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⁠Ripple Announces Partnership With MoneyGram To Speed Fiat Settlements A partnership between Ripple and MoneyGram aims to increase the efficiency of the fiat payment platform’s settlements #BRIEF

⁠Bitcoin Conference Stops Accepting Bitcoin For Tickets, Blames ‘Network Congestion’ The North American Bitcoin Conference stopped accepting BTC for tickets due to “network congestion” #BRIEF

⁠BTC, BCH Mix-Up on Overstock Gave Customers Huge Potential Profits For three weeks Overstock mixed up Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash payments via their Coinbase integration, accidentally opening up the potential for customers…

⁠CoinMarketCap Removes South Korea Exchanges, Ripple Market Cap Drops $20 Billion CoinMarketCap drops S. Korean exchanges, the market -- and especially Ripple -- drops in response #BRIEF

⁠Newly Detected Malware Mines Monero, Sends It To North Korean University US cybersecurity firm finds malware that compromises PCs to mine Monero and sends it to a Pyongyang university. #BRIEF

⁠“I’ve Bought All That Ripple!” CNBC Airs Bizarre Live Tutorial On Buying XRP CNBC’s latest apparent plug of Ripple echoes its strong pro-Bitcoin Cash material late last year. #BRIEF

⁠South Korean Banks Get Flash Probe Into Cryptocurrency Exchange Ties This week will see six Korean banks probed for legal compliance as they serve cryptocurrency exchanges. #BRIEF

⁠‘Go Beyond Headlines, Hype to Find Crypto Risks’ Urges Idaho Finance Chief The US’ varying approach to crypto continues with two more states issuing warnings this week. #BRIEF

⁠Bitcoin Hits Multi-Week Highs Despite Continuing Altcoin Surge Bitcoin begins clawing back ground with prices set to hit $17k. #BRIEF

⁠Ripple Success Tips Chairman For World’s Richest As Zuckerberg Eyes Crypto Ripple’s rapid price expansion has likely made its chairman among the world’s richest people, according to reports. #BRIEF

⁠Bitcoin ‘Adds 0.3%’ To Japan’s GDP, Claim Nomura Analysts Hodling does wonders for Japan’s economy, local analysts suggest. #BRIEF

⁠NiceHash CEO Quits After 4,000 BTC Hack, Service To Continue Work A new CEO will make NiceHash the “marketplace of choice” for miners despite its hacking, the ex-CEO has said. #BRIEF

⁠Bitcoin Headed ‘Below $5k,’ Is ‘One Of Silliest Things’ - Dennis Gartman To CNBC Dennis Gartman has become the latest traditional finance voice to ‘FUD’ Bitcoin. #BRIEF

⁠Crypto Market Crash - Not The New Year’s Present Everyone Hoped For Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and other cryptocurrencies have suffered a significant drop over Friday and Saturday. After experiencing falls…

⁠Ripple Becomes Largest Altcoin As Bitcoiners Issue Warnings The characteristics of Ripple’s price performance this week have led to concerns from Bitcoin figures. #BRIEF