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Evening digest, Jul 31

💰 Iran’s Bitcoin Volume Soars as Rial Value Enters ‘Death Spiral’. Iran’s national currency has crashed to its record low against the U.S. Dollar as the country prepares to face economic sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. The Iranian Rial, which was just beginning to gain momentum after years of depreciation, set a new low on Monday, trading on an average at 100,000 Rials on the black market. Many Iranians are now agitated that their economy will collapse. The sentiment has furthered because of Iranian authorities’ decision to impose restrictions on foreign currency transactions. The authorities have also started a crackdown on those attempting to circumvent restrictions by purchasing gold coins in the black market.
http://telegra.ph/Irans-Bitcoin-Volume-Soars-as-Rial-Value-Enters-Death-Spiral-07-31-4

👨🏼‍💼 Coinbase Taps Regulation Veteran for Crypto Compliance Chief. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the appointment of its newest chief compliance officer as it moves to become a licensed broker-dealer in the U.S. According to a blog post published on Tuesday, the company is tapping the experience of Jeff Horowitz, who joins the firm following decades working for both banks and regulatory bodies.
http://telegra.ph/Coinbase-Taps-Regulation-Veteran-for-Crypto-Compliance-Chief-07-31

📱 HTC ‘Exodus’ Blockchain Phone To Support LTC, Lee to Advise Project. Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin (LTC), has been announced as an adviser to the development of HTC’s “Exodus” blockchain phone following Mr. Lee’s recent tweet that stated he had met with the HTC team and that the Exodus phone will natively support LTC.
http://telegra.ph/HTC-Exodus-Blockchain-Phone-To-Support-LTC-Lee-to-Advise-Project-07-31-2

🕹 Steam Yanks Game From Marketplace Over Crypto Mining Allegations. Video game marketplace Steam removed an alleged crypto miner from its platform Monday amid user complaints, Motherboard reported. Steam's parent company, Valve, booted Abstracticism from Steam for hijacking gamers' processing power to mine cryptocurrencies. The company further banned publisher dead.team and developer Okalo Union from the platform going forward.
http://telegra.ph/Steam-Yanks-Game-From-Marketplace-Over-Crypto-Mining-Allegations-07-31-2
#digest #cryptocurrency #exchanges #technology

Morning digest, Jul 31

💡 Analysts: China’s Cryptocurrency Could Be Bigger Than Bitcoin. Experts believe China is far from uninterested in cryptocurrency despite its overt efforts at bans of one kind or another. In fact, it is widely believed the communist government is contemplating its own version of a state backed cryptocurrency. Should that be the case, analysts assume it could potentially be bigger than Bitcoin.
http://telegra.ph/Analysts-Chinas-Cryptocurrency-Could-Be-Bigger-Than-Bitcoin-07-31

🕵🏻️‍♀️ Crypto Mining CEO Said to Disappear With $35 Million In Funds. Le Minh Tam, head of Vietnam-based Sky Mining, has been missing since July 26, according to the report. The startup, which claimed it would rent crypto miners to investors for between $100 and $5,000, received funds from roughly 5,000 individuals prior to Tam's disappearance last week. Each miner would promise a 300 percent return over a year, with investors keeping the machines for at least 15 and up to as many as 18 months.
http://telegra.ph/Crypto-Mining-CEO-Said-to-Disappear-With-35-Million-In-Funds-07-31

🏦 Novogratz’s Crypto Bank Galaxy Digital to Start Trading Aug. 1 on Canadian Exchange. For Galaxy’s founder, the former Goldman Sachs partner and crypto bull Mike Novogratz, the route to secure this week’s listing has been long-winded. Without the two years’ of audited financials required for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), the fledgling bank opted for a so-called “reverse takeover” route by merging with an already TSX-listed shell company.
http://telegra.ph/Novogratzs-Crypto-Bank-Galaxy-Digital-to-Start-Trading-Aug-1-on-Canadian-Exchange-07-31

💰 Bitmain Plans Overseas IPO, Earned $1 Billion in Net Profit in Q1, Sources Report. Jihan Wu, the co-CEO of crypto mining hardware giant Bitmain, is reportedly planning to conduct an overseas initial private offering (IPO). Wu was “open” to holding an IPO in a market with U.S. dollar denominated shares — like Hong Kong — as it would allow early backers to cash in funds.
http://telegra.ph/Bitmain-Plans-Overseas-IPO-Earned-1-Billion-in-Net-Profit-in-Q1-Sources-Report-07-31
#digest #cryptocurrency #mining #banks

