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18 Jan 2023 20:14

Justice Department to Announce Major International Crypto Enforcement Action
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/18/justice-department-to-announce-major-international-crypto-enforcement-action/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The department will hold a press conference at noon Eastern Time.

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17 Jan 2023 17:32

Buyers From Coinbase Powered Bitcoin Higher or Did They?
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/01/17/buyers-from-coinbase-powered-bitcoin-higher-or-did-they/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Coinbase premium indicator suggests buyers from the Nasdaq-listed entity have played a big role in lifting the cryptocurrency. However, they were not the only buyers.

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17 Jan 2023 17:29

Bernstein Says Custody Services Are the Foundation for Institutional Crypto Adoption
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/17/bernstein-says-custody-services-are-the-foundation-for-institutional-crypto-adoption/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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17 Jan 2023 16:15

Fidelity-Backed Exchange OSL Cuts Workers Amid Ongoing Crypto Winter: Bloomberg
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/17/fidelity-backed-exchange-osl-cuts-workers-amid-ongoing-crypto-winter-bloomberg/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The number of layoffs at the Hong Kong crypto exchange was not specified.

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17 Jan 2023 16:12

First Mover Americas: Three Arrows' Founders Take Slingshot From Crypto Community
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/01/17/first-mover-americas-bitcoin-tops-21k-outshines-sp-500-gold/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 17, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

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17 Jan 2023 14:42

Bank of America Says CBDCs Are the Future of Money and Payments
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/17/bank-of-america-says-cbdcs-are-the-future-of-money-and-payments/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Central bank digital currencies have the potential to revolutionize global financial systems, the report said.

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17 Jan 2023 14:40

European Union Postpones MiCA Vote to April
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/17/european-union-postpones-mica-vote-to-april/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The European Union’s landmark new legislation, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), has been delayed due to technical reasons.

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17 Jan 2023 13:03

Davos 2023: Crypto Is Down, but Not Out
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/17/davos-2023-crypto-is-down-but-not-out/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The crypto industry came back to Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting daunted, but undeterred.

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17 Jan 2023 13:01

BNB Chain Burns Over $500M in BNB Tokens
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/01/17/bnb-chain-burns-over-500m-in-bnb-tokens/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The move was part of the 22nd auto-burn program.

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17 Jan 2023 03:48

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Tops $21.3K as Cryptos' 2023 Feel-Good Story Continues
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/01/17/first-mover-asia-bitcoin-tops-213k-as-cryptos-2023-feel-good-story-continues/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the surge of FTX’s FTT Token is part of a trend in which investors send prices of certain tokens higher even as their projects fail or flounder.

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17 Jan 2023 00:48

Accenture Exec Says Future of Crypto Self Custody Will Be Portability
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/01/16/accenture-exec-says-future-of-crypto-self-custody-will-be-portability/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, David Treat, senior managing director at Accenture, discusses why users should have the option to move their data and crypto from one location to another if they so chose.

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16 Jan 2023 22:44

Crypto Long-Term Adoption Depends On Regulation, Coinbase Exec Says
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/16/crypto-long-term-adoption-depends-on-regulation-coinbase-exec-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tom Duff Gordon, vice president on International Policy, discusses why the fall of FTX put crypto on policymaker’s radar.

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16 Jan 2023 19:41

A Large Crypto Market Maker Is Already Distancing Itself From New 3AC Venture
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/16/a-large-crypto-market-maker-is-already-distancing-itself-from-new-3ac-venture/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The co-founders of bankrupt 3AC think they can 'dominate' the crypto claims market, eventually 'fill the power vaccum left by FTX'.

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16 Jan 2023 15:43

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $21K, Outshines S&P 500, Gold
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/01/16/first-mover-americas-bitcoin-tops-21k-outshines-sp-500-gold/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 16, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

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16 Jan 2023 14:28

DeFi Protocol Frontier Brings In-Browser Wallet Support for Aptos, Sui and 33 Additional Blockchains
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/01/16/defi-protocol-frontier-brings-in-browser-wallet-support-for-aptos-sui-and-33-additional-blockchains/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The feature allows users to stake tokens, transfer NFTs and conduct transactions with an in-browser wallet application.

