Here’s what happened in crypto today

Bitcoin (BTC) further tested $38,000 overnight as the weekend began with uncertainty among traders.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView3-day chart could be "precursor" for weekly Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $39,000 after several attempts to break $38,000 support.The pair had also seen a brief spurt above $40,000 Friday thanks to…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekNigeria’s central bank partners with fintech firm Bitt Inc. for CBDC rolloutCentral…

An Australian woman is facing more than two years in prison after stealing more than $300K in XRP tokens in January 2018. A judge has sentenced Australian citizen Kathryn Nguyen to a maximum time of 2 years and 3 months in prison for her role in stealing more than 100,000 XRP tokens in January 2018.According…

Ethereum price soared to a 2-month high at $3,700 today as analysts significantly boosted their expectation that a spot ETH ETF could be approved.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are focusing on understanding and regulating distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its related components. The Canadian securities regulatory agency included a section on DLT and crypto assets in its Business Plan 2019–2022 that was published on July 13. The CSA’s business plan for 2018–2022 was approved on May 28, and represents…

The Association of Russian Banks is worried about regulators being unable to track illicit transactions of an offline-enabled digital ruble. 2219 Total views 11 Total shares Russia’s central bank digital currency, or CBDC, could contain a number of risks related to cybersecurity and fraud, according to several local financial institutions.The Association of Russian Banks, or…

Recently, the United States Internal Revenue Service caused a stir in the crypto community when it put a bounty on the head of anonymity-focused crypto-asset Monero (XMR), offering $625,000 to anyone who could effectively track the purportedly untraceable asset. As the crypto and blockchain industry values anonymity and privacy, questions arise on the result of…

After banning crypto payments back in 2017, Indonesia is looking to allow payments in a digital rupiah currency. 887 Total views 1 Total shares The Bank of Indonesia is one of the latest global central banks to announce state digital currency plans amid a major spike in the country’s digital payments.Governor Perry Warjiyo said Tuesday…

OSL is now officially licensed to operate regulated brokerage and automated trading services for digital assets. 512 Total views 4 Total shares OSL, a major digital asset platform in Asia and a unit of Fidelity-backed BC group, has been officially licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.According to a Dec. 15 announcement,…