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⁠New Hampshire state representatives have killed the legislature’s second attempt to accept crypto tax payments, saying that Bitcoin’s volatility is too high

⁠The Libra Association has formed a new, five-member committee to guide the technical development of the network

⁠CME Bitcoin futures are preparing for fresh highs in open interest as institutional attention continues

⁠Bitcoin succeeds in reclaiming $9,000 but its next move may not be so strong, warns Cointelegraph’s filbfilb

⁠Binance has begun negotiations for a strategic partnership with two Japanese firms: Z Holdings and cryptocurrency exchange TaoTao

⁠Huobi is the latest member of The Blockchain Turkey Platform

⁠VC giant Grayscale reports a banner year on strength of its Bitcoin Trust

⁠Cointelegraph interviewed Bancor’s Eyal Hertzog and Nate Hindman about the BNT airdrop and the future of Bancor and crypto at large

⁠Former federal enforcement attorney weighs in on the battle for Telegram’s bank records, “Bank records are a typical request that very seldom denied”

⁠Coinbase-backed Crypto Ratings Council, a group of major U.S. crypto firms looking for regulatory clarity, welcomes eToro, OKCoin and Radar as new members

⁠Chainalysis: Binance and Huobi together received over 52% of total $2.8 billion worth of Bitcoin sent from criminal sources in 2019

⁠A bill to protect crypto users from capital gains taxes on day-to-day transactions has been reintroduced in US Congress

⁠How many more coins will be lost forever and when will “dead” projects have a strong impact on the industry?

⁠Former CFTC chairman aka “Crypto Dad” J. Christopher Giancarlo launches a think tank to promote the idea of digitizing the U.S. dollar

⁠Russia’s new Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin wants the country to develop its digital economy

⁠Binance is set to restrict access to Japanese residents at an unspecified date

⁠Gemini Exchange has launched Nakamoto Ltd., a captive insurance firm that will provide $200 million in coverage for Gemini’s custody arm

⁠Liquid’s secondary sale of Telegram tokens has been canceled, the funds were returned to the investors

⁠20 victims of an alleged $2.5 million cryptocurrency pyramid scheme have appealed to Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation to investigate their case

⁠Zcash releases Android and iOS SDK for developers to create wallets supporting shielded transactions

⁠No cause for panic as a 123,447 BTC transaction turns out to be Bitfinex refilling its hot wallet

⁠Bithumb crypto exchange is taking South Korean tax officials to court over a $69 million tax bill

⁠#Bitcoin price failed to gain above $9K, leading some traders to expect a minor correction to the $8.4K to $8.3K where the price may bounce

⁠With Bitcoin scam ads still popular on the internet, uninformed investors need robust due diligence to prevent falling victims

⁠The NBA’s Sacramento Kings launch an innovative, blockchain-based live-auction app that supports charity by selling gear

⁠The first Swiss real estate sale powered by the blockchain has formally closed, and there was a significant amount of money involved

⁠Custody solution Anchorage now hosts institutional crypto trading, harnessing recently acquired Merkle Data in the process

⁠Malaysia to restrict token offerings to exchanges the day after the US SEC warns against exchange offerings