Hodler's Monthly
January 2020
Review of the main news, events and stats of the past month
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2019
June
July
August
September
October 19
November 19
December 19
January 20
February 20
March 20
April 20
May 20
India's
BANK
— India’s central bank specifically has not banned crypto
Craig Wright
COURT
— Craig Wright’s court case is strange and confusing
Milestones & Events
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January
Jan.
Wells Fargo rep says we are living in the “golden decade of banks and technology”
2
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A former Barclays exec will launch the U.K.’s first regulated crypto bank this year
3
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Telegram declined to tell the SEC how it spent its ICO cash
4
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Bitcoin payments arrive at 40 Venezuelan Burger King stores
6
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People’s Bank of China announces progress with a digital yuan
7
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The CFTC can’t locate the individual responsible for a $140 million crypto Ponzi scheme
8
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BlockFi adds support for Litecoin and USD Coin
9
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Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith indicted over North Korea trip
10
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Mark Zuckerberg calls for digital community self-governance
12
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Bitcoin is becoming more valuable to Iranians among tensions with the U.S.
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Huobi exchange partners with the United Arab Emirates
14
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A Singapore crypto consultant was kidnapped for $1 million in ransom
15
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Bitcoin SV price soars after Craig Wright complies with court order
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Liquid cancels the sale of its Gram tokens
17
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Canadian regulator issues new crypto exchange guidance
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BTC hash rates hit new highs
20
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Canadian teen charged with $50 million in crypto theft
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Binance’s peer-to-peer merchant program launches
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Ray Dalio comes out against Bitcoin
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Pornhub supports Tether stablecoin payments
24
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Ripple CEO hints at an IPO
26
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One wallet holds 27% of the ETH backing the DAI stablecoin
27
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Tron’s Justin Sun faces a harassment suit
28
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Singapore’s crypto company license comes into effect
January market stats
From Coin360
Numbers of the month
1,000
the number of crypto-mining licenses issued in Iran
$4 billion
the amount of crypto assets allegedly laundered by Alexander Vinnik
400%
the amount by which Huobi’s institutional arm has grown since Q3 2019
40%
the amount by which China’s blockchain investment has decreased in 2019 versus 2018
Quotes
I believe we’ll eventually see a “privacy coin” or blockchain with built in privacy features get mainstream adoption in the 2020s.
Brian Armstrong
Coinbase CEO
Yes, Ripple owns a lot of XRP, we’re very interested in the success of XRP, but the accusations of us dumping, that’s not in our best interests to do that.
Brad Garlinghouse
Ripple CEO
Grams are NOT investment products and there should be NO expectation of future profit or gain from the purchase, sale or holding of Grams.
Telegram
defending against its token being
classified as a security
I don't think private companies should be making so many important decisions that touch on fundamental democratic values.
Mark Zuckerberg
Buzz of the month
SEC goes head-to-head with Telegram.
For better or worse, TON is a regulatory guinea pig.
More
Elon Musk reveals his true feelings on crypto
Ray Dalio calls for investment diversification, but not within Bitcoin
The Craig Wright court case is strange and complicated
Binance CEO suggests exchanges are safer than storing your own keys
Adoption & Tech
India calls for a state-run digital rupee
Clarity begins to emerge on how India will handle crypto.
Country-level
Singapore, Israel, Iran and more
Singapore issues its first crypto business licenses
Iran issues 1,000 crypto mining licenses
Swiss banking firm Julius Baer launches cryptocurrency services
Hawaii introduces a bill allowing banks to offer crypto custody
Italian winery adopts blockchain-verified screw caps
People’s Bank of China is making progress with digital yuan
South Korean Presidential Committee recommends allowing Bitcoin derivatives
Virginia state legislature looks to blockchain to improve its elections
Enterprise-level
Burger King, SegWit, Lenovo and more
Hong Kong Institute of Bankers onboards six virtual banks as members
More than 40 Burger Kings in Venezuela support crypto payments
SegWit adoption hits 66% after BitMEX embraces upgrade
Travala sees 33% boost after partnering with Booking.com
Lenovo is using eco-friendly measures to run its GoChain blockchain
Major regulation updates
Updates:
Restrictive
Permissive
Drafts:
Restrictive
Permissive
Drafts or updates or both:
BOTH Restrictive and
Permissive
Official Updates:
Restrictive
and
Permissive
Israel
Israeli regulators seek feedback to foster blockchain innovation
India
Securities regulator of India bets on blockchain
Australia
Australian financial regulator could oversee Facebook’s Calibra wallet
Canada
Canadian regulator issues new guidance for exchanges
Japan
Japanese regulator proposes cutting the crypto margin trading leverage cap
Turkey
Turkey’s financial watchdog plans to regulate markets
Restrictive
Turkey
Turkey’s financial watchdog plans to regulate markets
Permissive
Israel
Israeli regulators seek feedback to foster blockchain innovation
India
Securities regulator of India bets on blockchain
Australia
Australian financial regulator could oversee Facebook’s Calibra wallet
Canada
Canadian regulator issues new guidance for exchanges
Japan
Japanese regulator proposes cutting the crypto margin trading leverage cap
Drafts and Ideas:
Restrictive
and
Permissive
EU
New AML laws in the EU could disrupt the crypto industry
U.S.A.
U.S. senator working on bill for state-backed blockchain institution
China
China prepares a law on encryption standards ahead of its CBDC
Restrictive
EU
New AML laws in the EU could disrupt the crypto industry
Permissive
U.S.A.
U.S. senator working on bill for state-backed blockchain institution
China
China prepares a law on encryption standards ahead of its CBDC
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