Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,422
Ethereum is down slightly at $1984
and Binance Coin down slightly at $331

Announce of August 10th arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev shakes crypto world.

Binance seized $450k from Curve exploiter

CFTC accuses Ohio man of operating a $12M Bitcoin ponzi scheme.

Indian authorities freeze $46M worth of the crypto lender Vauld’s assets.

SkyNet labs to shutter.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,168
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,113
and Cardano is up 1% at 2.58

Radicle up 20%
Tokocrypto up 20%
Storj up 15%

Police in Brazil have seized $28.8M in crypto and made 5 arrests.

Microstrategy has announced a new Bitcoin buy of $177M.

Anchorage has hired the former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive.

3LAU has raised $16M to tokenize music royalties with Royal.

NFT+AI platrofm Althea AI has raised $16M

Euler has raised $8M in a series A.

Links:

• Mark Cuban-backed startup that fuses AI with NFTs raises $16 million
• Paradigm leads $8 million Series A into DeFi lending company Euler
• Microstrategy 8-K
• Anchorage Hires Former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive for Banking, Capital Markets - CoinDesk
• Polícia Federal faz maior apreensão de criptomoedas da história: R$ 150 milhões | CNN Brasil

Former Microsoft Engineer Gets Prison

Grain and Oilseeds Now Trading on the Blockchain

Links:

• Ex-Microsoft Dev Gets 9 Years in Prison Over $10M Theft Involving Bitcoin Mixing - CoinDesk
• Blockchain-based agri-commodity trading to tap world’s largest wheat market

Bitcoin is down half a percent at $7,156
XRP is down 1% at 19 cents
and Ethereum is down half a percent at $127

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Counterparty, up 13%

Eight congressmen have asked the IRS to clarify crypto tax rules around airdrops and forks.

The french financial markets authority has granted its first approval for an ICO.

Binance has invested in crypto derivatives platform FTX.

The SEC has settled charges against an ICO issuer and levied a $250k fine.

Blockchain (dot) com has added support for the british pound sterling.

Links:

• SEC settles charges against ICO issuer, imposes $250k fine - The Block
• As Brexit looms, Blockchain.com’s crypto exchange adds support for GBP, with UK Faster Payments Scheme - The Block
• French regulator grants its first approval for an initial coin offering - The Block
• US Lawmakers Ask IRS to Clarify Crypto Tax Rules Around Airdrops, Forks in New Letter - CoinDesk
• Binance Invests Undisclosed Sum in Crypto Derivatives Platform FTX - CoinDesk

Civic and BitGo Launch Civic Wallet Fourth Quarter 2019

German Crypto Firms Must Have BaFin License in 2020

Libra Slow to Respond to Swiss

Where is John McAfee?

Links:

• Civic, BitGo Announce a Consumer Mobile Wallet - CoinDesk
• Germany: Crypto Businesses will Require a BaFin License Next Year
• Facebook Libra Hasn't Responded to Information Request: Swiss Watchdog - CoinDesk
• Where in the World Is John McAfee? - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 4.8% at $10,019
XRP is down 3.6% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is down 4.3% at $212

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Zclassic up 17%
Refereum up 16%

The House of Commons’ Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee has expressed concern that Facebook will have too much power after launching a cryptocurency.

The VOATZ mobile voting app is launching another pilot program.

Justin Sun is rescheduling his lunch with Warren Buffett.

Iran has approved cryptocurrency mining as an industry within its borders.

Links:

• Iran Legalizes Crypto Mining - CoinDesk
• Warren Buffett's charity lunch with cryptocurrency entrepreneur postponed
• UK parliamentary committee wants to look into Libra - The Block
• Utah County to Offer Blockchain Voting App in Municipal Elections - CoinDesk

FINRA Extends Crypto Reporting Deadline

FairX Gone

B of A Files Patent Using Ripple DLT

Links:

• FINRA Extends Deadline for Firms to Report Crypto Activity - CoinDesk
• Crypto Bank FairX Shuts Down Citing Lack of Funds, Bleak Future - CoinDesk
• Bank of America Files Patent for Settlement System Citing Ripple

Bitcoin is up .5% at $10,577
XRP is up slightly at 33 cents
and Ethereum is up slightly at $225

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Melon up 43%
Quantum Resistance up 24%

KPMG is partnering with TOMIA, Microsoft, and R3 to build out a blockchain for telecom settlements.

The Diana blockchain startup is launching a lunar registry that will divide the moon.

The Block is reporting a scoop that Fidelity investments has filed its application to be a new york trust

Steve Wozniak has invested in, and become a co-founder of a blockchain energy saving company called EFFORCE.

Links:

• Diana, a Blockchain 'Lunar Registry,' Attempts to Tokenize the Moon - CoinDesk
• Fidelity's crypto arm has officially applied to operate in New York as a trust - The Block
• KPMG to Work With Microsoft, Tomia and R3 on Blockchain Telecom Solutions
• Apple Co-Founder ‘Woz’ launches blockchain company in Malta - The Malta Independent

Bitcoin is up half a % at $10,572
XRP is up 3.5% at 33 cents
and Ethereum is up 2% at $225

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Melon up 28%
PumaPay up 22%
and Bitcoin SV up 21%

The US Government has seized $19 million worth of bitcoin in a dark web drug operation.

The President of Deutsche Bundesbank has spoken out in favor of Facebook’s Libra

Bitso has received its DLT license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission.

A person unaffiliated with Samsung is reportedly trying to trademark "Samsung Coin" in South Korea

Dmitri Vasilev the former CEO of the exchange WEX was arrested yesterday in Italy.

Links:

• US authorities seize $19 million worth of bitcoins in dark web drug probe   - The Block
• ECB's Weidmann: Should be vigilant about stablecoins but not alarmed - Reuters
• Bitso: the first regulated platform in LatAm - Bitso (EN)
• Ex-CEO of BTC-e Exchange’s Spin-Off WEX Is Arrested in Italy
• Someone Is Trying to Trademark 'Samsung Coin.' It's Not Samsung - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 6% at $10,346
XRP is down .05% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $218

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Melon up 33%
Ignis up 28%
and Bytecoin up 22%

The block performed a sentiment analysis that showed democrats were more negative than republicans about Libra.

No policy is yet establisehd re: banning currently-banned facebook users from Libra.

Zcash forked overnight to form YCash.

Bitcoin Coder Peter Todd has been accused of sexual misconduct.

Links:

• Sexual Misconduct Allegations Emerge Against Bitcoin Coder Peter Todd - CoinDesk
• Can Banned Facebook Users Like Alex Jones Use Libra Crypto Coin? - Bloomberg
• Analysis: Democrats more negative than Republicans at House hearing on Facebook's Libra - The Block
• Privacy Coin Zcash Will Soon Undergo Its First 'Friendly' Fork – Meet Ycash - CoinDesk

Libra Grilled

Japan Heads Crypto SWIFT

Ten Million Dollar Crypto Thief Caught

Links:

• Japan Has FATF Green Light to Create 'SWIFT Network' for Crypto: Report - CoinDesk
• Ex-Microsoft Employee Arrested for $10 Million Crypto Theft
• Lawmakers Amp Up Pressure on Facebook to Halt Libra Cryptocurrency Development - CoinDesk

Germany and France: No Libra

IBM Ups Crypto Patents

Former CFTC Head: Libra a Security

Links:

• German Finance Minister: Facebook Shouldn't Be Allowed to Compete With the Euro - CoinDesk
• IBM Triples Number of Blockchain Patents in US Since Last Year
• Facebook's Libra Should Be Regulated Like a Security, Says Former CFTC Chair - CoinDesk

IMF Publishes Crypto Report

Two SeedCX Companies Get NY BitLicenses

Binance Eyes South Korea

Sheetz Goes Crypto

Ethereum Flash Crash

UK Targets Crypto in Plan

Leaked Document in India Would Ban all Crypto Except Digital Rupee

Bitcoin is down 6% at $10,684
XRP is down 4% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is down 9% at $243

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Populous up 21%
Ethos up 18%
Zclassic up 17%

Congressional leaders have drafted a bill to ban large tech institutions from launching digital assets.

The US Senate has approved the Blockchain Promotion Act.

Chinese police have arrested 22 bitcoin miners for mining with stolen electricity.

Veil, the crypto prediction and derivatives market is closing down.

Bitcoin is down 3% at $11,299
XRP is down 3% at 33 cents
and Ethereum is down 3% at $266

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Populous up 21%
Ethos up 18%
Zclassic up 17%

A Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme mastermind has had his house burned down and looted by an angry mob.

The IRS has confirmed that it has trained staff on finding crypto wallets.

Monroe college in New York City is under a ransomware attack.

Binance has destroyed $26 million dollars worth of its team’s Binance coin token.

Links:

• IRS Confirms It Trained Staff on Finding Crypto Wallets - CoinDesk
• Binance Completes 8th Quarterly BNB Burn – Binance
• 2019-25765_TNTDocs_CI-Cyber-Crimes_PDFONLY.pdf - Google Drive — (Also, this deck is awful right?)
• Angry mob burns down home of suspected Bitcoin swindler - The Verge
• Monroe College Hit With Ransomware, $2 Million Demanded

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
ZClassic up 80%
Waltonchain up 20%
Bytecoin up 17%

Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint has been hacked for $32 million in lost assets.

US president takes to Twitter to announce he’s "not a fan" of crypto.

The American football team the Miami Dolphins announce partnership with the Litecoin Foundation.

Bank of England Governor says that Facebook’s Libra must be “Rock solid”.

Links:

• The Miami Dolphins Now Have an 'Official Crypto' – And It's Litecoin - CoinDesk
• BOE Mark Carney Says Facebook Libra Must Be Solid From Start - Bloomberg
• Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint hacked, lost $32 million - The Block
• 'Not a fan:' President Donald Trump comments on Facebook’s Libra, Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies for the first time - The Block

Virtual Commodity Association Spins Up

Crypto Exchanges Must Register in Canada

Fed Head Leers at Libra Before Congress

Links:

• Winklevoss-backed Crypto Self-Regulatory Group Prepares to Woo Congress - CoinDesk
• Canada's Crypto Exchanges Must Now Register as MSBs, Report Transactions Over $10K - CoinDesk
• Fed Chair Says Libra 'Cannot Go Forward' Until Facebook Addresses Concerns - CoinDesk

Twins Say Bitcoin Has Room to Rise

Facebook: India, No Libra for You

IRS Wants Crypto-Download History

Links:

• Winklevoss Twins: 'It's the Bottom of the First Inning' for Bitcoin
• Facebook Says It Won't Launch Crypto in India Due to Regulatory Issues - CoinDesk
• IRS Allegedly Hopes to Make Tech Giants Release User Crypto Activity

Libra Threat Has PBOC Moving on Digital Yuan

Crypto Custodians Cannot Comply

Bitcoin Mining Harder

Links:

• Facebook Libra Threat Could Spur Work on China's National Digital Currency: PBoC Official - CoinDesk
• US SEC and FINRA Issue Statement on Crypto Custody Issues
• Bitcoin's Mining Difficulty Just Posted Its Biggest Increase Since 2018 - CoinDesk

ECB: No Regulatory Void For Libra

Libra Insecure Says Sprague

Singapore to Remove Tax on Crypto

Links:

• Facebook's Libra Is a 'Wake-Up Call' for Regulators, Says ECB Policymaker - CoinDesk
• Facebook's Libra Lacks Foundational Components for Crypto Key Security - CoinDesk
• libra_calibra_whitepaper.pdf
• Singapore's Tax Agency Proposes to Exempt Cryptos From GST - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $11,363
XRP is up 4% at 39 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $293

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waves up 21%
Populos up 19%

Bitcoin’s hash rate has hit a new all time high.

The SEC is seeking more data on public blockchains.

Singapore has published an updated guide explaining the goods and services tax and how that relates to cryptocurrencies.

Links:

• What is Hash Rate? 3 Things to Know (2019 Updated)
• Singapore Releases New Draft on Tax Guidelines for Crypto: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, Monero, Ripple and Zcash | The Daily Hodl
• Blockchain Data - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities
• Bitcoin's hash rate hits all-time high - The Block

Bitcoin is up 1.8% at $11,402
XRP is up slightly % at 38 cents
and Ethereum is down half a % at $290

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Populous up 35%
Waltonchain up 27%
Storj up 22%
and Linkeye up 20%

Euronext has invested €5 million in Tokeny Solutions

Chinese financial news Sina Finance has debuted a cryptocurrency index.

Monero patched a few security vulnerabilities with their most recent version.

DogeCoin was up this week following a listing on Binance

Links:

• Dogecoin Price Surges 37% Following Binance Listing Announcement - CoinDesk
• Euronext Invests in Tokeny Solutions, The Compliant Tokenization Platform - Tokeny Solutions
• Monero security flaw could’ve seen XMR stolen from cryptocurrency exchanges
• Chinese news app Sina Finance unveils new cryptocurrency feature · TechNode

Bitcoin is down 5% at $11,214
XRP is down 4% at 38 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $292

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dogecoin up 41%
and Komodo up 20%

Venezuela Presdent Nicolas Maduro has ordered the Bank of Venezuela to accept the Petro.

BTG Pactual of Brazil is partnering with Dalma Capital in Dubai to issue over $1 billion in security tokens

Bank of Japan official implies that decline of cash is necessary step for widest crypto adoption.

Scottish brewery BrewDog extends crowdfunding efforts into the crypto sector.

Links:

• BrewDog Now Lets You Buy Company Shares Paying With 10 Cryptocurrencies
• Brazilian Bank Plans to Use Tezos Blockchain for STOs Worth $1 Billion - CoinDesk
• Brazil’s BTG Pactual Plans $1 Billion Crypto Token Partnership - Bloomberg
• Digital currency operators must comply with rules: Bank of Japan's Amamiya - Reuters

US House Committee to Facebook: Halt Libra Now

Coinsquare Buys Control of Just Cash

Casa's Sats App Debuts Today

Links:

• US Congress Requests Moratorium on Facebook’s Libra Stablecoin
• Coinsquare, Just Cash Partnership Enables Non-Bank ATM Crypto Transactions - CoinDesk
• The Money Masters – Famous Quotations on Banking
• Casa Launches Lightning Node Mobile App for Bitcoin Newbies - CoinDesk

Gemini Applies for Broker-Dealer License

Bank of Japan Looks Hard at Libra

Etoro Supports ERC-20 Tokens

Cuba Adding Crypto

Links:

• Gemini to Apply for Broker-Dealer License in Bid to Trade Crypto Securities - CoinDesk
• Now Japanese Regulators Are Getting Anxious About Facebook's Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
• Sanctions-Hit Cuba Eyes Cryptocurrency as Solution to Financial Woes - CoinDesk
• eToro Is Adding the First ERC-20 Crypto Tokens to Its Wallet – 120 of Them - CoinDesk

Calibra Gets Licensed

Houbi Group Building "Regulator Friendly" Public Blockchain

Binance CEO: Leverage!

Links:

• Facebook's Inches Towards Global Regulatory Compliance, Applies for New York BitLicense - CoinDesk
• Huobi to Target Decentralized Finance With New Public Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Binance Launching Crypto Futures Trading Platform With Up to 20x Leverage

BIS Chief: CBDC Sooner

Chinese See Crypto as Strategic Weapon: Deloitte

Casey Says Crypto Top of Mind with Regulators

Links:

• BIS Chief: Central Banks May Issue Digital Currencies 'Sooner Than We Think' - CoinDesk
• Deloitte: China Looking to Use Blockchain as a \'Strategic Weapon\'
• Bitcoin, Facebook and the End of 20th Century Money - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $11,508
XRP is down 2% at 40 cents
and Ethereum is down .05% at $302

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hxro up 60%
Chainlink up 21%

Court hearings continued on the Craig Wright case at a federal court in Florida.

Chainlink has been on a tear this week possibly linked to listings on Coinbase Pro and Coinbase.

New York regulators have extended a deadline for cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $11,950
XRP is up 2% at 41 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $307

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Chainlink up 51%
Hydro up 20%
Hxro up 20%
Viberate up 20%

Binance may be looking to list Facebook’s Libra.

Henry Kravis, a co-founder of KKR & Co has invested in the crypto-oriented fund ParaFi capital.

Goldman Sachs still believe they can play a role in crypto disruption.

Iranian authorities have blamed an unusual rise in electricity consumption in the country on cryptocurrency miners.

Links:

• « Chez Goldman Sachs, nous n'anticipons pas de crise financière majeure en 2020 » | Les Echos — En Francais
• The Bitcoin Bite: Iran Says Power Grid Hit By Cryptocurrency-Mining Surge
• KKR’s Kravis Invests in His Former Credit Analyst's Crypto Fund - Bloomberg
• Goldman Sachs could 'absolutely' play a role in crypto disruption, CEO says - The Block
• Binance Talking to Facebook About Libra Listing: Reports - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up half a percent at $11,871
XRP is down 3% at 41 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $305

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Byteball up 19%
MaidSafeCoin up 19%
Quantum Resistance up 15%

Banks in the Eurozone are preparing for Facebook’s Libra.

The Trump administration has turned to Israeli crypto startup ORBS to develop blockchain solutions for the region’s political conflicts.

The web3 foundation has closed a private sale to fund the development of Polkadot.

Links:

• Trump Administration in Talks With Crypto Startup on Israeli–Palestinian Peace Plans - CoinDesk
• Blockchain Protocol Polkadot Sold 500,000 DOT Tokens - Finance and Funding - Altcoin Buzz
• EU banks plan to join instant payments system as they fear Facebook's Libra crypto - The Block

Coinbase Crashes Briefly as Bitcoin Dives

Koinex Closing; Houbi Expanding in Turkey

China Warming to Bitcoin?

Links:

• Coinbase Hit With Outage As Bitcoin Price Drops $1.8K in 15 Minutes - CoinDesk
• India: Another Crypto Exchange Closes Due to Regulatory Pressure
• Huobi Expands to Turkey Where 20% of the Population Hold Crypto
• China’s state-run media agency reports bitcoin is a safe haven - Decrypt

Big Bitcoin Dominates Market

Opera Touch Wallets iOS

Crypto Central Bank???

Links:

• Bitcoin’s Share of $350 Billion Crypto Market Highest Since 2017 - CoinDesk
• Opera's Browser With Built-In Crypto Wallet Launches for iPhones - CoinDesk
• Ex-Trump Economist Joins 'Crypto Central Bank' After Failed Fed Bid - CoinDesk

Kraken Raises $13.5 Million

Maxine Hears Marcus After Senate

jPMorgan Set to Trial JPM Coin

Links:

• Over 2,000 Investors Back Kraken Crypto Exchange’s $13 Million Crowdfunding - CoinDesk
• JPMorgan to Start Customer Trials of Its 'JPM Coin' Crypto - CoinDesk
• The Block - Crypto simplified
• US Congress Calls For Second Hearing on Facebook’s Libra in July

BIS Disses Tech Firms

Facebook Hiring for Calibra

Links:

• BIS Wants 'Level Playing Field' for Banks Amid Threat from Facebook - CoinDesk
• Facebook Seeking Crypto Wallet Data Engineer, Regulatory Policy Expert - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 3% at $10,547
XRP is up 2% at 46 cents
and Ethereum is down slightly at $306

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
NEO, up 16%

Bitmain is reportedly planning a US IPO later this year.

Coinmine will now give users the option to be paid in Bitcoin.

The New York Senate has confirmed Linda Lacewell as the new superintendent of the NYDFS.

Links:

• Bitmain Shifting IPO Plans to the US on Growing Bitcoin Optimism
• At-Home Crypto Miner Coinmine Now Pays Out Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Press Release - June 21, 2019: Linda A. Lacewell Confirmed by Senate as New York Superintendent of Financial Services | Department of Financial Services

Bitcoin is up 10.5% at $10,874
XRP is up 3.2% at 41 cents
and Ethereum is up 6.5% at $300

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dent, up 27%
Burst, up 22%

France is set to create a G7 stable coin taskforce following Facebook's announcement of Libra.

The FATF standards released yesterday include a controversial requirement VASPs must pass information about their customers.

Craig Wright has missed his date to disclose his full bitcoin holdings and could be held in contempt of court.

Bitcoin and Ethereum both posted year-highs today.

Links:

• Bitcoin Price Tops $10K for First Time Since 2018 - CoinDesk
• France creates G7 cryptocurrency task force as Facebook's Libra unsettles governments - Reuters
• All Global Crypto Exchanges Must Now Share Customer Data, FATF Rules - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 5% at $9,830
XRP is up 3.5% at 44 cents
and Ethereum is up 7% at $288

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

Tierion, up 47%

Bitcoin ATMs get boost in the US through a partnership with Circle K.

QuadrigaCX founder reportedly stole more than $200 million from his customers.

Roll raised 1.7 million in a seed round.

Links:

• Roll Wants to Take Power From YouTube With Cryptos for Content Creators - CoinDesk
• FIFTH REPORT OF THE MONITOR Re: QUADRIGA
• Bitcoin ATMs Installed at 20 Circle K Convenience Stores in Western US

Line Gets Exchange

Rust Behind Libra

Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearings on Libra

Links:

• LINE's Crypto Exchange Could Win Japan License This Month, Report Says - CoinDesk
• Facebook picked Rust to implement Libra | Hacker News
• Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearing on Facebook's Massive Cryptocurrency Project

Waters Wants Libra Halt

Bank of England to "Scrutinize" Libra

Bancor Bans US Customers July 8

Links:

• Halt Libra? US Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Facebook's Crypto - CoinDesk
• Bank of England Governor Says Facebook's Libra Crypto Will Be Scrutinized - CoinDesk
• Bancor Seeks to Exclude US Users From Trading Over Regulatory Uncertainty

Libra Launched

R3 and Digital Asset Work Together

Japanese Curious About Crypto

Links:

• Facebook Unveils Libra Cryptocurrency, Targeting 1.7 Billion Unbanked - CoinDesk
• Private Blockchain's Biggest Startups Integrate in Unprecedented Tie-Up - CoinDesk
• Japanese Gov’t Agency Reports 170% Increase in Consumer Inquiries About Crypto in 2018

South Korean Exchanges Accept Liability for Hacks

Bram Cohen is CEO

Bitcoin: One Million Active Addresses

Links:

• Korean Crypto Exchanges Update Terms to Accept Liability for Hacks - CoinDesk
• BitTorrent Creator Bram Cohen Takes Over as CEO at Chia Network - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Surpasses One Million Daily Active Addresses | Cointelegraph

Bitcoin is up 5% at $9,131
XRP is up 3% at 42 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $274

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

Stratis, up 19%
Dock, up 18%
and Poet up 17%

A federal judge in Florida has threatened to hold Craig Wright in contempt.

Two blockchain startups are partnering with Amazon to enable purchases on the site with Ethereum.

Bitcoin topped $9,300 today its highest in 13 months.

The smart contract network Chainlink has partnered up with Google.

Links:

• Chainlink - Official Channel on Twitter: "We're thrilled to share that Google is one of the great companies integrating #Chainlink into their approach to smart contract adoption. Here's how @GCPcloud users can use Chainlink to connect to BigQuery, one of Google's most popular cloud services. https://t.co/TfaGPP5TlS"
• US Federal judge threatens to hold Craig Wright in criminal contempt in ongoing court case - The Block
• Two Startups Are Partnering to Enable Amazon Purchases with Ethereum - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 4.5% at $8,671
XRP is up 1.5% at 40 cents
and Ethereum is up 3% at $266

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

KuCoin shares, up 17%

Rhode Island issues RFP for blockchain initiatives for state operations.

The financial supervisory authority of Iceland has given the go-ahead to Monerium.

Jack Dorsey thinks its time for the internet to have a web-based global currency.

Links:

• Rhode Island Looks to Adopt Blockchain For Government Use - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% at $8,277
XRP is down 1% at 39 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $255

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

Chainlink, up 34%
Cortex up 20%

Binance is shuttering access for US based customers.

Napster founder's IOT company Helium went to the blockchain and closed a 15 million series C this week.

Faceboook has signed more than a dozen companies including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Stripe and Uber to back its new crypto.

Links:

• Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency, Libra, Gets Big Backers - WSJ
• US customers to be blocked from trading on Binance.com - The Block
• Napster Founder's IoT Startup to Go Crypto With $15 Million Series C - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $8,121
XRP is up 1% at 40 cents
and Ethereum is down 4% at $258

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

POA network, up 16%

Square Crypto announces its first hire via Twitter.

Walmart is participating in a drug-verification pilot with IBM, KPMG and drugmaker Merck.

Ubisoft if reportedly exploring potential blockchain applications

Links:

• Retail Giant Walmart Enters Second Drug-Tracking Blockchain Trial - CoinDesk
• Square Crypto on Twitter: "Hey guys. Management again. Unfortunately, things didn't work out with Gary. However, we think we've found somebody who can live up to his commitment to decentralization. Please welcome Steve Lee, aka @moneyball, to the Square Crypto team."
• Report: French Gaming Giant Ubisoft Considering Potential Blockchain Applications

Coinbase Visa Debit Expands

Visa B2B Connect Live Today

RippleNet on Rise

IEOs Raising Coin

CryptoCompare Rates Exchanges

Links:

• Coinbase Expands Cryptocurrency Visa Debit Cards Across Europe - CoinDesk
• Crypto Challenger: Visa Aims to 'Transform Cross-Border Payments' With Launch of Blockchain-Based Platform | The Daily Hodl
• Ripple Reveals Record-Breaking Surge in Transactions on Global Payment Network RippleNet | The Daily Hodl
• Crypto Startups Have Found A New Way To Separate Gullible Investors From Their Money | Zero Hedge
• CryptoCompare Launches Benchmark Rankings for Cryptocurrency Exchanges - CoinDesk

Gram on Sale July 11 on Liquid

Philippines Central Bank on Crypto

Target Targets Blockchain Solution

Links:

• Messaging Giant Telegram's ICO Token Is at Last Going on Public Sale - CoinDesk
• Philippines Central Bank Warns on Risks of Growing Cryptocurrency Use - CoinDesk
• Retail Giant Target Is Quietly Working on a Blockchain for Supply Chains - CoinDesk
• Senate Banking Committee Sets Hearing on Facebook’s Crypto for July 16

MoneyGram Sees Crypto as Future of Industry

G20 Implementing New Rules

Zilliqa Supports Smart Contracts

Links:

• MoneyGram Exec Predicts Crypto Takeover After Internal Tests With Ripple and XRP | The Daily Hodl
• G20 Reaffirms It Will Apply Expected Tough New FATF Rules on Crypto - CoinDesk
• Zilliqa Passes 'Milestone' With Addition of Smart Contracts to Its Blockchain - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $7,870
XRP is down 3% at 40 cents
and Ethereum is down 2.5% at $243

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

GX Chain up 23%
and Vertcoin up 21%

Bittrex will be removing access for over 30 crypto assets for its USA based users.

Whale Alert flags bitcoin moving from the 2016 Bitfinex hack.

Hackers have apparently breached over 100 ripple wallets managed by GateHub.

Coinroom exit scam.

Bitcoin trade volume on Coinbase hit a 14 month high in May.

Blockchain Shares Health Data

India to Outlaw Crypto?

GlobalCoin Goes Basket of Currencies

AB-InBev Invests in BanQ

Komodo and npm Secure Wallets

Pollock Asks a Good Question

Global Crypto Investigations

Links:

• Crypto Developer Komodo 'Hacks' Wallet Users to Foil $13 Million Theft - CoinDesk
• Ethereum Labeled Usable Currency by SEC — Will the Price Grow As a Result?
• Australia to Crack Down on Crypto Tax Avoidance Schemes - CoinDesk

Marshall Islands Moving Ahead Full Steam with SOV

Facebook Reveals GlobalCoin This Month

Argent Wallet Protected

Links:

• Marshall Islands Sets Up Non-Profit to Oversee National Digital Currency - CoinDesk
• Facebook Set to Reveal Own Cryptocurrency in June, Report Says - CoinDesk
• Ethereum Startups Team to Offer 'Banking-Grade' Wallet Security - CoinDesk

Tadge Dryja: Utreexo!

Apple CryptoKit Hits

Links:

• Lightning Network Pioneer Releases New Code for Bitcoin Scaling Concept - CoinDesk
• Apple Announces 'CryptoKit' As Part Of Upcoming iOS Upgrade - ETHNews.com

BIS Head Concerned Over CBDC

Cadence on Bloomberg Terminal

Links:

• Bundesbank Chief Warns on Risks of Central Bank Digital Currencies - CoinDesk
• Bloomberg Terminal Lists Ethereum-Based Debt Instrument - CoinDesk

MediLedger Adds Walmart

LocalBitcoins Deletes Cash for Crypto Option

CFTC Chats Up Facebook

Links:

• Walmart Joins Pharmaceutical-Tracking Blockchain Consortium MediLedger - CoinDesk
• FT: US Regulator CFTC in Talks With Facebook Over Rumored Crypto Plans
• LocalBitcoins Removes Cash-for-Crypto Trading Option - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $8,717
XRP is down 1.5% at 44 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $273

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

Bloom up 24%
Library credits up 22%
Ravencoin, up 20%

Block one is launching a social media platform on the EOS blockchain called Voice.

Binance DEX is set to geo-block US customers starting in July.

The copyright registered for the original bitcoin white paper is causing problems.

Japanese bank SBI says it’s working to make in-store XRP payments a reality

Links:

• Eos Developer Block.one Announces Blockchain-Based Social Media Platform Voice
• The Ripple Effect: XRP Payments Coming to Stores Via Banking Giant | The Daily Hodl
• The Copyright for the Satoshi White Paper is Already Causing Trouble - CoinDesk
• Binance DEX to geo-block U.S. customers and 28 other countries starting in July - The Block

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bloom up 33%

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news

The SEC Director of Corporation Finance said that cryptocurrencies can shift from being a potential security to clearly not being one.

Japan has officially revised its laws to provide more clarity, tighter leash on cryptocurrencies.

State Farm and USAA are working together to test a blockchain solution.

The president and COO of Coinbase left the firm.

Links:

• SEC's Hinman Says Some ICOs May Be Eligible for 'No-Action' Relief - CoinDesk
• Working with USAA to Test a Blockchain Solution | State Farm
• Coinbase president and COO Asiff Hirji departs the firm - The Block
• Japan Hardens Rules for Cryptocurrency Storage and Trading - CoinDesk

Cryptopia Owes Two Point Seven Million

SEC Hosts Forum Today

Crypto A Go-Go?

Links:

• Collapsed Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Owes Creditors $2.7 Million: Liquidators - CoinDesk
• What to Expect at the SEC's Blockchain Forum Friday - CoinDesk
• What's Behind Bitcoin's Blistering Ascent: Former Chinese Central Banker Denied Transfer Of $20,000 Abroad | Zero Hedge

Staff Creds on Chain at Three Irish Banks

Two Craig Wright's?

Coinbase Not DEXing Now

Links:

• Three of Ireland's ‘Big Four’ Banks Using Blockchain to Verify Staff Credentials - CoinDesk
• Another Satoshi: Second Copyright Filing Appears for Bitcoin White Paper - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Not Currently Investing in Decentralized Exchange Sector, Executive Confirms

IOTA Upgrades

BitBond Issues Regulated STO

Rakuten Wallet Partners with CypherTrace

Links:

• IOTA launches major network upgrade Coordicide, removes centralized network coordinator | CryptoSlate
• Bitbond Plans to Raise $3.9 Million in Germany's 'First' Regulated STO - CoinDesk
• Rakuten Wallet Partners With CipherTrace to Assure Safety of Its Upcoming Crypto Exchange

JP Morgan Chase Builds Privacy into Blockchain

TATTOO Launched

CBDC Endorsed

Bitcoin is up 10% at $8,843
XRP is up 8% at 41 cents
and Ethereum is up 7% at $270

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
POA network up 48%
crypto.com up 29%
Dent, up 29%
and Bitcoin SV up 27%

In the past 24 hours Bitcoin marked a new high for 2019.

Cryptopia has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US.

The Cardano foundation is joining the fintech association of Hong Kong.

Fidelity investments is running a room full of ASIC bitcoin miners out of their Texas office.

Links:

• Fidelity Is Really In Love With Bitcoin: Texas Office Filled With Crypto ASICs | NewsBTC
• Cardano Foundation Joins the Fintech Association of Hong Kong - Coindoo
• Cryptopia Liquidators Reveal Bankruptcy Filing in New York | Crypto Briefing
• Bitcoin Hits New 2019 High Above $8,900 - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $7,960
XRP is down 2% at .37 cents
and Ethereum is down 2% at $248

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Counterparty up 63%
Aeron up 28%
Storm up 17%

Binance has confirmed that margin trading is on the way.

A Tass report has suggested that Russia is considering a gold-backed cryptocurrency.

The SEC has sued a california resident on charges of selling unregistered securities, and conducting a ponzi scheme disguised as a cryptocurrency.

A potentially malicious vulnerability has been flagged on walletgenerator . net.

Links:

• SEC Sues Alleged $26 Million 'Crypto' Ponzi Scheme Operator - CoinDesk
• Potentially Malicious Vulnerability Found on Cryptocurrency Paper Wallet Generator
• Binance to Launch Margin Trading – Trustnodes
• Russian Central Bank to Consider Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 1% at $8,080
XRP is up slightly at 39 cents
and Ethereum is up 1.5% at $255

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Eldoo, up 14%

Montana has passed a bill that will exempt utility tokens from security laws

Proxima Media has raised $100 million for a token that allows fractional investment in media content.

Bitcoin Cash miners have performed a 51% attack on the BCH blockchain in an effort to undo another miner’s 'illegitimate' work.

