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⁠The former head of payments and settlements at the Bank of Japan says Facebook’s Libra spurred institutions to look seriously into digital currency issuance

⁠A new alliance of the Singapore government and 16 major trading and manufacturing firms — including Mastercard and Mitsubishi — aims to digitize international trade

⁠#Bitcoin bulls are gearing up for a second run at $9.2K but will traders be able to flip the resistance to support

⁠Expert economist and award-winning professor analyzes the “Bitcoin as a safe haven” narrative in light of the U.S.-Iran conflict

⁠Craig Wright’s court tactics keep the case afloat — but for how much longer?

⁠Grayscale announces that its Bitcoin Trust will begin filing quarterly reports with the SEC

⁠Binance launches peer-to-peer merchant program for credible merchants

⁠British telecom Vodafone will depart from Libra Association, Libra and Vodafone confirm

⁠Bitcoin Cash, DASH, Ether, and Ethereum Classic all posted double-digit gains over the past week, suggesting that the altcoin market is ready for a strong upward movement

⁠Circle’s CEO, Jeremy Allaire, thinks average people will be able to securitize assets through tokenization in two or three years

⁠Retaining private keys is a complex task, leading to the emergence of alternative solutions

​​Mainstream finance faces a losing proposition without technological innovation, experts at Davos WEF explain

​​⁠Huobi launches a new institutional traders-targeting crypto brokerage as its institutional business surged 400% since Q3 2019

⁠Deribit clarifies new requirements for customer information to take effect following move to Panama, itself an effort to avoid new E.U. AML regulation

⁠EGifter is the first merchant to accept XRP through BitPay

⁠An Ethereum-based project not only works to save endangered animals, but also has some new technology under the hood. #CTdoesDavos

⁠A Venezuelan project is working to ensure access to crypto even when offline

⁠The central banks of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, European Union, Sweden and Switzerland and the Bank for International Settlements created a CBDC research group

⁠The FCA has officially taken over as the ALM/CTF supervisor for the U.K., but what ramifications will this have on the wider crypto industry?

⁠The Chamber of Digital Commerce filed an amicus brief in the Telegram vs SEC case, asking the Court to affirm that a digital asset should not be considered a security just because it is based on blockchain

⁠Conglomerate behind Budweiser beer using blockchain to help its local African suppliers

⁠The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority proposed a fintech regulatory framework that would have it oversee Libra’s corresponding Calibra wallet

⁠Institutional interest seems all the more apparent as the latest Bitcoin options product sees higher volumes

⁠Blockchain protocol Algorand and licensed e-money issuer Monerium have signed a non-exclusive partnership for 2020

⁠The city of Konya, Turkey is developing its own coin with the aim of providing blockchain-based payments for public services

⁠Investors have shown early enthusiasm for CME’s first Bitcoin-backed options. Is it driving the price of Bitcoin or the other way around?

⁠As cyber crimes evolve, Britain’s tax agency pursues new tech to combat growing tax evasion using crypto

⁠Venezuela’s Maduro announces crypto casino to run on country’s Petro

⁠Bitcoin price is holding up well, which suggests that the uptrend might resume and a move to $10,000 is likely