Evening digest, Jul 30

💸 Korean Government Seeks to Strip Tax Perks From Crypto Exchanges. Cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea may soon lose eligibility for significant tax benefits currently granted to smaller companies. A proposed revision to the existing tax law, announced by the South Korean government on Monday, would exclude crypto exchanges from the category of startups or small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can claim a tax cut of up to 100 percent. However, the government appears to have decided that crypto platforms do not justify the benefits, explaining that "cryptocurrency transaction brokerage is not effective in generating added value."
http://telegra.ph/Korean-Government-Seeks-to-Strip-Tax-Perks-From-Crypto-Exchanges-07-30-2

🏦 IBM and FX Giant CLS Team Up to Launch Blockchain App Store for Banks. Even private and permissioned blockchains need to build ecosystems and achieve network effects, just like their permissionless, public counterparts. At least, that's the thinking behind LedgerConnect, a financial blockchain "app store" that aims to make it easier for banks to access distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions from fintech and software providers, and for those vendors in turn to reach bank customers.
http://telegra.ph/IBM-and-FX-Giant-CLS-Team-Up-to-Launch-Blockchain-App-Store-for-Banks-07-30

🤝 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ships 17 Tons of Almonds to Europe With Blockchain. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced the completion of a successful trade using its new blockchain platform, according to its July 30 press release. In a collaborative effort involving five domestic and international “supply chain leaders,” the bank used blockchain to track a shipment of 17 tons of almonds from Melbourne to Hamburg, Germany. Distributed ledger technology (DLT), Internet of Things (IoT), and smart contracts underpin the platform, which seeks to enhance multiple aspects of the supply chain process.
http://telegra.ph/Commonwealth-Bank-of-Australia-Ships-17-Tons-of-Almonds-to-Europe-With-Blockchain-07-30-6

🇮🇳 Indian State Embraces Blockchain Technology to Mitigate Fraud in Government. The Indian state of Telangana looks primed as a blockchain technology forerunner in the subcontinent. On July 26, 2018, state officials signed MoUs with various blockchain startups and consultants to augment the use of the burgeoning technology in administrative services.
http://telegra.ph/Indian-State-Embraces-Blockchain-Technology-to-Mitigate-Fraud-in-Government-07-30-3
#digest #watchdogs #blockchain

Morning digest, Jul 30

👥 Huobi Informs Users on Decision to Launch P2P Trading in India. Following several announcements of plans for global expansion, this week crypto exchange Huobi has reportedly informed Indian users of its intentions to present them with a P2P platform that allows trading in Indian rupee. The email notice published by local media promises zero transaction fees for exchanging BTC, ETH, and USDT.
http://telegra.ph/Huobi-Informs-Users-on-Decision-to-Launch-P2P-Trading-in-India-07-30

🍀 Largest Cannabis Community Market in Israel to Accept Bitcoin Payments. Before it was turned into an investment asset, the invention of Bitcoin promised to usher in a world where anyone can pay for anything they like without a need for getting prior approval from the powers that be. The demand for uncensorable transactions still exists, and the latest example of this comes from Israel where the largest cannabis community market has turned to bitcoin payments.
http://telegra.ph/Largest-Cannabis-Community-Market-in-Israel-to-Accept-Bitcoin-Payments-07-30

⛓ FX Settlement Provider CLS Begins Final Testing for Blockchain Payment Banking Service. CLS, the New York-based global multi-currency cash settlement system, has been working with tech company IBM to introduce the blockchain-powered payment netting service. The system is set to be incorporated in banking IT systems to boost the level of standardization in the global FX markets, as well as reduce costs of the process.
http://telegra.ph/FX-Settlement-Provider-CLS-Begins-Final-Testing-for-Blockchain-Payment-Banking-Service-07-30
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Evening digest, Jul 29

🛠 Ethereum (ETH)’s latest hard fork, Constantinople aims to make the network bigger and better. Ethereum developers announced that the new Ethereum hard fork, Constantinople will be released sometime during the second week of October. The announcement was made during a developer and stakeholder meet that addressed the issues in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry with a focus on further upgrades.
http://telegra.ph/Telegram-Reveals-Personal-ID-Verification-Tool-for-Sharing-Data-with-Finance-ICOs-07-29-3

