BitDigest January 20 · Issue #824

• Crypto prices fall as derivative traders questions bitcoin’s immediate return to $40,000 drawing ethereum down from yesterday’s all-time-highs
• Treasury Secretary Nominee Yellen says she has concerns over the use of cryptocurrencies in illicit activities
• The Bank of France has completed a CBDC pilot

Trump Fails to Pardon Assange and Ulbricht

Unfortunately, as I review the list of the 73 people pardoned yesterday by President Trump, neither WikiLeaks publicist Julian Assange nor Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht were included on the list. Neither was NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

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