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The Free Software Foundation has received a 91.45 Bitcoin donation from the Pineapple Fund. Valued at $1 Million USD
https://www.cryptocurrencyfreak.com/2018/01/30/free-software-foundation-receives-1-million-btc-pineapple-fund/

Google's DoubleClick Ads Used to Distribute Crypto Mining Malware
https://www.coindesk.com/googles-doubleclick-ads-used-distribute-crypto-mining-malware/

Bitcoin Exchange BTCC Just Got Acquired
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-exchange-btcc-just-got-acquired/

Bitfury Enters Bitcoin Crime-Fighting Business with Crystal Launch
https://www.coindesk.com/bitfury-enters-bitcoin-crime-fighting-business-crystal-launch/

JP Morgan Blockchain Spin-Off Raises $2.25 Million
https://www.coindesk.com/jp-morgan-blockchain-spin-off-raises-2-25-million/

SBI Ripple Asia Forms Consortium to Bring DLT to Securities
https://www.coindesk.com/sbi-ripple-asia-forms-consortium-to-bring-dlt-to-securities/

Matrix Reveals a Brand New PoW/PoS Consensus Algorithm
https://cointelegraph.com/news/matrix-reveals-a-brand-new-powpos-consensus-algorithm

World’s Largest Investment Company: ‘Interesting’ Bitcoin Is Under ‘Close Review’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/worlds-largest-investment-company-interesting-bitcoin-is-under-close-review

ICOs - Big Target For Hackers, E&Y Report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/icos-big-target-for-hackers-ey-report

Chinese Finance Association Cautions on Overseas Cryptocurrency Trading, ICOs
https://www.ccn.com/china-finance-association-cautions-overseas-cryptocurrency-trading-icos/

Bitcoin Accepted! Japanese Electronics Retail Giant Begins Crypto Payments
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-accepted-japanese-electronics-retail-giant-begins-crypto-payments/

NEO DevCon is taking place in San Francisco, January 30-31 (Check out the media partners :D)
http://devcon.neo.org/