Bitcoin News Roundup for June 15, 2020

June 15, 2020
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Jun 15, 2020 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Jun 15, 2020 at 16:06 UTC

With bitcoin and ether both down on the day, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back!

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Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany

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Tether-Issued Stablecoin USDT’s Market Share Grows to 75% as Market Cap Tops $118B

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First Mover: Short Shrift for XRP Token’s 169% Price Surge as Traders Obsess Over Bitcoin

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How a Left-for-Dead, $0.22 Crypto Asset Became a Lifeline for Activists

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18 Months In, Few People Use, Mine or Buy Privacy Coin Grin

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New GnosisDao Bets on ‘Futarchy,’ a Prediction-Market Governance Model

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