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Bitcoin News Roundup for July 28, 2020
28.7.2020
With bitcoin pulling back a little after yesterday's frenzied rush above $11,000, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another news roundup
EU Outlines Tech Specs for Nodes in Its Blockchain Services Testnet
28.7.2020
Participating member states can stage their testnet nodes on hardware with specs roughly equivalent to a PC gamer’s tower
Is Bitcoin Mining Legal in India? Miners Still Don’t Know
28.7.2020
Following a recent Supreme Court decision, India's crypto industry is optimistic about the future. But miners still don't know if what they do is illegal
Digital Intelligence Firm Cellebrite Launches Crypto Tracing Tool Powered by CipherTrace
28.7.2020
Israel-based digital forensics firm Cellebrite announced the launch of its cryptocurrency and blockchain tracing tool on Tuesday
Expectations for Even Further Bitcoin Gains Keep Lid on Futures Contracts Liquidations
28.7.2020
Only $133 million in futures were liquidated on BitMEX as bitcoin soared above $11,400
Deribit Reports Daily Record $539M of Bitcoin Options Traded, More Than Double Prior High
28.7.2020
Exchange Deribit has more than doubled on its previous daily record with well over $500 million worth of bitcoin options traded
Why Bitcoin-Like Scarcity Would Be a Disaster for the Dollar
28.7.2020
Calls to restrict the Fed's money printing powers fail to recognize the likely consequences, including price instability
Swiss Exchange Lists World’s First Active Bitcoin ETP
28.7.2020
FiCAS has listed the world's first actively-managed bitcoin ETP on Switzerland's SIX exchange
Fireblocks Claims Exchange Program Enables Zero-Confirmation Crypto Deposits
28.7.2020
Fireblocks says its new system provides crypto deposits on exchanges with zero confirmations and in real-time
Bitcoin Futures Volume Surges 186% as Price Hits $11K
28.7.2020
The market for Bitcoin futures snapped back into life on Monday as the cryptocurrency's price surged up to an 11-month high
First Mover: The Dollar Drop May Have Helped Push Bitcoin Past $11K
28.7.2020
As the U.S. dollar’s value slides, prices are suddenly rising for just about everything priced in dollars.  That includes bitcoin, which shot up some 13% on Monday for its biggest gain in almost three months. Prices soared past levels reached in February, prior to...
One Billion, Two Billion, Three Billion, Four? DeFi’s Knocking on TradFi’s Door
28.7.2020
DeFi is an overnight success years in the making. From "The DAO" hack to $3.6 billion in total value locked, here's the history of decentralized finance
Memories of London’s Devcon 1, Ethereum’s ‘Woodstock’ Moment
28.7.2020
Ethereum’s Devcon 1, held in London in November 2015, featured adventuresome bankers and Big 4 consultants mingling with dreadlocked coders
Australian State Treasury Proposes ‘Flexible’ Regulatory Reform for Blockchain
28.7.2020
The New South Wales Treasury is exploring regulatory reform for blockchain technology citing the need to promote innovation
Israel’s Stock Exchange Launches Blockchain Platform for Securities Lending
28.7.2020
The new blockchain platform can facilitate peer-to-peer trading and allow the securities lending market to reach its full potential, the exchange said
Staking on Ethereum 2.0 Takes First Step With Test System for Validators
28.7.2020
The transition to Ethereum 2.0 and its proof-of-stake consensus model is finally underway with a new test platform for future validators
Firm Uses Ethereum to Tokenize Sustainable Infrastructure in Fight Against Climate Change
28.7.2020
UK-based fintech company Fasset aims to bridge the $15 trillion gap in sustainable infrastructure development with blockchain-backed investments
P2P Exchange LocalBitcoins Adds Crypto Surveillance Tools From Elliptic
28.7.2020
Elliptic's tracing software bolsters the peer-to-peer exchange's anti-money laundering safeguards
CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum Culture, Explained
28.7.2020
Maker Foundation board member Tonya Evans and former ConsenSys CMO Amanda Cassatt joined Leigh Cuen on Monday to discuss Ethereum’s ethos
Tetras Capital Shuts Down Crypto Hedge Fund After 75% Loss
28.7.2020
Tetras Capital, once a $33 million crypto hedge fund, is shutting down due to negative returns