Bitcoin has dipped back below the psychological area of support near the $10,000 level amid a 20 minute bearish sell-off. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-slides-back-below-10k-amid-quick-bearish-sell-off

In his first public comments on the case, federal judge P. Kevin Castel called on Telegram and the SEC to consider the “economic realities” of the case such as …

Bitcoin-loving retailers can now receive BTC from customers paying in fiat. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opennode-finds-way-for-retailers-to-turn-fiat-payments-into-bitcoin-using-apple-pay

Here’s a plain-English breakdown of the bZx attacks and their broader implications for the budding DeFi markets. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-defi-flash-loan-attack

Bitcoin’s price volatility spiked in January and could further increase over the near term because “whales” have begun accumulating coins. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/onchain-activity-suggests-bitcoin-price-volatility-will-continue-thanks-to-whales

Steve Chen agreed to plead guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the $147 million Gemcoin scheme. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/head-of-147m-gemcoin-fraud-agrees-to-plead-guilty

A breakdown of the role of price oracles in the recent DeFi attacks, plus what DeFi can learn from early exchange hacks. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/chainlinks-sergey-nazarov-on-what-defi-can-learn-from-early-exchange-hacks

The European Union is still trying to figure out what to do about Libra, according to a new memo. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/eu-official-we-cant-regulate-libra-without-more-details

Today we’re breaking down the flash loan attacks that rocked the DeFi community in a way even your grandpa can understand, presented in both audio and full-text format. Source: …

The SEC settled charges with Engima MPC alleging it raised $45 million in an unregistered securities sale with its 2017 ICO. Engima will refund investors and pay a penalty. …