Jan. 6: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

Bakkt also noted in their announcement that they are working with U.S. regulators to obtain approval for their physically delivered and warehoused Bitcoin.

The Iranian government this week declared that messaging app Telegram's cryptocurrency development is a threat to national security.

Specifically, Retail Row supports crypto payments service GloBee, which includes Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ripple support as well as Monero, even if the Fortnite store will only support Monero.

At the end of the year, an analysis of the number of times that Bitcoin has been reported as dead in the media has totalled 90.

At the end of the week, the crypto market is staying steady: Bitcoin is around $3,966.

"It doesn't need to be the bitcoin blockchain, but if it's not a public chain, then you're missing the point," - Jed McCaleb, Stellar's co-founder and CTO. "Bitcoin is different because Bitcoin is decentralized. The advantages of decentralization are often subtle and easy to dismiss, but they are real benefits," - Jimmy Song, Bitcoin developer.

According to the statement, the police noted the heightened risk of investments like Bitcoin and reminded the Indian public that the government does not sanction cryptocurrencies.

DMM.com first entered the crypto mining business in September 2017, focusing on mining Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin.

Cointelegraph delves into the various possible identities of the Bitcoin creator over the past 10 years.

Bitcoin vs. Traditional Assets: How Does Crypto's 10-Year Performance Sync Up?As Bitcoin celebrated its 10th birthday, Cointelegraph looked at the correlation between the top cryptocurrency's performance and that of more traditional assets such as gold, oil or technology stocks.