Links:

• Ryan Kavanaugh's Proxicoin, The First Security Token Allowing Investors To Invest In Studio Quality Film And Television Slates, Receives $100 Million USD Investment From The Central Wealth Investment Fund Of Hong Kong And Step Ventures
• Two Miners Purportedly Execute 51% Attack on Bitcoin Cash Blockchain
• Montana Passes Bill to Exempt Utility Tokens From Securities Laws - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 5.5% at $8,013
XRP is up 5.9% at 38 cents
and Ethereum is up 6.9% at $250

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Edgeless, up 34%
Waves up 25%
Aelf up 23%
and MaidSafeCoin, up 20%

Facebook has revealed that they’re finalizing plans to launch their own cryptocurrency—internally known as GlobalCoin—in 2020.

AT&T announced that they will now accept bill payments in the form of crypto.

Robinhood has officially launched Bitcoin, Ethereum trading in New York state.

Over a quarter of the 800 people working at Kraken take their salaries in bitcoin.

Links:

• Kraken Exchange on Twitter: "We respect the quest for sound money but @PeterSchiff is wrong when he says "there is no way that people are going to work for salaries paid in bitcoin". Kraken paid 250 salaries in bitcoin in April and more employees are opting for crypto every month. https://t.co/OZuh4gcbfw"
• Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' currency in 2020 - BBC News
• US Telecoms Giant AT&T Now Accepting Crypto Payments via BitPay
• Robinhood Opens Trading for 7 Cryptocurrencies in New York - CoinDesk

Bestmixer.io Busted

SIX Developing Swiss Franc Stablecoin

NY Supreme Court Grants Stay in Bitfinex/Tether Case

Links:

• EU Authorities Shut Down Bitcoin Transaction Mixer - CoinDesk
• Switzerland's SIX Stock Exchange Is Working on a Swiss Franc Stablecoin - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex and Tether Obtain Stay of Demands From New York Supreme Court

Block.one Buys Back

Firefox Quantum Fights Cryptojacking

BlockFi Raises Rates on 25+ Bitcoin Balances

Links:

• Thiel-Backed Crypto Startup Pays Out Staggering 6,567% Return | Zero Hedge
• Firefox Quantum Offers Anti-Cryptojacking Feature | Cointelegraph
• Crypto Lending Startup BlockFi Slashing Interest Rates on Ether Deposits - CoinDesk

IRS Guidance on Crypto?

SEC Delays Bitcoin ETF Again

Earn to Learn

Links:

• IRS Says It Will ‘Soon’ Issue Crypto Tax Guidance in First Since 2014 - CoinDesk
• SEC Delays Decision on VanEck/SolidX Filing in Latest Bitcoin ETF Setback - CoinDesk
• Coinbase's Education Rewards Program 'Earn' Expands to Over 100 Countries - CoinDesk

SprinkleXchange Lists First Company Next Month

ABN AMRO Folds on Wallie

Hackathon for Social Change

Links:

• Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange Plans First Company Listing in June - CoinDesk
• Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Abandons Wallie Custodial Bitcoin Wallet Citing Risk Concerns
• 'Tackling Real World Issues': Hackers at ETH New York Build Apps Geared Towards Social Change - CoinDesk

Market leaders
Bitcoin is up 9% at $7,910
XRP is up 7% at 40 cents
and Ethereum is up 8% at $252

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Blocknet, up 24%
Syscoin up 23%
and Mithril up 18%

The European Central Bank has released a report that they believe cryptocurrencies currently have no significant implications for monetary policy.

Baltimore is the latest city to be hit with a Bitcoin ransomeware attack.

Bitcoin has hit a 14th month high in search results on Google.

Links:

• Baltimore: Ransomware Halts Real Estate Deals as Officials Refuse to Pay 13 Bitcoin Ransom
• Bitcoin Search Interest Hits 14-Month High, Google Trends Data Shows
• European Central Bank: Crypto Currently Has No Significant Implications for Monetary Policy

Facebook Registers Libra Networks

LEO Live Monday

Titan Manages Farm

Links:

• Facebook Registers Secretive 'Libra' Cryptocurrency Firm in Switzerland - CoinDesk
• Bitfinex Will List Its New Exchange Token Starting Monday - CoinDesk
• Bloq Labs' Titan Aims to Simplify Crypto Farming - CoinDesk

Bitcoin Price Dive

Kik and SEC: $5 Million Dollar Dance

Amazon Awarded Crypto Patent

Links:

• Cryptos Just Flash-Crashed | Zero Hedge
• SEC Negotiations Have Cost Kik $5 Million, Says CEO - CoinDesk
• Amazon Wins Patent for Proof-of-Work Cryptographic System - CoinDesk

Bond-i Arrives

Coinbase's iOS Trends

Exchanges See Outflows

Stellar Freezes

Bitcoin Cash Fires Blanks After Fork

Links:

• World Bank, CommBank Team Up for 'World First' Blockchain Bond Transaction - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Hits Trending On AppStore, The Return Of Mass Interest In Bitcoin Is Here
• Stellar Node Outage Causes Two-Hour Complete Transaction Freeze
• Bitcoin Cash Experiences Bug During Scheduled Hard Fork Upgrade

Cryptopia To Crypt

European Blockchain Institute Established

Coinbase Brings USD Coin to 85 Countries

Links:

• Hacked Cryptocurrency Exchange Cryptopia Goes Into Liquidation - CoinDesk
• German State Announces Plan to Establish European Blockchain Institute
• Coinbase Goes for Tether's Throat, Catapults USD Coin Into 85 Countries

Elk Pioneers Blockchain on IoT

Microsoft Does Ion on Bitcoin

Bakkt: Expect Bitcoin Futures in July

Flexa Mainstreams Crypto Payments Today

Coinbase Available to New Yorkers

Xspring Invests in Agoric

Links:

• The Elk Is a Tiny Prototyping Board for Building Blockchain-Connected Devices - CoinDesk
• Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash now accepted at thousands of retail locations including Whole Foods, Lowe’s, and Nordstrom | CryptoSlate

BitOasis Gets In-Principal Approval for Exchange

Terpin Awarded $75.8 Million

Binance Accepts Deposits/Withdrawals Tomorrow

Links:

• Crypto Investor Awarded Over $75 Million in SIM-Swapping Hack Case - CoinDesk
• Hacked Crypto Exchange Binance to Resume Deposits and Withdrawals on Tuesday - CoinDesk

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Bloom, up 51%

Figure technologies—a fintech, home equity lending company has secured up to $1 billion in financing.

goTenna has announced that it is integrating with Blockstream Satellite to bring Bitcoin transactions without internet/cell.

QuadrigaCX has just $21 million in assets, but owes creditors as much as $160 million.

William Shatner has joined the effort to fight collectibles fraud with blockchain passports.

Links:

• Ex-SoFI CEO's Startup Closes $1 Billion Credit Line on a Blockchain - CoinDesk
• New Ernst & Young Report Reveals Assets and Debts of Now-Defunct QuadrigaCX
• goTenna announces integration with Blockstream Satellite - The Block
• BitOasis Clears Hurdle in Bid to Launch Regulated Crypto Asset Exchange - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 8% at $6,786
XRP is up 5% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is up 10% at $188

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ripio Credit Network, up 29%
Enjoin coin, up 25%
and Melon up 19%

The US house of representatives has voted to create a new task force aimed at financial technology called the FinTech Task Force.

The Federal Reserve of Boston has announced it’s working on plans to design a blockchain supervisory node.

MolochDAO the co-operative for funding Ethereum-based public goods development, has raised 1 million in funding since Feb.

Links:

• Boston Fed Announces Plans To Design a Blockchain 'Supervisory Node' - CoinDesk
• Crypto-Friendly US Congress Members Join New Fintech Task Force - CoinDesk
• Joseph Lubin on Twitter: "Thrilled to finally reveal that myself, @ConsenSys, @VitalikButerin, and the @Ethereum Foundation are all contributing 1k $ETH each to @MolochDAO. Huge thanks to @ameensol helping to redefine how we fund #Ethereum development. GUILD BANK NOW OVER $1M 🤯 #EtherealNY #YearOfTheDAO… https://t.co/VVJf6Mw112"

PayPal: Still Early for Crypto

Democrat Congressman Bradley Sherman Proposes to Outlaw Crypto

SEC Considering XBET

House Forms FinTech Task Force

Links:

• The Block - Crypto simplified
• Ban All Cryptocurrency? Anti-Bitcoin Onslaught From Brad Sherman
• Crypto-Friendly US Congress Members Join New Fintech Task Force - CoinDesk
• SEC to Consider New Bitcoin and Ethereum Exchange-Traded Fund Application

Facebook Oks Crypto Ads

Crypto-friendly Medici Bank Opens

xCurrent 4.0 Live

JPM Deletes Constellation from Quorum, Adds Tessera

Links:

• Facebook Softens Policy on Crypto and Blockchain Ads - CoinDesk
• JPMorgan Has Quietly Rebooted the Blockchain Tech Behind Its JPM Coin - CoinDesk

Binance Hacked

Bitstamp Opens NY Office

Links:

• Hackers Steal $40.7 Million in Bitcoin From Crypto Exchange Binance - CoinDesk
• Bitstamp Hires Ex-Coinbase Trading Head to Court Wall Street Money - CoinDesk

CFTC to Okay Ether-Futures Contract?

Ether Kit for Azure

Bcause Live May 23

Buffet on Bitcoin: Gambling Device

Links:

• Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures, CFTC Insider Says - CoinDesk
• Microsoft Releases New Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum Blockchain
• 'One-Stop Shop' for Crypto Mining and Trading to Launch Spot Market May 23 - CoinDesk
• Buffet Calls Bitcoin a 'Gambling Device' - CoinDesk

Bitcoin Price on Bitfinex Excluded

Bloomberg Says Fidelity Adds Bitcoin Trading

Links:

• Bitfinex’s Bitcoin Price Excluded from CoinMarketCap Average Calculation - CoinDesk
• Bloomberg Report: Fidelity Will Start Institutional Bitcoin Trading Within Weeks

Bitcoin is down slightly at $5,722
XRP is down 1% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is down .5% at $159

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Mainframe up 12%

Craig Wright faces court order to produce documents by May 15th in Kleiman misappropriation suit.

An anonymous countdown website has appeared claiming that the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto will be revealed on the site in under 10 days.

A hacker has been targeting GitHub repositories, demanding Bitcoin ransom.

The CTO of Coinbase Balaji Srinivasan will be stepping down.

Links:

• Anonymous Website Begins Countdown For Satoshi Nakamoto’s ‘Unveiling’
• Earn.com Founder Balaji S. Srinivasan ‏Is Leaving Coinbase - CoinDesk
• Wright Motion | Discovery (Law) | Pleading
• Hacker Tries to Ransom Github Code Repositories For Bitcoin | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Bitcoin is up half a percent at $5,723
XRP is down 1% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is down 2.5% at $160

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
LBRY credits, up 18%
Digix DAO, up 18%
Particl, up 18%

Microsoft is teaming up with JP Morgan— making JP Morgan’s Quorum available on Microsoft's Azure blockchain service.

Belarus-based currency . com — a tokenized securities exchange — has announced that it is coming out of beta mode.

Christian Catalini, the prominent MIT crypto economist is on leave from MIT and working at Facebook.

