Binance Delists Coinbase Stablecoin USDC Trading Pairs — link

Crypto Events Calendar by @iCrypto in January

Jan 11 - CryptoNight 2020 - Chile
Jan 15 - Crypto Finance Conference - Switzerland
- The North American Bitcoin Conference - Miami, US
Jan 20 - Blockchain Economic Forum - Switzerland
Jan 21 - CV Summit Davos - Switzerland
Jan 22 - Data and the Future of Financial Services - London, GB
Jan 25 - The Genesis Block Conference 2020 - Bangalore, IN

#Events

Kraken received 49% more regulatory inquiries compared to 2018 — link

2019 had 20% fewer dead crypto projects than the year before — link

How Accurate Were Bitcoin Price Predictions for 2020?

More than 1,1Mil BTC did not move for more than 10 years. Current value around $8,8Bil.

SBI Holdings and Japanese internet-service provider GMO Internet to mine Bitcoin at the world’s largest crypto mine in Texas — link

98% of XLM inflation payouts went to the Steller Development Foundation, which already owns 80% of all XLM in existence. — link

11 years of #bitcoin

BREAKING: The US Dollar crashes against bitcoin and loses 8% of its value within the day. — link

Tether just displaced Bitcoin Cash for the 4th spot on CoinMarketCap.

Now, the top 4 cryptoassets each embody a different use for crypto.

1. Digital Gold (#BTC)
2. World Computer (#ETH)
3. "Settlements" (#XRP)
4. Stablecoin (#USDT)

Google trends data for 'bitcoin halving'
The peak was at the last halving event in 2016

Craig Wright and Gregory Maxwell going at it on Hacker News — link

As the weekend progressed and the situation continued to escalate, oil and gold continued to rise with a large increase on the night of January 5, 2020. Again, Bitcoin saw a positive movement delayed approximately three hours. — link

Media on Bitcoin:

2010: "huh?"
2011: "what?"
2012: *laughs*
2013: *laughs*
2014: *laughs*
2015: *laughs*
2016: "Bitcoin used by criminals"
2017: "Bitcoin is a bubble"
2018: "Bitcoin wastes energy"
2019/20: "Bitcoin is safe haven and digital gold!"

That escalated quickly. — link

SEC 2020 priorities in crypto:

(1) investment suitability
(2) portfolio management + trading practices
(3) safety of client funds and assets
(4) pricing and valuation
(5) effectiveness of compliance programs and controls
(6) supervision of employees outside business activities

— link

Binance Adds AUD, GBP and EUR Fiat Gateways Via Banxa — link

USDT is in discount for over a month in China, usually considered as bearish sentiment

Coinbase BTC/USD is on a premium to BTC/USDT on Huobi, OKex, Binance. Considering 1/23 is Chinese New Year eve and people cash out before that+ liquidity goes down are known patterns — link

Year Progress:
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Bitcoin & Gold in clear focus to start the year as tensions between US & Iran escalate

Binance Futures Will Launch LTC/USDT Perpetual Contract With Up to 75x Leverage — link