Daily Crypto Report

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Singapore Considering Commercial Role for Ubin Clear Makes Roaming Data Easy for Three Giant Telecoms Chinese Crazy for Filecoin Links: Singapore’s Central Bank Eyes Commercial Role for Its Blockchain Payments Tech - CoinDesk Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Use Blockchain for Roaming Settlement Inside the Craze for Filecoin Crypto Mining in China - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blockchain and cryptocurrency news roundup Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,261 Ethereum is up 1% at $240 and XRP is up 1% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Aave up 20% Hyperion, up 15% A New York appeals court rules against Bitfinex and Tether re: jurisdiction, and the legal standing of Tether. Over half the PPP funds in the crypto sector went to development firms and financial services. A securities regulator in Texas has accused a south african trading pool of fraud. Canaan Creative was in the news this week for internal troubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,220 Ethereum is down slightly at $239 and XRP is up 2% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Elrond, up 23% Stellar, up 15% Bitcoin Gold’s developer team is reporting that a 51% attack on the blockchain was unsuccessful. Whale Alert has issued a new report that scammers have made $24 million in bitcoin in the first half of 2020. Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen is apparently paying to install hundreds of security cameras across San Francisco. Links: Chasing Crypto Criminals. During the past two weeks we have been… | by Whale Alert | Jul, 2020 | Medium Why Is a Tech Executive Installing Security Cameras Around San Francisco? - The New York Times Attempted 51% Attack on Bitcoin Gold Was Thwarted, Developers Say - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,191 Ethereum is down 3% at $239 and XRP is down 5% at 20 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Elrond, up 22% Stratis, up 17% A Romanian man has pled guilty to charges connected to the BitClub Ponzi Scheme. Coinbase has reportedly started preparations to go public as early as late this year. A man in Pennsylvania has pled guilty to bank fraud after he falsely claimed to own Bitcoin. Tether has blacklisted 39 ethereum addresses that collectively hold millions of dollars worth of USDT. Links: Tether has blacklisted 39 Ethereum addresses that hold millions of dollars worth of USDT - The Block Exclusive: Crypto exchange Coinbase readies landmark stock market listing, sources say - Reuters Report and Recommendations on Guilty Plea – #18 in United States v. Smail (N.D.W. Va., 2:20-cr-00002) – CourtListener.com Romanian Programmer Admits that He Helped Create Bitclub Network, a Fraud Scheme Worth at Least $722 Million | USAO-NJ | Department of Justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,416 Ethereum is up slightly at $247 and XRP is up 5% at 21 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Stellar up 18% DogeCoin, up 17% Military officials in Venezuela have seized over 300 unregistered bitcoin miners. The Children’s Heart Unit Fund has received $48k in cryptocurrency donations. Chicago-based Ceres waits on SEC response. Chinese police seized over $15 million in crypto from operators who sold counterfeit tokens in an arbitrage scam. Links: Ferrari, McLaren and $15M in Crypto Seized as Chinese Police Bust Arbitrage Scam - CoinDesk Children's Heart Charity Receives $48K in Crypto Donations Ceres SEC Filing Venezuelan military officials seize 315 bitcoin miners - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Daimler AG Partners with Ocean Protocol for Data Mining DiDi to Trial Digital Yuan When Launched Wintermute Receives $2.8 Million from Lightspeed Venture Partners Links: Mercedes-Benz Manufacturer Daimler to Collect Data Using Blockchain Ride-Hailing Giant DiDi to Trial China's Central Bank Digital Currency - CoinDesk Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Binance Supports 15 More Fiat Currencies Binance Buys Swipe.io Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits High Links: Binance Expands Fiat Gateway to Support 15 New National Currencies Binance Acquires Crypto Debit Card Provider Swipe for Undisclosed Sum - CoinDesk Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits Record Average High Defying BTC Price Bears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Stay and Pay with Bitcoin Matthew Graham: Digital Yuan Aimed At Dollar Brock Pierce Runs for President Links: Travala.com Lets Travelers Once Again Book Expedia Hotels in Crypto - CoinDesk Expert: China's Digital Yuan Will Target the Dollar, Not Bitcoin Brock Pierce Jumps Into 2020 US Presidential Election Last Minute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news brought to you by ungrocery.com Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $9,038 Ethereum is down 0.5% at 225 and XRP is down 1% at 18 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: VeChain up 23% BaFin had only one staff member at the financial reporting enforecement panel (FPREP) working on the Wirecard review for 2019. Bitcoin’s price has been increasingly correlated with the S&P 500. 