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Crypto News Summary- April 20

General News:
Hong Kong’s first approved crypto fund is targeting $100 million.
Singapore won’t tax airdrops or hard forks under new crypto guidance.
China's central bank says digital currency could be used in 2022 Winter Olympics.
U.S. oil's May contract has just gone negative, plunging 154% and trading at negative $10 a barrel.

Coin Specific News:
$166B asset manager Renaissance considering jumping into bitcoin futures.
Ethereum 2.0 testnet reaches almost 20,000 validators in just two days.
Bitcoin struggles to hold $7K as US stocks, Oil, Gold fall in sync.
Facebook affirms Libra commitment with 50 new job openings in Ireland. Heifer International has also joined  Libra Association to ‘support financial inclusion’.

Exchanges:
Coinbase has hired a Barclays executive to help it take another swing at Wall Street.
Decentralized exchange dYdX is launching BTC/USDC Perpetual Contract.
BitMEX joins COVID-19 relief efforts with dedicated $2.5M fund.
Binance issues ONT-backed token for DEX trading.

Cool tech fact:
Listening to music can give your immune system a boost and help fight off disease

Quote of the day:
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” —Lao Tzu

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Crypto News Summary- April 21

General News:
A Chinese EOS-based wallet app reportedly shuts down, leaving $52M in user funds inaccessible.
Argentina’s central bank trials blockchain for new interbank settlement layer.
South Korean social gaming app launches blockchain-based platform.
CFTC approves new cryptocurrency derivatives platform Bitnomial.

Coin Specific News:
Verasity(VRA) will get listed on BitMax as of  April 22. Also, the deadline for sending in your Verasity GameStore video reviews is this Friday.
dForce attacker has returned $25M stolen funds.
RippleNet member NIUM expands into China with latest partnership.
Ripple sues YouTube for allowing ‘scams’ that promise free XRP.

Exchanges:
Coinbase taps investment banking executive in push to bring $10 billion in big money to Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency.
BitMEX reportedly continued to lose market share to Binance Futures.

Cool tech fact:
The last man to walk on the Moon was allergic to it.

Quote of the day:
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Crypto News Summary- April 22

General News:
ICBC unveils first banking sector white paper on blockchain.
Chinese court rules Ethereum as legal property.

Coin Specific News:
Bullish ascending triangle formation breakout takes Bitcoin back above $7,000
Starting from June 1, COTI will allow node operators to set their own fee rates.
KardiaChain & Band Protocol partner to power government & enterprise applications.
CEX exchange partners with P2P validator to provide Cosmos and Tezos staking.
Tether surpasses XRP to become the third-largest cryptocurrency.

Exchanges:
FTX exchange will launch crude Oil Futures.
FTX, BitMax and Poloniex will launch BVOL and iBVOL leveraged tokens on April 23
Binance has completed Cartesi(CTSI) lottery draw. Binance will open trading for Cartesi at 2020/04/23 2:00 AM (UTC)
Gemini clears new Deloitte audit in bid to appeal to Wall Street.

Cool tech fact:
If the sun were to explode right now, we wouldn't know it for another eight minutes and 20 seconds.

Quote of the day:
“The truth only hurts when you want to believe a lie.” ― Jennifer McVey

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Crypto News Summary- April 23

General News:
Starbucks, McDonald's could trial China's central bank digital currency.
Russia may lift Telegram ban due to coronavirus outbreak.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price surges 10% to $7.7K as bulls smash key resistance level.
Hive (HIVE) will be available for trading on Huobi as of April 24.
COTI will get listed on Korean exchange Coinbit on April 27.
xDai Chain (STAKE) will have a premiere listing on BitMax on April 29.
Torus is collaborating with Solana to build scalable mainstream applications.
2key became the first blockchain-crypto solution on Zoom Marketplace on April 22.
“Play to Win” Bitmax-Verasity tournament on Verasity GameStore. Also, the deadline for sending in your Verasity GameStore video reviews is this Friday.

