Episode 40
Crypto News Roundup for January 21st, 2020
Join CoinDesk Podcast Editor Adam B. Levine and Senior Markets Reporter Brad Keoun for a daily, time saving rundown of top news impacting crypto markets today.
January 21, 20207m 31s
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Show Notes
Today's News:
- Bitcoin trading between $8,000 and $9,000 as MACD prepares to go positive for the first time in five months
- CME bitcoin futures growing fast as open contracts more than double since December
- Publicly traded Argo Mining reports on big revenue gains and mining power ramp-up as the bitcoin halving approaches
- Swiss regulators softening their stance on Facebook
- Many advanced nations (but not the US) have joined with the BIS to study Central Bank Digital Currencies
- DigiXDAO investors opt to liquidate the project and issue refunds worth more than the original investment.
- Class action plaintiffs move to consolidate lawsuits against Tether
- Xinhau reports that Chinese investment in blockchain projects is down 41% from 2018 (Original Report)
- South Korea considers simplifying taxes on cryptocurrency income (Original report)
- Indian Central Bank clarifies stance, says there is no "ban" on cryptocurrency.
- A new report from the Jerusalem Post says Hamas collected millions in cryptocurrency