Crypto News Summary - July 2
General News:
South Korean NGO announces Blockchain-based healthcare platform.
CNET founder launches public blockchain network with dollars baked in.
Lithuania to launch CBDC in July.
Coin Specific News:
Chainlink expected to spend $25M more on development than Ethereum.
Algorand joins Blockchain gaming alliance after bringing chess to DLT.
— Registration for the Avalanche (AVAX) public sale is now open
🔹 Exchanges:
Coinbase Ventures joins $23M funding round for crypto custody firm.
Binance confirms partnership with Swipe for debit card launch.
Gate exchange will host Meter (MTRG) token sale on July 15.
BitMax is offering Insolar (XNS) pre-staking as of July 2 with 10% APR.
Bitfinex investor reportedly detained by the Chinese authorities.
LocalBitcoins revenue up 10% despite KYC impacting market share.
Cool tech fact:
Vancouver, Canada was the first city in the world to have a Bitcoin cash machine.
Quote of the day:
“If something is important enough, even if the odds are stacked against you, you should still do it.” —Elon Musk
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Crypto News Summary - July 1
General News:
American Pundi X merchants can now sell crypto via PayPal
Beijing
plans to foster DLT unicorns through new Blockchain investment plan.
Washington, DC, Lawyers can now accept crypto for legal fees.
Australian Securities Exchange switch to Blockchain delayed to 2022
Coin Specific News:
Coinone integrates Ankr’s staking infrastructure.
Bitcoin ETP listed on Europe’s third-largest exchange.
Tether crosses $10B, leaving competing Stablecoins in the dust.
Tezos partners with Bolt Labs to integrate layer two privacy protocol for Bitcoin
GAINS Associates launches world's first community Token, GAINS Token.
Exchanges:
KuCoin lists Digitex Futures’ native token DGTX
Binance retains top spot as CoinGecko revamps exchange trust metric.
Cool tech fact:
The world's first community Token, GAINS Token, was launched on July 1, 2020 by GAINS Associates.
Quote of the day:
“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.” —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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General News:
American Pundi X merchants can now sell crypto via PayPal
Beijing
plans to foster DLT unicorns through new Blockchain investment plan.
Washington, DC, Lawyers can now accept crypto for legal fees.
Australian Securities Exchange switch to Blockchain delayed to 2022
Coin Specific News:
Coinone integrates Ankr’s staking infrastructure.
Bitcoin ETP listed on Europe’s third-largest exchange.
Tether crosses $10B, leaving competing Stablecoins in the dust.
Tezos partners with Bolt Labs to integrate layer two privacy protocol for Bitcoin
GAINS Associates launches world's first community Token, GAINS Token.
Exchanges:
KuCoin lists Digitex Futures’ native token DGTX
Binance retains top spot as CoinGecko revamps exchange trust metric.
Cool tech fact:
The world's first community Token, GAINS Token, was launched on July 1, 2020 by GAINS Associates.
Quote of the day:
“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.” —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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Crypto News Summary - June 30
General News:
Swiss equity firm makes first crypto investment with SPiCE VC stake
Soramitsu starts testing ‘white tiger’ digital currency in Japan.
UCSF Hospital paid $1.14M in Bitcoin after ransomware attack.
Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin’s ROI since 2015 outperforms five major indices by 70X.
Crypto.com and TenX resume crypto card issuance as UK FCA lifts wirecard UK restrictions.
Augur v2 will be launched on the Ethereum mainnet on July 28th, 2020.
The Graph has closed $5M USD private token sale.
Iota enters first phase to become ‘fully decentralized network’ by 2021.
Exchanges:
OKEx and Compound trading bonus campaign is ongoing earn USDT bonus for trading COMP on OKEx.
Binance preparing to buy majority stake in Swipe amid plans to roll out debit card.
0x Protocol’s decentralized exchange Matcha is live as of June 30.
BitMEX owner HDR appoints former Bank of China executive to Board.
Cool tech fact:
It’s estimated that there are currently well over 5000 different currencies around the world.
Quote of the day:
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”—H. Jackson Brown Jr
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General News:
Swiss equity firm makes first crypto investment with SPiCE VC stake
Soramitsu starts testing ‘white tiger’ digital currency in Japan.
UCSF Hospital paid $1.14M in Bitcoin after ransomware attack.
Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin’s ROI since 2015 outperforms five major indices by 70X.
Crypto.com and TenX resume crypto card issuance as UK FCA lifts wirecard UK restrictions.
Augur v2 will be launched on the Ethereum mainnet on July 28th, 2020.
The Graph has closed $5M USD private token sale.
Iota enters first phase to become ‘fully decentralized network’ by 2021.