Exchanges:
Binance launches social payments app 'Bundle' in Africa.
Cuba's first P2P Bitcoin exchange launches amid regulatory uncertainty.
Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina steps down 4 months after taking role.
Coinbase has introduced its own Coinbase Price Oracle.

Cool tech fact:
Leaving your fridge door open will heat up the room

Quote of the day:
"Enjoy the little things in life because one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things." —Kurt Vonnegut

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Crypto News Summary- April 24

General News:
Venezuela breaks Bitcoin trading record, Argentina sees 1,028% jump in BTC volume since 2018.
Portugal unveils ‘free zones’ for emerging technologies in digital action plan.
WeBank ranks third in Blockchain patent filings for 2019.

Coin Specific News:
BTC pre-halving pump in play as Bitcoin price surgestoward $8,000.
FSA approves Huobi Token as the first global compliant exchange platform token in Japan
Akash Network will launch its incentivized testnet on April 30.
xDai Chain (STAKE) auction will take place on April 28 on BitMax.
Cardano, Cosmos and Tezos beat Bitcoin and Ether in latest Weiss crypto ratings.

Exchanges:
BitMax to launch an ETHUSD quanto futures contract with up to 50x leverage on 5 May 2020.
Poloniex customers with at least 100 SNX in their account will earn an annual yield of up to 25%.
Binance hits $295M in traded volume for newly-launched options contract.

Cool tech fact:
The sun is white when viewed from space, it only appears yellow to us due to the Earth's atmosphere

Quote of the day:
"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up." —John Holmes

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Crypto News Summary- April 25

General News:
Bitcoin miner maker Ebang officially files for $100 million US IPO.
Dole to integrate IBM’s food trust Blockchain into all divisions by 2025.

Coin Specific News:
SEC and Kik continue court clash over $100m Kin token sale.
Cardano secures "attractive" FCAS rating as Ethereum tops scoreboard.
XRP continues its bull ride, Decred and Dogecoin follow suit.
Ethereum 2.0 testnet attracts over 22K validators as addresses with 32 ETH surge.
Bitcoin isn’t trading for $15K in Lebanon after currency collapse.

Exchanges:
Coinbase Custody now supports deposits and withdrawals for Fetch ($FET).
Etana, a fiat funding provider for Kraken, reports data security breach.
Binance Research explains recent Libra/SpaceX comparison.

Cool tech fact:
There are 6.8 billion people on the planet and 4 billion of them use a mobile phone. Only 3.5 billion of them use a toothbrush.

Quote of the day:
“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong.” —Mandy Hale

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This week in Crypto- week 17

Hong Kong’s first approved crypto fund is targeting $100 million.
Argentina’s central bank trials blockchain for new interbank settlement layer.
Chinese court rules Ethereum as legal property.
FTX exchange will launch crude Oil Futures.
Bitcoin price surges 10% to $7.7K as bulls smash key resistance level.
Binance launches social payments app 'Bundle' in Africa.
Venezuela breaks Bitcoin trading record, Argentina sees 1,028% jump in BTC volume since 2018.
Ethereum 2.0 testnet attracts over 22K validators as addresses with 32 ETH surge.
Cardano, Cosmos and Tezos beat Bitcoin and Ether in latest Weiss crypto ratings.
BitMEX to launch an ETHUSD quanto futures contract with up to 50x leverage on 5 May 2020.

Cool tech fact:
Canada's official phone number is 1-800-O-CANADA.

Quote of the day:
“However many times you fail in businesses, you only need to be right once—and then everyone calls you an overnight success, and you laugh your way to the bank.” —Mark Cuban

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Crypto News Summary- April 27

General News:
China launches Blockchain-based service network for Global Commercial Use.
US Regulator clears security token trading system to launch.
The Bitcoin network has grown almost 25% within the last year.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin is up 2% and it broke the $7,600 resistance area against the US Dollar.
Hive (HIVE) got listed on Binance as of 27th April.
SwftCoin (SWFTC) and Chromia (CHR) to compete for listing on Binance
IRISnet integrating with Chainlink to support interchain interoperability using real-world data.
PureStake has announced plans for the Moonbeam smart contract platform for the Polkadot network.