Links:

• World’s First Tokenized Securities Exchange Currency.com Goes Live
• J.P. Morgan and Microsoft announce strategic partnership to drive enterprise adoption of Quorum - Stories
• MIT's Christian Catalini Said to Be Working on Facebook's Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk

Facebook Plots Crypto

Fidelity Says Institutional Crypto Up

Qtum to Google Cloud

Links:

• Facebook in Talks to Build Ecosystem for Planned Stablecoin: WSJ - CoinDesk
• Fidelity: Institutional investment in cryptocurrency likely to grow | CryptoSlate
• Qtum Launches Its New Developer Suite on Google Cloud

Ria and Ripple Partner

$42 Million to DC Q1 2019 Influencing Crypto Laws

Bitfinex Wants One Billion

Links:

• Ripple Partners With One of the World's Largest Money Transfer Providers | The Daily Hodl
• 80 Firms Including MasterCard, Coinbase Spent $42 Mln Lobbying Crypto, Fintech Issues in Q1
• Bitfinex Shareholder Provides More Details About Potential $1 Billion Token Sale - CoinDesk

Relief for Tether/Bitfinex?

AWS Live with Managed Blockchain

Turkey Goes Big in Crypto

Atala to Ethiopia

Links:

• Tether Lawyer Admits Stablecoin Now 74% Backed by Cash and Equivalents - CoinDesk
• Amazon Web Services Opens Blockchain Building Service Up for Wider Use - CoinDesk
• Turkey: The Country Where Crypto Exchanges Are Beating the Bear Market - CoinDesk
• Cardano Founder Launches Enterprise Blockchain Framework In Collaboration With Ethiopian Government

NASDAQ Adds XRP Tracking

ErisX Launches Market Today

Aragon Votes No Polkadot

Musk Spikes with "Ethereum"

Links:

• Elon Musk Flirts With Ethereum (ETH) As Tech Giant's Crypto Tweet Goes Viral | The Daily Hodl
• Nasdaq Adding Index for XRP Cryptocurrency to Global Data Service - CoinDesk
• ErisX Launches Crypto Spot Market on Heels of New $20 Million Raise - CoinDesk
• Voters on Ethereum App Veto Proposal to Fund Polkadot Blockchain - CoinDesk

Jaguar Land Rover Partners with IOTA for Driver Data

Bloomberg Reports on Secret Crypto Meeting

Australian Crypto Scams $4.3 Million in 2018

Links:

• Jaguar Land Rover Plans to Give Drivers Crypto in Return for Their Data - CoinDesk
• Coinbase, Binance, Goldman, And Other Big Crypto Players Met Behind Closed Doors To Discuss The Future Of Crypto
• Australian Crypto Scam Reports Rose Almost 200% in 2018 - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .5% at $5,323
XRP is up .5% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is up 1.5% at $154

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cortex up 15%
Loom Network up 15%

The non-profit organization IOTA Foundation has announced an IOTA academy.

Brazilian police have made an arrest in connection with a suspected crypto money laundering scheme.

According to several users on twitter, HDFC Bank of India has been sending threatening emails to account holders that bought Crypto.

Bitcoin is down slightly at $5,251
XRP is up 1% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $154

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
DigixDAO, up 18%

The government of India is reportedly redoubling its efforts to outlaw public cryptocurrencies.

The Bitfinex CFO has spoken out to reassure shareholders that the $851 million that is missing is in fact safe.

E-trade is reportedly looking to get into retail crypto trading.

Brave Browser users can finally start earning crypto just for surfing the web.

Links:

• Brave Browser Rewards Roll Out - BitcoinNews.com
• Major exchange eTrade reportedly Integrating Bitcoin and Ethereum For 5M users
• Bitfinex - Bitfinex Responds to New York Attorney General's Actions
• Cryptocurrencies Ban: Government department discuss draft bill to ban cryptocurrencies

NYAG Says IFinex Defrauding New Yorkers

Beepy Malware Discovered

Two Nigerian Nationals Charged

Links:

• New York attorney general probes crypto exchange Bitfinex over alleged $850M fraud | TechCrunch
• US Prosecutors Charge 2 Foreign Nationals Over Bitcoin Investment Scam - CoinDesk

French Law Mandates Bank Accounts for Regulated Crypto Businesses

Ripple Sold $169.42 Million in XRP Q1 2019

Samsung Invests $2.9 Million in Ledger

Links:

• Samsung Invests $2.9 Million in Crypto Hardware Startup Ledger - CoinDesk

Samsung Developing Blockchain, Coin Soon?

Coinbase Closes Coinbase Markets

Lightening Labs Releases App to Bitcoin Mainnet

Links:

• Samsung Developing Ethereum-Based Blockchain, May Issue Own Token - CoinDesk
• Coinbase Shutters High-Speed Crypto Trading Division, Axing 30 Jobs - CoinDesk

Binance DEX Ready

Japan's FSA Flash Inspects Houbi and Fisco

21-Year Old Crypto Thief Gets 10 Years

BitGo Gets SOC 2 Type 2 Rating

Links:

• Binance Launches Decentralized Exchange Ahead of Schedule - CoinDesk
• Unconfirmed: Japanese Regulator Conducts Flash Inspection of Huobi Japan, Fisco Exchanges
• Student Gets 10-Year Jail Term for SIM-Swap Crypto Thefts Worth $7.5 Million - CoinDesk
• The Block - Crypto simplified
• BitGo Receives Security Certification from ‘Big Four’ Auditor | Finance Magnates
• Lightning Labs Launches Desktop App on Bitcoin Mainnet - CoinDesk

JPMorgan Chase Tweaks IIN

Argo Blockchain Gets Rothchild-Associated Investor

South Korea Crypto Average Up

Links:

• JPMorgan Expanding Blockchain Project With 220 Banks to Include Payments - CoinDesk
• Rothschild-Linked Oil Tycoon Makes Waves in Bitcoin Mining Pool

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Monacoin up 35%
Basic Attention Token up 15%
Burst, up 15%

The British Virigin Islands have released an official statement that the island protectorate has entered a partnership with the blockchain company LifeLabs.

Serena Williams quietly started an VC firm in 2014, and has invested in Coinbase.

The Samsung-backed startup Blocko has launched the hybrid blockchain Aergo Enterprise.

Links:

• Samsung-Backed Startup Blocko Launches Hybrid Blockchain Aergo Enterprise - Coinjournal
• Serena Williams Puts Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Back in the Mainstream Spotlight With Coinbase Investment | The Daily Hodl
• British Virgin Islands Bolsters Emergency Plan with Crypto Wallet

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

Kybernetwork, up 18%
and Ravencoin, up 15%

Volkswagen has announced that it will be using IBM blockchain technology to track its mineral supply chains.

A California man has been charged in a first-ever peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchanger case for breaking anti-money laundering rules (from 2012-2014)

Korea's Coinnest is shutting down operations following a slew of administrative, financial, and legal issues.

Vitalik Buterin revealed on twitter that he applied for an internship with Ripple in 2013.

Links:

• Vitalik Buterin: ‘I Tried to Be an Intern at Ripple Back in the Day (Mid 2013)’
• 5th Biggest Korean Bitcoin Exchange Closes Shop - Bitcoinist.com
• Volkswagen Group Joins Responsible Sourcing Network | Volkswagen Newsroom
• In First, FinCEN Penalizes Bitcoin Trader for Violating AML Laws - CoinDesk

Yang Want Clear Crypto Regs

Voorhees Thinks Bitcoin an Escape Hatch In Meltdown

GAB Forks Brave, Adds Bitcoin

Bakkt Ponders BitLicense

Links:

• US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Calls for Clear Crypto Regulations
• Bitcoin (BTC) an “Escape Hatch” for the Upcoming Global Recession –Erik Voorhees - Today's Gazette - Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ripple, Tron, Verge, Cardano News
• ICE’s Crypto Trading Platform Bakkt Eyes New York BitLicense – BlockTribune
• There's a New Medici Bank After 500 Years, And This Time It's Crypto-Friendly - CoinDesk

Three Countries Contemplate Crypto Bonds

Reuters Says Coinbase Income 520 Million Dollars for 2018

Links:

• Coinbase Generated $520 Million in Revenue in FY 2018: Reuters | CryptoGlobe
• Three countries are keen to issue Bitcoin bonds as they seek IMF approval
• XRP May Soon Get Integrated Into Skype, Says Weiss Rating - BTCNN

Gate.io Gets Sixty-four Million

Generali DLTs Insurance

Arca Asks SEC to Tokenize Bond Fund

Kraken Dumps Bitcoin SV

Links:

• Gate.io Raises $64 Million for Launch of New Exchange Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
• Accenture, Generali Streamline Employee Insurance Benefits With Blockchain Rollout - CoinDesk
• Kraken Exchange Joins Binance, ShapeShift in Delisting Bitcoin SV - CoinDesk

Sirin Labs Sheds Employees

Joe Lubin Seeking Dough for ConsenSys

France: Five Million for Blockchain Breakthrough

Links:

• Sirin Labs Lays Off 25% of Staff Amid Poor Blockchain Phone Sales - CoinDesk
• ConsenSys Is Seeking $200 Million in New Funding: Report - CoinDesk
• French Minister of Finance: Blockchain Is a Government Priority

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. To Issue Token

Bank-Owned Consortium in India Taking Bids for Blockchain

Endowment Funds 94 Percent Into Crypto

Links:

• Mitsubishi UFJ to issue its own digital currency in Japan, called 'coin,' by end of year | The Japan Times
• India's National Payments Corporation Wants to Build a Blockchain Solution - CoinDesk
• The Block - Crypto simplified
• 94% of Endowments ALREADY Invested in Crypto Industry

Bitcoin is up slightly at $5,070
XRP is up slightly at 32 cents
and Ethereum up slightly at $163

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:

Storj up 13%

The IMF and the World Bank have launched a private blockchain and a cryptocurrency to study the inner workings of crypto.

The LA Times has signed on as a verified Brave browser publication.

The Faketoshi saga continued this week on Twitter.

A newly passed act in France will allow life insurance providers to invest in cryptocurrencies and tokens.

Links:

• Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Considers Delisting BSV Because of Founder’s Behavior
• IMF and World Bank explore crypto merits with blockchain project | Financial Times
• LA Times begins accepting crypto tips as a verified Brave Browser publisher | CryptoSlate
• The $2 Trillion French Life Insurance Market Can Now Invest in Crypto
• Craig Wright to sue Twitter critics for defamation, Binance CEO threatens to delist Bitcoin SV | CryptoSlate
• IMF Launches Private Blockchain-Based 'Crypto' After Bashing Bitcoin | NewsBTC

Bitcoin is down slightly at $5,072
XRP is down 1% at 32 cents
and Ethereum is down 1.5% at $163

Harvard University is directly investing $5-10 million in Blockstack’s private token sale.

The US Justice Department has convicted 2 Romanian cybercriminals of 21 counts relating to infecting over 400,000 computers with malware.

Japan’s fifth largest bank, Resona Bank, has announced that it is withdrawing from the Ripple Asia app trial Money Tap.

If you live in New York State and you have coins on the exchange Bittrex, you are in danger of losing custody. Withdraws have to be made by June 9th.

Links:

• 5th-Largest Japanese Bank Abruptly Ditches Ripple Trial
• Harvard University Gets Directly Into Crypto - A Huge Leap Forward For Crypto Industry
• Two Romanian Cybercriminals Convicted of All 21 Counts Relating to Infecting Over 400,000 Victim Computers with Malware and Stealing Millions of Dollars | OPA | Department of Justice
• Bittrex Statement on the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Decision – Bittrex Support

21 Lawmakers Write IRS: Clarify Crypto Rules

Albertsons Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain

Bithumb Lost $150 Million in 2018

FATF Has Unrealistic Rules

Links:

• World's Second-Largest Grocer Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain - CoinDesk
• 21 US Lawmakers Urge IRS (Again) to Clarify Crypto Tax Rules - CoinDesk
• Crypto Exchange Bithumb Posts $180 Million Loss for 2018 - CoinDesk
• 'Onerous' FATF Recommendations Harmful for Crypto Transparency: Chainalysis - CoinDesk

Crypto Advocate and Journalist Julian Assange Arrested

Tata Settles Securities Transaction

IMF Head Says Crypto Shaking System

Links:

• Julian Assange Arrested In London | Zero Hedge
• Tata Settles Securities Between National Depositories on a Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Cryptocurrencies, fintech clearly shaking the system: IMF's Lagarde

Token Taxonomy Act Reintroduced

PewDiePie Goes Dlive.

Bitstamp USA Gets NY BitLicense

Links:

• Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Exempt Crypto Tokens From US Securities Laws - CoinDesk
• Top YouTuber PewDiePie Joins Blockchain Live Streaming Platform - CoinDesk
• NY State Financial Regulator Grants Virtual Currency License To Bitstamp - Coinjournal

Coinbase Pro Adds EOS, REP and MKR Today

Capital One Wins Blockchain Patent

Popper: Facebook Wants A Billion For Stablecoin

Opera Has Built-in Wallet

Fast Company: xRapid Wins

Links:

• Coinbase Pro Lists EOS, Augur's REP and MakerDAO's MKR Tokens - CoinDesk
• US Banking Giant Capital One References Bitcoin and Ethereum in New Patent | The Daily Hodl
• Facebook Said to Be Seeking $1 Billion in Funding for Crypto Project - CoinDesk
• Opera Launches Dapp-Focused Desktop Browser With Built-In Ethereum Wallet - CoinDesk
• Fast Company Honor’s Ripple’s xRapid for its 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards

Tata Consultancy Services Unveils Quartz

GM and BMW Get MOBI Moving

South Korean Cops Use AI

Links:

• Global IT Giant Adopts Ripple Technology – Will It Bring XRP and Crypto to the Mainstream? | The Daily Hodl
• GM, BMW Back Blockchain Data Sharing For Self-Driving Cars - CoinDesk
• Korean Crypto Scam Fleeced Investors for Over $18.5 Million - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 2% $5,142
XRP is up 1.5% at 35 cents
and Ethereum up 2.5% at $166

G20 member countries will meet to discuss international cryptocurrency AML regulation this June.

Vitalik Buterin and a group of bipartisan lawmakers urged the South Korean government to deregulate the blockchain industry.

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen announced at a San Francisco State University event that the company would donate $25 Million dollars in XRP.

CME group has reported an all-time high Bitcoin Futures trading volume on april 4, 2019.

Links:

• G20 to Establish Crypto AML and Counter-Terrorism Financing Regulations in June: Report
• Ripple Co-Founder Donates $25 Million in XRP to California University
• Vitalik Buterin Urges South Korea to Deregulate Blockchain, Embrace Crypto
• CMEGroup on Twitter: "CME Bitcoin futures had a record trading day on April 4, hitting an all-time high volume of over 22.5K contracts (112.7K equivalent bitcoin), surpassing previous record of over 18.3K (64.3K equivalent bitcoin) on February 19. More #Bitcoin futures. $BTC_F https://t.co/kWYK203apA… https://t.co/RWyKO54RHF"

Bitcoin is up slightly at $5,002.
XRP is down 2% at 35 cents
and Ethereum down 1% at $162

Bosch, and the Austrian power supplier Wien Energie have come up with a blockchain refrigerator.

Barclays, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and R3 have completed a trial that should speed up property transactions.

A Canadian court has confiscated approximately $1.4 million in Bitcoin that belonged to a convicted drug dealer.

Gazprom, talked blockchain technology to with Russian Prime Minister.

Links:

• Bosch and Wien Energie Demo Blockchain-Powered Refrigerator - CoinDesk — More interestingly, perhaps, the utility firm said the device will ultimately allow the user to become “active participants” in the energy market, using smart contracts to enable switching between different sources of electricity and providing a “transparent” and secure view of the energy used from production to consumption.
• Barclays, RBS, R3 Cut Property Transaction Times in Blockchain Trial - CoinDesk
• Judge rules drug dealer must forfeit $1.9 million in bitcoin to the province | The Star
• Russia’s Gazprom Integrates Blockchain Technology for Gas Supply | BTCMANAGER

Coinsquare Debuts eCAD

No More Deposits Please: Bithumb

Brock Pierce Buys a Home With Bitcoin-Backed Nexo Mortgage

Coindesk.com Launches Crypto TV Series on Amazon Prime

Links:

• Now There's a Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on the Way - CoinDesk
• 'Mighty Ducks’ actor Brock Pierce used bitcoin to buy $1.2M home in Amsterdam | Fox Business
• Hacked Bitcoin Exchange Bithumb Tells Traders to Halt Deposits

SEC Publishes Crypto Guidance

Okta Ventures Fund Backs Trusted Key

Forty-four Banks Experimenting with Blockchain and DLT

Atomic Capital Offers Eighty-five Percent LTV on Crypto-backed Loans

Binance Opens Singapore Exchange

Links:

• SEC's Crypto Token Framework Falls Short of Clear and Actionable Guidance - CoinDesk
• New $50 Million Fund Makes First Investment in Blockchain ID Startup - CoinDesk
• Over 40 Central Banks Are Considering Blockchain Currencies: Davos Report - CoinDesk
• Atomic Capital Makes Crypto's Most Aggressive Lending Offer Yet - CoinDesk
• Crypto Exchange Binance Is Setting Up Shop in Singapore This Month - CoinDesk

Liquid.com Now Unicorn

Coinbase Covers Hot Wallets

PayPal Invests in Cambridge Blockchain

Ripple is a Founding Member of INATBA

Links:

• Liquid.com Closes Funding Round Valuing Crypto Firm at 'Over $1 Billion' - CoinDesk
• $255 Million: Coinbase Confirms Extent of Crypto Insurance Coverage - CoinDesk
• PayPal Makes Its First-Ever Investment in a Blockchain Startup - CoinDesk
• Ripple Just Announced That It Is a Founding Member of the European Commission's Association For Blockchain, INATBA

New Crypto Bank Opens in Puerto Rico

ETP for XRP on SIX

Ripple Rippin'

Links:

• A New Bank for Crypto Traders Has Opened in Puerto Rico - CoinDesk
• XRP Exchange-Traded Product Goes Live on Swiss SIX Exchange - CoinDesk
• It Is Hard To Ignore Ripple When The White House, World Bank, Federal Reserve, IMF And Central Banks Are Involved

World Bank Notices xRapid

Italy Has Cash, Wants Crypto and Blockchain

Crypto Savy Attorney? The SEC Has a Job for You

Links:

• The US SEC Wants to Hire a 'Crypto Specialist' Legal Advisor - CoinDesk
• Ripple: xRapid Appears on World Bank Official Website: "Pilot Saved 40%-70% In Foreign Exchange Costs" - A Step Closer To Mass Adoption?
• Paying across borders - Can distributed ledgers bring us closer together? | Private Sector Development
• Di Maio Bets on the Blockchain, Says Italy Must Allow Innovation to Proliferate

Bitcoin is down .5% at $4,112
XRP is up 1% at 30 cents
and Ethereum is down 2.5% at $139

The Universal Protocol Alliance launching a Euro-pegged stablecoin next month with a potential 8% annual return.

XMR.TO, a privacy service for bitcoin transactions, will no longer serve US customers.

Federal Bank, a leading private sector bank in India, has announced that it has partnered with Ripple

Japan’s largest railway company has received a proposal for a new crypto payment system for transport card.

Links:

• Breaking: Ripple Just Signed A Deal With Leading Indian Bank "Federal Bank" To Speed Up International Remittances
• Japan’s Largest Railway Company Considers New Crypto Payment System for Transport Cards
• World Bank Praises Ripple and XRP-Based xRapid, Says Technology Could Transform Cross-Border Payments | The Daily Hodl
• Bittrex-Backed Euro Stablecoin Can Be Staked for 8% Interest - CoinDesk
• XMR.to not serving US customers for the time being : Monero

Bitcoin is down slightly at $4,110
XRP is up 1% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is up .5% at $141

The south korean crypto exchange Bithumb has had around $13 million in EOS stolen in a hack that it is calling an inside job.

The US SEC is postponing its decision on Bitwise and VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF proposals.

The town of Innisfil Ontario has announced that it is accepting Bitcoin for property tax payments.

JP Morgan, and Facebook are both on blockchain and cryptocurrency hiring sprees.

Links:

• Canadian Municipality Set to Accept Bitcoin for Property Tax Payments - CoinDesk — Innisfil, Ontario
• Crypto Exchange Bithumb Hacked for $13 Million in Suspected Insider Job - CoinDesk
• SEC Postpones Decision on Bitwise, VanEck Bitcoin ETF Proposals - CoinDesk
• JPMorgan Is Hiring For More Blockchain Jobs Than Any Other Wall Street Firm

SBI Holdings Announces Money Tap

nChain Wants a Lawyer

Links:

• Breaking: SBI Announces New 13 Leading Banks To Join Ripple XRP Powered MoneyTap App
• Craig Wright's nChain Is Hiring a Lawyer to Protect Its Crypto Patents - CoinDesk

Two Real Deals Done on Marco Polo

Kraken Ups Security

Lazarus Adopts New Hacking Techniques

Links:

• Marco Polo Blockchain Built on R3's Corda Sees First Live Trades - CoinDesk
• Kraken Ramps Up Security With Enforced 2FA and Dedicated Lab - CoinDesk
• Messari - Crypto News, Pricing, and Research
• Report: Lazarus Hacker Group Adopts New Methods, Continues Targeting Crypto

LVMH Develops AURA

Patrick McDonnall Arrested For Fraud

Mimicstream Developed at Hackathon

Links:

• Louis Vuitton Owner LVMH Is Launching a Blockchain to Track Luxury Goods - CoinDesk
• CabbageTech CEO Indicted in New York for Defrauding Crypto Investors - CoinDesk
• Messari - Crypto News, Pricing, and Research
• Mimicstream_Min_Nick.pptx - Google Drive
• Kyber Network on Twitter: "Mimicstream is a ‘decentralised @Twitch ’ that utilises Kyber’s protocol to allow users to tip content creators and live stream directly without centralised service fees 🎥 View their @futureofbchain presentation: https://t.co/us0N2GW7wn"

CoinMarketCap.com Adds Tools

Bitmain Misses IPO Deadline

Twitch.tv No Crypto

Links:

• Twitch Quietly Stops Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments | CryptoGlobe
• CoinMarketCap Admits Fake Crypto Volume Allegations, Plans for a New Set of Tools | Coinspeaker
• Crypto Mining Giant Bitmain's IPO Application Has Officially Expired - CoinDesk

Tribe Accelerator Adds BMW, Intel and Nielsen

Jesse Edwards Leaving R3

BIS Says No to CBDC

Links:

• BMW, Intel Partner With Government-Backed Blockchain Accelerator - CoinDesk
• R3 Co-Founder Jesse Edwards Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm - CoinDesk
• Central Banks See 'No Value' in Issuing Digital Currency: BIS Chief - CoinDesk

Bitwise asset management claims that 95% of all reported trading volumes on un-regualated exchanges is faked.