Exchanges:
OKEx and Compound trading bonus campaign is ongoing earn USDT bonus for trading COMP on OKEx.
Binance preparing to buy majority stake in Swipe amid plans to roll out debit card.
0x Protocol’s decentralized exchange Matcha is live as of June 30.
BitMEX owner HDR appoints former Bank of China executive to Board.
Cool tech fact:
It’s estimated that there are currently well over 5000 different currencies around the world.
Quote of the day:
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”—H. Jackson Brown Jr
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Crypto News Summary - June 29
General News:
China's BSN to integrate public blockchain Nervos.
World’s biggest mining firm, BHP makes first Ore trade on a Blockchain.
Coin Specific News:
— 299,999,900 USDT(299,614,317 USD) transferred from Tether treasury to Binance.
Verasity will host its first CS:GO tournament as of June 29th.
Two Balancer multi-token pools were drained for more than $500K.
Staking for Matic Network Mainnet is now live
Ankr launches developer tools for Binance Smart Chain.
Kyber Network’s Katalyst upgrade and KyberDAO will go live on July 7th.
Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch COMP/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage.
BitMEX launching services for Corporate Customers.
KuCoin will launch KuChain Betanet on July 1.
Cool tech fact:
In 1925, only half of all homes in the United States had electric power
Quote of the day:
“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.” — William Arthur Ward
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General News:
China's BSN to integrate public blockchain Nervos.
World’s biggest mining firm, BHP makes first Ore trade on a Blockchain.
Coin Specific News:
— 299,999,900 USDT(299,614,317 USD) transferred from Tether treasury to Binance.
Verasity will host its first CS:GO tournament as of June 29th.
Two Balancer multi-token pools were drained for more than $500K.
Staking for Matic Network Mainnet is now live
Ankr launches developer tools for Binance Smart Chain.
Kyber Network’s Katalyst upgrade and KyberDAO will go live on July 7th.
Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch COMP/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage.
BitMEX launching services for Corporate Customers.
KuCoin will launch KuChain Betanet on July 1.
Cool tech fact:
In 1925, only half of all homes in the United States had electric power
Quote of the day:
“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.” — William Arthur Ward
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This week in Crypto- week 26
PayPal and Venmo to roll out crypto buying and selling.
FC Barcelona’s $1.3M token sale sold out in less than 2 hours.
China's Blockchain Service Network,, BSN, integrated Chainlink Oracles.
KPMG launched a crypto management suite.
— Crypto exchange Bithumb started its IPO work with Samsung Securities.
Telegram agreed to pay $18.5M penalty in SEC settlement over failed TON offering.
Major Japanese firm revealed plans for a digital securities exchange.
Bitfinex launched open-source crypto-powered streaming protocol.
WhatsApp announced Brazil central bank willing to restore payments service.
Binance-backed Blockchain auditing firm partnered with Hyundai subsidiary to track internet of things devices.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network can handle millions of transactions per second
Quote of the day:
“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” —Dwayne Johnson
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PayPal and Venmo to roll out crypto buying and selling.
FC Barcelona’s $1.3M token sale sold out in less than 2 hours.
China's Blockchain Service Network,, BSN, integrated Chainlink Oracles.
KPMG launched a crypto management suite.
— Crypto exchange Bithumb started its IPO work with Samsung Securities.
Telegram agreed to pay $18.5M penalty in SEC settlement over failed TON offering.
Major Japanese firm revealed plans for a digital securities exchange.
Bitfinex launched open-source crypto-powered streaming protocol.
WhatsApp announced Brazil central bank willing to restore payments service.
Binance-backed Blockchain auditing firm partnered with Hyundai subsidiary to track internet of things devices.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network can handle millions of transactions per second
Quote of the day:
“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” —Dwayne Johnson
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Crypto News Summary - June 27
General News:
WhatsApp says Brazil central bank willing to restore payments service.
Judge approves final judgment in Telegram case ; firm will return $1.2 billion to investors.
Indian Banks act slow to accept crypto industry despite RBI’s approval.
South Korea looks to track crypto transactions in light of recent scandal.
BitFlyer holds first virtual shareholders meeting with Blockchain voting App.
Coin Specific News:
Ethereum just printed a macro buy signal yet not everyone is convinced.
Bitcoin risks 20% drop as outlook for ‘stimulus junkie’ stocks sours.
SBI is launching crypto asset fund featuring 50% XRP allocation.
Exchanges:
— $20 million in BitMEX longs wiped as Bitcoin crashes below $9,000.
Cool tech fact:
Satoshi Nakomoto did not foresee mining pools or ASIC hardware. When Satoshi designed Bitcoin, ASIC miners didn’t exist. He envisioned that Bitcoin would be mined on user’s CPUs.
