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Digital Yuan Is Ready for Pilot Testing

Mu Changchun, the head of the payment and settlement decisions department of the People’s Bank of China, spoke at a financial meeting in Beijing on Saturday, where he said that the national digital currency was ready for pilot testing. At the same time, he warned about the inadmissibility of its classification as a speculative asset, to the category of which, according to him, Bitcoin belongs...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/digital-yuan-is-ready-for-pilot-testing-5cef2b82b7af

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Disney Stops Justin Sun’s TRON

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected three trademark applications, related to the Tron cryptocurrency platform, including one for “TRON,” after Disney claimed the trademarks would damage its brand...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/disney-stops-justin-suns-tron-26c5d248d673

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YouTube Blocked Videos of 38 Crypto Bloggers

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/youtube-blocked-videos-of-38-crypto-bloggers-626e7bdecb78

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The Central Bank of Russia Testing Stablecoins

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/the-central-bank-of-russia-testing-stablecoins-c3e9086ff5a

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IT Giant Tencent Forms a Team to Study Digital Currencies

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/it-giant-tencent-forms-a-team-to-study-digital-currencies-d17e68297b0c

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Africa Blockchain Institute to Open Blockchain School in Rwanda

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/blockchain-institute-to-open-blockchain-school-in-africa-e4841c131744

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Bahamas Central Bank Launches Digital Currency Testing

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/bahamas-central-bank-launches-digital-currency-testing-9b062db60dea

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Google Blocked MetaMask and Rejected Developer Appeal

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/google-blocked-metamask-and-rejected-developer-appeal-256aea0e9196

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Gavin Andresen: The Most Interesting Developments of 2019 Belong to Ethereum

Gavin Andresen, the leading maintainer of the Bitcoin software, claims that over the past two years, the most interesting developments in the cryptocurrency ecosystem have been carried out on the Ethereum blockchain...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/gavin-andresen-the-most-interesting-developments-of-2019-belong-to-ethereum-8b9a69c5ca58

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KuCoin Will Launch Lockup Program, Binance Will Hold a Tournament for Traders

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/kucoin-will-launch-lockup-program-binance-will-hold-a-tournament-for-traders-e574abb021e7

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Password Law Enacted in China

On January 1, China officially introduced a law defining the procedure for managing cryptographic keys...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/password-law-enacted-in-china-dbe887329df6

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DeFi Apps Are Inferior to Gaming Apps

Despite the development of the industry and the emergence of new decentralized financial applications (DeFi), the number of their users has not grown much and is still inferior to applications for games and gambling...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/defi-apps-are-inferior-to-gaming-apps-5758ba09cb78

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Is Bitcoin Really Trading at $24,000 in Iran?

One of the main events last week in the world was the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani as a result of US airstrikes. Not surprisingly, the movements of financial markets, including cryptocurrency, were viewed through the prism of what happened. Then the network started talking about the fact that in Iran Bitcoin is trading above a historical maximum of about $24,000. But how reliable is this information?

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/is-bitcoin-really-trading-at-24-000-in-iran-39da2ff91c39

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ECB Designs Two-Tier Model of a CBDC

The European Central Bank is preparing to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC). However, using digital currency as an investment could endanger the banking system. To prevent the banks from losing their function as lenders, a new draft by the ECB proposes a two-stage interest rate model of a CBDC...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/ecb-designs-two-tier-model-of-a-cbdc-6214b0821d7c

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Telegram: Gram Tokens Won’t Get You Rich

Telegram published an official appeal to the public, in which the company wrote about the current stage of development of the TON blockchain project and clarified some significant points...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/telegram-gram-tokens-wont-get-you-rich-530ba100352f

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Crypto-Exchange to Delist XRP

According to the announcement, XRP and pairs based on BTC, ETH and USDT are subject to delisting.

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/crypto-exchange-of-the-japanese-messenger-line-to-delist-xrp-dd7fc834339f

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The Status Quo of Decentralized Gaming

Blockchain gaming is a market almost as old as the technology itself. With the aim of creating a new generation of video games, various companies have developed technologies and approaches that pursue different philosophies over the years. But even at the beginning of the new decade, there are hardly any blockchain-based video games that have made it out of the beta phase...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/the-status-quo-of-decentralized-gaming-df888b6ac594

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Crypto Hackers Deleting YouTube Channels and Advertise False Giveaways

The hacked YouTube channels lure unsuspecting people by using images of crypto celebrities like the Ripple and Binance CEO...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/crypto-hackers-deleting-youtube-channels-and-advertise-false-giveaways-d2e87582a23d

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Crypto Exchange Suddenly Suspend Withdrawals Funds for 3–4 Weeks

On January 7, the Singapore cryptocurrency exchange COSS, without any prior notice, informed users that trading on the platform, depositing and withdrawing funds was suspended for 3–4 weeks. The reason indicated is the need to disable the exchange website, while funds from the “warm wallet” will be transferred to a new one...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/crypto-exchange-suddenly-suspend-withdrawals-funds-for-3-4-weeks-23dccc79bdd7

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Bitcoin Showed a Reduced Level of Volatility in 2019

Last Tuesday was marked by a surge in volatility in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin, for example, rose above $8,200, where it has not been traded since mid-November. However, on a longer time period, the leading cryptocurrency demonstrates relative stability...

https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/bitcoin-showed-a-reduced-level-of-volatility-in-2019-405f9ca67ffc