Crypto News Summary - January 20

General News:
Australian regulator gives green light to app-based retail bitcoin fund.
Korean gov’t mulls imposing 20% other income tax on cryptocurrency gains.
Venezuela’s Maduro announces crypto casino to run on country’s Petro.

Coin Specific News:
Plaintiffs move to combine their market-manipulation lawsuits against Bitfinex and Tether.
Kava(KAVA) to be listed on BitMax on January 21.
TokenClub (TCT) to be listed on Binance as of January 21.
Bitcoin dropped 6% in just 5 minutes liquidating “$108M".

Exchanges:
Binance Futures to open trading for XLM/USDT perpetual contracts. Binance has also added a fiat-to-cryptocurrency P2P trading for the Vietnamese Dong (VND).
Thai SEC grants License to Asia-Pacific crypto exchange,  Zipmex.

Misc:
Raiz to offer Bitcoin fund to Australian retail investors in 2020.
Indian IT minister requests Blockchain solutions to improve government schools.

Cool tech fact:
Only three people in the U.S. were approved to hand-pack the parachutes on all the Apollo missions. Their skills were considered so vital that NASA forbade them from ever riding in the same car together.

Quote of the day:
"What makes life dreary is the want of a motive." - George Eliot

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Hi everyone. I'm reading all your post and I can't express my overwhelming joy as I scrolled down the pages and see how all of you appreciate this post and achievement Ive done.

Yes, I already reached the required merits to become a Hero Rank but still lack activity. I am planning to use the remaining activity needed to create posts that are helpful indeed. Pardon me If I'm slacking sometime on my post.

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Being a Hero rank is a great achievement indeed and I know some of you here got inspired by this and hopefully all of us will lean towards a greater purpose here in forum. Thanks for every thoughts and messages you told me. The merits is just a bonus here but the thought you express are more worth it. Rest assured guys, I will continue to share some great topics.

Hello @Rengga Jati here are the links of my art hope you appreciate it.

• https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53136873#msg53136873
• https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52923197#msg52923197
• https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg52827690#msg52827690
• https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5193860.msg53145067#msg53145067

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Local and Global I considered my partipation in every section especially on Meta and Beginners and Help since I can help by feeding some inquiry or response to their question. By the way nice to see you being active Rengga.

Everyone has their rights or opinion about any topics here. So I guess it would never end mate. If some are squabbling that's because this is a Forum a place for discussion and conversation over some ideas.

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If youre tired mate you can have a break again. Creating a rant topic is somehow not good here too.

Day 2 Matches

Indiana +7
Denver +2.5
Chicago +14.5
Houston -6.5
Lakers + 1.5
Miami -5.5

Day 45 matches

1. Game venue: Washington
Washington Wizards
Detroit Pistons +1

2. Game venue: Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks +8
Toronto Raptors

3. Game venue: Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets
Philadelphia 76ers +1.5

4. Game venue: Houston
Houston Rockets
Oklahoma City Thunder +7

5. Game venue: Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks +1.5

6. Game venue: Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Pelicans +1.5

7. Game venue: Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
Chicago Bulls +14.5

8. Game venue: Charlotte
Charlotte Hornets +4
Orlando Magic

9. Game venue: Miami
Miami Heat
Sacramento Kings +6

10. Game venue: Boston
Boston Celtics +1.5
Los Angeles Lakers

11. Game venue: Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
Denver Nuggets +2.5

12. Game venue: Utah
Utah Jazz
Indiana Pacers +7

13. Game venue: Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
San Antonio Spurs +4

14. Game venue: Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors +8

Haha I didn't see that coming.

It took me months to came in this position but It took me a year to realize that I can do more. Thanks for dropping a huge bomb on me.

Beware maybe some will criticize you again but let me defend that if they do. I'm not like the last guy who got in the issue of merits.

Thanks for whooping 35 lovely merit. I will not stop here, its just the beginning.