Quote of the day:
“If you believe it’ll work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you don’t believe it’ll work out, you’ll see obstacles.” —Wayne Dyer
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General News:
WhatsApp says Brazil central bank willing to restore payments service.
Judge approves final judgment in Telegram case ; firm will return $1.2 billion to investors.
Indian Banks act slow to accept crypto industry despite RBI’s approval.
South Korea looks to track crypto transactions in light of recent scandal.
BitFlyer holds first virtual shareholders meeting with Blockchain voting App.
Coin Specific News:
Ethereum just printed a macro buy signal yet not everyone is convinced.
Bitcoin risks 20% drop as outlook for ‘stimulus junkie’ stocks sours.
SBI is launching crypto asset fund featuring 50% XRP allocation.
Exchanges:
— $20 million in BitMEX longs wiped as Bitcoin crashes below $9,000.
Cool tech fact:
Satoshi Nakomoto did not foresee mining pools or ASIC hardware. When Satoshi designed Bitcoin, ASIC miners didn’t exist. He envisioned that Bitcoin would be mined on user’s CPUs.
Quote of the day:
“If you believe it’ll work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you don’t believe it’ll work out, you’ll see obstacles.” —Wayne Dyer
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Crypto News Summary - June 26
General News:
EU creating a regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies, says Economic Chief.
Telegram will pay $18.5m in penalties to end token sale dispute with the SEC.
Major Japanese firm reveals plans for a digital securities exchange.
Thailand vows to crack down on Narco profits. stashed in commodities and crypto
Binance-backed Blockchain auditing firm partners with Hyundai subsidiary to track internet of things devices.
Coin Specific News:
Compound (COMP) is now available on Coinbase Earn.
LocalBitcoins says its transactions from darknet markets dropped 70%.
Bitcoin sees third lowest volatility since the crypto bubble first began.
Crypto.com has been requested to stop all activity on card programs in the UK and Europe.
Exchanges:
Bilaxy lists Render Token (RNDR) as of June 26
Bitfinex launches open-source crypto-powered streaming protocol.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin is only used about 10% for crime according to the DEA
Quote of the day:
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington
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General News:
EU creating a regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies, says Economic Chief.
Telegram will pay $18.5m in penalties to end token sale dispute with the SEC.
Major Japanese firm reveals plans for a digital securities exchange.
Thailand vows to crack down on Narco profits. stashed in commodities and crypto
Binance-backed Blockchain auditing firm partners with Hyundai subsidiary to track internet of things devices.
Coin Specific News:
Compound (COMP) is now available on Coinbase Earn.
LocalBitcoins says its transactions from darknet markets dropped 70%.
Bitcoin sees third lowest volatility since the crypto bubble first began.
Crypto.com has been requested to stop all activity on card programs in the UK and Europe.
Exchanges:
Bilaxy lists Render Token (RNDR) as of June 26
Bitfinex launches open-source crypto-powered streaming protocol.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin is only used about 10% for crime according to the DEA
Quote of the day:
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington
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Crypto News Summary - June 25
General News:
Australian residents can purchase bitcoin effortlessly at 3,500 national post offices.
New York regulator proposes easing cryptocurrency rules.
PlayDapp announced the launch of two blockchain games on Samsung’s Galaxy Store.
Telegram agrees to pay$18.5M penalty in SEC settlement over failed TON offering.
Coin Specific News:
Algorand foundation and Circle bring digital dollars powered by $USDC to Algorand blockchain.
Ankr offering one-click API services for Compound on its platform.
FC Barcelona’s Token sale hit $1.3M cap in under 2 hours.
Avalanche (AVAX) has closed $12M USD private token sale and announced public sale date.
COMP token spikes 25% on surprise Binance listing. KuCoin will also list Compound (COMP) on June 26.
Exchanges:
Binance announces B2B solution for merchants to natively integrate buy crypto function.
Kraken pledges $150k for development of open-source BTCPay Server.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin’s uptime is in the coveted “four nines” range. In other words, the network has been functional for 99.99% of the time since its creation
Quote of the day:
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” —Mary Kay Ash
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General News:
Australian residents can purchase bitcoin effortlessly at 3,500 national post offices.
New York regulator proposes easing cryptocurrency rules.
PlayDapp announced the launch of two blockchain games on Samsung’s Galaxy Store.
Telegram agrees to pay$18.5M penalty in SEC settlement over failed TON offering.
Coin Specific News:
Algorand foundation and Circle bring digital dollars powered by $USDC to Algorand blockchain.
Ankr offering one-click API services for Compound on its platform.