Vietnam is reportedly on the verge of releasing a fully-authorized cryptocurrency exchange.

The swiss government is set to apply federal law to the domestic distributed ledger technology space.

Blockchain technology is being tested by the US department of Health and Human Services to track unaccompanied children in federal custody.

Links:

• Bitcoin Futures Volume Is More Significant Than You Think, Bitwise Says - CoinDesk
• Vietnam to Soon Have a Fully-Authorized Cryptocurrency Exchange
• Swiss Government Set to Apply Federal Law to Domestic DLT Space – BTCMANAGER
• Federal Council initiates consultation on improving framework conditions for blockchain/DLT
• US: Blockchain Being Tested to Track Unaccompanied Children – BTCMANAGER
• HHS Testing Blockchain to Track Unaccompanied Minors – MeriTalk
• Twitch Quietly Stops Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments — site exclusive
• Netherlands: Gov’t-Backed Odyssey Hackathon to Explore Use of Blockchain, AI in Energy, Digital Identity and More - Coinjournal — site exclusive

UPS is partnering with a blockchain startup to provide better B2B services.

BlockFi, the NYC based lending firm has announced a reduction of its initial interest account offer from 6.2% to 2%.

Duke University is partnering with Citizens Reserve on an educational initiative to develop students interest in blockchain technology.

The CCID in China has updated its monthly crypto project rankings: EOS, Tron and Ethereum top the list while Bitcoin falls in the rankings.

Links:

• Adoption: UPS Announces Blockchain Integration For Its Merchants
• Creating Products for the Everyday Crypto Investor
• Duke University Collaborates for Blockchain Lab, Education Program - CoinDesk

SBI Holdings Digs Crypto

AriseBank Founder Guilty

Houbi Global and OKEx Now Support USDT-TRON

Links:

• SBI Holdings Latest Crypto Venture Will See It Make Mining Chips - CoinDesk
• The Block - Crypto simplified
• Major Crypto Exchanges Huobi Global and OKEx Launch Support for Tron-Based USDT

B2C2 Hires Rob Catalanello

Square Wants Crypto Developers

Binance API Changes Indicate Margin Trading?

Links:

• Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Hires Wall Street FX Vet to Lead US Expansion - CoinDesk
• Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin - CoinDesk
• Binance API Seemingly Reveals Ongoing Margin Trading Implementation

Binance Announces Crypto for Cash Network in Australia

Avnet Accepting Crypto Now

Digitec Galaxus AG Takes Crypto

Links:

• Binance Now Lets Australians Buy Bitcoin With Cash at Over 1,300 Stores - CoinDesk
• Fortune 500 Tech Firm Avnet Now Accepts Crypto Payments via BitPay - CoinDesk
• Switzerland's Biggest Online Retailer Starts Accepting Bitcoin, ETH, Ripple, BCH, Litecoin, BNB and Even OMG

Six Banks Sign with IBM

Visa Hiring Crypto Tech Product Manager

SureBits Launches Lightening Payment Network

Bankers Can' Close Crypto Accounts in Israel Based on Occupation

Antminer Z11 Out

Links:

• Six Global Banks Sign Up to Issue Stablecoins on IBM’s Now-Live Blockchain Network
• Visa Hiring Blockchain Expert for 'Visa Crypto' - Bitcoinist.com
• Bitmain's Latest Zcash Miner Claimed to Have Tripled Hashing Power - CoinDesk

Citi Scraps Plans for Coin

SEC Holding Conference

SendCrypto Beta on Telegram

Links:

• Citi Scraps Its Plan for a JPM Coin-Like Bank-Backed Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
• Messari - Crypto News, Pricing, and Research

Bitcoin is down 1.6% at $3,958
XRP is down 1.5% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is down 3.5% at $137

Blockdata study on cross-border remittance shows blockchain transfers are 388 times faster.

A Coindesk editor used an RFID chip to turn her hand into a bitcoin wallet.

The US considers sanctions that prohibit Visa and Mastercard from processing transactions in Venezuela.

Riot blockchain set to launch a regulated crypto exchange in the US.

Links:

• Blockchain is disrupting the $700 billion remittance industry
• I'm Turning My Hand Into a Bitcoin Wallet | CoinDesk - YouTube
• Riot Blockchain to Launch Regulated Crypto Exchange in the US - CoinDesk
• U.S. Weighs Curbs on Venezuela Transaction Processing - Bloomberg
• Blockchain Transfers Are 388 Times Faster Than Mainstream Remittance Services | U.Today

Bitcoin is up 3.5% at $3,975
XRP is up 2.3% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is up 6.5% at $140

Bittrex has cancelled its initial exchange offering of the Raid token.

Japan is set to hold its first-ever trial involving cryptocurrency cyber-theft.

CBOE effectively de-lists its bitcoin futures.

Bitcoin daily trading volume has topped 11 billion for the first time in nearly a year.

Links:

• Chicago Board Options Exchange Delists Bitcoin Futures | CryptoSlate
• Bitcoin Trading Volume Tops $11 Billion For First Time In Nearly a Year - CoinDesk
• Google Trends: Altcoin-Related Search Volume Just Outnumbered Late 2017's Numbers — Bullish Sign?
• Japan to Hold First Ever Trial Over Crypto Hacking Losses - CoinDesk
• 'No Change' to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back - CoinDesk
• Bittrex Exchange Nixes RAID Token Sale at 11th Hour - CoinDesk

CSA and IIROC Request Input on Crypto

NASDAQ Announces Bcause LLC

Mt. Gox CEO Gets Two and a Half Year Suspended Sentence

Links:

• Canada Proposes Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency Exchanges - CoinDesk
• Nasdaq Technology Powers 'World's First Full-Stack Cryptocurrency Ecosystem' | The Daily Hodl
• Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpeles Found Guilty Over Data Manipulation in Tokyo Court - CoinDesk

Stellar Lumens Listed on Coinbase Pro

Basel Committee Warns Banks About Crypto Risk

Tether Untethered from Dollar?

Links:

• Stellar Lumens Is About to Begin Trading on Coinbase Pro - CoinDesk
• Cryptocurrencies Pose Risks to Banks, Warns Basel Committee - CoinDesk
• Cryptocurrency Community Eyes Tether After Website Dilutes USD Backing Claims

SEC Chairman Says Crypto Not Security

Ripple and Forte Team for Blockchain Gaming

Tron Up Big

Links:

• The Block - Crypto simplified — looking
• Newsflash: SEC Chief Confirms Analysis That Ethereum isn't a Security
• Tron (TRX) Dapps Are Soaring, Tron Rises 207% in Weekly Transaction Volume

Bancor Goes Cross-Chain

CU Ledger Partners with IBM

Ross Sandler Sees Massive Upside for Facebook with Crypto

Links:

• Bancor launches new wallet to improve user experience for cross-chain token trading - The Block
• IBM Scores Deal With US Credit Union Group to Use Hyperledger Blockchain - CoinDesk
• Facebook Crypto Could Raise $19 Billion, 'Reinvigorate' Firm: Barclays

XRP/WooCommerce Getting Together

Texas Wants ID Before Using Crypto

LedgerPrime Raises 12 Million Dollars

Links:

• Founder of Ripple-Backed Startup Pushes for Mass XRP Adoption at 3.3 Million Online Stores | The Daily Hodl
• Texas: Proposed Bill Requires Identification of Buyers Paying in Digital Currencies

Monero Hard Fork Successful

Nineteen Companies Use XRP Cross-Border

Shaan Ray Breaks Down The Lightening Network

Links:

• Monero Upgrade Successful: Improved ASIC Resistance, Security, and Privacy | CryptoSlate
• Confirmed: 19 Companies Using XRP to Power Cross-Border Payments – The Ripple Effect | The Daily Hodl
• What is the Lightning Network? – Hacker Noon

Ethereum Block Rate Up

Crypto For Coffee Problem

Government Should Stay Out of the Way of Crypto

Links:

• Ethereum Block Count Spikes as Difficulty Bomb Diffuses on Schedule - CoinDesk
• Accepting bitcoin could create a grande headache at Starbucks - MarketWatch
• US State Dept. on Blockchain: Sometimes Gov’t Should ‘Stay out of the Way’

eToro Launches in Thirty-one States

Kraken Hires Matt Mason as Chief Marketing Officer

Six Bitcoin Mining Pools Control Seventy-five Percent of the Bitcoin Hashrate

Denver Pilots Voting on Blockchain via App

Links:

• Leading Social Investing Platform EToro Launches Crypto Services in 31 US States
• Kraken Crypto Exchange Poaches a Sony Studio Head for Marketing Push - CoinDesk
• Mining Oligopoly: Six Pools Control 75% of Bitcoin's Hashrate, Data Shows — CryptoGlobe Latest Charts Markets Opinion Research
• City of Denver to Pilot Blockchain Voting App in Coming Elections - CoinDesk

NASDQ Getting Crypto With It

Huobi OTC Adds XRP

Ripple CEO Praises JPMorgan, Not So Much

Links:

• Nasdaq's (NDAQ) Blockchain Layer Is Developing Quickly
• Huobi Global Adds XRP (XRP) to Its OTC Platform
• Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on JPM Coin: Other Banks Won't Use It - CoinDesk

Argentina to Invest In Blockchain

One Billion Crypto Traded on Crypto Facilities in Thirty Days

Cryptopia Reopens in Read-Only Mode

Links:

• Argentinian Government to Invest in Binance-Backed Blockchain Startups - CoinDesk
• Futures Trading Nears $1 Billion in First Month at Kraken Crypto Exchange - CoinDesk
• Curated News Summaries | Messari

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news

Ernst and Young is looking to make your crypto taxes easier with a new accounting tool.

Tether is launching a new version of its USDT stablecoin on Tron.

Pantera capital, and the Yale-University backed Paradigm investing in Tagomi.

Two developers have successfully sent a Bitcoin lightning payment over radio waves.

Links:

• TRON-Tether Collaboration: USDT Stablecoin Will Launch on TRX Blockchain
• Pantera and Yale-backed Paradigm get behind crypto broker in new fundraising round - The Block
• EY Aims to Make It Easier to Calculate Crypto Taxes With New Tool - CoinDesk
• Bitcoin Coders Send International Lightning Payment Over Ham Radio - CoinDesk
• Tether to Launch New Version of USDT Stablecoin on Tron Blockchain - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2% at $3,703
XRP is down 3% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is down 6% at $123

IBM has released a report detailing that cryptojacking has overtaken ransomware attacks as the most popular cryptocurrency cybercrime.

US based exchange Bittrex is being ordered to reveal one of its users due to criminal activity.

A senator from utah has introduced a bill proposing cryptocurrency/blockchain-related products should be exempted from the state’s money transmitter act.

A hotel chain in spain has launched a pilot to test customer payments in bitcoin.

Links:

• Hotel Chain in Spain Launches Pilot to Accept Bitcoin Payments | The Daily Hodl
• IBM: Cybercriminals Are Moving On From Ransomware to Cryptojacking - Bitcoinist.com
• Utah Bill Would Exempt Blockchain Firms from Money Transmitter Act - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is holding at $3,803
XRP is even at 31 cents
and Ethereum is even at $131
Those are your leaders by market cap

The largest Saudi ATM provider, Alhamrani Universal, has collaborated with the blockchain identity platform ShoCard to develop a blockchain based biometric ATM.