Hello ako mayroon akong UnionBank account and naoopen ko yun thru my App. Yes youre right mayroon nga silang 500 fee yearly. Sa tingin ko hindi na masama for a year of service using a none maintaining savings account.  I open it directly sa bank and connect it to my app. Hindi naman siguro ito mabigat kabayan kasi kung sa ibang bank ka magopen ng savings mayroon maintaining for you to use their atm like savings ng BDO na 2,000php unless cash card ang iopen mo alang maintaining pero every transaction mo naman may charge.

Just go hindi masakit yan sa bulsa considering magagamit mo naman ng walang hassle.

This week in crypto - week 3

Japan and Philippines discuss pro-crypto laws, cooperation among Asian countries.
Coinbase hands nearly $1M to Cryptsy victims after settling class action lawsuit.
BitPay integration lets users buy Gold with cryptocurrency.
Visa to acquire crypto-serving fintech unicorn Plaid for $5.3B.
KuCoin launches KuCoinPlay, a platform where you can participate in contests, discover and support  blockchain projects.
Kraken acquires Australia’s longest-running crypto service provider Bit Trade.
Bitcoin prices spikes in Russia as Putin causes his entire cabinet to resign.
Bithumb crypto exchange disputes $69 million tax in court.
Gemini ventures into insurance business - launches ‘Nakamoto’ to provide $200 million crypto coverage.
Swedish crypto exchange BTCX plans IPO in 2020.
Binance to partner with Yahoo’s Japanese division.

Cool tech fact:
The first-ever-in-flight radio transmission was made in 1910. The engineer said, “Roy, come and get this goddam cat!”

Quote of the day:
"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls." - Joseph Campbell

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Hello here is my payment for the entry fee.

https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/1a7d8c909d44844138e5a341c9a9a6a9d470eb631244c6639c535c7b521a2b65

Please acknowledge if receive payment.

Good luck to this competition and to other participants.

@OP I'm joining too here is my pick

1. Spurs+ 1
2. Denver Nuggets - 1.5

I will send my entry fee for tomorror birthday ko kasi medyi napapainom baka magkamali ng send ng address or amount. Thanks.

Day 44 Matches

1. Game venue: San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs +/-
Miami Heat +/-

2. Game venue: Denver
Denver Nuggets
Indiana Pacers +2.5

It's been 1 and half month since I ranked up to Senior Member and I am officially can see glimpse of becoming Hero ranksoonLegendary Rank now. I cant believe that I'm almost there. I know climbing up to this stage isn't gonna be easy and being Hero Rank Ive noticed such maturity to all those guys in this level. I can see my name on the Ranking up Pipeline made by DdmrDdmr so at least I know I am almost there.

To be honest I did rank up fast due to the Art Contest and that's really a big help for me. Also some of the users on my Local supports me for my helpful post. The Forum is quite big to explore and planning to go outside my comfort zone. Especially reading on Bitcoin Discussion and
Development and Techincal discussion boards.

When this time come. I wanted to know the high rank members opinion on how to keep my status good and reputation intact. I'm indeed open for all feedbacks. TMAN who said I'm a shitposter before now's said he saw my efforts climbing up the ladder and having said that is already an overwhelming feeling.

Thanks guys I appreciate all those who will give some thoughts.

Regarding finding scam people and projects who take advantage of other's I'm thinking to start slowly busting your ass so beware. Ive noticed the cases of scam increases already and that's unfair. My advise to those who plan to do it is be fair to other it's hard earned money of other dont play with their effort.

Thanks by the way to @theymos and the forum I didn't know that there will be a birthday cake if its your birthday here in forum.

My quote that I like and inspired me so much. Change your style if its bad and do something else that other's will appreciate you.

"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily." - Mike Murdoch

Crypto News Summary - January 18

General News:
ECB is far from making a decision on CBDC implementation.
 
Coin Specific News:
Ethereum 2.0 testnet attracts 22,000 validators.
16,001 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $140.6 million, moved  from  OKEx by whale.
Bitcoin SV drops 40% as lawyer admits Craig Wright has no private keys.

Exchanges:
Binance's 10th burn [$38.8M] is the third highest recorded BNB burn.
FinNexus is building tokenized asset platform on XRP ledger.

Misc:
Trove of Bitcoin (BTC) hidden in new Satoshi Nakamoto puzzle
Oklahoma Senator working on bill for state-backed blockchain institution.

Did you know:
36% of small U.S. businesses accept cryptocurrency payments.

Cool tech fact:
The average adult human brain can store the equivalent of 2.5 million gigabytes of digital memory

Quote of the day:
"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily." - Mike Murdoch

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Panahon na para bumawi hehe.

1. Game venue: New Orleans
New Orleans Pelicans
Los Angeles Clippers

2. Game venue: Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets
Milwaukee Bucks

3. Game venue: Boston
Boston Celtics
Phoenix Suns

4. Game venue: Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
Detroit Pistons

5. Game venue: New York
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
 
6. Game venue: Chicago
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers

7. Game venue: Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
Toronto Raptors

8. Game venue: Houston
Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers

9. Game venue: Golden State
Golden State Warriors
Orlando Magic

10. Game venue: Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers

11. Game venue: Utah
Utah Jazz
Sacramento Kings

Hello guys Ive sent an email pero tama kayo mukhang wala ngang response. Anyone who got a response sana pakiupdate na din dito sa thread salamat. When I find time to visit sa BSP baka mainquire ko rin about dito kasi no response yung sa reservation. Salamat.

Of course they couldn't apply for patent rights if their platform are simply an imitation of bitcoin original model of technology.

There are lots of patent wars happened before including with smartphones such as Apple and Google Android. The issue hasn't been settled yet since it's a overdue debate which is which. Same case for software such as blockchain. The only thing other coins can do is ask for consent if they technology or idea is simply an improved version of bitcoin technology.

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OP just stating how and this intellectual property works but the solution to your concern still in progress to solve.

I wish Satoshi came back for real to file a case for those copycat coins. See how the world will react if that's happened.

Crypto News Summary - January 17

General News:
Shanghai strives to build global yuan innovation center in 2020.
Canada issues new crypto guidance.

Coin Specific News:
MATIC token has been added to Coinbase Custody.
Telegram launched 2018 token sale to pay for servers says SEC.
Binance to offer Elrond lending with 15% annualized interest rate.
Ripple partnering with Thailand crypto exchange to boost XRP payments network.

Exchange:
Swedish crypto exchange BTCX plans IPO in 2020.
Binance to partner with Yahoo’s Japanese divisions.
IRS to limit probe into Coinbase user, US court advises.
Huobi joins Blockchain Turkey platform to boost local ecosystem.

Misc:
Bitcoin worth $18.9K hidden in picture puzzle, can you solve it?

Cool tech fact:
If we could travel at the speed of light, it would take over 5 days to reach the edge of our solar system. It would take 100,000 years to travel across the Milky Way galaxy.

Quote of the day:
"You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens." - Mandy Hale

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Hi guys sa mga gustong magkaroon ng 2btc mayroon pa contest ang Phemex Exchange

Bisitahin lamang ang kanilang announcement regarding sa kanilang Contest.

Try To Solve Our 2 BTC Puzzle

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Ito yung puzzle nila medyo tricky pero madami na ang nagkakaroon ng hint.



Legit siya Ive just checked the address of the btc wallet. So far wala pang nakakakuha baka IKAW NA ang hinihintay

https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw3jHf9aT

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Kaya lang sa dami ng sasali baka maya maya wala na yung btc at ma decipher na. Pero tingin ko mahihirapan ang mga magbabalak. Kanina ko pa iniisip kung paano. Medyo masakit sa ulo.

Share ko na din dito sa Local Group natin at baka may mga batikan sa mga ganitong klase ng palaro or pag decipher ng private key. If manalo ka Pm mo na lang ako kung sakaling makuha mo. Salamat

Hi that's nice opportunity sa ating mga kababayan mate. Sigurado madami ang magaling magsulat dito at interesado sa inaalok mo.

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Imove mo na lang ang post mo bro dito Pamilihan. Diyan kasi usually tumitingin ang mga may kinalaman sa services.

Para imove click mo lang yung Move topic sa lower left katabi ng lock topic. Good luck sana makakita ka ng writers para sa proyekto ninyo. I can but quite busy din. Sa iba na lang siguro.