Daily Crypto Report

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is up 7% at $7,172 XRP is up slightly at 31 cents and Ethereum is up 1% at $189 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news 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" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrecy and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is down 1% $5,260 XRP is down 3% at 32 cents Ethereum down 3% at $167 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is up 1% $5,325 XRP is down slightly at 32 cents and Ethereum is even at $172 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrencyand blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news: 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" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices