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The Dow Jones rallied from early losses as the WHO stated it was too early to make an emergency declaration about China's Wuhan coronavirus. The post Dow Rallies Aggressively After WHO Calms Stock Market’s Virus Panic appeared first on CCN.com Dow Rallies Aggressively After WHO Calms Stock!-->…

In this video from WEF 2020, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, also known as “Crypto Dad,” discusses his push to digitize the U.S. dollar and the future of global currencies. Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He Launched Digital!-->…

Bakkt preps consumer app for 2020 launch while Pornhub starts performer payouts in Tether, plus a controversial, obligatory new dev fund in BCH. Will Mass Adoption Be More PayPal or Pornhub? written by Nathaniel Whittemore @ https://www.coindesk.com/will-mass-adoption-be-more-paypal-or-pornhub!-->…

Companies are mainstreaming privacy, says Riccardo Spagni, better known as “Fluffypony." ‘Fluffypony’ Weighs In on CBDCs at Davos 2020 written by John Biggs @ https://www.coindesk.com/fluffypony-weighs-in-on-cbdc-trend-at-davos-2020 January 23, 2020 John Biggs

Gemini has concluded an SOC 2 Type 2 cybersecurity risk examination, evaluating how its security system controls operate across a period of time. The exchange plans to conduct such exams annually. Gemini Completes Second Level of Cybersecurity Compliance Exam written by David Pan @!-->…

Greece's supreme administrative court found that a ruling to extradite alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to France was lawful. Vinnik can no longer appeal the decision. Alleged BTC-e Operator Will Be Extradited to France After Greek Supreme Court Ruling written by Paddy Baker @!-->…

Facebook has wrapped up almost 16 years of history. Founded in 2004 chiefly as a social network company, Facebook initially launched to connect Harvard University students together. The company’s first steps happened at a notorious historical moment, with the first iteration starting off in a…

The South Korean military’s Military Manpower Administration has partnered with Raonsecure, one of S. Korea’s leading ICT security software companies, to provide a blockchain-based biometric ID and authentication solution for the S. Korean Military. South Korean Army Goes Digital…

New York, the financial capital of the world, is also becoming the capital of blockchain litigation activity, according to a financial services law firm Murphy & McGonigle report. Two Times More Blockchain Cases Than Any Other Venue Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are increasingly…

Cryptocurrency exchange operator ErisX has partnered with software provider Etale to give institutional investors access to Etale’s real-time market data and trading solutions. According to a Thursday press statement, users of the Wall Street-backed crypto exchange will now be able to take…

The Digital Asset Human Capital Trends Report was commissioned by the Blockchain Association, an association of industry leaders advocating for the innovation and collaboration necessary to support American leadership of the digital assets industry. Read the brief here. For the avoidance of doubt,…

In addition our news roundup, we'll hear from former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo, then we'll take a walk with a modern cypherpunk and senior reporter Leigh Cuen. Crypto News Roundup and Interviews for Jan. 23, 2020 written by Adam B. Levine @!-->…