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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 15, 2020
With the price of bitcoin now up an astounding 23% so far in the first half of 2020, Markets Daily is back with the stories moving todays markets.
Updated May 2, 2022, 3:44 p.m. Published Jan 15, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
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Today's topics:
- Bitcoin price takes a breather but traders have their eyes on a bigger prize.
- Tokenized gold futures launch on FTX exchange
- A new LinkedIn report says "blockchain" is the highest-valued skill moving into 2020.
- U.S. securities regulator warns investors that IEOs aren't much better than ICOs.
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- BTC ETF application withdrawn by Bitwise after the U.S. regulator SEC says it will not approve.
- Controversial figure Craig Wright's recent filing is making waves with claims he can now access more than 1 million bitcoin.
- Big exchange Binance has taken a 500 million won ($432,000) stake in BxB,
- Venezuela leader Nicholas Maduro announced that airlines must pay for fuel with "El Petro."
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