FC Barcelona’s Token sale hit $1.3M cap in under 2 hours.
Avalanche (AVAX) has closed $12M USD private token sale and announced public sale date.
COMP token spikes 25% on surprise Binance listing. KuCoin will also list Compound (COMP) on June 26.
Exchanges:
Binance announces B2B solution for merchants to natively integrate buy crypto function.
Kraken pledges $150k for development of open-source BTCPay Server.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin’s uptime is in the coveted “four nines” range. In other words, the network has been functional for 99.99% of the time since its creation
Quote of the day:
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” —Mary Kay Ash
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Crypto News Summary - June 24
General News:
KPMG launches a crypto management suite.
SEBA Bank launches bitcoin product that offers yield.
WhatsApp payments suspended by Brazil’s central bank.
Coin Specific News:
DASH added to customizable locked savings on Binance.
LTO Network introduced its deflationary fee-burn token economics.
Four new DeFi tokens, LEND, BAL, LRC, and REN got listed on Poloniex as of June 24
Bitcoin price dips as two mining pools’ daily BTC outflows hit $68M.
Ethereum price shot up to $250
Exchanges:
— Crypto exchange Bithumb has reportedly started its IPO work with Samsung Securities
Binance will delist StableUSD (USDS)
Cool tech fact:
The earliest Bitcoin faucets dispensed 5 BTC per visitor. In June of 2010, Gavin Andresen created the first Bitcoin faucet to distribute 5 free bitcoins per day to anyone who wanted them
Quote of the day:
“If you can’t do anything about it then let it go. Don’t be a prisoner to things you can’t change.” —Tony Gaskins
General News:
KPMG launches a crypto management suite.
SEBA Bank launches bitcoin product that offers yield.
WhatsApp payments suspended by Brazil’s central bank.
Coin Specific News:
DASH added to customizable locked savings on Binance.
LTO Network introduced its deflationary fee-burn token economics.
Four new DeFi tokens, LEND, BAL, LRC, and REN got listed on Poloniex as of June 24
Bitcoin price dips as two mining pools’ daily BTC outflows hit $68M.
Ethereum price shot up to $250
Exchanges:
— Crypto exchange Bithumb has reportedly started its IPO work with Samsung Securities
Binance will delist StableUSD (USDS)
Cool tech fact:
The earliest Bitcoin faucets dispensed 5 BTC per visitor. In June of 2010, Gavin Andresen created the first Bitcoin faucet to distribute 5 free bitcoins per day to anyone who wanted them
Quote of the day:
“If you can’t do anything about it then let it go. Don’t be a prisoner to things you can’t change.” —Tony Gaskins
Crypto News Summary - June 23
General News:
China's Blockchain Service Network,, BSN , integrates Chainlink Oracles.
US Supreme court restricts power of SEC to seek penalties against ICOs.
Coin Specific News:
PayPal FOMO sparks optimism for Bitcoin to surpass $10,000.
EDO token has been upgraded into pToken (PNT)
Orchid (OXT) will have a premiere listing on Coinbase Pro on December 13.
MATIC has been proposed as a collateral asset to be used on MakerDAO
Balancer protocol governance token (BAL) is live on mainnet.
Exchanges:
BitMEX parent leads $3.5 million Series A for crypto options exchange Sparrow.
BTSE to implement a spam order prevention mechanism in the matching engine.
Binance Futures will launch ZRX/USDT Perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage
OKEx lists TMTG and IQ tokens, spot trading to be available for both.
Cool tech fact:
The maximum number of bitcoins isn’t really 21 million. In fact, it’s 20,999,987.4769 or thereabouts
Quote of the day:
“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” —Warren Buffett
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General News:
China's Blockchain Service Network,, BSN , integrates Chainlink Oracles.
US Supreme court restricts power of SEC to seek penalties against ICOs.
Coin Specific News:
PayPal FOMO sparks optimism for Bitcoin to surpass $10,000.
EDO token has been upgraded into pToken (PNT)
Orchid (OXT) will have a premiere listing on Coinbase Pro on December 13.
MATIC has been proposed as a collateral asset to be used on MakerDAO
Balancer protocol governance token (BAL) is live on mainnet.
Exchanges:
BitMEX parent leads $3.5 million Series A for crypto options exchange Sparrow.
BTSE to implement a spam order prevention mechanism in the matching engine.
Binance Futures will launch ZRX/USDT Perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage
OKEx lists TMTG and IQ tokens, spot trading to be available for both.
Cool tech fact:
The maximum number of bitcoins isn’t really 21 million. In fact, it’s 20,999,987.4769 or thereabouts
Quote of the day:
“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” —Warren Buffett
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Crypto News Summary - June 22
General News:
Italian banks are ready to trial a digital Euro.
