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How One Project Is Going to Save Trees In Paraguay Via Blockchain https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-one-project-is-going-to-save-trees-in-paraguay-via-blockchain

French Parliament has rejected most of crypto-related amendments to the 2019 finance bill which were expected to ease taxation

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French Parliament Refuses to Ease Taxation for Cryptocurrency Owners https://cointelegraph.com/news/french-parliament-refuses-to-ease-taxation-for-cryptocurrency-owners

Hong Kong regulators think it is too “premature” to allow an IPO for Bitmain or other crypto businesses, say two anonymous sources cited by South China Morning Post

Hong Kong Stock Market Regulator ‘Reluctant’ to Greenlight Bitmain IPO, Sources Report https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-stock-market-regulator-reluctant-to-greenlight-bitmain-ipo-sources-report

Qtum has awarded a $400,000 grant to academics at Columbia University to fund the development of a new programming language for Ethereum-style smart contracts

Qtum Awards $400K Grant to Columbia University Research Team for Smart Contracts R&D https://cointelegraph.com/news/qtum-awards-400k-grant-to-columbia-university-research-team-for-smart-contracts-rd

Iranian people turn to Bitcoin mining due to economic difficulties caused by U.S. sanctions and still manage to profit in the current market slump thanks to low power costs

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Iranians Still Profiting From Bitcoin Mining Despite Market Crash and US Sanctions https://cointelegraph.com/news/iranians-still-profiting-from-bitcoin-mining-despite-market-crash-and-us-sanctions

The Supreme Court of Greece has ruled in support of a decision to extradite the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e to France

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Greek Supreme Court Rules in Support of Extraditing Alleged Bitcoin Launderer Vinnik to France https://cointelegraph.com/news/greek-supreme-court-rules-in-support-of-extraditing-alleged-bitcoin-launderer-vinnik-to-france

A new research has identified 4,818 cryptocurrency pump-and-dump groups on popular messaging apps Telegram and Discord

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Researchers Find Thousands of Crypto Pump-and-Dump Groups on Messaging Apps https://cointelegraph.com/news/researchers-find-thousands-of-crypto-pump-and-dump-groups-on-messaging-apps

The full force of traditional tax regulation will apply for U.K. crypto holders, according to a policy paper published by the HM Revenue & Customs agency Dec. 19

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United Kingdom Releases Tax Advice for Cryptocurrency Investors https://cointelegraph.com/news/united-kingdom-releases-tax-advice-for-cryptocurrency-investors