2020's Q2 sees $180 billion transacted on Bitcoin blockchain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down 0.5% at $9,066 Ethereum is down 0.5% at 225 and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ren up 17% and Loopring up 15% Jack Mallers has announced that his product Strike has entered beta. Oxfam Ireland has received a one million euro grant to fund a blockchain aid distribution project. Switzerland’s InCore Bank has added access for crypto exchange Kraken’s European clientele. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1.5% at $9,103 Ethereum is down 1% at 227 and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Maidsafe up 1% and Kyber Network up 18% New York Digital Investment Group raised 190 million for one of it’s bitcoin funds. The European Innovation Council has awarded $5.5 million to six winners of the blockchains for social good program. Alex Masmej is giving $ALEX token holders control of his life. IOHK has launched a $20 million fund for ecosystem startups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 1% at $9,197 Ethereum is up slightly at 228 and XRP is up slightly at 18 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Aave up 17% and Kyber Network up 16% The ZenGo wallet service discovered a double-spend vulnerability in its competitors wallets. Crypto custodian Curv raised a 23 million dollar series A. Lawyers in washington DC can now accept crypto as payment for services. The UK high court of justice has ordered the exchange GPay to shutter. Links: A newly-disclosed flaw found in several popular Bitcoin wallets could let attackers trick users into thinking they got paid - The Block Crypto custodian Curv raises $23 million in Series A funding - The Block Acceptance of Cryptocurrency as Payment for Legal Fees Online cryptocurrency trading platform shut down by courts - GOV.UK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. NYDIG Banks $190 Million Stefan Molyneux Banks $100K Kirobo Lets Us Get a Do-Over Links: New York-Based Asset Manager Closes $190M Round for Bitcoin Institutional Fund - CoinDesk Stefan Molyneux Gets $100K in Crypto Donations After YouTube Ban Israeli Firm Develops Tech Allowing Crypto Users to Retrieve Funds Sent in Error - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. UCSF Medical School Pays Ransomware Gang Bitcoin Up 27 Percent During 2020 US Senators Get Briefed Today on CBDC and Stablecoins BoC Staff Report: Canada's CBDC to be Available and Assessable Links: Bitcoin Still Up 27% This Year Despite Dismal June Performance - CoinDesk Witnesses Will Vouch for Stablecoins, Digital Dollars in US Senate Hearing Tuesday - CoinDesk Canada's Digital Dollar Should Focus on Inclusion and Accessibility, Say Experts California University Pays Million-Dollar Crypto Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin Breaks Losing Streak SEC, CFTC and Office of Controller of Currency Headed by Crypto-Friendly Folk? South Korea Turns to Blockchain for Diabetes Data Links: Bitcoin Closes in the Green Sunday to End Longest Daily Losing Run in 6 Months - CoinDesk Mapping the Future of the SEC (There's a Nonzero Chance Hester Peirce Takes Over) - CoinDesk South Korean Government Turns to Blockchain Tech to More Securely Store Clinical Diabetes Data - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,047 Ethereum is down 3% $223 and XRP is down 2% at 18 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Haven Protocol up 20% and Davinci Coin up 19% Public Citizen is working to stop Canadian firm DMG Blockchain from using US electricity for mining efforts. Sovrin cuts all staff. The DOJ is indicting the founder of the anti-money laundering token AML-bitcoin for money laundering. Links: Consumer Watchdog Moves to Block Canadian Bitcoin Miner From US Power Grid - CoinDesk Sovrin Foundation Sheds All Paid Staff in Tale of a Token Issuance Gone Wrong - CoinDesk DOJ Indicts Founder of Anti-Money Laundering Bitcoin Project for Money Laundering - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,152 Ethereum is down slightly at $229 and XRP is down 2% at 18 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Cortex up 27% and Request Network, up 20% The AVA blockchain project pulled in 12 million with a private token sale Ebang’s Nasdaq listing went live yesterday Australian Bitcoin goes postal. Kadena open sources Covid-19 test tracker. Links: Blockchain project AVA raises $12 million