Exchanges:
Bitfinex opens a social network for traders.
Binance has launched a mining pool. Binance has also partnered BitPay  to support BUSD payments in 50 US States.
Bithumb exchange will list Proton (XPR)this week.
FTX exchange to launch a U.S.-based spot crypto exchange in May.


Cool tech fact:
Charging your phone for a year costs less than $1 in electricity

Quote of the day:
“Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.” —Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Crypto News Summary- April 28

General News:
World Economic Forum looks to Blockchain to restart global economy.
US Congress has introduced 32 crypto and blockchain bills.
Japanese financial giant SBI and SMFG to partner for digital banking.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin rally pauses near $7.8K after longest winning run in 8 months.
— Payments processor Checkout.com joins Libra Association
Trust Wallet (TWT) got unofficially listed on Bilaxy, MXC and Hoo exchange.
RiveX has released its token metrics before the first product launch.
Matic announced the final pre-mainnet stage.
Algorand’s releases pointproofs to upgrade fundamental Blockchain cryptography.
dForce has reportedly refunded all users affected in a recent $25 million hack.

Exchanges:
BitMEX restricting access to users who are Japan residents.

Cool tech fact:
"Rambo" was the first R-rated film property to be turned into a children's cartoon show.

Quote of the day:
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”  —Winston Churchill

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Crypto News Summary- April 29

General News:
KFC launches Blockchain pilot for digital advertising and media buying.
China's Cyberspace regulators approve 224 blockchain ventures.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin hits $8K erasing Coronavirus crash.
XRP surges above $0.22 following Bitcoin price explosion.
Ethereum highly bullish and primed to surge towards $220.
UMA (UMA) will be available for trading on Uniswap as of 29th April.
CasperLabs integrating Chainlink for stable, fiat denominated transaction fees.

Exchanges:
Binance has confirmed DDoS attack on its Chinese domains. Binance has also launched nineteenth phase of Binance Savings products.
Coinbase Custody to support Celo Gold, Filecoin, Keep Network, NEAR Protocol & Polkadot.
— $12 Million on BitMEX liquidated as Bitcoin prints “Darth Maul” candle. BitMEX has also closed registrations for Japanese users
MXC to list RChain (REV) as of 30th April.
Coinbase and  Kraken suffer temporary outages as Bitcoin soars as high as $8,900.

Misc:
The Incognito Project will give Ethereum DeFi Monero-like privacy.

Cool tech fact:
 Disney World is the second largest purchaser of explosives in the United States  – only the U.S. military comes in ahead of them

Quote of the day:
“Every morning you have two options. Continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.” ― Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Crypto News Summary- April 30

General News:
Swiss association issues new common standards for crypto custody
Alibaba patents Blockchain system that spots music copycats.
Porsche backs Blockchain platform for vehicle management in $6M funding round.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin roars past $9,000 as frantic FOMO on Binance & Coinbase continues
Bitcoin futures aggregated daily volumes crossed $30 billion.
Genesis doubled new loan issuance to $2 billion in a record Q1.
Cartesi and Matic to partner for testnet integration and dispute resolution R&D.
Props project has raised another $2M USD during private fundraising round and will migrate to Algorand blockchain.
Telegram postpones the release Of Gram Tokens until April 2021, offers to refund investors.
— 160 million USDT tokens minted during Bitcoin's rise to $9K.

Exchanges:
ICE spent ‘nearly $300m’ helping Bakkt acquire loyalty firm Bridge2.
Binance Savings adds ADA and DASH to flexible savings.
BTSE Exchange taps into crypto demand by increasing request-for-quote limits.

Cool tech fact:
On average, technology users carry 2.9 devices on them at all times.

Quote of the day:
"Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly." —Charles Addams

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Crypto News Summary- May 1

General News:
Samsung Pay now supports Swipe's cryptocurrency Visa cards.
— 250M pieces of digital content to be copyrighted on Ontology Blockchain.
JP Morgan and Goldman advise clients to not buy Bitcoin, claims industry executive.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin rises back to $8.8K even as futures on U.S. stocks drop.
EOSDT supply increases by $100M with Bitcoin liquidity support.
BTT and WIN staking is coming to Poloniex.
Gate launches HIVE perpetual contract trading.
ETH 2.0 issuance will be 2 million a year at most says Vitalik.

Exchanges:
Poloniex listed NEO as of 30th April.
Brave browser brings Binance integration to all desktop users.

Cool tech fact:
One of the first people to have a telephone in their home was American writer Mark Twain

Quote of the day:
"A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires." —Paulo Coelho

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Crypto News Summary- May 2

General News:
Latin American markets post record P2P volume in April

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price looks ready to consolidate near $9,200 for a few days before taking a shot at $10,000.
Cardano, EOS, Dogecoin fall victim to Bitcoin's corrections as alts fall.
— 1.6 Billion USDT minted in April as Bitcoin recovers from March loss
— Chainlink price Oracles are now natively available for all developers building on Tezos.
XRP gains 13.5% in a week but struggles at 200EMA and against Bitcoin.
CertiK joins OKChain commercial chain alliance.

Exchanges:
Bitfinex's privacy system one step ahead of proof-of-reserves.
— Judge rules lawsuit targeting multi-billion OneCoin Ponzi can proceed.
BitMEX's Bitcoin OI slump suggests Black Thursday's impact continues to linger.
Binance pooling up mining game amid centralization concerns

Cool tech fact:
The first mobile phone available was released in 1983, and it was called the DynaTAC 8000x.

Quote of the day:
“A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” ― Albert Einstein

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This week in Crypto- week 18

China launched a Blockchain-based service network for Global Commercial use.
Binance launched a mining pool. Binance also partnered BitPay  to support BUSD payments in 50 US States.
US Congress introduced 32 crypto and blockchain bills.
KFC launched Blockchain pilot for digital advertising and media buying.
Alibaba patents Blockchain system that spots music copycats.
Porsche backs Blockchain platform for vehicle management in $6M funding round.
Bitcoin soars past $9,000 as frantic FOMO on Binance & Coinbase continues.
Samsung Pay now supports Swipe's cryptocurrency Visa cards.

Cool tech fact:
The first VoIP phone was called InternetPhone and was created by VocalTec in 1995.

Quote of the day:
"Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses." —Plato

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Crypto News Summary- May 4

General News:
VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay join Australia-China supply chain consortium.
Iran issues license for biggest bitcoin mining farm.
German security token platform, Black Manta Capital Partners to develop a custody solution.

Coin Specific News:
Matic will start its second DApp Week as of May 4.
RiveX released desktop version of its wallet.
Kyber to offer delegated token staking after network upgrade.
Bitcoin price retraces to $8.5K going into last week before halving.
USDT and USDC market caps swell in April as crypto traders flock to Stablecoins.
NEAR Protocol launches following $21M token sale.
 
Exchanges:
BitMEX restricts access to Japanese residents, citing changes to local law.
Indian crypto exchanges tax clarity from central bank.
Paxful launches Bitcoin fundraising campaign to combat COVID-19 in Africa.

Cool tech fact:
In 2017, it’s estimated that 269 billion e-mails were sent per day

Quote of the day:
“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.” ― Roy T. Bennett

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Crypto News Summary- May 5

General News:
IBM teams with 3 European power grids to build green energy Blockchain platform.
European Central Bank calls for proactive Stablecoin regulation.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price reclaims $9k as US Gov’t asks for another $3 trillion.
Verasity (VRA) will become the very first community listing on Unifyre Wallet.
Telegram withdraws offer to repay investors with Gram tokens.
Ripple hit with yet another XRP class-action lawsuit.
OneLedger (OLT) will be delisted  from Bilaxy.
Ankr together with 21 other organizations will join Celo Alliance.

Exchanges:
BitMax launched 3-month pre-staking program for xDai Chain (STAKE) with projected 36.4% annualized interest rate.
Bittrex Global will launch its own token in June.
Bexplus has launched annualized interest-bearing Bitcoin investment option.
Anycoin Direct launches innovative new platform.

