers. 18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies Huobi Global is launching a fiat-currency gateway for its Indonesian subsidiary Links: Coinbase Wallet to remove DApp browser to comply with Apple's policy - The Block Huobi launches fiat-to-crypto gateway in Indonesia - The Block At least 18 central banks are developing sovereign digital currencies - The Block Paraguay audits crypto to develop regulation to comply with FATF - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 1% at $7,302 XRP is up 3% at 19 cents and Ethereum is up 2.5% at $127 Top gainers in the last 24 hours: LBRY credits, up 17% Bitfinex has beefed up its KYC process. Virgil Griffith, the ethereum research scientist, has been denied bail by the US attorney’s office. Google has suspended MetaMask’s Android client from its app store. Project Sand Dollar will kick off today in Exuma. Swiss president Ueli Maurer stated that Libra does not have a chance of being successful. Links: Bitfinex tightens its KYC process, asking verified users to submit additional information - The Block Central Bank of The Bahamas to begin piloting digital currency - The Block Google suspends MetaMask's Android client; rejects appeal - The Block Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith denied bail in North Korea case - The Block Swiss president: The current form of Facebook's Libra has 'failed' - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. YouTube Walks Back Crypto Purge South Korea Studies CBDC Regulation vs Privacy in 2020 Links: YouTube Calls Crypto Purge a Mistake But Many Videos Still Missing - CoinDesk South Korea Forms Task Force for Central Bank Digital Currency Research Binance Blockade of Wasabi Wallet Could Point to a Crypto Crack-Up - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices