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Hodler's Monthly September 2019

Review of the main news, events and stats of the past month
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2019
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2020
January
February
March
April
May

Bakkt

Bakkt
— Finally goes live on Sept. 23 as Bitcoin price falls below $10K
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France
Germany

Libra in Europe

— Is opposed by Germany and France, which introduce the “Eurocoin” concept
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Milestones & Events

2 September Sep.
Bitcoin Breaks $10,000 Again
5 September Sep.
Craig Wright Challenges Court Order Requiring Him to Pay 500K Bitcoin
6 September Sep.
Telegram Releases TON Testnet Explorer and Node Software
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17 September Sep.
Bitcoin Addresses Worth $100,000 or More Hits All-Time-High
23 September Sep.
Bitcoin Price Deepens Under $10,000
24 September Sep.
Binance.US Launches Trading
 Bitfinex Can Hold on to Documents About Alleged $850 Million Cover-up
27 September Sep.
⁠The Gram wallet on the alpha version of Telegram for iOS launches

September market stats From Coin360

BTC
July 1
$10,817
Max
$13,129
Min
$9,163
Change:
-6.76%
Δ -731.53
Aug 1
$10,085
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Dominance: July 1: 61.83% Aug 1: 65.02%
ETH
July 1
$290.7
Max
$318.2
Min
$193.9
Change:
-24.79%
Δ -72.05
Aug 1
$218.6
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Dom: 9.87% 8.41%
XRP
July 1
$0.396
Max
$0.417
Min
$0.291
Change:
-19.05%
Δ -0.0755
Aug 1
$0.320
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Dom: 5.28% 4.96%
BCH
July 1
$399.4
Max
$428.3
Min
$258.6
Change:
-18.25%
Δ -72.90
Aug 1
$326.5
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Dom: 2.27% 2.11%
LTC
July 1
$122.2
Max
$126.6
Min
$77.5
Change:
-19.42%
Δ -23.74
Aug 1
$98.6
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Dom: 2.48% 2.24%

Numbers of the month

$1billion

in Bitcoin (BTC) was transferred from an unknown wallet. It required no documents and just a $700 fee
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157,210 Bitcoin
addresses

with assets worth
at least $100,000
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10,000nodes

are running BTC Lightning Network in new all-time high
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$7,736 was the lowest
Bitcoin (BTC)

price in September after it dipped below $10K
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Quotes

Nothing backs the dollar. The U.S. doesn’t have natural resources that back the dollar. What they do have is the military.
Akon
Grammy award-winning rapper
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We're watching cryptocurrency. [...] We think it's interesting. We think it has interesting long-term potential.
Jennifer Bailey
Vice president of Apple Pay
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[Bitcoin is] not functional as a currency. The peaks and troughs are like an investment asset and are equivalent to gold. What we need to do is make it more usable and accessible as a currency, but it's not there yet.
Jack Dorsey
Square and Twitter CEO
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Satoshi should win the Nobel Peace Prize. We finally have a currency that can assume global reserve status without anyone having to engage in violence.
Anthony Pompliano
Co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital Assets
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Buzz of the month

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Zuckerberg Claims Libra Crypto Has No Launch Date
With Libra becoming one of the most hated digital assets all around the worlds Zuckerberg promises a careful approach to all the questions and concerns prior to the launch.
More
While Libra is struggling to receive the approval of regulators worldwide Zuckerberg schmoozes U.S. politicians — but meetings seem unproductive
Libra was also discussed during the hearing by US House Financial Services Committee and SEC
U.S. Treasury announces that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin must meet the highest Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and terrorism financing standards
Facebook continues to hire lobbyists to aid the release of its forthcoming Libra stablecoin

Adoption & Tech

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North Korea is developing its own cryptocurrency
It is similar to Bitcoin and will help Kim Jong Un to find a way around the U.S.-dominated global financial system.
Country-level
US, China, Turkey and more
China says new digital currency will be like Facebook’s Libra
Sierra Leone Aims to Finish National Blockchain ID System in Late 2019
U.S. Department of Energy grants $200,000 to blockchain company to secure grid
NSA Working to Develop Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
Turkey has announced plans to establish a national blockchain infrastructure
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health Launches Blockchain System
Enterprise-level
Samsung, IBM, Nasdaq and more
A new project between IBM and Growth Tech records the first blockchain-specific birth certificates in Brazil
Samsung wants to patent a blockchain-enabled SSD system
TruTrace partnered with Big Four auditing firm Deloitte to track cannabis using blockchain tech
⁠Korean pop music giant SM Entertainment announced plans to build its own cryptocurrency and blockchain
LG Developing a Blockchain Phone in Response to Samsung
Nasdaq launches blockchain decentralized finance index Defix
Mastercard Partners With Blockchain Firm R3 for Payments Solution
Deutsche Bank joins JPMorgan’s blockchain-based platform
Binance Makes First Chinese Investment Since Leaving Country in 2017
Israeli Startup That Allows Offline Crypto Transactions Secures $4M

Major regulation updates

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Updates:
Regressive
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Progressive
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Drafts:
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Progressive
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BOTH PROGRESSIVE AND REGRESSIVE
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Official Updates:
Regressive and Progressive
Progressive
⁠Netherlands
The Central Bank of the Netherlands will begin regulating crypto exchanges and wallet providers from January 2020
⁠Switzerland
Switzerland has published guidelines on treatment of stablecoins under Swiss law following request for assessment by Libra. It is a ⁠supplement to its existing guidelines for initial coin offerings (ICOs)
Iran
In ⁠Iran cryptocurrency miners will be eligible for a tax exemption if they agree to repatriate their overseas earnings
France
France will tax cryptocurrency gains when they are converted into traditional currency. Therefore crypto-to-crypto transactions will remain tax exempt
Japan
Japan’s financial regulator grants Messaging Giant LINE a crypto exchange operating license. It will allow 80 million users in Japan to buy and sell multiple major cryptocurrencies
Catalonia
Catalonia's government introduced IdentiCAT, a decentralized identity system. It will allow the citizens to control their data when using the online services
Maltese
Malta publishes its three-year strategic plan for 2019–2021 stating it will actively monitor and manage business-related risks related to cryptocurrency firms
Drafts and Ideas:
Regressive and Progressive
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