Germany’s Neufund shuts down security token platform, saying BaFin failed to act.
New Zealand police seize $90m linked to alleged BTC-E exchange operator.
PayPal and Venmo to roll out crypto buying and selling.
Coin Specific News:
— $15m liquidated as Bitcoin surges to $9,800 for the first time in weeks.
FC Barcelona’s $1.3M token sale sold out in less than 2 hours
DigiByte got listed on Binance (DGB) as of June 22.
OMG price spikes 11% as parent company SYNQA raises $80 million in series C funding.
— SBI Ripple Asia plans to launch XRP Remittance Platform This Year.
Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch KNC/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage
Cool tech fact:
The economist Milton Friedman predicted Bitcoin.
Quote of the day:
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele
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General News:
Italian banks are ready to trial a digital Euro.
Germany’s Neufund shuts down security token platform, saying BaFin failed to act.
New Zealand police seize $90m linked to alleged BTC-E exchange operator.
PayPal and Venmo to roll out crypto buying and selling.
Coin Specific News:
— $15m liquidated as Bitcoin surges to $9,800 for the first time in weeks.
FC Barcelona’s $1.3M token sale sold out in less than 2 hours
DigiByte got listed on Binance (DGB) as of June 22.
OMG price spikes 11% as parent company SYNQA raises $80 million in series C funding.
— SBI Ripple Asia plans to launch XRP Remittance Platform This Year.
Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch KNC/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage
Cool tech fact:
The economist Milton Friedman predicted Bitcoin.
Quote of the day:
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele
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This week in Crypto- week 25
The Bank of Korea formed an advisory group to assess a potential CBDC launch from a legal standpoint.
BitMax joined Orion's latest DeFi initiative to monetize exchange liquidity through staking.
OKEx tapped Paxful to provide new fiat-to-crypto onramps.
Thailand's government to announced to issue savings bonds to the public via blockchain.
BitPay launched prepaid crypto Mastercard for US customers.
Mauritius released guidance for regulated security token offerings
KuCoin partnered with PayMIR to makes crypto purchase with RUB possible.
Binance joined Indian Internet Association amid regulatory uncertainty.
EY launched crypto app that helps with tax filings.
Bitfinex granted 2 of 3 subpoenas in hunt for missing millions.
BitMEX parent company collaborated with OKCoin in $150,000 Bitcoin grant.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin was used to circumvent the WikiLeaks banking blockade, to Satoshi’s displeasure
Quote of the day:
“No one is to blame for your future situation but yourself. If you want to be successful, then become “Successful.”― Jaymin Shah
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The Bank of Korea formed an advisory group to assess a potential CBDC launch from a legal standpoint.
BitMax joined Orion's latest DeFi initiative to monetize exchange liquidity through staking.
OKEx tapped Paxful to provide new fiat-to-crypto onramps.
Thailand's government to announced to issue savings bonds to the public via blockchain.
BitPay launched prepaid crypto Mastercard for US customers.
Mauritius released guidance for regulated security token offerings
KuCoin partnered with PayMIR to makes crypto purchase with RUB possible.
Binance joined Indian Internet Association amid regulatory uncertainty.
EY launched crypto app that helps with tax filings.
Bitfinex granted 2 of 3 subpoenas in hunt for missing millions.
BitMEX parent company collaborated with OKCoin in $150,000 Bitcoin grant.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin was used to circumvent the WikiLeaks banking blockade, to Satoshi’s displeasure
Quote of the day:
“No one is to blame for your future situation but yourself. If you want to be successful, then become “Successful.”― Jaymin Shah
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Crypto News Summary - June 20
General News:
Blockchain tech fuel medical tourism in South Korea.
U.S. SEC chair Clayton nominated to oversee crypto regulatory.
Thai Central Bank taps cement company for first digital currency payments.
Coin Specific News:
Ethereum 2.0 to affect DeFi and DApps with PoS introduction.
Bitcoin CME COT report hints at short positions increasing soon.
Ethereum DeFi is “going parabolic" but ETH isn’t Following.
60% of Bitcoin Options open interest expires in 6 days.
Arweave to get listed on Gate crypto exchange.
Exchanges:
MXC exchange will list dForce (DF) as of June 20
Cool tech fact:
Satoshi Nakomoto disappeared right after Gavin Andresen went to the CIA
Quote of the day:
“The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s what you’re made of. Not the circumstances.” – African Proverb
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General News:
Blockchain tech fuel medical tourism in South Korea.
U.S. SEC chair Clayton nominated to oversee crypto regulatory.
Thai Central Bank taps cement company for first digital currency payments.
