Daily Crypto Report

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 24, 2019. New Hampshire to Accept Crypto? Cryptopia Suffers Disturbing $16 Million Dollar Hack ETF Proposal Withdrawn; Bitcoin Price Stable Links: US: New Hampshire Bill Aims to Legalize Bitcoin for State Payments in 2020 New Zealand Exchange Cryptopia Lost $16 Million in Hack, Not Initially Reported $2.5 Million: Research Why the Bitcoin Price Barely Moved Following CBOE's Withdrawal of ETF Proposal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, Janyary 23, 2019. PA Says Crypto Not Money Chicago Exchange Start-Up Announces Crypto Spot Trading Links: Seed CX Launches Spot Bitcoin Trading in Bid for Big-Money Investors - CoinDesk Pennsylvania Clarifies That Crypto Exchanges Are Not Money Transmitters - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 22, 2019. Huw van Stennis Not Worried About Cryptos Deloitte Survey Results Positive for Crypto Yahoo Cofounder Jerry Yang High On Crypto Links: Crypto is Worthless, Fails Basic Financial Tests: Bank of England Adviser Deloitte's 2018 Global Blockchain Survey: Blockchain is "Getting Closer to Its Breakout Moment" Yahoo Founder Bullish on Bitcoin and Crypto, Calls Blockchain a 'Natural Fit for Banks and Trading' | The Daily Hodl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 21, 2019. Wyoming Again Making Crypto Home on the Range SBI Invests $15 Million in Tangen Crypto Garage Working With BlockStream Testing Yen Stablecoion Links: Japan’s SBI Invests $15 Million In Crypto Card Wallet Maker Tangem - CoinDesk Digital Garage to Test Yen-Pegged Stablecoin on Blockstream Network - CoinDesk Bitcoin [BTC] could be given the same legal status as money in Wyoming - AMBCrypto CryptoPanic - News aggregator platform indicating impact on price and market for traders and cryptocurrency enthusiasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is down 3.5% at $3,512 XRP is down 3.3% 31 cents Ethereum down 4% at $117 The United Arab Emirates, and Saudia Arabia have announced an agreement to cooperate on a joint cryptocurrency. The Swiss bank Vontobel announces it will be launching Digital Asset Vault. The US department of Health and Human Services is embracing distributed ledger technology. Some bitcoin-savvy new parents have amassed 1.08 BTC for their newborn thanks to an ad in a local paper Links: Emirates News Agency - Saudi-Emirati powerhouse announces 7 joint initiatives in vital sectors Swiss Bank Set to Launch a Digital Asset Vault - Coindoo USA: Blockchain Technology to Revitalize the Health Department’s Contract Acquisition Function Newborn Baby Collects Money for College in Two Weeks Thanks to Bitcoin Donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin is up 3% at $3,720 XRP is up 2.6% 33 cents Ethereum up 3.6% at $124 Those are your leaders by market cap Wyoming is taking another step to attract blockchain businesses. They have introduced a bill that clarifys the legal position of digital assets as well as offers digital asset custody through banks. Coinstar is adding bitcoin to the list of options for change conversion through a partnership with Coinme. The LTO network and IBM watson are teaming up to help take a load off of the Dutch criminal justice system. The Stock Exchange of Thailand is exploring the possibility of offering a new digital assets exchange. Links: Wyoming Introduces Bill Offering Cryptocurrencies Legal Clarity To Attract Blockchain Business Crypto Hits the Mainstream: Shoppers Can Now Buy Bitcoin at US Supermarkets | The Daily Hodl LTO Network and IBM Watson to Ease Administrative Burden for Dutch Criminal Justice System | UseTheBitcoin Thai Stock Exchange Plans to Launc

