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The @irs will hold a summit to better inform its thinking around taxing cryptocurrencies next month. ow.ly/w2B750ypO4D @nikhileshde reports

.@FCoinOfficial, a crypto exchange that adopted the controversial “trans-fee mining” model, has paused trading and withdrawal as it reveals a shortage of crypto assets worth up to $130 million. @WolfieZhao reports. ow.ly/EnwE50yoj9X

ICYMI: A review of public documents shows the U.S. govt. paid @chainalysis more than $10 million over the past five years, tapping the blockchain forensics firm's tools as well as asking the company to train federal employees. ow.ly/iuPK50ymCsy Report by @realDannyNelson

DeFi lending tends to decelerate in bull markets, pointing to a possible limit on its use beyond early adopters. Via @galenmoore ow.ly/1RaW50ynz6h

ICYMI: Bitcoin's mining difficulty is still growing, but the rate at which it's doing so has stagnated recently as the delivery of new mining machines was interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak controls in China. ow.ly/6NLB50ymCkU Report by @DavidPan_1

ICYMI: An Iranian government-backed research center report suggesting the country could generate revenue from its domestic bitcoin mining industry could be behind the Trump administration's recent comments on crypto controls. ow.ly/GEBl50ymBSi Report by @La__Cuen

NEW: @steemit, the blockchain-based social media platform, is partnering with the @Tronfoundation, introducing Steem dapps and users to the Tron network. ow.ly/Q21c50ymEAs Via @nikhileshde

JUST IN: Cardano maker @InputOutputHK is establishing a blockchain R&D lab at the University of Wyoming after donating $500,000 in $ADA to the school. ow.ly/Q9iS50ymNfM @paddybaker_ reports

"Powell implied that any digital currency implemented in the U.S. would have to be privacy-preserving or privacy-respecting, and not provide another method of surveillance a la the Chinese government’s plan," says @hackylawyER ow.ly/blZM50yl6bz

NEW: @coinbase is rolling out margin trading to retail and institutional investors in the U.S. and nine other countries, offering 3x leverage to traders. ow.ly/HZLC50ykP3n Via @Liqquidity

One of the world's largest defense contractors is looking for "cryptocurrency exploiters" to support a client based in Washington, D.C. @paddybaker_ reports ow.ly/4aaB50ykjp1 @BAESystemsplc

Bitcoin’s price has hit its five-month high above $10.3k, following U.S. Fed Chair Powell’s privacy praise in his testimony on Tuesday. @Sebsinclair1989 reports. ow.ly/wYIF50yk3S5

JUST IN: A @Consensys platform launching Tuesday actively polices speculative token issuance through its "proof of use" protocol. Report by @Nate_DiCamillo coindesk.com/consensys-proje…

One of the oldest banks in Europe is developing a euro stablecoin to facilitate private placements in securities tokenized on the Stellar blockchain. @paddybaker_ reports ow.ly/FqkZ50yjnw0