Coin Specific News:
Ethereum 2.0 to affect DeFi and DApps with PoS introduction.
Bitcoin CME COT report hints at short positions increasing soon.
Ethereum DeFi is “going parabolic" but ETH isn’t Following.
60% of Bitcoin Options open interest expires in 6 days.
Arweave to get listed on Gate crypto exchange.
Exchanges:
MXC exchange will list dForce (DF) as of June 20
Cool tech fact:
Satoshi Nakomoto disappeared right after Gavin Andresen went to the CIA
Quote of the day:
“The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s what you’re made of. Not the circumstances.” – African Proverb
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Crypto News Summary - June 19
General News:
EY launches crypto app that helps with tax filings.
Reddit seeks scaling solution for Ethereum-based community points.
Austrian Gov't pilot aims to Secure COVID-19 communications with Blockchain tech.
French Fintech firm announces $78.5M Paris real estate tokenization deal.
Singapore to explore central bank digital currency with China.
Coin Specific News:
Filecoin is now available for trading on Poloniex.
Tether’s supply on Compound jumps to over $224M in a week.
Exchanges:
Binance launches 23rd phase of Binance Savings products STPT and ARPA with up to 18% APR
FTX exchange has enabled Compound (COMP) futures and perpetual swap.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will launch Harmony (ONE) staking on June 22.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin’s blockchain is beamed to the whole world via satellites
Quote of the day:
“Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers.” – Socrates
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General News:
EY launches crypto app that helps with tax filings.
Reddit seeks scaling solution for Ethereum-based community points.
Austrian Gov't pilot aims to Secure COVID-19 communications with Blockchain tech.
French Fintech firm announces $78.5M Paris real estate tokenization deal.
Singapore to explore central bank digital currency with China.
Coin Specific News:
Filecoin is now available for trading on Poloniex.
Tether’s supply on Compound jumps to over $224M in a week.
Exchanges:
Binance launches 23rd phase of Binance Savings products STPT and ARPA with up to 18% APR
FTX exchange has enabled Compound (COMP) futures and perpetual swap.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will launch Harmony (ONE) staking on June 22.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin’s blockchain is beamed to the whole world via satellites
Quote of the day:
“Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers.” – Socrates
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Crypto News Summary - June 18
General News:
Singapore’s first carpooling app, will now let customers pay for rides with bitcoin.
Tokyo Power Company to use Blockchain for trading electricity surplus.
Thailand’s Central Bank unveils plans for national digital currency prototype in July.
Coin Specific News:
Origin (OGN) got listed on Huobi as of June 18.
Telos to support Ethereum-compatible smart contracts on its network.
Coinbase Pro announces support for Compound's DeFi Token COMP
VeChain (VET), and Zilliqa (ZIL) target key resistance level to resume rally.
Exchanges:
Binance joins Indian Internet Association amid regulatory uncertainty.
Bitfinex granted 2 of 3 subpoenas in hunt for missing millions.
BitMEX parent company collaborates with OKCoin in $150,000 Bitcoin grant.
Misc
Russia officially lifts its two-year Telegram ban.
Cool tech fact:
Japan is making all of the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics out of discarded smartphones and laptops.
Quote of the day:
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney.
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General News:
Singapore’s first carpooling app, will now let customers pay for rides with bitcoin.
Tokyo Power Company to use Blockchain for trading electricity surplus.
Thailand’s Central Bank unveils plans for national digital currency prototype in July.
Coin Specific News:
Origin (OGN) got listed on Huobi as of June 18.
Telos to support Ethereum-compatible smart contracts on its network.
Coinbase Pro announces support for Compound's DeFi Token COMP
VeChain (VET), and Zilliqa (ZIL) target key resistance level to resume rally.
Exchanges:
Binance joins Indian Internet Association amid regulatory uncertainty.
Bitfinex granted 2 of 3 subpoenas in hunt for missing millions.
BitMEX parent company collaborates with OKCoin in $150,000 Bitcoin grant.
Misc
Russia officially lifts its two-year Telegram ban.
Cool tech fact:
Japan is making all of the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics out of discarded smartphones and laptops.
Quote of the day:
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney.
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Crypto News Summary - June 17
General News:
Mauritius releases guidance for regulated security token offerings.
South Korea’s finance minister confirms plan to tax cryptocurrency.
Ledger and CoinShares have launched digital asset custodian Komainu.
Thailand to raise $6.4M With sale of Blockchain-based bonds.
China is considering East Asia Regional Cryptocurrency to rival Dollar and Libra
Coin Specific News:
Compound Governance Token is now available on Poloniex.