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 18,2019. The Pirate Bay Loads Malware TSMC Crypto-Mining Sector Down Coinme Teams With Coinstar Selling Bitcoin Near You Links: Pirate Bay-Targeting Malware Hijacks Websites to Steal Cryptocurrency Chip Maker TSMC Reports 'Big Drop' in Crypto Mining Revenue - CoinDesk US: Bitcoin ATM Firm Coinme to Sell Bitcoin at Coinstar Coin Counting Machines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 17, 2019. Blockstream Takes Space for Developers Hard Fork Constantinople Postponed Circle's USDC Stablecoin 100% Backed by Paper Dollars Links: Blockchain Tech Firm Blockstream Launches Beta Version of Satellite API for Data Broadcast Ethereum Foundation postpones Constantinople fork to investigate vulnerabilities Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Fully Dollar Backed, Says Latest Auditor's Report - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 16, 2019. Euro Exim Bank First xRapid Bank Sixty-One Percent Don't Know Crypto Losses Can Be Written Off Taxes Dmity Medvedev Says Dob'tBury Crypto: Watch Links: The First Bank Using XRP Says Ripple Partnership Will Create a 'New Era' of Innovative Payment Solutions | The Daily Hodl Russia’s Prime Minister: Bear Market Is Not a Reason to Bury Cryptocurrencies US Bitcoin Investors Lost $1.7 Billion in 2018, 61% Unaware They Can Claim a Tax Deduction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 15, 2019. Bitmex Ends Service to USA, Canada Clients George Nethercutt, Jr. Praises State Department IP Efforts, Slams SEC in Op-Ed Scott Galloway Says 2019 Will Be Bad Year For Crypto Links: Hong Kong Crypto Exchange BitMex Shutting Down Trading Accounts in the US and Quebec US Regulators’ Approach to Crypto Is Obstructing Innovation: Ex-Congressman UCLA Professor says Crypto Will Go From Bad to Worse in 2019, Will it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 14, 2019. Bitmain Closes Amsterdam Office Tim Draper Made $18.96 Million in Bitcoin in Five Years Vontobel Announces Digital Asset Vault Links: Chinese Mining Giant Bitmain Is Closing Another Overseas Office - CoinDesk Tim Draper Made $89M+ From His Bitcoin Investment in 5 Years Swiss Multi-Billion Dollar Bank Vontobel Launches Regulated Crypto Custody Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Bitcoin is down slightly at $3,616 XRP is unchanged at 33 cents Ethereum is down 1.5% at $123 Salaries are up for blockchain developers, and related jobs are on the rise. Venezuelans who have had dealing in cryptocurrency or foreign currency are required to report their income and pay taxes in that currency, not the Bolivar. The OCIE of the SEC highlighted the cryptocurrency market as one of the six points of is compliance monitoring activities for 2019. The exchange gate. io is reporting that half of the money lost in the recent 51% attack has been returned to the exchange. Links: Crypto Exchange Gate.io Confirms 51% Attack on Ethereum Classic, Promises Refunds SEC Report: Examining Cryptocurrency a Priority in 2019 - Bitcoinist.com Blockchain craze helps push up related salaries | Computerworld Venezuela Issues Decree Regarding Payment of cryptocurrency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Bitcoin is down half a percent at $3,626 XRP is down 1% at 33 cents Ethereum is up slightly at $125 Roberto Escobar, Pabalo Escobar’s brother, is launching a cryptocurrency targeted at funding the impeachment of the sitting US president. The Kotak Mahindra Bank, India’s second largest private-sector bank is allegedly requiring account holders to refrain from dealings in crypto. According to Texas Public Radio, mining giant Bitmain is shelving its plans to build a $500 million dollar crypto mining center in Rockdale Texas. New York City has launched its very own blockchain cetnter. Links: Pablo Escobar's Brother Says New Crypto Will Fund 'Impeach Trump' Effort - CoinDesk Bitmain Scales Back Texas Bitcoin Mine | Texas Public Radio Major Indian Bank Threatens to Close Accounts of Users Transacting in Crypto: Report New York City Economic Corp Launches Blockchain Education Center - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 11, 2019. SendFriend Starts First Quarter 2019 China Crypto-Regs Hit 2/15/19 BIS Says 70% of Central Banks Are Studying CBDCs Links: Ripple-Backed Payment Platform SendFriend Launching in Q1 2019, Will Utilize XRP for Instant Cross-Border Remittances | The Daily Hodl China to