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Today's news:Bitcoin Sees Bull Revival as Price Bounces Above $9.4KGalaxy's Novogratz: XRP Will 'Underperform Immensely Again This Year'Ethereum Incubator ConsenSys Slashes Headcount 14% in Latest Strategic ShiftIowa Caucus App Fiasco Shows Need for Open Source TransparencyLISTEN: What Sex Workers Want From Crypto

With Iowa election results still unconfirmed we were inspired to write about how blockchain could, or likely wouldn't have helped. And of course, we're back with the most entertaining news of the day in our little blockchain world.Today's news:Pullback Ahead? Bitcoin Price Indicators Suggest Waning Bull MomentumSouthern Indian State to Launch Dedicated Blockchain IncubatorUS Marshals Will Auction $40M in Bitcoin This MonthBitspark Fades Out Following COO Maxine Ryan's DepartureESCOBAR FOLD 2 – Foldable Smartphone 128 GBIowa's Tally-by-App Experiment Fails

SOURCESBitcoin Price Spikes to Three-Month High as Bull Cross ApproachesMastercard Left Libra Association Over Regulatory and Viability Concerns, Says CEOMIT Develops 'Spider' Tech to Enable More Efficient Off-Chain Crypto TransactionsReginald Fowler Rejects Plea Deal in Crypto 'Shadow Bank' CaseJack Dorsey Enables Bitcoin Emoji on Twitter Posts

Today's news:Bitcoin Heads Into Historically Positive February on a Bullish NoteThird-Party Trackers Are Pulling Your Data Off Ring's Android AppCoronavirus Controls in China Are Delaying Crypto Miner Deliveries, Firms SaySilk Road Operator Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge of ConspiracyEmo G Records's stream on SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds

With bitcoin traders looking for a move to $10,000, Markets Daily is back with news of the day and clips of Democratic Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang's recent crypto comments.Today's news:Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt's Bitcoin OptionsBitcoin Reinforces Latest Rally With Defense of $9,200 Price SupportDevelopers Say Google Play Unfairly Booted Their Bitcoin Rewards GameAndrew Yang: US Has to Fix Its 'Hodgepodge' Crypto RegulationTesla to begin deliveries of Model Y by end of first quarter

Today's news:Bitcoin Eyes Best January Close in 7 Years After 30% Price IncreaseLawyers Ramp Up Pressure to Exhume Quadriga CEO's BodySwiss Company Gets Green Light to Incorporate for a Blockchain IPOCrypto Ponzi OneCoin May Have Used Flood of Fake Reviews to Boost Ailing ImageAtari is back! With a chain of hotels?

Today's round-up: Bitcoin Rallies to Near $9,150 as Stocks Drop Over Coronavirus FearsBritish Court Freezes $860,000 in Bitcoin Linked to Ransomware PayoutUkraine Plans to Track Suspicious Crypto Transactions Above $1,200Deutsche Bank Says Digital Currencies Could Be Mainstream in 2 YearsIBM Awarded Patent for 'Self-Aware Token'

In this episode of the Crypto New Roundup the bulls are out in force while TRON and Bitcoin Gold face problems.

In addition to our news roundup, for the next few episodes we’ll also be highlighting select interviews from the CoinDesk crew reporting inside the world economic forum in Davos, Switzerland. Today we’ll hear from former Monero head Fluffy Pony and more from cypherpunk Harry Halpin.Today's top stories: Continued Losses See Bitcoin Erase 40% of Recent Price Rally Ignoring Security Experts, Washington State Eyes Voting by Smartphone Cypherpunk Harry Halpin Takes On Davos Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Hints Firm May Seek IPO Within 12 Months Japanese Lawmakers Will Propose Digital Yen to Counter Libra, China: Report Alleged BTC-e Operator Will Be Extradited to France After Greek Supreme Court Ruling Today's interviews: ‘Fluffypony’ Weighs In on CBDCs at Davos 2020 Why is a Cypherphunk in Davos?

In addition our news roundup, for the next few episodes we’ll also be highlighting select interviews from the CoinDesk crew reporting inside the world economic forum in Davos, Switzerland.  Today we’ll hear from Former CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo on his proposed Digital Dollar push. We’ll end the show by taking a walk with a modern cypherpunk and senior reporter Leigh Cuen.Today's Stories: Bitcoin finally breaking out of a range where it’s held over the past week, but it’s bad news for the bulls During an 18-hour deposition, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov pushed back against a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission In a separate case tying together two recent scandals, former QuadrigaCX users want information about the recently indicted 'Shadow Bank' Crypto Capital US Exchange Gemini completes accounting firm Deloitte's SOC Type 2 evaluation, their highest security rating. In Virginia, a lawmaker is pushing the state government to study how blockchain might be used to secure elections and how it might impact the economy moving forward. In Nevada, a former beauty queen turned bitcoin-friendly entrepreneur is running as a Republican for a U.S. congressional seat Amun, a Swiss digital-asset issuer has launched a new vehicle for traders who want to bet on a drop in bitcoin’s price In Tokyo, two men have been accused of stealing 78 million yen (roughly $712,000) from blockchain project VIPSTAR GreekReporter.com said Thursday that Greece’s Council of State approved Alexander Vinnik's extradition to France where he will face charges of money laundering. Today's Interviews: Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on why he launched Digital Dollar Project Why is a Cypherphunk in Davos?