Cointelegraph

⁠SEC tells the public to be wary of IEOs and their related exchanges as they may fall under securities laws

⁠“It's not that Bitcoin won't ban you because it's so nice and principled — it can't” — Bitcoin is taking center stage in the fight against payment censorship

⁠Singer Akon touts Senegal as home of the first ‘crypto city,’ to run on his own cryptocurrency, Akoin

⁠A trend reversal seems confirmed as #Bitcoin bulls target $9K and altcoins like EOS and Bitcoin SV post unbelievable double-digit gains

⁠CME managing director Tim McCourt happy with Bitcoin options launch, noting the product met multiple day one targets

⁠As good as gold? Not so fast. “It appears a decent internet connection is crypto’s newest Achilles heel.”

⁠Kraken announces the acquisition of Bit Trade, Australia’s oldest crypto exchange

⁠Binance.US begins 2020 with full launch of new app that includes trading of over 25 cryptocurrencies

⁠CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert says that the authority is confident that Bitcoin and Ether are commodities, but the status of XRP is still unclear

⁠Blockvest’s founder falsified evidence supporting that investors did not expect profits from pre-ICO investment

⁠One of several active suits against iFinex has filed a request to spearhead the efforts for the entire class over alleged manipulation of the BTC market using Tether

⁠Texas State Securities Board has added cryptocurrency to the list of investments that raise red flags and require careful scrutiny

⁠Altseason starting to take off as privacy coins and Bitcoin fork coins are making big moves

⁠Bitcoin seeks swift leg-up to $9K as markets rise 8% in 24 hours to reach $8.7K highs

⁠Singaporean kidnapped in Thailand makes daring escape after being tortured for $1 million ransom

⁠Despite the recent bear market, the rise of Bitcoin options trading gives the crypto market new ways to manage risk, gain exposure and generate yield. #Sponsored

⁠Japanese financial regulators have officially proposed cutting the leverage cap for crypto margin trading from 4x to 2x

⁠Major olive oil producer CHO uses IBM blockchain tech to provide transparency across its Terra Delyssa products

⁠LinkedIn Learning — an educational subsidiary of the professional social network — projects blockchain to top the list of most-needed hard skills in 2020

⁠IBM Sterling receives a host of additional integrations, including one with Salesforce

⁠Payments giant Visa acquired fintech firm Plaid for $5.3 billion in an effort to expand its business model

⁠The Supreme Court of India has passed over, but not adjourned, a case against the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks’ dealings with crypto-related businesses

⁠CME seals 55 contracts on the first day of Bitcoin options trading

⁠#Bitcoin price appears to have flipped the $8.3K resistance to support, bringing traders within reach of $8.6K and opening the door for traders to set their sights on the $8.6K to $9.2K zone