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09 Feb 2023 00:23

UK Court Rules Craig Wright Has No Copyright Claim On Bitcoin
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/court-rules-craig-wright-has-no-bitcoin-copyright

The ruling is the latest in a string of court cases that have ended with a decision against Craig Wright.

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08 Feb 2023 23:50

EminiFX CEO Eddy Alexandre Set to Plead Guilty to Role in Alleged $59M Ponzi Scheme
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/08/eminifx-ceo-eddy-alexandre-set-to-plead-guilty-to-role-in-alleged-59m-ponzi-scheme/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Alexandre is now expected to plead guilty for his role in an alleged fraud that federal prosecutors say duped investors out of $59 million.

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08 Feb 2023 23:49

Binance Is Organizing a Consortium to Try to Rebuild Trust in Crypto: Source
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/08/binance-is-organizing-a-consortium-to-try-to-rebuild-trust-in-crypto-source/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Several companies have already signed up to join, including other crypto exchanges and blockchain analytics firms, according to a person familiar with the plans.

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08 Feb 2023 18:19

Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Registers in France
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/08/crypto-exchange-bitstamp-registers-in-france/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The exchange joins Binance, Bitpanda and Société Générale in securing recognition from one of the most sophisticated regimes in the EU.

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08 Feb 2023 18:18

Crypto Classification Seeks to Make Industry More Welcoming to TradFi Participants
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/08/crypto-classification-seeks-to-make-industry-more-welcoming-to-tradfi-participants/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Cryptocurrency is an incredibly broad and diverse field, with a huge array of wholly different assets, making the industry an intimidating one to enter.

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08 Feb 2023 18:16

Bitcoin Miner Digihost Completes Controversial Power Plant Acquisition, Doubling Energy Capacity
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/08/bitcoin-miner-digihost-completes-controversial-power-plant-acquisition-doubling-energy-capacity/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Environmental groups opposed the transaction on the grounds that it impedes New York's greenhouse gas emissions goals.

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08 Feb 2023 18:14

Cardano DEX SundaeSwap Floats First On-Chain Governance Proposal
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/08/cardano-dex-sundaeswap-floats-first-on-chain-governance-proposal/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The proposal determines the terms, conditions and parameters of future proposals if passed by token holders.

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08 Feb 2023 15:56

Bitcoin Miners Chart An Uncertain Path In 2023, But Opportunity Calls
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-miners-uncertain-in-2023

While the current environment for Bitcoin miners may be challenging, there are emerging opportunities for investment.

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08 Feb 2023 11:54

Here’s Why Artificial Intelligence Focused Cryptocurrencies Are Vastly Outperforming Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/08/heres-why-artificial-intelligence-focused-cryptocurrencies-are-vastly-outperforming-bitcoin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Tokens of blockchain protocols claiming to utilize AI technology have been on a tear in the past months. Some are sold on the hype, while some remain wary.

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08 Feb 2023 03:26

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Flirts With $23.4K as Jerome Powell Repeats Comment About Waning Inflation; Market Weighs DCG-Genesis Deal With Creditors
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/08/first-mover-asia-bitcoin-flirts-with-234k-as-jerome-powell-repeats-comment-about-waning-inflation-market-weighs-dcg-genesis-deal-with-creditors/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

ALSO: Stakeholders in the venture capital industry explain why embattled crypto trading firm Alameda Research will not be missed. Bitcoin and ether rise.

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08 Feb 2023 03:24

SEC Directs Examiners To Focus on How US Broker-Dealers Are Pitching Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/07/sec-directs-examiners-to-focus-on-how-us-broker-dealers-are-pitching-crypto/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

U.S. broker-dealers and investment advisers that deal in crypto will get extra scrutiny from Securities and Exchange Commission examiners this year, according to the agency’s annual examination priorities announced Tuesday.

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08 Feb 2023 01:21

Argentina's National Securities Commission to Set Requirements and Rules for Crypto Companies
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/07/argentinas-national-securities-commission-to-set-requirements-and-rules-for-crypto-companies/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The jurisdiction of that agency is specified in a bill that is under discussion in the Argentine Congress.

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07 Feb 2023 22:26

UK Government Pursues Digital Pound While Bank CEOs Restrict Bitcoin Access
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/uk-eyes-cbdc-banks-restrict-bitcoin

The UK continues to show its desire for a digital pound, just as its companies try to limit access to Bitcoin.

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07 Feb 2023 22:25

Bitcoin Mining Firms Hut 8 and US Bitcoin Corp. Announce Merger
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/miners-hut-8-and-us-bitcoin-corp-merge

The merged company will have access to 825 MW energy, including infrastructure operations with renewable and zero-emission energy sources.

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07 Feb 2023 22:24

Ethereum Testnet Processes First ETH Staking Withdrawals
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/07/ethereum-testnet-successfully-processes-first-ever-eth-staking-withdrawals/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The upgrade on the Zhejiang testnet was the first of three dress rehearsals for Ethereum's much anticipated Shanghai hard fork.

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09 Feb 2023 00:22

Pouch.ph And Coins.ph To Host The Philippines’ First-Ever Bitcoin Island Retreat In Boracay
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/industry-events/pouch-ph-coins-ph-host-philippines-bitcoin-island-retreat

The retreat will bring together key players in the Bitcoin industry and provide attendees with an opportunity to network, discuss Bitcoin and win a BTC bounty.

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08 Feb 2023 23:49

Aspiring Crypto Bank’s Plight Shows Binance’s Issues Are Just Part of the Story
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/02/08/aspiring-crypto-banks-plight-shows-binances-issues-are-just-part-of-the-story/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Custodia Bank’s membership rejection by the Federal Reserve Board is more alarming for crypto banking than the recent troubles of Binance, Juno and Signature Bank combined.

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08 Feb 2023 23:48

Bitcoin’s Newfound NFT Hype Attracts Interest of BSV Developer Twetch
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/08/bitcoins-newfound-nft-hype-attracts-interest-of-bsv-developer-twetch/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Twetch has already built a suite of NFT apps on the Bitcoin SV blockchain. So the new push by Ordinals to bring NFTs to the Bitcoin blockchain looks like an opportunity for expansion.

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08 Feb 2023 18:19

Will the SEC Convince a Court It’s Right to Label These Tokens as Securities?
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/08/will-the-sec-convince-a-court-its-right-to-label-these-tokens-as-securities/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Lawyers have challenged a potentially consequential move from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to build a list of crypto tokens it considers unregistered securities.

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08 Feb 2023 18:17

Contentious Uniswap Vote Highlights the Opaqueness of Decentralized Governance
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/08/contentious-uniswap-vote-highlights-the-opaqueness-of-decentralized-governance/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A16z didn’t quash a proposal to launch Uniswap onto Binance’s BNB Chain, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have.

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08 Feb 2023 18:15

Binance APAC Head Suggests Full Audit of the Crypto Exchange Isn't Happening Soon: Bloomberg
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/08/binance-apac-head-suggests-full-audit-of-the-crypto-exchange-isnt-happening-soon-bloomberg/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Finding an auditor for the whole balance sheet is difficult given the complexities of auditing crypto assets due to challenges like price volatility.

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08 Feb 2023 18:13

FTX Lawyers Sullivan & Cromwell Bill $7.5M for First 19 Day's Bankruptcy Work
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/08/ftx-lawyers-sullivan-cromwell-bill-75m-for-first-19-days-bankruptcy-work/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The more than 151 staff assigned to the case worked a combined 6,500 hours in November looking at legal disputes, hacks, and corporate governance.

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08 Feb 2023 11:55

Cloud Mining Firm BitFuFu to Delay SPAC IPO as Appetite for Crypto Stocks Languishes
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/07/cloud-mining-firm-bitfufu-to-delay-spac-ipo-as-appetite-for-crypto-stocks-languishes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The company has now set a deadline of May to complete its listing.

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08 Feb 2023 07:39

Unpacking India's CBDC Pilots as Country Prepares for Digital Rupee
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/08/unpacking-indias-cbdc-pilots-as-country-prepares-for-digital-rupee/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

India wants to launch its central bank digital currency at a national level by the end of 2023, but early into its pilot, the Reserve Bank of India has identified challenges.

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08 Feb 2023 03:25

Blockchain-Based Render Network Token Rising After Community Vote for New Burn-and-Mint Model
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/07/blockchain-based-render-network-token-rising-after-community-vote-for-new-burn-and-mint-model/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The utility token of Render Network has jumped 80% over the past seven days following the passage of a new tokenomics model proposal on the network.

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08 Feb 2023 02:25

Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Announces Agreement Changes with WhiteHawk Finance, Foundry
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/stronghold-mining-agreement-changes

The changes are designed to better situate the company for their future endeavors.

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08 Feb 2023 01:20

NFT Market Share Battle Ramps Up Between OpenSea and Blur
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/07/nft-market-share-battle-ramps-up-between-opensea-and-blur/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A side-by-side comparison between the two NFT marketplaces suggests that while Blur has seen rapid growth in NFT volumes, it is still lacking behind OpenSea in terms of number of sales and interacting wallets.

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07 Feb 2023 22:26

Nigerians Are Fighting For Their Own Money And Bitcoin Can Help
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-can-help-nigeria-fight-for-money

As Nigerians have been cut off from access to their own money amid a banknote redesign, Bitcoin is the best chance to reinvent the system.

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07 Feb 2023 22:25

SEC Warns That Retirement Accounts’ Crypto Stakes May Be Unregistered Securities
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/07/sec-warns-that-retirement-accounts-crypto-stakes-may-be-unregistered-securities/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again made its case Tuesday that crypto assets are often unregistered securities being traded on unregistered exchanges, issuing an investor alert warning that people should be wary of crypto in individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

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07 Feb 2023 22:24

Shiba Inu-Themed Floki to Release Chinese Version of Its Upcoming Valhalla Game
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/07/shiba-inu-themed-floki-to-release-chinese-version-of-its-upcoming-valhalla-game/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

China’s crypto policies remain highly restrictive, but that’s not stopping some crypto projects from trying to attract users from the country.