Bitcoin channel

18 Jan 2023 17:45

Bitcoin Erases Entire FTX-Related Decline in Latest Surge
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/01/18/bitcoin-erases-entire-ftx-related-decline-in-latest-surge/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Wednesday morning gains for the crypto came after soft U.S. economic numbers suggested the possibility for easier monetary policy.

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17 Jan 2023 17:30

HashKey Capital Raises $500M for 3rd Crypto Fund
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/17/hashkey-capital-raises-500m-for-third-crypto-fund/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The firm will back blockchain projects that could achieve mass adoption.

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17 Jan 2023 17:28

Introducing the Consensus Blog
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus2023/2023/01/13/consensus-blog-intro/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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17 Jan 2023 16:13

Developers Keep the Candle Burning During Chilly Crypto Winter
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/01/17/developers-keep-the-candle-burning-during-chilly-crypto-winter/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A new report released by Web3 developer platform Alchemy suggests that while this past year saw token trading slow, the number of smart contracts deployed on Ethereum continues to grow.

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17 Jan 2023 14:57

Bitcoin Is The Solution To The World’s Economic Inequality Problem
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-solves-global-economic-inequality

After a year of growing economic disparity and damage to Bitcoin’s mainstream reputation, education is the key to solving global inequality.

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17 Jan 2023 14:41

Crypto-Focussed Bank Silvergate Reports Q4 Loss of $1B
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/17/crypto-focussed-bank-silvergate-reports-q4-loss-of-1b/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Silvergate's losses in Q4 culminated in full-year losses of around $949 million, compared to net income of $75.5 million in 2021.

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17 Jan 2023 14:39

UK Court Sentences 4 Men to 15 Years Prison for $26M Crypto Fraud
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/17/uk-court-sentences-4-men-to-15-years-prison-for-26m-crypto-fraud/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The offenders used the internet from the comfort of their own homes to obtain millions, Jonathan Kelleher of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

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17 Jan 2023 13:02

Crypto Whitehat Platform Immunefi Banned 15 ChatGPT-Generated Bug Reports. Here's Why
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/01/17/crypto-whitehat-platform-immunefi-banned-15-chatgpt-generated-bug-reports-heres-why/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bug reports are “really an art,” an Immunefi developer told CoinDesk.

Bitcoin channel

17 Jan 2023 13:00

European Finance Ministers Take Stock of Digital Euro Progress
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/17/european-finance-ministers-take-stock-of-digital-euro-progress/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Eurogroup, a body comprising the Finance Ministers of Eurozone countries, has made public several views after its meeting to take stock of the progress of the project to investigate the EU's central bank digital currency called the digital euro.

Bitcoin channel

17 Jan 2023 02:58

To Becomes Bitcoin’s Go-To Platform, Nostr Will Have To Solve Its Key Management Issues
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/solving-nostr-key-management-issues

As Bitcoiners turn to Nostr as a censorship-resistant communication platform, user key management problems will arise.

Bitcoin channel

17 Jan 2023 00:47

DeFi Protocol Sushi Lays Out 2023 Plans With Focus on DEX and User Experience
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/01/16/defi-protocol-sushi-lays-out-2023-plans-with-focus-on-dex-and-user-experience/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Expects to release its DEX aggregation router in the first quarter.

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16 Jan 2023 21:09

Brazil’s Second-Largest Private Bank Launches First Tokenized Credit Note
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/16/brazils-second-largest-private-bank-launches-first-tokenized-credit-note/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bradesco carried out the operation as part of a regulatory sandbox promoted by the South American country's central bank.

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16 Jan 2023 16:48

With Confident Ignorance Of Bitcoin, So-Called ‘Experts’ Sacrifice Their Credibility
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bad-bitcoin-takes-will-haunt-you

Recent examples of so-called “experts” speaking confidently, yet incorrectly, about Bitcoin will come back to haunt them.

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16 Jan 2023 14:29

Binance Will Allow Institutional Investors to Keep Collateral Off the Exchange: Bloomberg
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/16/binance-will-allow-institutional-investors-to-keep-collateral-off-the-exchange-bloomberg/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Institutional investors can post collateral off the grid with Binance Custody, the report said.

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16 Jan 2023 14:26

North Korean Hacking Group Tied to $100M Harmony Hack Moves 41,000 Ether Over Weekend
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/01/16/north-korean-hacking-group-tied-to-100m-harmony-hack-moves-41000-ether-over-weekend/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto exchange Huobi blocked funds tied to the hack on Monday morning.