Court Rules Against Telegram

Casper Labs EVOs with BitMax

Communist China Central Bank Rides Pandemic Express to CBDC

Links:

• Telegram Denied: Court Sides With SEC, Grants Injunction Against Issuing GRAMs
• CasperLabs Pivots Away From Ethereum to Fundraise With Its Own Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Turning A Crisis Into An Opportunity, China Gets One Step Closer to CBDC

Investor F

EU and US Ponder Libra

Links:

• Investor F
• Mystery VC Firm Wants Sensitive Evidence Redacted From Telegram Case
• EU Can’t Decide What to do with Libra | Cointelegraph

SEC vs Telegram Today

CFTC Says Gram is Commodity

Coinbase Named Visa Principal Partner

Links:

• SEC commissioner’s crypto enforcement proposal could impact landmark case v. Telegram - Reuters
• CFTC Letter Provides Little Clarity in Telegram’s Battle With SEC
• Coinbase Becomes First ‘Pure’ Crypto Firm Approved as Visa Principal Member - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $8,543
XRP is down 3% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $161

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ethlend up 27%
Smartcash up 16%

The SEC says Telegram launched its token sale because it was short on cash and needed to pay for servers.

KyberSwap is swapping Malta for BVI because of AMLD5.

Plaintiffs in three separate punitive class action lawsuits against Bitfinex and Tether will consolidate their cases.

Bitcoin miners across the world brought in an estimated $5 billion in revenue in 2019.

The government of South Korea is planning to charge 20% tax on income from crypto transactions.

Links:

• SEC: Cash-Strapped Telegram Launched 2018 Token Sale to Pay for Servers - CoinDesk
• Another crypto firm moving out of the EU in response to 5AMLD, this time non-custodial exchange KyberSwap - The Block
• Plaintiffs Move to Combine Their Market-Manipulation Lawsuits Against Bitfinex and Tether - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin miners made an estimated $5 billion in revenue during 2019 - The Block
• South Korea plans 20% tax on crypto gains - The Block

Top gainers in the last 24 hours

Augur, up 41%
Metal, up 31%
Decentraland, up 17%

The Winklevoss Twins have launched insurance to cover up to $200 Million for Gemini Custody.

Cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has cancelled its sale of Telegram’s not-yet-launched Gram tokens.

Binance says it will restrict access for Japanese clients at an unspecified later date.

Bitcoin is up half a % at $8,129
XRP is up 1% at 21 cents
and Ethereum is up slightly at $143

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bitcapital vendor up 186%
Cortex up 30%
Educare up 24%

Ethereum classic complete its Agharta update this morning.

CES saw two blockchain devices pick up accolades.

LedgerX has named the former chief technology officer as the new CEO.

The SEC has filed documents indicating that telegram kept selling tokens after their 1.7 billion ICO

Links:

• Ethereum Classic Successfully Completes ‘Agharta’ Hard Fork - CoinDesk
• Hardware Is Hard: Two Blockchain Devices Win Plaudits at CES 2020 - CoinDesk
• LedgerX Names Former Chief Tech Officer as New CEO - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 3% at $7,327
XRP is up 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $132

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ethos, up 79%
Loom Network up 24%
Particl up 22%
Moeda loyalty points up 15%

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is selling oil and gold for his cryptocurrency the Petro.

The ECB is urging European banks to come up against Facebook’s Libra with an even cheaper payment solution

The SEC is saying that Telegram refuses to turn over bank records related to the GRAM sale

Poloniex is in the news after refuting a data leak.

Links:

• Venezuela to sell oil and gold for petro cryptocurrency, says Maduro - The Block
• Crypto exchange Poloniex denies data leak after resetting passwords for some users - The Block
• Crypto fund has sued law firm Faegre Baker for ‘erroneous’ legal advice - The Block
• Telegram refuses to share 'bank records' related to its token sale, says SEC - The Block
• ECB official urges European banks to counter Facebook’s Libra with a cheaper payment solution - The Block

Bitcoin is 2.5% at $7,544
XRP is up 1.6% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $148

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Odyssey, up 22%

Kadena has set its first project—the tracking of CBD oil.

The NYDIG has locked down an approval from the SEC to offer institutional investors shares of a new fund that is built around bitcoin futures.

The SEC is looking for Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify related to the Telegram GRAM sale.

The Bank of China has issued 20 billion yuan in blockchain based bonds for small enterprises.

Coinbase’s debit card has offered support for DAI.

Links:

• Coinbase’s Visa debit card adds support for DAI stablecoin - The Block
• Bank of China Issues $2.8B in Bonds for Small Businesses Using Blockchain Tech - CoinDesk
• Asset Manager Secures SEC Approval to Create Novel Bitcoin Futures Fund - CoinDesk
• Kadena Blockchain Taps Healthcare Data Firm to Track Medical Cannabis Product - CoinDesk
• SEC Reveals Telegram's Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,270
XRP is up 1% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $183

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ignis up 25%
Metal up 18%
Bytom up 16%
and Dentacoin, up 15%

BitMEX has unintentionally revealed the email addresses of an unspecified amount of users.

Data analytics firm Splunk raised $40,000 for charity from 10,000 attendees of their annual conference in Las Vegas.

Telegram has released an early version of its desktop wallet for the in-progress GRAM token.

Binance US is adding support for debit cards.

Links:

• BitMEX Exchange Exposes User Base in Email Mishap - CoinDesk
• Telegram Releases Test Crypto Wallet Despite SEC Lawsuit - CoinDesk
• Binance.US supports debit card on-ramp as volumes top $15 million - The Block
• Crypto Burner Wallets Helped an IT Conference Give $40,000 to Charity - CoinDesk

Fidelity Liven

3 Million Bitcoin to Go

Gram on Hold

Links:

• Fidelity Digital Assets Opens to All Qualified Investors - CoinDesk
• With 18 Million Bitcoins Mined, How Hard Is That 21 Million Limit? - CoinDesk
• NY District Court Postpones Telegram’s TON Hearing to 2020

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dock up 19%
Dragonchain up 17%
Dentacoin, up 15%

Binance adds a second cryptocurrency to its decentralized affiliate Binance Chain.

The SEC has sued Telegram for the Grams offering.

The IRS will be asking tax payers if they own cryptocurrencies in a new 1040 tax form.

Ripple invested 750k into the wallet BRD.

Links:

• Binance Adds XRP-Pegged Token to Its Decentralized Exchange - CoinDesk
• The SEC sues Telegram, aims to stop distribution to US investors of Grams sold in $1.7B sale - The Block
• The IRS will ask taxpayers if they own cryptocurrencies in new 1040 tax form - The Block
• Ripple invests $750K in crypto wallet BRD to increase XRP usage - The Block

Libra Pays for Bugs

Telegram's Gram to Launch in October

Hong Kong Stores Going Crypto

Links:

• Facebook's Libra Project Launches Bug Bounty With $10,000 Max Reward - CoinDesk
• Telegram to Beat Facebook to the Punch With Gram Token October Launch
• Hong Kong Businesses Begin Adopting Bitcoin as a Form of Protest