Daily Crypto Report

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

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,129 Ethereum is up slightly at $206 and XRP is up slightly at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Theta token up 19% Electroneum up 18% and Digibyte up 16% The Litecoin foundation and Atari have formed a new partnernership. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has calls on the government for a renewed national approach to crypto. Canaan reported a net loss of $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2020. FTX(.)us went live at the end of this week. Links: FTX.US goes live, CEO says the crypto exchange has 'tons of liquidity' to offer - The Block Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy - CoinDesk Litecoin and Atari team up in anticipation of the Atari Token's launch - The Block Canaan Reports $5.6M Loss in Q1 Despite Bitcoin Miner Price Cut - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,159 Ethereum is up 2% at $206 and XRP is down 1% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Horizon up 20% Ardor up 17% and OmiseGo up 15% Chinese political advisors have proposed a regional digital currency. Louisiana is set to consider a bill to regulate and license virtual currency businesses. JP Morgan is taking the stance that Central bank digital currencies could undermine the U.S. dollar's dominance Links: Chinese Government Advisers Propose Regional Stablecoin for 4 Asian Countries - CoinDesk Louisiana State Senate to Consider Crypto Business Licensing Bill - CoinDesk JPMorgan Says Central Bank Digital FX a Danger to U.S. Power - Bloomberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down 2% at 9,167 Ethereum is down 1.5% at $203 and XRP is up 1% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: OmiseGo up 31% Unibright up 19% and Electroneum up 17% Binance is piecing together a blockchain friendly travel agency. Crypto-friendly IBM takes a 7% stake in the blockchain network We.Trade. Coinbase Custody has added staking support for Cosmos and Algorand. A Kentucky representative makes a first step in calling for a national blockchain strategy. Links: Binance aims to create one of the world's largest blockchain-based travel agencies - The Block House Bill Outlines Path to US National Blockchain Strategy - CoinDesk IBM Takes 7% Stake in Trade-Finance Blockchain Network We.Trade - CoinDesk Coinbase Custody launches staking for Cosmos - The Coinbase Blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s 8:00 Eastern, May 21st and this is your Daily Crypto Report. Bitcoin is down 4% at 9,366 Ethereum is down 3% at $207 and XRP is down 3% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Wax up 35% Theta token up 22% and Eldrond up 17% Todays headlines: Yesterday someone moved a set of Bitcoins that were mined in February of 2009. France’s central bank Society Generale says they have successfully completed the first test of their blockchain based digital currency. Square’s Cash App now allows for automatic Bitcoin purchases with an auto-invest feature. Blockchain(.)com has announced it plans to feature interest-bearing accounts that will let users earn up to 4.5% annual interest Links: Square's Cash App now allows automatic bitcoin purchases - The Block Blockchain to launch interest-bearing accounts with initial support for bitcoin - The Block Someone just moved a block of bitcoins first mined in February 2009 - The Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. JP Morgan Chase Banks Coinbase and Gemini Former Top Lawyer agt Coinbase Becoming Acting Comptroller of the Currency Hacker Detained Links: 'The Tables Have Turned' Binance Exec Says of JPMorgan's Support for Crypto Firms A Former Coinbase Lawyer Is About to Become Acting Head of US Bank Regulator - CoinDesk Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. California Giant Berry on the Chain Bank of Korea Releases CBDC Report EU Supercomputers Hacked to Mine Monero Links: California Giant Berry Farms Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain Tracking System Advances in Blockchain Drives Banks Toward Digital Currencies, Says Bank of Korea EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Fed Floods Economy With Money Bakkt Taps Marsh for Insurance Links: Fed Chair: ‘We Have the Ability to Create Money Digitally’ Bakkt Announces New Insurance Coverage, Claims More Than 70 Custody Clients - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 2% at 9,650 Ethereum is up slightly at $202 and XRP is up 1% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Travala(.)com up 79% and Quant Netork up 26% Crypto(.)com has dropped its MCO visa card to the european market JK Rowling asked Twitter for an explanation of Bitcoin. The replies were varied and less than magical, leaving her unimpressed. Elliptic has released a report saying that illicit Bitcoin activities have remained below 1% for the past few years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down 1% at 9,405 Ethereum is up .05% at $200 and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Electroneum up 75% Celer Network up 24% Digibyte up 17% The Celo Foundation had a Celo Gold token sale on Coinlist at the end of this week raising $10 million. An Australian woman was charged for allegedly illegally exchanging Bitcoin. CoinMarketCap has updated its calculations for ranking exchanges moving Binance to the number one position. Links: CoinMarketCap updates exchange ranking system to include Web traffic, Binance now ranks first - The Block Celo raises $10 million in a token sale on CoinList in less than a day - The Block Woman charged over 'Australian first' Bitcoin cybercrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is down slightly at 9,542 Ethereum is down 1% at $200 and XRP is down .05% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: OmiseGo up 33% Singapore sovereign wealth investment giant Temasek joins Libra along with VC firms Slow Ventures and Paradigm. Investors are considering suing Telegram after it pulled the plug on the TON Visa is trying to lock down a patent for digital fiat currency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 6.5% at 9,662 Ethereum is up 4.5% at $202 and XRP is up 2% at 20 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Crypterium up 30% Matic network, up 20% Reddcoin up 16% The New York Digital Investment Group discloses an unknown 140 million bitcoin fund. The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 has reached a 2 month low Reddit is beta testing two ethereum-based tokens for users to collect rewards. After the halving shakeup in the mining sector Lubian is now the 6th largest mining pool. Links: Firm With Ties To Former ‘Sheriff Of Wall Street’ Discloses $140 Million Bitcoin Fund Bitcoin's correlation to stocks has declined significantly - The Block Reddit Rolls Out 'Community Points' on Ethereum to Incentivize Positive Behavior - CoinDesk Little-known Lubian is now one of bitcoin's biggest mining pools - The Block Visa is seeking a patent for 'digital fiat currency' – and the filing points to a central bank use case - The Block First State-Owned Entity Joins Libra Association - CoinDesk Aggrieved Investors Mull Suing Telegram Over Canceled TON Blockchain Project - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. IFS Seeks Help on Crypto TON is Dead Bank of England: No Compromise on CBDC Links: IRS Seeks Third-Party Contractors to Help With Taxpayers’ Crypto Calculations Telegram Abandons TON Blockchain Project After Court Fight With SEC - CoinDesk Bank of England: No Compromise on Our Principles for Any Future CBDC - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Larry Summers is Not Your Friend CoinTelegraph: Tether # 2 by Market Capitalization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. NK Hackers Target SK, US SEBA Bank AG Offers Private Label Tokens Links: North Korean Hackers Ramp Up Efforts to Steal Crypto Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - CoinDesk Crypto Native SEBA Bank Offers Asset Tokenization Service With TokenSoft Tie-Up - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is down 9.5% at $8,738 Ethereum is down 10% at $189 and XRP is down 10% at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Unibright, up 31% Bitcoin tumbled 15% yesterday breaking it’s month long increase streak Consensus Distributed begins tomorrow and runs all week. Swiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse is looking to raise a series A at 283 million pre-money valuation. New Zealand’s monetary authority is looking for a head of money and cash. Links: Bitcoin price tanks by 15% in 10 minutes causing $226M of liquidations on BitMEX - The Block Swiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse is raising Series A at over $280 million pre-money valuation - The Block Head of Money and Cash - Reserve Bank of New Zealand Consensus 2020 - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and crypto headlines Bitcoin is down 2% at 9,623 Ethereum is up slightly at $209 and XRP is up 1.5% at 22 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: 0x, up 32% Augur up 24% and Basic Attention Token up 20% Google has policed another round of Chrome extensions that were impersonating crypto wallet services Bitcoin miners brought home $412 million in April. A bill is advancing through the california legislature and would limit which digital assets are called securities. Binance's CZ addresses the location of Binance HQ at the ConsenSys Ethereal Summit Links: Google takes down 22 more extensions that were impersonating popular crypto wallets - The Block Bitcoin miners made $412.5 million in revenue during April, new data indicates - The Block Bill Text - AB-691 Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. Binance Doesn’t Have a Headquarters Because Bitcoin Doesn’t, Says CEO - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 6% at 9,902 Ethereum is up 2.5% at $211 and XRP is up slightly at 21 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: 0x up 28% and ABBC coin up 16% Jack Dorsey’s longterm play with Square is paying dividends after Cash App broke its records for bitcoin sales volume in a quarter. The stellar development foundation invested 5 million in wallet provider Abra The UFC is partnering with blockchain startup Chiliz to increase fan engagement. Zoom has acquired Keybase as they rush to enhance video platform privacy. Links: Square's Cash App shattered its quarterly bitcoin sales volume record in Q1 2020 - The Block Stellar Development Foundation invests $5 million in crypto wallet provider Abra - The Block UFC AND CHILIZ ANNOUNCE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP | UFC Zoom Acquires Keybase and Announces Goal of Developing the Most Broadly Used Enterprise End-to-End Encryption Offering Nasdaq:ZM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 0.5% at 9,302 Ethereum is down 1.5% at $204 and XRP is down 3% at 21 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Hyperion up 20% 0x up 19% and Status up 19% VBit picked up 1.1 million in a fund raise to open a new 200mw bitcoin mining facility in Canada. Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear energy subsidiary Energoatom has been advised to mine crypto with their nuclear power plants. The New York Department of Financial Services has granted ErisX a bitlicense—the first of the year. The Libra association has named their first CEO: Former HSBC Chief Legal officer Stuart Levey. Links: DFS Grants Virtual Currency and Money Transmitter Licenses to Eris Clearing, LLC | Department of Financial Services Libra Association names HSBC chief legal officer Stuart Levey as CEO - The Block Bitcoin mining firm VBit raises $1.1 million to open a new facility in Canada - The Block Ukraine Considers Using Nuclear Plants for Cryptocurrency Mining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Gold-Backed Digital Yuan? ETH2.0 Dutch Central Bank: Crypto Must Register by May 18 Ripple Now ISO20022 Member Links: Ethereum Scaling and Gas-Free Transactions Arrive Ripple Joins ISO Global Standards Body on Cross-Border Payments Escobar: Get Ready For The Next Game-Changer - The Gold-Backed Digital Yuan | Zero Hedge Dutch Central Bank Gives Crypto Firms Ultimatum to Register Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Warren Buffett: Bitcoin Going Down Telegram Paying Investors with Cash Ripple and Garlinghouse Hit with Suit Links: Warren Buffett Expects Market Doom That Can Take Down Bitcoin With It Telegram Withdraws Offer to Repay Investors With Gram Tokens - CoinDesk Ripple Hit With Another Lawsuit Alleging XRP Security Laws Violations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Max Raskin: No to US Fed CBDC VeChain, MasterCard and Alipay Back APAC Provenance Council Devs at Ghost Foil Mining Hack Links: VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay Join Australia-China Supply Chain Consortium Devs at Blogging Platform Ghost Take Down Crypto-Mining Malware Attack Digital Dollars Give the State Too Much Control Over Money - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 2% at $9,037 Ethereum is up half a percent at $213 and XRP is up 1.5% at 22 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Dent up 28% Lambda up 22% and Holo up 17% The US Department of Justice is trying to find customers impacted by the closure of a small crypto exchange called CoinGather. A white hat hacker from Intezer made a great discovery this week when digging around in the code of Blockfolio. Bitfinex is having a fresh go finding out where Crypto Capital stored their funds. CasperLabs is integrating with Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network. Links: CasperLabs Integrating Chainlink For Stable, Fiat Denominated Transaction Fees U.S. Department of Justice seeks claimants to funds seized from crypto exchange in 2018 - The Block Blockfolio Quietly Patches Years-Old Security Hole That Exposed Source Code - CoinDesk Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down slightly at $8,871 Ethereum is down slightly at $213 and XRP is up slightly at 22 cents Those are your leaders by market cap Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Kleros 15% and Digix Gold Token up 15% Block.one has been awarded a patent that aims to encourage positive feedback on social media. Bitmain is back in the news this week after the Beijing Haidian Justice Bureau sided co-founder Micree Zhan Jefferies’ head of equity strategy Chris Wood suggested investors should buy bitcoin ahead of the halving Links: Buy some bitcoin ahead of the halving, says Jefferies' head of equity strategy in new note - The Block Local government sides with Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan in a dispute over his former position - The Block Blockstack's revenue declined 37% last year, due to lower Stacks token sales - The Block Block.one social patent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up 3% 8,980 Ethereum is up 3% at $214 and XRP is up 3% at 22 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Power Ledger up 37% Bytecoin up 36% and Hedra Hashgraph up 15% MMC ventures points to equity funding as the area to be optimistic about within the UKs blockchain ecosystem. Ripple has released their Q1 numbers showing their lowest ever XRP sales. Fireblocks is reporting they’ve conducted $30 billion in digital asset transfers to date. a16z raises $515m for their Crypto Fund II. Links: Ripple posts its lowest ever XRP sales in Q1 2020 - The Block MMC Ventures report Fireblocks crosses $30 billion in digital asset transfers, expands in Asia - The Block Crypto Fund II - Andreessen Horowitz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices