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⁠Bitcoin becoming less-risky as an investment, Novogratz says Investing big money into Bitcoin 10 years ago came with immense uncertainty. Now, buying the asset carries less risk, according to the ex-hedge fund manager.

⁠MicroStrategy's crypto holdings may be paying off more than its business With Bitcoin’s rises past $13,700, the company’s BTC holdings are currently worth more than $525M.

⁠VC calls Ethereum killers 'toothless' based on token allocation to insiders Only two of Ethereum's recent competitors had a "fair launch" according to the specified criteria.

⁠Why traders say $13,875 will be the next ‘logical’ Bitcoin price resistance Bitcoin price is moving toward $14K but traders expect the $13,875 resistance to be a critical level for the short term.

⁠New Siberian Bitcoin mining center set to provide 100 jobs to locals 13.6 acres of cold and barren land in Siberia will be put to good use with the support of international investors.

⁠BoE hasn't 'made any decision' regarding a CBDC, says fintech director “We will continue to explore the pros and cons of CBDC,” said Tom Mutton.

⁠Bitcoin investing interest up 19% compared to 2019, Grayscale report says Grayscale's poll found that the majority of people they spoke with were interested in Bitcoin.

⁠Cuban freedom fighters launch underground Bitcoin remittance network Fiat trades are often completed for a sizable fee by bike-riding crypto enthusiasts.

⁠Bill Hinman, who spearheaded the SEC's early crypto guidance, is leaving the commission Hinman's commentary on the status of cryptocurrencies and the Howey Test was particularly critical to regulation surrounding ICOs.

⁠Grayscale Survey: COVID-19 made Bitcoin more appealing to investors The survey tended to support the view of Bitcoin as a "safe-haven" asset.

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⁠This is the last major hurdle before Bitcoin price can target $20,000 $20,000 Bitcoin is back on the table if bulls clear this key resistance cluster.

⁠$1 trillion is a conservative market cap for Bitcoin, said investment CIO He believes it could happen if mainstream companies put a mere 1% of their holdings into the market.

⁠Bitcoin price nears $13.5K as CEO eyes new all-time highs in 3 months Reports of a fresh market entry from a Singapore bank buoys Bitcoin price as Raoul Pal sees hardly any resistance below $20,000 all-time highs.

⁠Q&A: Big data’s role in medicine, supply chains and smart cities Can monetizing our data help speed up the world’s response to future pandemics, and make cutting-edge smart cities a reality? We asked an expert.

⁠Bitcoin ATMs are booming in this Latin American country The country is relatively new to crypto adoption, but is building momentum quickly.

⁠PayPal’s baby steps into crypto isn’t dampening the hype for adoption While crypto firms have been trying to build the crypto equivalent of PayPal, the company itself will soon enter the industry.

⁠IOTA joins Japanese gov’t on blockchain-based maintenance project The IOTA blockchain finds a use case in industrial maintenance.

⁠SEC-approved crypto IPO issuer INX acquires STO platform OpenFinance The crypto industry records another major acquisition in 2020.

⁠DeFi devs may save months of work with OpenZeppelin's operations platform Defender simplifies the task of deploying and administering smart contracts.

⁠Bitcoin analysts say this BTC metric is in ‘belief zone’ for the first time in 15 months Glassnode data finds Bitcoin has entered the "belief zone" for the first time since the July 2019 top, indicating a bull cycle is…

⁠JPMorgan's stablecoin finally sees commercial light of day JPMorgan Chase now recognizes blockchain's profitability and has created a new business dedicated to digital currency and blockchain work.

⁠Researchers question what 'trustless' actually means for blockchain Blockchain allegedly eliminates the need for trust — but how far is this notion actually true, or helpful?

⁠Indian bank to offer crypto services across its 34 branches For the first time, Indians will be able to take out a loan against cryptocurrencies.

⁠Singapore’s largest commercial bank reportedly launching crypto trading Another global bank believes that digital assets are the future of the global economy.

⁠LibertyX launches Bitcoin-to-cash sales at ATMs in United States LibertyX wants to provide instant Bitcoin cashouts as the token hits new 2020 highs.

⁠East meets West as eight top projects join global DeFi alliance Eight of the western world’s top DeFi projects have joined an industry consortium that is supported by a Shanghai science and technology institution.

⁠Spotify competitor Audius airdrops $8M of tokens to users and artists Audius has retroactively distributed $8 million in governance tokens to musicians and listeners who have been using the platform.

⁠BTC hash rate slumps amid seasonal miner migration in China Analysts are anticipating Bitcoin’s second-largest negative difficulty adjustment of the year following the end of Sichuan’s rainy season.

⁠Exit scams and regulations disrupt global darknet markets Recent exit scams have displaced the users of darknet markets, with Eastern European-only platform Hydra now the largest worldwide.