in a private token sale - The Block Blockchain Maker Kadena Announces App to Track Covid Tests, Token Listing on Bittrex Global Shares of bitcoin miner maker Ebang slide after trading begins on Nasdaq - The Block Australia Post Now Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin at Over 3,500 Outlets - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,185 Ethereum is down 0.5% at $230 and XRP is up 1.5% at 18 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ark up 23% and Reserve Rights, up 19% The New York Department of Financial Services has issued a new three-strike rule for BitLicense applicants. FC Barcelona fans quickly grabbed the 1.3 million dollars worth of tokens issued this week. UK regulator suspends Wirecard's subsidiary that issues Visa crypto debit cards Telegram is facing 18.5 million in penalties to end the token sale dispute with the SEC. Links: FC Barcelona's Token Sale Hit $1.3M Cap in Under 2 Hours - CoinDesk Virtual Currency Businesses: Notice of Virtual Currency Business Activity License Application Procedures | Department of Financial Services Requirements have been imposed on Wirecard’s authorisation | FCA Telegram will pay $18.5m in penalties to end token sale dispute with the SEC - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $9,219 Ethereum is down 3.5% at $232 and XRP is down 1.5% at 18 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Request Network, up 32% and Quant Network up 25% Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has been arrested. PayPal and Venmo are planning to let users buy and sell crypto. Brazil’s central bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payments service only a week after launch. The final judgement has been handed down in the case between the SEC and Shopin Links: PayPal and Venmo are reportedly planning to let users buy and sell crypto - The Block Eran Eyal and UnitedData, Inc. d/b/a/ "Shopin, " (Release No. LR-24842; Jun. 23, 2020) Banco Central do Brasil Wirecard’s Former Billionaire CEO Markus Braun Arrested Over Allegations Of Fraud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Keycard Launched Argo Doubles Mining Capacity for Zcash Metaco Partners with Frankfurt School Blockchain Center Links: Argo Buys $500K-Worth of Zcash Miners as Bitcoin Revenue Shrivels - CoinDesk Swiss Tech Firm Metaco Taps Blockchain Think Tank to Bolster Services - CoinDesk Contactless NFC Hardware Wallet Authorizes Crypto Transactions With a Tap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. KPMG Launches KPMG Chain Fusion Cred Names De Lude CISO and Goldstein CTO China Will Control All Citizen Spending with CBDC Links: 'Big 4' Auditor KPMG Launches Crypto Asset Management Tools - CoinDesk Cred Taps Former NSA, Western Union Bosses for Leadership Team - CoinDesk China’s CBDC Adoption Plan Puts Domestic Monetary Control at Forefront Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. China CBDC Backend Development Complete CrossTower Raises Six Million Dollars Securitize Japan Joins Japan Security Token Offering Association Links: Digital Yuan’s Backend Development Complete, Says Chinese Official Securitize's Japan Subsidiary Becomes First International Firm to Join Self-Regulatory Group - CoinDesk Crypto Trading Platform CrossTower Raises $6M in Seed Round - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up .05% at $9,353 Ethereum is up .05% at $228 and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: DaVinci Coin up 43% and Haven Protocol up 35% Economists at the New York Federal reserve called bitcoin just another type of fiat money in a blog post. Ethereum’s miners are increasing their gas limit by 25% Bitfinex has been granted just 2 out of 3 subpoenas while it looks for millions of dollars that went missing in 2018 Canada’s central bank is hiring for a CBDC project manager Links: Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals - CoinDesk Bitfinex Granted 2 of 3 Subpoenas in Hunt for Missing Millions - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,306 Ethereum is down 1% at $228 and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ankr network up 22% and Synthetix up 15% The DOJ reports DEA failed to properly handle crypto investigations. The national bank of cambodia reveals technical details around Project Bakong. Researchers highlight a high severity vulnerability within the De-Fi wallet Argent. Links: US Drug Agency Failed to Properly Oversee Crypto Investigations: DOJ Report - CoinDesk Argent Vulnerability – Technical Report – OpenZeppelin blog Cambodia Plots Dollar-Free Future With Blockchain-Based Payments: White Paper - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down slightly at $9,404 Ethereum is down 1% at $233 and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Elrond up 34% Aave up 18% and iExec RLC up 17% CEO Markus Braun has resigned from Wirecard. we.trade has laid off half its staff. Earnst and Young has launched a crypto tax app. Ebang has picked Nasdaq for its IPO — looking to raise more than 100 million. Links: Wirecard CEO quits after auditors can't find $2.1 billion EY Launches Cryptocurrency Tax App | CPA Practice Advisor Banks-owned blockchain trade finance startup We.trade cuts 50% of its staff - The Block Bitcoin miner maker Ebang selects Nasdaq for its IPO, in which it plans to raise more than $100 million - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,426 Ethereum is down 0.05% $233 and XRP is down 3% at 19 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Elrond up 19% and Baer Chain up 17% Good Cycle behind $5 million transaction fees. Trouble at Wirecard The Austrian government will include blockchain tech in their contract tracing efforts. Links: News detail | Wirecard The sender of $5 million Ethereum transaction fees has revealed itself - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Binance Expands to UK ConsenSys Partners Announced Stellar Votes Links: Binance to Launch UK Trading Platform for Institutional and Retail Investors Stellar Proposes Changes Allowing Exchanges to Better Enforce Regulations - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. BitPay Card Launched TokenSoft and Signature Bank Partner on Security Tokens Casa Has New Wallet Links: Tokensoft Teams With Signature Bank to Launch Real Estate Security Token Platform - CoinDesk Casa Releases Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet Focused on Privacy BitPay Launches Prepaid Crypto Mastercard for US Customers - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Ledger Wallet Joins Universal Protocol Alliance Ziglu is Live Links: Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Joins the Universal Protocol Alliance Just-Launched Ziglu Wants to Make It Stupid Easy to Buy Crypto - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,431 Ethereum is even at $236 and XRP is down slightly at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: QuantStamp up 47% and Reddcoin up 15% Bitcoin IRA is branching out to smaller accounts and decreasing minimum thresholds Researchers examine the importance of transaction fees in "Revisiting Transactional Statistics of High-scalability Blockchain" Vice reports on wash trading at Coinsquare Links: Free Transactions Invite Systemic Attacks on Blockchains, Researchers Find - CoinDesk Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Ordered Employees to Make Fake Trades, Leaked Documents Show - VICE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,436 Ethereum is down 1% at $236 and XRP is down 1.5% at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Verge up 29% Siacoin up 15% and Baer Chain up 15% The New York Times has released details about its News Provenance Project. Paul Le Roux has been sentenced to a prison term. DADA art collective is exploring the intersection of protest and modern art on the blockchain. Links: Drug Dealer Just Sentenced to 25 Years Hoped to Build a Better Bitcoin Miner - CoinDesk How an Art Collective Is Using Blockchain to Protest Police Brutality - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,455 Ethereum is down 2% at $236 and XRP is down 1.5% at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Monero Classic up 19% and Aave up 15% The US Department of defense has run war game scenarios based on Gen Z using bitcoin to undermine and evade the establishment. Gemini has hired former singapore based Goldman Exec. Jeremy Ng to help with Asia expansion. Ontario securities commission has released its report for QuadrigaCX: Ponzi scheme. Vanguard and Symbiont announce initial phase of a pilot program looking at the digitization of asset-backed securities. Links: Vanguard Advances Blockchain Technology Pilot To Streamline Asset-Backed Securities Markets | State | dailyamerican.com Ontario securities regulator publishes investigative report on crypto exchange QuadrigaCX - The Block Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion Gemini hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Asia expansion, plans to get licensed in Singapore - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 2% at $9,542 Ethereum is down 2% at $239 and XRP is down 3.5% at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Horizon up 27% and Digibyte up 15% A series of transactions have caught the attention of the crypto world Three Arrows Capital has become the first qualified investor to hold more than 5% of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust shares. Microsoft has released a beta version of its decentralized identity tool on the bitcoin blockchain. Unstoppable domains has launched censorship resistant blogging capabilities. Links: Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital now holds 6.26% of GBTC shares, worth nearly $259 million - The Block A bug? Another mysterious Ethereum transaction took place with $2.6 million in fees - The Block Microsoft releases a beta version of its decentralized identity tool on the Bitcoin blockchain - The Block Unstoppable Domains Taps IPFS for Censorship-Resistant Blogging Platform - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up slightly at $9751 Ethereum is up slightly $244 XRP is up slightly at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours Bolt up 97% Maker up 22% Kyber Network up 24% Bitmain power struggle continues. Elrond challenges users to 'break it's blockchain' issues 60k bounty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin Billionaires to be Movie Willy Woo Throws Down Lithuania One Month from CBDC Links: Stampede Ventures Winklevoss Twins Ben Mezrich Bitcoin Billionaires – Deadline A Luxury Yacht or a Snickers? Bitcoin Beats Gold in New $1 Comparison Woobull Lithuania Is Trialing a CBDC No One Can Use – And That’s by Design - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. "Crypto is Political:" Charles Hoskinson China Zheshang Bank Issues Commercial Paper on Blockshain Worth $16.9 Billion Dollars Russian Crypto Miners Stole $6.6 Million Dollars of Electricity Links: Chinese Bank Issues Commercial Paper Worth $16.9 Billion on Blockchain Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Calls Crypto a 'Political Movement’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin Multi-Sig Wallets Big Suzhou Sees Blockchain-based Notary Service CypherTrace Reports Crypto Crime Links: 6M Bitcoin Are Secured by Shared Custody This Chinese City Is Launching a Blockchain Notary Program — Suzhou Crypto Crime on the Rise — Good Odds of 2020 Becoming a Record-Breaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,684 Ethereum is up slightly at $243 and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Zilqua up 16% Verge up 17% Coinbase is looking to sell blockchain analytics software to the DEA and the IRS. The SEC is filing charges in salt lake city against three leaders of the Modern Money Team cryptocurrency MLM Robinhood users are buying US blockchain ETFs and it’s pushing the number of holders to 2020 highs Regulators in New York and France to create innovation corridor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,662 Ethereum is down slightly at $242 and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Wax up 71% Swissborg up 17% Wasabi Wallet is drawing Europol’s attention for facilitating dark web transactions. The OCC seeks feedback from the public on digital activities of national banks and federal savings associations Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko gets 100k grant from Bitmex's parent company. 3 of Japan’s biggest banks are joining a study group that’s investigating a digital payment system Links: Bitcoin mixer Wasabi Wallet under Europol's lens for facilitating dark web transactions - The Block Japan to look at building a common infrastructure for digital payments - Reuters BitMEX parent offers $100K grant to Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko - The Block U.S. regulator seeks public input as it reviews crypto, DLT activities in the banking sector - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,617 Ethereum is up 2% at $242 and XRP is up .05% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: HedgeTrade up 32% Loopring up 15% US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce has been nominated for another term by the White House Coinbase has cut rewards for holding the USDC stable coin by 90%. Coincheck, the Japanese exchange has fallen victim to a data breach. The OOC, a nonprofit working on offshore energy, has found a blockchain management system that reduces costs and time for transporting wastewater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin Mining Disguised as Burial Mounds Hard Fork for Ethereum Classic Retire on Bitcoin? Links: Chinese Police Find Secret Bitcoin Mining Operation in Suspected Tombs Hard Fork Sets Stage for Ethereum Classic's Second Major Departure From Ethereum - CoinDesk Generational Shift to Open $28 Trillion Retirement Market to Crypto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Five Million Dollar Bounty on Head of Petro Bitcoin Miners Selling More than Mining ZRX Up Sixty-Seven Percent: Top Token iin May Links: US Government Puts Out $5 Million Bounty for Petro Supervisor Miners Have Been Selling More Bitcoin Than They Generate, Recent Data Suggests First Mover: 0x's ZRX Token Surged 67% in May to Become Month's Top Performer - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP Morgan Chase Will Pay Crypto Customers Amazon Patents DLT-Based Authenticity Certification Links: Chase Bank to Refund 95% of $2.5M It Allegedly Overcharged Crypto Buyers - CoinDesk Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up slightly at $9,571 Ethereum is up half a percent at $238 and XRP is up 3% at 21 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Cardano up 18% Vechain up 15% Cardano announces Shelley update. The number of blockchain investment deals has declined for seven consecutive months. A JP Morgan strategist is saying that Bitcoin’s market price is now in line with its intrinsic value price. Polkadot’s blockchain mainnet went live this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $9,550 Ethereum is up 8% at $236 and XRP is up 3.5% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Maker up 48% Aave up 20% Amazon has patented a DLT system for proving the authenticity of consumer goods San Francisco based Magic lands $4 million in funding. The digital dollar project has issued a white paper calling for a US central bank digital currency. Links: Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC - CoinDesk 'Passwordless Login' Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, Placeholder - CoinDesk Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down half a percent at $9,375 Ethereum is up 4% at $218 and XRP is down slightly at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Bancor up 29% Storm up 17% VeChain is working on a drug tracing platform for Bayer. Floating Point Group has closed a $2 million seed round. Kingdom Trust will launch the Kingdom Trust Choice platform with a unified retirement account. The Stellar foundations development fund has loaned the firm SatoshiPay half a million Links: VeChain to Develop Drug-Tracing Platform for Pharma Giant Bayer - CoinDesk Crypto trading platform closes $2 million seed round backed by Naval Ravikant, AngelList - The Block Stellar Throws SatoshiPay a $550K Lifeline After Coronavirus Knocks Out Series A - CoinDesk Floating Point Group, An MIT Crypto Fintech Startup, Modernizes Digital Currency Trading Kingdom Trust Rolls Out An IRA That Can Hold Any Asset Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 3% at $9,438 Ethereum is up 2% at $210 and XRP is down slightly at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Monero Classic up 64% Thunder Token up 17% Gemini has partnered with samsung on the samsung blockchain wallet. A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund announced by MaiCapital in Hong Kong. Coinbase has acquired Tagomi. Goldman Sachs says Bitcoin is “not an asset class" Links: A new actively managed bitcoin hedge fund gets launched in Hong Kong - The Block Goldman Sachs: Cryptocurrencies 'Are Not an Asset Class' - CoinDesk Gemini First US Exchange to Integrate With Samsung's Blockchain Wallet - CoinDesk Coinbase shakes up the crypto prime broker race with its acquisition of Tagomi - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 4% at $9,148 Ethereum is up 2.5% at $206 and XRP is up 2.5% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Theta Token up 20% Maidsafe up 15% and Quant Network up 15% Bitfury has announced an investor program for mining farms aimed at institutional investors. Facebook’s Calibra, the digital wallet subsidiary built for Libra is getting a re-brand. Google has signed on as a network validator for the blockchain video network Theta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 1% at 8,857 Ethereum is down half a % at $202 and XRP is up slightly at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Theta Token up 26% and Metic Network up 15% CoinDCX picks up $2.5 million from Coinbase Ventures and Polychain Capital. Tencent will invest $70 billion into new tech to move past the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thailand announced the Thai Digital Energy Development, a public-private venture with Power Ledger. Craig Wright claims to own bitcoin addresses, those addresses send a message back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 4% at 8,757 Ethereum is down 2% at $202 and XRP is down 3% at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Zillqua up 22% and Grin up 22% Goldman Sachs is holding a call this week on the current crisis, state of crypto and inflation. The World Economic Forum set out its Presido Principles with a “Blockchain Bill of Rights". With signatories from Colombia, Deloitte, and ConsenSys. Samsung is pre-installing Theta(.)tv into all new Galaxy s20 smartphones. A member of China’s parliament has suggested setting up a national blockchain development fund. Links: Goldman Sachs Is Hosting A Client Call About Bitcoin, Gold and Inflation A member of China's parliament suggests setting up national blockchain development fund - The Block Samsung to Add Crypto-Powered Streaming Service to 75 Million Devices Colombia, Deloitte, ConsenSys Sign On to WEF's 'Blockchain Bill of Rights' - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices