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Sleepy Bridges, Reentered China, Reopened Probes and 20 Crypto Jokes

23.5.2020
This week in crypto news: Bitcoin shortly neared USD 10K with altcoins gaining bullish momentum too, while BTC was still leaving exchanges rapidly, and Bitcoin-Ethereum bridge, tBTC, was put to sleep two days post-launch. As the threat of inflation looms, investors turn to gold, and maybe...

DeFi Exec Believes Crypto Community Mostly “Short-Term Thinkers”

23.5.2020
DeFi entrepreneur Alex Mashinsky has slammed crypto’s culture and community for short-term profiteering

Crypto Healthcare Project Announces Telehealth Exchange for Remote Medicine

23.5.2020
Solve.Care announced the Global Telehealth Exchange: a marketplace where users can consult medical practitioners anywhere in the world

New Bill in Ukraine to Finally Let Crypto Firms Open Bank Accounts

22.5.2020
New draft bill in Ukraine aims to finally enable local crypto exchanges to open bank accounts, the document’s co-author says

Louisiana State Senate to Consider Crypto Business Licensing Bill

22.5.2020
The Louisiana State House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to regulate and license virtual currency businesses. A Senate committee will now evaluate the proposal

What Can Crypto Crisis Managers Learn From BlockFi's Silence & tBTC's Openness?

22.5.2020
A crisis will inevitably happen for any company - but how it reacts to it and communicates it to the public can make or break it. Let's take a look at how two different teams in the Cryptoverse communicated their recent incidents and what advice communication professionals offered. BlockFi:...

Crypto Exchanges Speak Out as Binance Takes CoinMarketCap’s Top Spot

22.5.2020
OKEx, Huobi and Bitfinex speak out on Binance’s buyout of CMC: “A partnership with a clear conflict of interest”

Russia Proposes 2M Rub Fine and 7 Years in Jail for Illegal Crypto Use

22.5.2020
Illegal cryptocurrency use in Russia could attract fines of up to 2 million rubles and hard labor or seven years of jail time

Gox Rising Offers USD 800 Per Bitcoin, Canaan Disappoints, Coldplay Player Goes Crypto + More News

22.5.2020
Brock Pierce of Gox Rising. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, IPSE Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Exchanges News Puerto Rico-based firm Gox Rising, led...

Meet the Man Who Spent 10,000 BTC on Two Pizzas

22.5.2020
“Crypto Titans” is a series of personal interviews conducted by CoinMarketCap with prominent and forward-thinking minds tinkering on and behindContinue Reading The post Meet the Man Who Spent 10,000 BTC on Two Pizzas appeared first on CoinMarketCap Blog

Blockchain Bites: Iran and Russia Revisit Crypto Regulations, Bitcoin Pizza Day 10 Years Later

22.5.2020
Ten years ago today someone spent 10,000 bitcoin on about $30 worth of pizza. Today, nations are redrafting crypto regulation and crypto firms report millions in revenues

Play-to-Earn Crypto Gamers Flip Virtual Properties for Fiat Rewards

22.5.2020
Upland announces a partnership with Tilia Pay that allows players to earn fiat for virtual property transactions

South Africa Leads Crypto Revolution in Africa – Challenges Spur and Slow Adoption

22.5.2020
Africans rank atop global cryptocurrency ownership rates, according to a new report by Arcade Research. South Africa ranks third globally with 13% of its internet users owning or using cryptocurrencies, while 11% of connected Nigerians own cryptocurrencies in the fifth-placed populous West African...

Iran’s President Asks Gov’t to Plan National Crypto Mining Strategy

22.5.2020
Iran’s president has tasked officials at the central bank and ministries of energy, communications and IT with drafting plans for a national cryptocurrency mining strategy

Jack Dorsey Gives $5M to Support UBI ⁠— Could Crypto Deliver it?

22.5.2020
The Twitter CEO announced on May 21 that he would be giving $5 million to Humanity Forward, a UBI-proponent established by Andrew Yang

Myanmar Central Bank Claims Crypto is Banned, Users Disagree

22.5.2020
Myanmar’s central bank claims crypto traders can be fined or imprisoned, but there are doubts about whether legislation backs this up

Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving

22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...