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⁠Russian President Vladimir Putin is the most influential person in the blockchain space, says CZ

⁠US lawmakers are considering a new draft bill that classifies all managed stablecoins as securities ahead of tomorrow’s Zuckerberg hearing

⁠Overstock’s venture capital arm Medici Ventures joins $31 million funding round for Silicon Valley fintech startup

⁠FATF crypto regulations will push criminals from Bitcoin and Ether towards privacy coins such as Monero, CipherTrace CEO says

⁠Mark Zuckerberg plans to assure Congress that Libra will not launch until all U.S. regulators' concerns are addressed

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⁠Morgan Creek Capital Management firm has raised $61 million for second blockchain fund

⁠A Yale professor and Goldman Sachs veteran are planning a blockchain-powered social media network called Revolution Populi

⁠German Finance Ministry urges oversight over the development of privacy tokens to prevent illicit usage

⁠Ripple adds four members to its global regulatory team based in Washington D.C. and joins the Blockchain Association

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⁠U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson speaks with Cointelegraph on Libra and securities law ahead of Zuckerberg hearings scheduled for Wednesday

⁠The SEC’s lawsuit against Kik almost cost the company its life. Here is the story of how it survived

⁠Following a giveaway announcement in September, Alistair Milne gives away Bitcoin instead of a $2,600 Denarium gold bar

⁠Bitcoin price rangebound as $8.5K resistance proves tough

⁠Creating altcoins is currently still more attractive than adding new functionality to Bitcoin, according to Blockstream CEO Adam Back

⁠ING CEO Ralph Hamers thinks that banks may have to cut ties with Facebook if Libra is launched

⁠Energy blockchain apps are estimated to grow 67% CAGR over the next 10 years, according to Navigant Research

Fortnite-Like Game With Bitcoin Lightning Network in Development BTC gaming startup Satoshi Games is developing “Lightnite,” a Fortnite-style game with Lightning Network microtransactions.

⁠Blockchain payments will enable greater financial control and remittance efficiency, says a National Bank of Cambodia official

⁠The U.K. government has stressed that is up to the “operationally independent” financial regulator, not the executive, to decide on a proposed crypto derivatives ban

⁠Revolut will use both Visa and MasterCard for U.S. entry

⁠“The financial services industry is spending $20 billion a year on AML and KYC. So I would ask you: is it even working? I don’t think it’s working”

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⁠Bitcoin futures rebound as open interest shoots up

⁠Crypto custody startup Casa launches a protocol and service dedicated to helping users securely manage their Bitcoin inheritance

⁠Cryptosteel has launched a new, pocket-sized physical backup device for the offline storage of private keys, passwords, and wallet recovery seeds

⁠Web browser Opera now allows to send and receive BTC directly from the browser

⁠China’s cyberspace watchdog approves 309 more blockchain service providers

⁠The top-20 digital currencies have seen mostly mild gains on the day, with some altcoins breaking to the upside