Cool tech fact:
The first website is still online and running: info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html

Quote of the day:
“If you are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard. But if you are willing to do what's hard, life will be easy.” —T. Harv Eker

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Crypto News Summary- May 6

General News:
Ukraine considers using nuclear plants for cryptocurrency mining.
Dutch central bank gives crypto firms ultimatum to register.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin breaches $9.2K as open positions on CME Futures hit 10-month high.
Frontier Wallet will offer Elrond DeFi products & staking tools.
RiveX (RVX) will have a premiere listing on BitMax on May 8.
GeoDB to be listed on Bitforex as of 8th May.
JUST (JST) will have a premiere listing on Poloniex on May 7.
Celo Network reveals over 20 new alliance members.
Ripple joins ISO Global standards body on cross-border payments.

Exchanges:
Bitfinex launches Bitcoin dominance futures.

Cool tech fact:
In 2010, Finland became the first country to make access to the internet a legal right to its citizens

Quote of the day:
Your personality is a phantom even more insubstantial than your body. Personality is a work of art... it’s like music, which vanishes as soon as it’s played. —Alan Watts

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Crypto News Summary- May 7

General News:
UFC partners with Chiliz to release digital fan tokens of fighters.
Chinese Court rules Bitcoin as a legal property but not a currency.
Cambridge University releases new tool for tracking global Bitcoin mining power.
CFTC charges multiple firms for $15 million crypto and binary options scam.

Coin Specific News:
Libra Association names HSBC chief legal officer Stuart Levey as CEO.
Chromia (CHR) has won Binance community coin vote and will get listed on Binance
TON community launches free version of Telegram open Blockchain.
Stellar Enterprise Fund invests $5M in Crypto App Abra ahead of Blockchain integration.
Verasity (VRA) is expanding to major eSports games and will launch CS:GO tournaments and betting.

Exchanges:
CoinShares unveils trading unit, says it traded over $3 billion in crypto during 2019.
OKEx will host initial exchange offering of NDN Link (NDN) on May 20.
— Crypto exchange OSL to establish ‘digital asset powerhouse’ in Asia and US.

Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin price was $0.003 exactly 10 years ago in its first days of trading

Quote of the day:
"You don't get to the moon by climbing a tree." —Sam Hinkie

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Crypto News Summary- May 8

General News:
Google searches for ‘Bitcoin Halving’ skyrocket to unprecedented numbers.
Swiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse is raising Series A at over $280 million pre-money valuation.
Vietnam’s HDBank taps Blockchain network to streamline bank credit for corporates.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin breaches $10K for first time since February.
XLM & QTUM perpetual swap will soon be available on OKEx.
Wanchain announced as official Genesis validator for Band Protocol.
Telegram agrees to hand over trove of ICO documents to SEC.
Matic has started The Grand Staking League on the way to mainnet.
Algorand partnership offers integrated accounting to token holders.

Exchanges:
Binance hires former HSBC banker and Fintech veteran to lead UK growth.
Bitcoin halving drives institutional interest on Bakkt

Cool tech fact:
The internet is everywhere, even on the top of Mount Everest. You can access 3G internet and cellular service at the summit.

Quote of the day:
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ― Kahlil Gibran

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Crypto News Summary- May 9

General News:
South Koreato develop an identity platform on the Blockchain for autonomous vehicles.
New Zealand’s central bank is hiring a digital currency specialist.
Brazil shows spike in Bitcoin volume as Argentina sees 437% YoY Surge on Crypto Platform.

Coin Specific News:
— Bitcoin reclaims generational log curve with 160% rally
MCO Visa Cards now shipping to customers in the UK & Europe.
Bitcoin miners made $412.5 million in revenue during April, new data indicates.
Ethereum poised to revisit multi-month highs as technical strength builds.
Ripple's XRP ushers in wallet termination capability.

Exchanges:
Binance Savings adds ATOM and NEO to flexible savings.
OKCoin brings two industry vets onboard amid global expansion.

Cool tech fact:
The first smartphone was the Apple iPhone in 2007.

Quote of the day:
“Life is unpredictable and death is the realization of truth; what we do in between makes it meaningful.” ― Krishnendu Pramanick

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