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Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 27, 2020
Today's daily podcast features trouble at TRON and an attack on Bitcoin Gold. It's CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup.
By John Biggs
Updated Nov 15, 2022, 8:07 p.m. Published Jan 27, 2020, 5:00 p.m.
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Todays top stories:
- Bitcoin Eyes $8.8K After Largely Erasing Last Week's Dip
- Former Employees Sue Justin Sun and TRON Foundation, Alleging Workplace Hostilities
- Bad Actors Rent Hashing Power to Hit Bitcoin Gold With New 51% Attacks
- WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance
- Bitcoin's Halving Captures Growing Interest – Among Google Searchers
Whether you’re a first-time listener or you’ve heard every episode, we’d like to know what you think about the show. What do you like? What don’t you like? What do you think we’ve totally missed but should be talking about every day or at least every week?
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Bank of Japan Set to Hike Rates to 30-Year High, Posing Another Threat to Bitcoin
Rising Japanese rates and a stronger yen threaten carry trades and could pressure crypto markets despite easing U.S. policy.
What to know:
- According to the Nikkei, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to increase interest rates to 75bps, the highest level in 30 years.
- Rising Japanese funding costs, alongside falling U.S rates, could force leveraged funds to reduce carry trade exposure, increasing downside risk for bitcoin.
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