Number of Ripple whales spikes to new all-time high as XRP eyes $0.20.
Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch ZIL/USDT perpetual contract, with trading opening at 2020/06/18 09:00 AM (UTC).
BitMax will list BetProtocol (BEPRO) on June 18.
KuCoin partners with PayMIR to makes crypto purchase with RUB possible.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin mining consumes about as much energy as a mid-size country
Quote of the day:
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for” —Winston Churchill
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General News:
Mauritius releases guidance for regulated security token offerings.
South Korea’s finance minister confirms plan to tax cryptocurrency.
Ledger and CoinShares have launched digital asset custodian Komainu.
Thailand to raise $6.4M With sale of Blockchain-based bonds.
China is considering East Asia Regional Cryptocurrency to rival Dollar and Libra
Coin Specific News:
Compound Governance Token is now available on Poloniex.
Number of Ripple whales spikes to new all-time high as XRP eyes $0.20.
Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch ZIL/USDT perpetual contract, with trading opening at 2020/06/18 09:00 AM (UTC).
BitMax will list BetProtocol (BEPRO) on June 18.
KuCoin partners with PayMIR to makes crypto purchase with RUB possible.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin mining consumes about as much energy as a mid-size country
Quote of the day:
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for” —Winston Churchill
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Crypto News Summary - June 16
General News:
Thailand's government to issue savings bonds to the public via blockchain.
Capital One patented artificial intelligence (AI) system would save human crypto traders from potential pitfalls.
ConsenSys is being backed by Binance and Huobi to test its new “staking-as-a-service” offering.
Kazakhstan seeks to attract $740 million crypto investment in three years.
Quant have partnered with Oracle as a Fintech Partner delivering Financial Services Infrastructure to Oracle clients.
Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin retargets $10,000 on Fed’s corporate bond-buying program.
MakerDAO, Lightning Labs are in World Economic Forum’s list of tech pioneers for 2020.
Eidoo (EDO) token will be upgraded into PNT on June 18.
COTI (COTI) has released an updated roadmap till the end of 2020.
Exchanges:
Kraken will enable Polkadot (DOT) staking with up to 20% APR.
BitPay launches prepaid crypto Mastercard for US customers.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will be the first platform to offer Zilliqa (ZIL) staking.
Cool tech fact:
A Bitcoiner advertised Bitcoin during former Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s speech.
Quote of the day:
“You never can tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.” —Winston Churchill
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General News:
Thailand's government to issue savings bonds to the public via blockchain.
Capital One patented artificial intelligence (AI) system would save human crypto traders from potential pitfalls.
ConsenSys is being backed by Binance and Huobi to test its new “staking-as-a-service” offering.
Kazakhstan seeks to attract $740 million crypto investment in three years.
Quant have partnered with Oracle as a Fintech Partner delivering Financial Services Infrastructure to Oracle clients.
Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin retargets $10,000 on Fed’s corporate bond-buying program.
MakerDAO, Lightning Labs are in World Economic Forum’s list of tech pioneers for 2020.
Eidoo (EDO) token will be upgraded into PNT on June 18.
COTI (COTI) has released an updated roadmap till the end of 2020.
Exchanges:
Kraken will enable Polkadot (DOT) staking with up to 20% APR.
BitPay launches prepaid crypto Mastercard for US customers.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will be the first platform to offer Zilliqa (ZIL) staking.
Cool tech fact:
A Bitcoiner advertised Bitcoin during former Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s speech.
Quote of the day:
“You never can tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.” —Winston Churchill
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Crypto News Summary - June 15
General News:
The Bank of Korea has formed an advisory group to assess a potential CBDC launch from a legal standpoint.
China report claims a hacked crypto-exchange is behind three abnormal multi-million Ethereum (ETH) fees.
Coin Specific News:
LTO Network (LTO) has released some key upcoming events for the summer period.
Bitcoin price dives under $9,000 as S&P 500 starts week off blood red.
Ripple to expand on-demand liquidity to Brazil ‘very soon’.
Ethereum just saw technical breakdown and it could retest $200
CME Bitcoin Options market grew 10x in the past month.
Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch ALGO/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage.
BitMax joins Orion's latest DeFi initiative to monetize exchange liquidity through staking.
OKEx taps Paxful to provide new fiat-to-crypto on ramps.
Cool tech fact:
Since 2017, Bitcoin has had higher annual transaction values than PayPal
Quote of the day:
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen” —Winston Churchill
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General News:
The Bank of Korea has formed an advisory group to assess a potential CBDC launch from a legal standpoint.
China report claims a hacked crypto-exchange is behind three abnormal multi-million Ethereum (ETH) fees.
Coin Specific News:
LTO Network (LTO) has released some key upcoming events for the summer period.
