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It has been an up and down week for the cryptocurrency market, with Bitcoin falling from the $40,000 USD mark down to $31,000. Then bouncing back up and breaching the $40,000 mark yesterday only to fall back to its current price. As institutional interest picks up, the cryptocurrency market has the potential to grow beyond the $1 Trillion market cap.
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Canada’s first public Bitcoin fund hits $1 billion

3iQ’s Bitcoin QBTC fund has surged 900% in market cap since October 2020, breaking a $1 billion milestone. Canadian regulated digital asset manager 3iQ has recorded another massive milestone of its public Bitcoin (BTC) fund.On Jan. 14, 3iQ’s Bitcoin Fund (QBTC) hit the $1 billion mark, the company announced on Twitter. The new milestone demonstrates QBTC’s parabolic growth after 3iQ …

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Canada’s first public Bitcoin fund hits $1 billion

US Fed: CBDC a ‘very high priority’ to combat bad private sector money

US Fed: CBDC a ‘very high priority’ to combat bad private sector money
The United States Federal Reserve needs its own digital currency to protect against a possible overnight proliferation of stablecoin technology, says Fed chairman Jerome Powell. Cryptocurrency stablecoins could become systemically important overnight, says United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and that’s why the Fed is determined to get its own central bank digital currency right.CBDCs are the banking industry’s …

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Coinbase Issues a Public Apology to EU and UK Customers — Did Not Address Its Global Issues

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase published a statement addressing their U.K. and E.U. customers, apologizing for system outages and account restrictions. The company also recognized their customer support “has not been at the levels” expected. High Flow of Incoming Customers According to the public apology, the U.S.-based crypto company said customers from both regions have been facing transaction restrictions. However, Coinbase didn’t …

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Coinbase Issues a Public Apology to EU and UK Customers — Did Not Address Its Global Issues

Anchorage Obtains Federal License to Operate as Crypto Bank From the OCC

Anchorage Obtains Federal License to Operate as Crypto Bank From the OCC
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to crypto custodian Anchorage to launch the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the country. In a statement on Jan. 13, 2021, the OCC said the company received the national trust banking charter, which allows it to create Anchorage Digital Bank, following a thorough review …

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Respect the Pomp: RSK’s token spikes 30% after founder appears on podcast

RIF got a nice price boost hours after its founder appeared on Pomp’s podcast. RIF, the utility token for smart contract network RSK, shot up over 30% in price after an appearance by its founder on the Jan. 13 edition of The Pomp Podcast. The gain equates to a $36 million increase in market cap for RIF, most of which …

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Respect the Pomp: RSK’s token spikes 30% after founder appears on podcast
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