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Chainalysis reports $1 billion in crypto hacks, Iran avoids sanctions with crypto, Fidelity launches crypto custody, Hamas accepts cryptocurrency, and can Bitcoin replace gold? Let's see in our Hodler’s Digest

⁠Binance CEO says Amazon “will have to” adopt cryptocurrency

eToro’s Mati Greenspan, Patrick Heusser from Crypto Broker AG, and Anthony Pompliano from Morgan Creek Digital discuss crypto markets with a focus on volatility, Bitcoin price performance and recent XRP’s price hike.

⁠Tencent survey says that China launching its own digital currency is a major area of disagreement among local economists

⁠Bitcoin hovers over the $3,450 mark as the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight losses

⁠Despite the severe bear market, some coins are still managing to outperform the overall trend — let’s see which ones

⁠Bitcoin will most likely be the internet’s native currency, according to Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey

⁠SWIFT makes another step toward blockchain — this time through a collaboration with R3. However, the global banking payments network remains hesitant about the technology, and skeptical about cryptocurrencies as a whole

⁠A $16 billion claim has reportedly been filed by CoinLab against the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox

⁠Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX faces financial troubles, while Gemini completes a security compliance audit — read more in this week’s Hodler’s Digest

⁠RBC analyst Mitch Steves estimates that Nvidia probably earned around $1.35 billion more in total revenue from crypto and blockchain than it reported

⁠Crypto market fell by $10 billion after Bitcoin futures contracts expiration: What triggered the drop and what lies ahead for crypto? Did Bitcoin futures largely affect the price trend of cryptocurrencies?

⁠The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is searching for companies capable of providing blockchain data and its analysis, according to a recently posted tender

⁠Bitcoin stays over the $3,450 mark as the top 20 cryptocurrencies report slight gains and losses

⁠Major British public transport provider Go-Ahead Group Plc. is partnering with blockchain startup DOVU to introduce a tokenized rewards system for rail customers

⁠In a recent meeting, Ethereum core devs decided to delay the implementation of ASIC-resistant algorithm ProgPoW, pending a third-party audit

⁠After introducing crypto regulation, Malta attracted foreign blockchain companies — but also drew criticism from both global watchdogs and local opposition

⁠Indictment for SIM swapping that resulted in crypto theft represents first prosecution of its kind in New York

⁠Crypto payment processor CoinGate adds support for Ripple’s native token, XRP

⁠Crypto exchange QuadrigaCX is missing $145 million following the unexpected death of its young founder Gerry Cotten

⁠Swiss-based cybersecurity firm WISeKey opens Blockchain Center of Excellence in Geneva

⁠Soups Ranjan, the Director of Data Science and Risk at American cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase, has stepped down

⁠Major cryptocurrencies are trading sideways, with some recording humble gains over the 24-hour period

⁠A 20-year-old hacker is set to serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to cryptocurrency theft valued at $5 million

⁠The CEO of CoinList has predicted that crypto will have a quiet year in 2019. Let’s consult the charts and see if we find any buying opportunities

​​Smart contracts auditing firm Hosho has laid off a significant number of staff, citing an increased amount of automated tooling

​​Wyoming state legislature has passed a bill to recognize cryptocurrency as money

​​Major European digital publisher Axel Springer has partnered with SatoshiPay to monetize content via blockchain

​​One of Canada’s top crypto exchanges, Coinsquare, is reportedly laying off almost 30 percent of its staff, including its CFO and COO

​​Cryptocurrency exchanges and other crypto-related companies are looking to the reverse IPO as an answer in the drawn-out bear market