Cryptocurrency Daily Discussion - January 26, 2021 (GMT+0)

Daily Discussion - January 26, 2021 (GMT+0)
World meet Bitcoin! A cool video of the first ever instant real-world Bitcoin transaction using the first ever Bitcoin-Lightning card in the world.
Young? No dependants? Now is your time.
New SEC Chair Gary Gensler taught a class at MIT on Blockchain and Bitcoin/Ethereum. Here is the link to 24 of his 1-hour lectures:
Bitcoin Donations to Navalny Surge After Russian Opposition Leader Is Jailed
No more pushes and pushbacks: Digital ID solves the privacy dilemma
Binance is using blackhat tactics to send spam emails. How do I get them to stop?
Coinbase requests rulemaking pause from FinCEN following Biden White House guidance to agencies
As DeFi booms, Ethereum’s blockchain competitors are catching up
Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year. EVERYONE Is Buying!
What do you guys think about Cardano?
All eyes on Stellar (XLM). Massive breakout pattern emerges on hourly charts.
According to its new SEC filing, Rothschild Investment Corporation has increased its exposure to Bitcoin by 24%, now holding 30,454 shares in the Grayscale BTC Trust
In a filing this morning with the SEC, Rothschild Investment Corporation, reported owning 30,454 shares of GBTC.
Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year: Sources
Algo trading in C++ on BitMEX
More Institutional Investors Are Buying Ether, Seeing It as a Store of Value
Data Shows Under 1% of Bitcoin and Crypto Transactions Have Criminal Intent
LTO breaks through the 100k daily transactions milestone for the very first time
Singapore’s DBS bank becomes first in Asia to offer crypto exchange
Emurgo announces launch of first stablecoin ‘AgeUSD’ for Cardano - ELEVENEWS
Current cryptocurrencies unlikely to last, Bank of England governor says
Bitstamp crypto exchange users bemoan additional KYC requirements
Ethereum Booms as Investors Search for Something New

Daily Discussion - January 26, 2021 (GMT+0)

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 04:00 PM PST

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World meet Bitcoin! A cool video of the first ever instant real-world Bitcoin transaction using the first ever Bitcoin-Lightning card in the world.

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 07:55 PM PST

This card is just the first step. It proves that Bitcoin can in fact be used in our day-to-day lives. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Bitcoin can disrupt the whole financial stack.

Let this be the moment that kicks off the start of a new era. An era in which we see the full rollout of real-world use-cases of one of the most disruptive technologies since the internet.

First LN card payment ever

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Young? No dependants? Now is your time.

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 04:03 PM PST

I am about to turn 40 years old. I have a wife and 4 kids. I can't take huge chances with my finances anymore. If you don't have people that rely on your income now is your chance. Invest in what you believe in. Don't be afraid to take chances, but also take some profits along the way. Bitcoin and ETH are both great opportunities. Invest in yourself and your future will be bright. It's not too late for me, I have a great life and will be able to reture someday. For you, you can make this happen now and become rich. Do your research, invest, win.

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New SEC Chair Gary Gensler taught a class at MIT on Blockchain and Bitcoin/Ethereum. Here is the link to 24 of his 1-hour lectures:

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 05:30 PM PST

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Bitcoin Donations to Navalny Surge After Russian Opposition Leader Is Jailed

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 08:36 PM PST

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No more pushes and pushbacks: Digital ID solves the privacy dilemma

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 05:35 PM PST

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Binance is using blackhat tactics to send spam emails. How do I get them to stop?

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 04:57 PM PST

Hi - I wanted to bring light to a blackhat tactic that Binance is using to spam my inbox. I'm sure it is happening to others.

You make a Binance account.
They send you marketing emails.
You unsubscribe from their emails.
They still send emails.
You block them in Gmail
They use a NEW domain to get around the block.
Block the new domain? They bring in another. It's a game of chicken.

Screenshots:

https://i.imgur.com/3YNsOm1.png

https://i.imgur.com/V9osb4G.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2tdrbo6.png

This is really deceptive marketing and may even violate CANSPAM. It's not even for important account info, just their shitty new token listings.

I tried to google to see if other people are having this issue, but they've done a good job at covering it up:

https://i.imgur.com/TwtdT3n.png

Anyone here have input?

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Coinbase requests rulemaking pause from FinCEN following Biden White House guidance to agencies

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 08:53 PM PST

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As DeFi booms, Ethereum’s blockchain competitors are catching up

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 05:49 PM PST

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Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year. EVERYONE Is Buying!

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 02:14 PM PST

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What do you guys think about Cardano?

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 10:37 AM PST

Hello,

I am wondering what you guys think about Cardano (ADA)? Currently trading at ~$0.35 with a market cap of $10,991,593,084, Cardano is created by one of the ETH co-founders and aims to do everything ETH does but more.

$10,000 investment in Cardano right now; what do you think, good or bad? I think Cardano is expected to rise significantly after the release of the Goguen mainnet this year. They also claim to have over 100 major partnerships already established, including one with the Ethiopian government to bank Africans. Here is Cardano's Roadmap: https://roadmap.cardano.org/en/

The project seems very promising and I could see it someday overtaking ETH in market cap. I've decided to invest lots of money in it , which I hope is not a mistake.

Update: This is not an attempt to shill Cardano, I am truly interested in it and curious what everyone else thinks

More info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1EocqtPDVE

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All eyes on Stellar (XLM). Massive breakout pattern emerges on hourly charts.

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:54 PM PST

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According to its new SEC filing, Rothschild Investment Corporation has increased its exposure to Bitcoin by 24%, now holding 30,454 shares in the Grayscale BTC Trust

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 11:01 PM PST

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In a filing this morning with the SEC, Rothschild Investment Corporation, reported owning 30,454 shares of GBTC.

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 07:27 AM PST

https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/#/q=bitcoin&dateRange=custom&entityName=Rothschild&startdt=2021-01-25&enddt=2021-01-25

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Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year: Sources

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:40 PM PST

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Algo trading in C++ on BitMEX

Posted: 26 Jan 2021 12:26 AM PST

I'm doing a C++ algo trading webinar on Thursday (28 Jan). The exchange is BitMEX. It'll be midday GMT - so should be okay for the east of the Americas, Europe and Asia.

I'll show how to: 1. Post orders 2. Stream market data 3. Implement a simple strategy

All the code and building instructions will be made available.

Any suggestions of further areas to focus on?

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More Institutional Investors Are Buying Ether, Seeing It as a Store of Value

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 10:11 PM PST

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Data Shows Under 1% of Bitcoin and Crypto Transactions Have Criminal Intent

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 10:32 PM PST

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LTO breaks through the 100k daily transactions milestone for the very first time

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 03:32 PM PST

103.704 txs today up till now!

That's it. Nothing more. I really like this project and think they deserve all their hard-earned milestones they cross. The team works so hard that they definitely deserve the glory. Goodnight Redditors. Europe signing off.

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Singapore’s DBS bank becomes first in Asia to offer crypto exchange

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:07 PM PST