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⁠OKEx users express frustration over suspended withdrawals “It's a bit weird one of the biggest exchanges in the world isn't letting us withdraw money for so long,” said one crypto Twitter user.

⁠In China, most blockchain R&D funds are going toward this segment China's growing interest in blockchain technology spreads to publicly traded companies.

⁠Study finds CME drives Bitcoin price, but it excludes stablecoin volumes Data from Wilshire Phoenix suggests BTC price formation is driven by CME Bitcoin futures but would this dynamic differ if stablecoin volumes were…

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⁠Private Vs. State-run digital currencies: which could replace the dollar? Author David Birch says a number of digital assets will arise to challenge the dollar as the dominant world currency.

⁠Kraken’s Cryptowatch ships desktop trading terminal for expert traders One desktop app, many exchanges.

⁠Breakout or fakeout? Top traders react to Bitcoin price rally to $11.9K Bitcoin price rallied to $11,900 but traders are unsure whether the move is a breakout or a fakeout.

⁠Pomp says US digital dollar needs to happen now The U.S. doesn't mind coming a bit late to the CBDC party, but is that the wrong approach?

⁠New Zealand has no imminent plans to issue CBDC, says central bank exec Important questions about CBDCs remain unanswered for the Kiwi's central bank.

⁠Kyrgyzstan's acting president claims blockchain can ensure fair elections Can a technological fix really combat a corruption-ridden political order?

⁠Report ranks crypto next to gold in popularity with Russian investors Crypto seems to be nearly as popular as gold among Russian investors.

⁠Japanese messaging giant LINE reportedly working on CBDC platform The platform would aid central banks in Asia with developing a central bank digital currency.

⁠Telecoms protocol from 1975 exploited to target 20 crypto executives At least 20 crypto executives and customers of an Israeli telecommunications company were targeted in a sophisticated SS7 attack last month.

⁠Uniswap’s first governance vote fails ... despite 98% support Uniswap’s first governance proposal has ended in defeat, with votes in favor falling a whisker short of the required threshold.

⁠Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract to launch this week: ConsenSys dev An Ethereum 2.0 developer predicts the protocol’s deposit contract will be released in a matter of days, and that ETH 2.0 staking will go live this year.

⁠Filecoin creator denies strike allegations “Miners are following the protocol, and making a ton of money doing so,” said Juan Benet on Twitter.

⁠Price analysis 10/19: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, LINK, DOT, ADA, LTC, BSV Bitcoin price may rise to a new 52-week high if it can break above the ascending channel and this move could ignite the altcoins.

⁠An encryption study revealed a surprising fact about blockchain adoption in Mexico The results could be a good sign for the proliferation of distributed technology.

⁠French Finance Minister throws shade at crypto, praises blockchain He stated that he does not “question the reliability and traceability of all blockchain technology,” but denounced crypto.

⁠Institutional Bitcoin longs at record-high, hedge funds short — CME data CME data shows Institutions are long Bitcoin while hedge funds are aggressively shorting BTC.

⁠Bitcoin price holds strong amid negative news blitz, says CoinShares report There was a time when Bitcoin seemed to be directly influenced by the daily news cycle.

⁠Leaders of global CBDC projects talk shop in panel today Central bank digital currency interest continues gaining global traction.

⁠US financial watchdog fines early Bitcoin mixer $60M for money laundering FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations.

⁠Exploring the landscape of crypto regulations in sub-Saharan Africa Despite facing hot-and-cold rules, growing crypto usage in sub-Saharan Africa is forcing regulators to reconsider the industry.

⁠Number of Bitcoin wallets holding over 100 BTC tests 6-month high Wallets once again appear to be accumulating cryptocurrency at an increasing rate.

⁠‘Old hands selling out’ metric shows Bitcoin price at risk of HODLers dumping On-chain data shows dormant addresses are selling BTC, leading some analysts to make bearish calls on Bitcoin price.

⁠This blockchain only needs 22Kb of data to be verified Mina applies zk-SNARKs to Cardano's Ouroboros consensus to achieve scalability and decentralization.

⁠Better to get it right than to be first with CBDC, says US Fed chair The U.S. already has a “safe and active dynamic domestic payment system,” Powell argued.

⁠Vinnik trial for extortion and Bitcoin money laundering begins in Paris The Russian national linked to the laundering of $4 billion of Bitcoin stolen during the Mt. Gox hack is finally in court.