Ripple has won a small victory in a class action lawsuit—a judge ruled this week that the class action lawsuit must remain in federal court.

Circle seeks 250 million in additional funding.

Germany sets date to establish a national crypto strategy.

Links:

• XRP Now Officially Supported on Tim Draper-Backed Crypto Exchange Coinhako
• Germany Follows Russia: Government To Outline Crypto Strategy by Mid-2019
• Major Saudi ATM Provider Partners With Blockchain Identity Platform
• Ripple Scores Minor Victory in US Securities Class Action - CoinDesk
• Crypto Startup Circle Seeking $250 Million in New Funding — The Information

Bitcoin is down slightly at $3,806
XRP is down 2% at 31 cents
and Ethereum down 2% at $130

At the recent agriculture summit in Paris, Macron called for exploring blockchain to improve traceability of agriculture products.

A recent audit has shown the QuadrigaCX cold wallets have been empty since April of 2018.

Thai SEC steps back on coins allowed for ICOs, and base pairs.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey shows off his Casa Node.

Links:

• Quadriga Crypto Mystery Deepens With `Cold Wallets' Found Empty - Bloomberg
• Déclaration de M. Emmanuel Macron, Président de la République, sur la politique agricole commune, à Paris le 23 février 2019. - vie-publique.fr
• Thai SEC Bans Three Cryptocurrencies from ICO Investment, Trading Pairs - CoinDesk
• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Shows Off His (Casa) Bitcoin Full Node - Bitcoinist.com
• Thailand SEC Makes Bizarre Crypto Announcement Ahead of Heated Crucial Elections

Links:

• Singapore State-Owned Fund Backed Coinbase's $300 Million Raise: Report - CoinDesk
• Morgan Creek Joins $65 Million Series B for Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm - CoinDesk
• Basic Attention Token Now Redeemable at Over 250,000 Brands Including Amazon, Starbucks, Uber, and Apple | CryptoSlate

Links:

• Russian Supreme Court Classifies Illicit Crypto Use Under Money Laundering Laws
• London Stock Exchange Leads $20 Million Fundraise for Blockchain Startup Nivaura - CoinDesk
• How the Coming Constantinople Hard Fork Could Stir Up Ether Markets - CoinDesk
• Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Discloses Estimate of Stolen Crypto - CoinDesk

Links:

• Coinbase Pro Adds Support for XRP | Cointelegraph
• SoftBank Eyes Blockchain to Solve Issues With Online Authentication - CoinDesk
• The Block - Crypto simplified

Links:

• Tapatalk takes EOS to the Mainstream, Over 300 Million Users Introduced to the Digital Currency
• US Government Returns Bitcoins Retrieved Following 2016 Bitfinex Hack - CoinDesk
• Tron Will Hard Fork in February to Add Institution-Friendly Features, CEO Confirms

Bitcoin is up 4.5% at $4,112
XRP is up 4.5% at 33 cents
and Ethereum is up 10% at $162

Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick has announced they’re launching an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform called DLT markets.

The developers of Ontology have released a development platform on Google’s cloud marketplace.

Mercury FX, a ripple partner is planning to open up as many as 10 new payment corridors using xRapid by the middle of 2019.

Microsoft’s Stratis, a turnkey ICO platform.

Links:

• Microsoft Wants to Help Make Your ICO a Success
• Liechtenstein’s Bank Frick Launches Institutional Crypto Trading Platform
• Ontology Development Platform Now Released on Google's Cloud Marketplace
• Ripple Partner Integrating XRP-Based Payments to Middle East and Canada | The Daily Hodl

Bitcoin is down .5% at $3,933
XRP is down .75% at 31 cents
and Ethereum is down slightly at $146
Those are your leaders by market cap.

Thailand has approved an ammendment that would allow blockchain-based securities
to be issued and traded in the country.

The FBI is now soliciting voluntary information from those who invested in the BitConnect

Samsung to store cryptocurrency private keys on its new S10 phone.

CasperLabs, a new startup in New York, has launched with the aim of building a new blockchain based on a version of proof-of-stake.

Links:

• Samsung's Galaxy S10 Will Support Cryptocurrency Key Storage | CryptoSlate
• CasperLabs Is Building a PoS Blockchain With Help from Ethereum's Vlad Zamfir - CoinDesk
• FBI Seeking Potential Victims of BitConnect to Assist Investigation - CoinDesk
• Thailand Green Lights Issuance and Trading of Blockchain Securities - CoinDesk

Links:

• Crypto Hedge Fund Pantera Capital Seals $130 Million for Third Crypto Venture Fund — After Cease
• University of Michigan Considers Further Investment in A16z's Crypto Fund - CoinDesk

Links:

• Global Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Jump to 300-Day Highs - CoinDesk
• Forbes Search

Links:

• BitGo Offering $100 Million in Crypto Insurance Through Lloyd's of London - CoinDesk
• US Advocacy Group Calls for National Action Plan on Blockchain - CoinDesk
• The Ripple Effect: R3 Bringing XRP to 50 Banks in New Blockchain and Crypto Pilot | The Daily Hodl

Links:

• Ethereum Scaling Tech Monoplasma Wants to Let Dapps Broadcast Crypto - CoinDesk
• Report: Coinbase-Supported Bitcoin Debit Card to Shut Operations in April
• Ripple’s XRP Can Now be Spent in More than 40M Locations Across 180 Countries | CoinSpeaker

Hackers used PUBG to orchestrate a hack on a Turkish crypto firm stealing nearly 2.5 million worth of crypto.

Visa and Mastercard are expected to raise fees for processing transactions in April

The Constantinople update should occur in about 2 weeks.

Over 150 people bought pizza with Bitcoin this week using the lightning network.

Links:

• 'Make Bitcoin Fun Again': New Lightning App Lets You Buy Pizza With BTC - CoinDesk
• Visa, Mastercard mull increasing fees for processing transactions: WSJ | Reuters
• (152) Ethereum Core Devs Meeting #55 [2019-02-15] - YouTube
• Turkish police catch suspects who stole TL 13 million in cryptocurrency while playing PUBG - Daily Sabah

Apple looking at blockchain guidelines for supply chain per SEC filing
Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse is taking JP Morgan to task for the launch of JPM Coin
Mastercard is teaming up with Token.io, to develop an "Open Banking Hub”
The SEC has announced that it’s beginning review of the NYSE Arca and Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

Links:

• Mastercard Teams Up With Stellar Fintech Startup | Crypto Briefing
• J.P. Morgan is using Ethereum to launch a 'digital U.S. dollar'—here's what it means for blockchain - The Block
• Apple Hints at Behind-the-Scenes Blockchain Work in New SEC Filing - CoinDesk
• NYSE Arca Filing Kicks Off Countdown for New Bitcoin ETF - CoinDesk

Links:

• Major Canadian Exchange Coinsquare Acquires Zero-Fee Payment Network StellarX
• Luxembourg Passes Bill to Give Blockchain Securities Legal Status - CoinDesk
• Elevated Returns and Securitize to Tokenize USD $1B of Real Estate on Tezos, Will Build New Compliant Security Token Issuance Standards

Links:

• Coinbase Just Paid a $30K Bounty for the Discovery of Critical Bug - CoinDesk
• Intel Launches Commercial Blockchain Package Based on Hyperledger Fabric
• Status Launches a 'Tap-to-Pay' Crypto Hardware Wallet - CoinDesk

Links:

• GMO Internet’s Crypto Business Reports $12 Million Loss in 2018 - CoinDesk
• Report Claims 85% of the Monero Network Dominated by ASIC Miners - Bitcoin News
• CryptoDigest
• Police Pension Backs Morgan Creek's $40 Million Blockchain Venture Capital Fund
• ALS Association Partners With TRON to Use Blockchain to Track Donations

Links:

• GM Financial Partners With Blockchain Startup to Fight Identity Fraud - CoinDesk
• Cryptos Could Challenge 'Any Financial Framework': New FSB Chair - CoinDesk
• Cory Johnson Out As Ripple's Chief Market Strategist - CoinDesk

Links:

• Tippin to Allow Twitter Users to Send, Receive Tips in Bitcoin's Lightning Network
• SEC Commissioner Peirce Confirms Guidance on Crypto Tokens Is Coming - CoinDesk
• NYSE Parent ICE Anticipates Over $20 Million Spend on Bakkt This Year - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down .5% at $3,601
XRP is down 3% at 29 cents
Ethereum is down 2% at $116

BinanceChain to charge $100,000 for coin listing

The FSC of Mauritius has announced that it will begin issuing licenses for custodian services for digital assets.

The BitTorrent token airdrop begins this week, and runs monthly through february of 2025.

Canadian Securities Regulators to investigate QuadrigaCX

Links:

• BinanceChain to Charge a Listing Fee of About $100,000 - Coindoo
• Mauritius to Issue Custody Service Licences for Digital Assets Beginning March - Ethereum World News
• What to Know Tron's BitTorrent Token Airdrop This Week - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up 6% at $3,628
XRP is up 5% at 31 cents
Ethereum is up 10% at $118

A UK secondary school team has taken the third place prize at the Barclays sponsored blockchain interoperability hackathon in London.

Ripple has announced the addition of 11 new schools to its university blockchain research initiative.

Child exploitation material uploaded to the BSV platform.

The Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX has drawn the attention of the cryptoverse.

Links:

• Ripple to Sponsor Blockchain Activity in 11 Universities
• High School Team Places Third in Barclays Blockchain Challenge Event - CoinDesk
• Funds Were Moving From QuadrigaCX Right Before Its Collapse - CoinDesk
• Craig Wright Defiant After Child Exploitation Images Found On BSV Blockchain - ETHNews.com
• Indian Hospital Releases Details About QuadrigaCX CEO's Death - CoinDesk — More on QuadrigaCX
• QuadrigaCX granted creditor protection while it searches for $250M in cryptocurrency | CBC News — Still more on QuadrigaCX
• QuadrigaCX likely lacked any ETH cold wallets, per report - The Block — QuadrigaCX on The Block

Links:

• Abra CEO Says 'Yes' to XRP for US Stocks, As Ripple Partners With 11 New Universities | The Daily Hodl
• SEC Commissioner Jackson Thinks Regulator Will Approve BTC ETF, Leaked Interview Shows
• Max Keiser Says Countries Will Mine Bitcoin in a 'Frantic, Wild Orgy of Hashing', Plus Ripple and XRP, Ethereum, Tron, Litecoin, IOTA: Crypto News Alert | The Daily Hodl

Links:

• Ripple Says xCurrent Beats Swift by 90%, Pushes for Institutional Adoption of XRP | The Daily Hodl
• Snowden Praises Zcash For Squishing Counterfeit Bug | Crypto Briefing — No agenda

Bitcoin down 2% at $3,413
XRP down 2% at 29 cents
ETH down 4% at $104

Alchemist and Techstars Back Paperstreet

Links:

• Why Token Sales Are Still Big News For Accelerators | Crypto Briefing
• Cryptocurrency Exchange Says It Can't Access $190 Million After CEO Unexpectedly Died : NPR — Site exclusive
• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Becomes Latest to Take Bitcoin's 'Lightning Torch' - CoinDesk — Site exclusive