Bitcoin price dives under $9,000 as S&P 500 starts week off blood red.
Ripple to expand on-demand liquidity to Brazil ‘very soon’.
Ethereum just saw technical breakdown and it could retest $200
CME Bitcoin Options market grew 10x in the past month.
Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch ALGO/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage.
BitMax joins Orion's latest DeFi initiative to monetize exchange liquidity through staking.
OKEx taps Paxful to provide new fiat-to-crypto on ramps.
Cool tech fact:
Since 2017, Bitcoin has had higher annual transaction values than PayPal
Quote of the day:
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen” —Winston Churchill
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This week in Crypto- week 24
Saudi Arabia's central bank injected liquidity in local banks via blockchain.
Binance added KAVA to margin trading. Trade KAVA to win a Tesla Cybertruck and $27,800 in KAVA Tokens.
Microsoft released Bitcoin-based ID tool as COVID-19 tracing draws criticism.
Galaxy Digital and Bakkt unveil joint trading and custody service for institutional investors
Coinbase has released a list of assets that potentially may be listed on the exchange.
India to digitize cargo trade documents using CargoX Blockchain platform
Binance to launched Quarterly Bitcoin futures.
MXC exchange hosted its third public token sale on June 12.
New York Times tried blockchain system to combat misleading pictures.
Belarus bank announced upcoming token pilot program.
IBM piloted Blockchain solution for primary teachers' pensions in Bangladesh.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin private keys are integers between 1 and 10⁷⁷
Quote of the day:
"You will never get to the end of the journey if you stop to shy a stone at every dog that barks." — Winston Churchill
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Saudi Arabia's central bank injected liquidity in local banks via blockchain.
Binance added KAVA to margin trading. Trade KAVA to win a Tesla Cybertruck and $27,800 in KAVA Tokens.
Microsoft released Bitcoin-based ID tool as COVID-19 tracing draws criticism.
Galaxy Digital and Bakkt unveil joint trading and custody service for institutional investors
Coinbase has released a list of assets that potentially may be listed on the exchange.
India to digitize cargo trade documents using CargoX Blockchain platform
Binance to launched Quarterly Bitcoin futures.
MXC exchange hosted its third public token sale on June 12.
New York Times tried blockchain system to combat misleading pictures.
Belarus bank announced upcoming token pilot program.
IBM piloted Blockchain solution for primary teachers' pensions in Bangladesh.
Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin private keys are integers between 1 and 10⁷⁷
Quote of the day:
"You will never get to the end of the journey if you stop to shy a stone at every dog that barks." — Winston Churchill
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Crypto News Summary - June 13
General News:
IBM pilots Blockchain solution for primary teachers' pensions in Bangladesh.
United States sees record trading on P2P plaforms.
Wilshire Phoenix just filed with SEC for a tradeable Bitcoin fund.
Twitter reinstates Zerohedge after admitting it made an "Error"
Coin Specific News:
Ethereum poised to rally as options volume its fresh all-time high.
Investors expect Bitcoin price to rip to $11,000 before the Nasdaq hits 11k
ETH Miners will have little choice once Ethereum 2.0 launches with PoS
KNC’s KyberSwap integrates Chainlink for enhanced price feeds.
Ripple building XRP payments corridor in Brazil.
Exchanges:
KuCoin targets Latin America and Eastern Europe with new fiat on-ramps
Cool tech fact:
In 2014, the GHash.io (GigaHash) pool achieved 51% of total Bitcoin hashrate
Quote of the day:
“Hail to the man who went through life always helping others, knowing no fear, and to whom aggressiveness and resentment are alien” —Albert Einstein
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General News:
IBM pilots Blockchain solution for primary teachers' pensions in Bangladesh.
United States sees record trading on P2P plaforms.
Wilshire Phoenix just filed with SEC for a tradeable Bitcoin fund.
Twitter reinstates Zerohedge after admitting it made an "Error"
Coin Specific News:
Ethereum poised to rally as options volume its fresh all-time high.
Investors expect Bitcoin price to rip to $11,000 before the Nasdaq hits 11k
ETH Miners will have little choice once Ethereum 2.0 launches with PoS
KNC’s KyberSwap integrates Chainlink for enhanced price feeds.
Ripple building XRP payments corridor in Brazil.
Exchanges:
KuCoin targets Latin America and Eastern Europe with new fiat on-ramps
Cool tech fact:
In 2014, the GHash.io (GigaHash) pool achieved 51% of total Bitcoin hashrate
Quote of the day:
“Hail to the man who went through life always helping others, knowing no fear, and to whom aggressiveness and resentment are alien” —Albert Einstein
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