A new integration is set to allow token holders to transact with Litecoin anonymously. Despite the significance of the news, LTC looks bound for a steep decline before any continued uptrend.

While crypto enthusiasts await the final code for Litecoin’s MimbleWimble protocol this quarter, others are looking for different ways to bring financial privacy to the network.

This week’s wNews column explores the various ways to measure retail’s entry into cryptocurrency, as well as why the world’s richest man is so obsessed with Dogecoin. 

Besides DOGE’s 367% rise over the past month, Bitcoin and Ethereum have also seen heady and volatile times. Following a brutal crash on Monday, both tokens looked primed to breach new all-time highs. Friday’s market activity had different plans, however. 

Chainlink has just hit all-time highs and entered price discovery mode. Despite the bullish move, a particular technical indicator suggests that LINK’s new uptrend has just begun.

Chainlink made headlines following LINK’s impressive price action over the past three days.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is considering allocating a portion of the city’s treasury reserves into Bitcoin. He wants to turn Miami into the country’s friendliest crypto city.

The daily average trading volume for a Bitcoin ETP on Germany’s alpha exchange has surged to $69 million in January. This is the second-highest across the German market, according to data shared by Deutsche Börse. 

BitcoinETC Exchange-Traded Crypto (BTCE) index is the second most popular exchange traded product (ETP) on the German stock exchange after iShares Global Clean Energy Ucits ETF (INRG), with a daily average turnover of $70 million. 

Cryptocurrency markets have revealed the power of global, never-sleep financial markets. The low barrier to entry has also boosted digital assets’ mass appeal. A small German company is now bringing these advantages to Google, Tesla, and other popular American stocks. 

And this time around, U.S. citizens will be left out of the innovation.

One of the breakout stories of 2020 has been the arrival of traditional equities in crypto. 

Coinbase has created a new system called Asset Hub that will make it easier for crypto projects to earn a listing on the exchange.

FinCEN has provided an additional 15 days for comment on a regulatory proposal that would require cryptocurrency exchanges to monitor self-hosted, off-exchange wallets.

In December, FinCEN proposed “Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets.”

Uniswap’s liquidity is surging. At press time, the decentralized exchange had $3.18 billion of liquidity.

Uniswap has reached this milestone without having any liquidity incentive program currently active.

Neil Liversidge, a British independent financial advisor, has launched a petition demanding legislation “to prohibit transactions in cryptocurrencies in the UK.” So far, he’s found little traction.