🔖 Telegram Reveals Personal ID Verification Tool for Sharing Data with ‘Finance, ICOs’. The crypto and blockchain industry’s go-to encrypted messenger app Telegram has released a personal identification authorization tool. The tool, dubbed Telegram Passport, reportedly encrypts a user’s personal ID information and let’s users securely share their ID data with third parties, which the Telegram post elaborates on as “finance, ICOs, etc.”
http://telegra.ph/Ethereum-ETHs-latest-hard-fork-Constantinople-aims-to-make-the-network-bigger-and-better-07-29

💰 Gallup Poll: 26% Of U.S. Investors ‘Intrigued’ By Bitcoin (BTC). The results of a Wells Fargo/Gallup poll revealed that while only a small percentage of Americans are currently invested in Bitcoin, over a quarter of investors are intrigued by the cryptocurrency. The study’s published results found that 2 percent of U.S. investors polled reported owning BTC, while 26 percent said they were ‘intrigued’ by the prospect of investing in the high profile cryptocurrency. In addition, three in four investors who had heard of Bitcoin reported it to be “very risky” as a source of investment, reflecting the typical sentiment of general media outlets that focus on the price volatility of the currency.
http://telegra.ph/Gallup-Poll-26-Of-US-Investors-Intrigued-By-Bitcoin-BTC-07-29
#digest #cryptocurrency #blockchain

Morning digest, Jul 29

🚔 US: Lawmaker Calls for More Action from Congress on Regulating Crypto. Congressman Bill Huizenga has urged for the U.S. Congress to focus on crypto regulation. Huizenga wants to see more oversight in what he considers the “muddied and fairly opaque” initial coin offering (ICOs) and digital assets markets. Huizenga argued that Congress should empower financial regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate the market in compliance with the same rules governing other currencies and stocks.
http://telegra.ph/US-Lawmaker-Calls-for-More-Action-from-Congress-on-Regulating-Crypto-07-29

🤝 Circle Taps Fmr. Goldman Sachs Executive to Spearhead Regulatory Affairs. Circle Internet Financial has hired Benedicte Nolens, a former Goldman Sachs executive director, as its new head of global regulatory affairs and head of compliance for Europe and Asia operations, as the company expands into global crypto securities trading.
http://telegra.ph/Circle-Taps-Fmr-Goldman-Sachs-Executive-to-Spearhead-Regulatory-Affairs-07-29

📚 Two Major Spanish Public Institutions to Research Blockchain for Copyright Management. The Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE) and the Madrid School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSIT-UPM) announced a research partnership into implementing blockchain for copyright management in the digital era.
http://telegra.ph/Two-Major-Spanish-Public-Institutions-to-Research-Blockchain-for-Copyright-Management-07-29

💸 Openbazaar Users Can Now Trade 1500 Cryptocurrencies With No KYC. Decentralized marketplace Openbazaar announced the release of its 2.2.2 version which adds a variety of new features and improvements. One particular feature added to the latest Openbazaar release allows users to trade 1,500+ cryptocurrencies with no fees. Moreover, all the swaps are peer-to-peer trades between two parties with no KYC process.
http://telegra.ph/Openbazaar-Users-Can-Now-Trade-1500-Cryptocurrencies-With-No-KYC-07-29
#digest #cryptocurrency #watchdogs

Evening digest, Jul 28

💳 UK Remittance Service TransferGo Adds Crypto Trading. UK-based service TransferGo has reportedly become the world’s first remittance operator to offer crypto trading. TransferGo now lets customers buy and sell five major cryptocurrencies –– Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC).
http://telegra.ph/UK-Remittance-Service-TransferGo-Adds-Crypto-Trading-07-28

⛓ Thai Bond Market Association to Launch Blockchain-Based Registrar Bond Service Platform. The new registrar service platform, which is scheduled to be introduced this year, intends to provide a faster bond certificate issuance and, in turn, boost the liquidity of the secondary market, according to TBMA president Tada Phutthitada.
http://telegra.ph/Thai-Bond-Market-Association-to-Launch-Blockchain-Based-Registrar-Bond-Service-Platform-07-28-7