Enforce Regulation for Blockchain Companies in February 70% of Central Banks are Working on Digital Currencies, No Hurry to Issue Them: BIS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 10, 2019. Bitmain Product Man to CEO Blockchain Home On the Range in Wyoming 15 Percent of Ethereum Nodes Ready for Constantinople Links: Bitmain Poised to Appoint Tech Chief as New CEO, Says Report - CoinDesk Cardano Moving To Wyoming As New Governor Praises Blockchain - Bitcoinist.com Constantinople Hard Fork: 1 Week to Go, Less Than 15% of Nodes Ready - Cryptovest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 9, 2019. Li Ka-Shing Invests in Bakkt Russia to Purchase 10 Billion Dollars of Bitcoin First Quarter 2019 Thailand Grants Three Crypto Licenses, Denies Two Links: World’s 23rd Richest Man Invests in Cryptocurrency Exchange Bakkt’s First Funding Round | CryptoSlate Russia Will Buy $10 Billion in Bitcoin, Ditch US Dollar and Become Huge Crypto Whale: Russian Economist | The Daily Hodl Thailand's Finance Ministry Grants Licenses to Three Crypto Exchanges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, January 8, 2019. India: No Digital Rupee Ripple Network Signing Banks Daily European Central Banker Ardo Hansson: No to Crypto Links: 'Too Early' for Central Bank Digital Currency: India Shelves Crypto Rupee Plans More Banks Join Ripple to Enjoy Zero Fee Service Based on Ripple Network Cryptocurrencies a 'Load of Nonsense': ECB Member Ardo Hansson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Bitcoin Up Four Percent at $4,033.00 Ethereum Down Two Percent at $153.00 XRP Up Two Percent at 35 cents Kuwait Finance House Launches Using RippleTechnology CoinFLEX to Launch Futures Exchange in February with 20x Leverage Two Colorado Lawmakers Want to Exempt Crypto From Securities Law Coinbase De-Platforms GAB.ai and Andrew Torba Links: CryptoPanic - News aggregator platform indicating impact on price and market for traders and cryptocurrency enthusiasts Hong Kong Crypto Exchange to Offer Bitcoin Futures with 20x Leverage Colorado Senators File Bill to Exempt Cryptos from Securities Laws - CoinDesk Coinbase De-Platforms Gab While Square Allows Bitcoin Withdrawals — $71.46B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Bitcoin is down slightly at $3,823 Ethereum is down 2% at $151 XRP is down slightly at 35 cents The US based exchange Kraken received 475 requests from regulators in 2018. An independant auction house in Northern Ireland has become the first in the UK to facilitate a sale of seized cryptocurrency assets. Vlad Nistor, the founder and CEO of Romanian-based conflux is being extradited to the US. Stablecoins in Texas may qualify as Money under clarified Texas state law. Links: Crypto Exchange Kraken Received 475 Disclosure Requests from Regulators in 2018 UK's First Auction of Seized Cryptocurrency by Independent Body Scheduled The CEO of a Leading Romanian-Based Crypto Exchange— Coinflux, to be Extradited to the U.S - Coindoo Stablecoin Issuers May Need Licenses in Texas, Unlike Most Crypto Startups - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $3,836 Ethereum is up 4% at $156 XRP is up 1% at 35 cents The cabinet of the Irish government has approved stronger KYC/AML regulations for the country. The Chilean Treasury Department is looking to blockchain to streamline tax collection. Chris Dixon published an op-ed in Wired magazine on how cryptocurrency and blockchain are the pendulum swinging back against internet giants. A project from Estonia that is looking to create a tokenized, digital stock exchange. Links: Ireland to Implement New AML/KYC Measures Affecting Crypto Chile Looks to Incorruptible Tax Collection Using DLT - BitcoinNews.com Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Tesla Stocks to be Tokenized on Ethereum's Blockchain — They require registration for any exchange that lists securities. There would then presumably be numerous requirements and other complications for a stock derivative (token) which can freely move across the globe. Blockchain Can Wrest the Intern