💶 Crypto Exchange HitBTC Adds Support for Euro-Pegged Stablecoin ‘EURS’. There seems to be progress for the EURS stablecoin with the recent announcement that an institutional investor had snapped up a $10 million stake in the coin just a few days after it’s launching in Malta. Now, the coin achieved another milestone when it was recently revealed that the world’s first crypto EUR to crypto USD pair was trading live on the crypto exchange HitBtc. The news was also tweeted HitBTC.
http://telegra.ph/Crypto-Exchange-HitBTC-Adds-Support-for-Euro-Pegged-Stablecoin-EURS-07-28
#digest #cryptocurrency #blockchain #exchanges

Morning digest, Jul 28

💼 SEC Commissioner Disagrees with Agency’s Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Rejection. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday shot down the Winklevoss brothers’ bid to bring the first bitcoin ETF to a regulated U.S. exchange, dashing the hopes of many investors that the agency was warming to this nascent asset class. Notably, though, that ruling was not only controversial among cryptocurrency enthusiasts but also within the SEC itself.
http://telegra.ph/SEC-Commissioner-Disagrees-with-Agencys-Winklevoss-Bitcoin-ETF-Rejection-07-27-3

💣 KickICO Hacked, $7.7 Million Stolen After Smart Contract Breach. Suspected hackers have successfully managed to attack another cryptocurrency project, this time, KickICO. The attackers were able to steal 70 million KICK which has a market value of about $7.7 million. The announcement also revealed that affected users would be reimbursed, saying: «We’ll return [sic] exact amount of tokens to their legit owners. We apologize for the inconveniences but guarantee that the situation is under control.»
http://telegra.ph/KickICO-Hacked-77-Million-Stolen-After-Smart-Contract-Breach-07-27

🤝 Nasdaq Plots to Legitimize Cryptocurrency in Secret Meeting Halfway across the country, however, Nasdaq — the world’s largest second-largest stock exchange — was quietly hosting a closed-door meeting with representatives from both Wall Street and the cryptocurrency industry to discuss how to legitimize cryptocurrency as an asset class.
http://telegra.ph/Nasdaq-Plots-to-Legitimize-Cryptocurrency-in-Secret-Meeting-Report-07-27-3

💸 Online Trading Platform CMC Markets Adds Crypto Spread Betting for Retail Clients. CMC Markets, a leading global online trading platform, announced that it has extended its cryptocurrency spread betting and contract for difference (CFD) trading option to its retail clients. They can now open positions on BTC/USD and ETH/USD pairs. Previously the crypto spread betting option was only available for its institutional clients in the UK.
http://telegra.ph/Online-Trading-Platform-CMC-Markets-Adds-Crypto-Spread-Betting-for-Retail-Clients-07-27-3
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Evening digest, Jul 27

⚙️ Thailand’s Krungsri extends USD$140M IBM Services Relationship amid blockchain push. Krungsri, a member of Ripple’s blockchain network, started working with IBM back in 2012, under an agreement focused on infrastructure as a service. They completed a successful blockchain pilot last year aimed at streamlining the bank's contract management.
http://telegra.ph/Thailands-Krungsri-extends-USD140M-IBM-Services-Relationship-amid-blockchain-push-07-27

💳 Platform to Allow Users to Spend Metal-Based Crypto Using a Debit Card. A new monetary system is aiming to overcome the “severe price volatility” which has made cryptocurrencies unappealing to use as tender — creating two primary digital currencies which are based on gold and silver.
http://telegra.ph/Platform-to-Allow-Users-to-Spend-Metal-Based-Crypto-Using-a-Debit-Card-07-27-3

🗽 Crypto Exchange Coincheck’s Owner Monex Reveals Plans to Open US Trading Platform. A summary of data from a financial briefing held Friday confirms plans to establish TradeStation Crypto Inc. as a cryptocurrency-focused subsidiary of securities brokerage firm TradeStation, which Monex acquired in 2011. As Cointelegraph Japan reports, Monex CEO Oki Matsumoto also signalled Coincheck – which Monex purchased in April for around $33 mln – should begin functioning fully next month.
http://telegra.ph/Crypto-Exchange-Coinchecks-Owner-Monex-Reveals-Plans-to-Open-US-Trading-Platform-07-27-4
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Morning digest, Jul 27

🤝 BRICS Summit: Major Banks From Member States Sign MoU on DLT Research. During the 10th International BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, banks from the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa agreed to a joint study of DLT technology like blockchain, “in the interests of the development of the digital economy.” BRICS countries have met annually since 2009 to discuss initiatives for economic, cultural, and political cooperation between member states.
http://telegra.ph/BRICS-Summit-Major-Banks-From-Member-States-Sign-MoU-on-DLT-Research-07-27-4

💡 Major Chinese Social Network Tianya to Launch Native Cryptocurrency Token. In a blog post, Tianya said its 90 bln Tianyan Tokens (TYT) would function as a kind of rewards system and run in parallel to its existing Tianya Diamond token, which is not cryptographic. Provided users have a sufficient number of Tianya Diamond, they will receive TYT, with a total of 80 percent of supply distributed to members. The remaining 20 percent will go towards operational requirements.
http://telegra.ph/Major-Chinese-Social-Network-Tianya-to-Launch-Native-Cryptocurrency-Token-07-27

💸 Venezuela to Launch Petro-Pegged Fiat Currency Next Month. Venezuela, a country battling one of the deepest economic recessions on record, is set to launch a new fiat currency pegged to its oil-backed “petro” cryptocurrency next month, according to President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro said that the new fiat currency, called the Bolivar Soberano (Sovereign Bolivar), is going to help take five zeroes away from the bolivar, its current fiat currency.
http://telegra.ph/Venezuela-to-Launch-Petro-Pegged-Fiat-Currency-Next-Month-07-27

👺 Breaking: Winklevoss Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Gets Rejected Yet Again. It was just announced that the most recent proposal for a Bitcoin ETF from the Winklevoss Twins, the owners and founders of the fittingly named Gemini exchange, was just rejected by the SEC.
http://telegra.ph/Breaking-Winklevoss-Bitcoin-BTC-ETF-Gets-Rejected-Yet-Again-07-27
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Evening digest, Jul 26

🤔 Iran Plans National Cryptocurrency as New US Sanctions Loom. Iran may soon issue its own cryptocurrency as a way to bypass new economic sanctions enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump. A plan to develop an "indigenous" cryptocurrency is currently on the agenda of the government's Science and Technology Department. Alireza Daliri, the department's deputy head in charge of investment affairs, said on Wednesday that the project is ongoing in cooperation with the Central Bank of Iran.
http://telegra.ph/Iran-Plans-National-Cryptocurrency-as-New-US-Sanctions-Loom-07-26-3

🏪 Binance Prepares to Enter the South Korean Market. Binance is preparing to expand into South Korea, having already hired Koreans for some local positions. CEO Changpeng Zhao has stressed the importance of the Korean market, noting that some Koreans are already using Binance, especially to trade newer coins. However, the exchange is reportedly waiting for the country’s crypto regulatory framework to be fine-tuned before actually launching.
http://telegra.ph/Binance-Prepares-to-Enter-the-South-Korean-Market-07-26-2

😑 Bitmain’s New Transparency Policy Met With Community Skepticism. Bitmain, one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency-related companies, has just introduced new policies and practices that hope to show that the firm is committing to full transparency and higher levels of communication with the cryptocurrency community.
http://telegra.ph/Bitmains-New-Transparency-Policy-Met-With-Community-Skepticism-07-26

🤷‍♀️ Tetras Capital Hedge Fund Supports Bitcoin (BTC) over Ethereum (ETH). Recently, the Tetras Capital Hedge Fund played down the Ethereum cryptocurrency and declared that Bitcoin is the more bullish of the two digital currencies. Coincidentally, the announcement seems to have had an impact on the crypto markets, as ETH’s following has faltered considerably while Bitcoin has shown significant improvement. Before the report, 1 ETH was equivalent to 0.072 BTC, but after the release, this rate dropped to 0.068.
http://telegra.ph/Tetras-Capital-Hedge-Fund-Supports-Bitcoin-BTC-over-Ethereum-ETH-07-26
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Morning digest, Jul 26

🇪🇺 European Parliament acknowledges cryptocurrency as an option to trade. The European Parliament Committee recently declared that cryptocurrencies can be used as another form or substitute to money. This statement was given in response to the long, detailed review of how cryptocurrencies function and their influence on a global scale.
http://telegra.ph/European-Parliament-acknowledges-cryptocurrency-as-an-option-to-trade-07-26

🚙 IOTA and AUDI partner-up to explore Tangle based mobility use cases. IOTA announced the partnership with AUDI Think Tank. IOTA Foundation put together all its efforts to announce the introduction of a permissionless mobility ecosystem. It started a one-week Google Design Sprint with Audi Denkwerkstatt, which is a Think Tank of Audi. This collaboration was carried out to explore Tangle-based use cases, build a low-level prototype and to gather customer feedback.
http://telegra.ph/IOTA-MIOTA-and-AUDI-partner-up-to-explore-Tangle-based-mobility-use-cases-07-26

📲 Crypto Asset Brokerage Co-Founded by Uber Ex-CTO to Launch Zero-Fee Trading App in 2018. A licensed U.S. crypto asset brokerage dubbed ‘Voyager’ has revealed plans to launch a zero-fee mobile trading app in Q4 this year. The new platform intends to bring investors a single access point to trade and manage their assets across multiple crypto exchanges, without charging fees or setting minimums for orders.
http://telegra.ph/Crypto-Asset-Brokerage-Co-Founded-by-Uber-Ex-CTO-to-Launch-Zero-Fee-Trading-App-in-2018-07-26

😱 Ex-Programmer of Russian Payments Firm Qiwi Used Company Equipment to Mine 500K Bitcoins, CEO Claims. The CEO of Russian payment services provider Qiwi Sergey Solonin has claimed that an ex-employee of the company used its payment terminals to mine bitcoins in 2011. The programmer, who has not been named by Solonin, has managed to mine 500,000 bitcoins in 2011, worth about $5 million that year and $4 billion today.
http://telegra.ph/Ex-Programmer-of-Russian-Payments-Firm-Qiwi-Used-Company-Equipment-to-Mine-500K-Bitcoins-CEO-Claims-07-26
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Evening digest, Jul 25

🤝 Amidst India’s Crypto Ban Iran Proposes a Joint Fund for Exchange of Digital Currency. The idea is to develop the tourism between India and Iran by developing this joint fund. Mounesan has further proposed that Indian tourists can also get their e-visa (electronic Visa) at the international airports of Iran. Since the issuing of e-visa at Iranian airports has been activated, the number of Indian tourists has risen significantly, noted the Indian ambassador at the meeting.
http://telegra.ph/Amidst-Indias-Crypto-Ban-Iran-Proposes-a-Joint-Fund-for-Exchange-of-Digital-Currency-07-25

🤦‍♀️ Delaware DOJ Reaches Out to Poloniex Crypto Exchange Users ‘If They Have an Issue’. Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange has apparently piqued the interest of the Investor Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ). The Chief Special Investigator of the Investor Protection Unit (IPU) wrote to a list of individuals, asking them to contact him should they have any difficulties with their Poloniex account.
http://telegra.ph/Delaware-DOJ-Reaches-Out-to-Poloniex-Crypto-Exchange-Users-If-They-Have-an-Issue-07-25

💳 Coinbase Enables Cryptocurrency Gift Cards in Europe and Australia. Cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase has struck a new partnership to enable customers in Europe and Australia spend their cryptocurrency at major retailers and services including Nike and Uber. Coinbase is partnering WeGift, a London-based FinTech startup for the new service which allows its users to fundamentally withdraw their cryptocurrency into gift cards that can be used at over 120 retailers including Uber, Amazon and Tesco, among others.
http://telegra.ph/Coinbase-Enables-Cryptocurrency-Gift-Cards-in-Europe-and-Australia-07-25

🎢 BitMEX Trades Record 1 Million XBT In 24 Hours. BitMEX, a P2P trading platform offering leveraged contracts bought and sold in bitcoin, traded close to 1 million in XBT in the last 24 hours, worth more than $8 billion, an industry record, the company noted in a tweet. The platform, which offers a variety of contracts, including perpetual contracts and contracts with fixed date expiries, thanked its users and congratulated its engineers for delivering the capacity to make the trade amount possible.
http://telegra.ph/BitMEX-Trades-Record-1-Million-XBT-In-24-Hours-07-25
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Evening digest, Jul 24

📈 Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Breaks Beyond $8,000 to Hit Two-Month High. Bitcoin price is now trading above $8,000, a figure unseen in over 60 days. Bitcoin’s gains also coincide with its dominance in market capitalization across the cryptocurrency ecosystem, now standing at a new 2018-high of 47.5%. While bitcoin is still down over 50 percent from 2018’s high above $17,200 in January, its value has gained nearly 20% in a 7-day trading period.
http://telegra.ph/Newsflash-Bitcoin-Price-Breaks-Beyond-8000-to-Hit-Two-Month-High-07-24-3

🏛 Gibraltar’s Stock Exchange Launches Crypto Trading. Gibraltar’s Stock Exchange has launched a crypto trading platform through its subsidiary the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) which has just gone live and is now open to the public. After going through the usual AML/KYC, individuals will be able to trade bitcoin, eth and GBX’s own token, Rock (RKT), against the dollar. Against bitcoin and eth there are a number of cryptos that can be traded in addition, including BCH, ETC and LTC.
http://telegra.ph/Gibraltars-Stock-Exchange-Launches-Crypto-Trading-07-24

🌅 China’s ‘Dream City’ Taps Ethereum Dev. Studio ConsenSys for Blockchain Push. Government officials in Xiongan New Area have announced a partnership with Ethereum development studio ConsenSys to develop blockchain initiatives for China’s «dream city». The Xiongan government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S.-based ConsenSys to establish Xiongan as a next-generation smart city and a leading blockchain innovation hub.
http://telegra.ph/Chinas-Dream-City-Taps-Ethereum-Dev-Studio-ConsenSys-for-Blockchain-Push-07-24-3

☁️ Google to Offer Distributed Ledger Solutions in Cloud Platform Marketplace. Google is joining the list of tech giants to deploy blockchain technology to offer customers fintech and cloud service solutions. Google announced that the company has partnered with two blockchain-focused firms, Digital Asset and BlockApps, to offer new distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions on Google's Cloud Platform (GCP), which would allow users to explore ways customers might use distributed ledger technology frameworks.
http://telegra.ph/Google-to-Offer-Distributed-Ledger-Solutions-in-Cloud-Platform-Marketplace-07-24-3
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Morning digest, Jul 24

😱 Ethereum Proposal to Reduce Inflation by 33% in the Metropolis Upgrade. Ethereum developers are proposing a reduction of block reward from 3 eth to 2 eth per block at the same time as a delay of the difficulty increase. Following a change in plan from contract Casper to beacon Casper, ethereum’s confirmation times may soon start to increase due to a protocol rule that significantly increases mining difficulty to incentivize a move to Proof of Stake (PoS).
http://telegra.ph/Ethereum-Proposal-to-Reduce-Inflation-by-33-in-the-Metropolis-Upgrade-07-24

💰 126-Year-Old General Electric (GE) Invests in Blockchain Cybersecurity Startup. The venture capital arm of industrial conglomerate General Electric (GE) is one of the participants in a $12 million Series A fundraising round for Xage, a cybersecurity startup. The firm uses blockchain technology in securely linking industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Other investors in the fundraising round, which is being led by March Capital Partners, are City Light Capital and NexStar Partners.
http://telegra.ph/126-Year-Old-General-Electric-GE-Invests-in-Blockchain-Cybersecurity-Startup-07-24

🏦 Bank of England says payments system can serve blockchain users. A revamped Bank of England payments system should be able to hook up with fintech firms using distributed ledger technology (DLT), the central bank said on Monday in a boost to the development of blockchain in Britain. The BoE is aiming to revamp the system that underpins British banking and trading in the City of London by 2020 to strengthen defenses against cyber-attacks and widen the number of businesses that can use it.
http://telegra.ph/Bank-of-England-says-payments-system-can-serve-blockchain-users-07-24

🌆 Major Hotels in Iran Accepting Deposits in Cryptocurrency to Avoid U.S. Sanctions. HotelsInIran.com (“Hotels in Iran”), a major Iranian hotel booking platform, began accepting payments in cryptocurrency subsequent to the imposition of additional sanctions by the U.S. on Iran and Russia in July 2018. A hotel booking company informed its clients their motive for encouraging customers to process payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash.
http://telegra.ph/Major-Hotels-in-Iran-Accepting-Deposits-in-Cryptocurrency-to-Avoid-US-Sanctions-07-24
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