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Crypto News Summary - May 30

General News:
Governor of  Bank of China confirms completion of critical advancements of the digital Yuan.
South Korea to start taxing Bitcoin profits in 2021.
Alibaba signs Blockchain-related deal with Chinese port operator.
Dogecoin CEO , Elon Musk launches humans into Orbit.
Key derivatives data show crypto investors are finally betting on a rally.
JPMorgan Chase settles crypto credit card lawsuit for $2.5M.

Coin Specific News:
Tron Network reaches major milestone with 6 million addresses.
Bitcoin held on exchanges at yearly lows as investors gear up for the moon. Also, Bitcoin ‘Smart Money Indicator’ revisits all-time high.
Maker (MKR) skyrockets 50% in 24hr following Coinbase Pro’s listing announcement.

Cool tech fact:
SpaceX made history today, May 30th 2020,  with first-ever human rocket launch for NASA

Quote of the day:
“There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live. Why do you want to live? What’s the point? What inspires you? What do you love about the future? If the future does not include being out there among the stars and being a multi-planet species, I find that incredibly depressing.”— Elon Musk

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This week in Crypto- week 22

Visa approved new DeFi-enabled crypto card in EU and UK.
Turkish Stablecoin received spot listing on BTSE Exchange
Samsung’s Blockchain Wallet was integrated with Gemini crypto exchange.
South Korea's ICON released Blockchain interoperability protocol.
Amazon did patent a Blockchain-based product authenticator.
Binance added COCOS to customizable locked savings.
TomoDex opened another campaign: Spot Trading Competition is taking over the TomoChain verse with 15,000 $TOMO up for grabs.
Governor of  Bank of China confirmed completion of critical advancements of the digital Yuan.
Alibaba signed Blockchain-related deal with Chinese port operator.
Dogecoin CEO, Elon Musk launched humans into Orbit.

Cool tech fact:
NASA has launched a total of 166 manned rockets to space missions. Each rocket cost $500 million to build and launch.

Quote of the day:
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." —MLK Jr

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Crypto News Summary - June 1

General News:
China passes law protecting cryptocurrency inheritance.
Private Swiss bank rolls out new premium crypto trading service.

Coin Specific News:
OMG Network (former OmiseGO) launched V1 Public Mainnet Beta on June 1.
Matic has launched its Mainnet with initial set of validators on May 31.
— Top Analysts lay out compelling case for $12K Bitcoin within a month.
Binance to support the upcoming TomoChain (TOMO) Mainnet upgrade.
Orchid (OXT) will get listed on Kraken on June 2.
Ripple unlocks 500 million XRP as analysts point to immense weakness.

Exchanges:
Kraken to support $USDT on Ethereum starting June 2.
Binance will support the upcoming IoTeX (IOTX) Mainnet upgrade

Cool tech fact:
China has launched more rockets than any country in the world.

Quote of the day:
"Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up." — Elon Musk


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Crypto News Summary - June 2

General News:
Cryptocurrency firms now recognized as money service businesses in Canada.
Russia leads global BTC trading on LocalBitcoins for 2nd month in a row.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price broke the $10,000 barrier and rallied to $10,380 for the first time in 3 months but later dropped by 14% in 15 minutes.
Tether (USDT) transfers to exchanges reached new ATH as Bitcoin surged above $10,000.
Olportal (OLCF) will launch staking program on June 7th.
AVA Labs will integrate Chainlink’s real-time price data to power decentralized and institutional finance on AVA.
Klaytn to bring digital assets experience in Korea's largest messaging app, KakaoTalk.
Metal X Beta is now available for people in 24 countries.

Exchanges:
Binance Korea to integrate Coinfirm's real-time AML monitoring. Binance will also offer Matic as one of its savings products
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will offer COTI 30d staking product with 18% annualized return rate.
Crypto Exchange Coinbase fails to stay operating during explosive Bitcoin volatility.

Cool tech fact:
As of April 2019, Amazon.com had 119,928,851 products listed.

Quote of the day:
"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears." —Nelson Mandela

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Crypto News Summary - June 3

General News:
Oil and Gas Blockchain Consortium’s pilot test produces successful result.
French renewable energy provider wins regulator’s approval for €10M token sale.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin locked in DeFi hikes to touch new ATH.
LTO mainnet deposits & withdrawals now supported on Binance. LTO Network has also burned 11% of total supply.
Ethereum is poised to surge above $300 by the end of June, top trader asserts.
Elrond (ERD) price skyrockets 25% following announcement of $40k incentivized stress test.
Matic launches mainnet aiming to bring more ‘firepower’ to Ethereum.

Exchanges:
Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck's domain name has been hijacked
OKEx will host initial exchange offering of WaykiChain Governance Coin (WGRT) on June 17

Cool tech fact:
Amazon launched Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002

Quote of the day:
"if you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal not people or things" — Albert Einstein

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Crypto News Summary - June 4

General News:
Walmart China subsidiary teams up with VeChain to trace food products.
Japanese finance minister shoots down plan to cut Bitcoin tax to 20%.
Blockchain Gamers earned $20M in their first year.
Bank of Ghana is working on a central bank digital currency.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin to paint ‘institutional’ golden cross that last shot price 78% higher.
Ethereum just reversed and likely gearing for another lift-off to $255.
Matic to get listed on Binance US as of June 5th.
Tether and Bitfinex denounce baseless lawsuit designed to undermine the cryptocurrency community.
Kava Labs CEO Brian Kerr explains why they chose Cosmos SDK in an interview with GAINS Associates

Exchanges:
Bitstamp exchange will list XLM and PAX in June.
BitMax has launched Copy Trading Service on June 4th.
Bittrex and Poloniex targeted in class-action crypto manipulation suit.

Cool tech fact:
The Stein Eriksen Residences is the most expensive listed property in Airbnb charging $50,000 per night

Quote of the day:
"Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion toward men and toward objective things." — Albert Einstein

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Crypto News Summary - June 5

General News:
Kyrgyzstan poised to legitimize crypto mining.
Norwegian Salmon exporter fights food fraud with Blockchain.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin derivatives market is growing faster than spot market.
Cardano becomes top 10 cryptocurrency as Shelley launch approaches.
Measurable Data Token (MDT) has won Binance community coin vote and will get listed on Binance.
Ankr launched node hosting solutions for TomoX and Elrond.
TomoChain launches P2P lending feature.
DeFi Platform, Celsius hits $1 billion in cryptocurrency Deposits.

Exchanges:
Bithumb will offer Tachyon Protocol (IPX) staking as of June 8.
Binance Savings adds KAVA to Flexible Savings.

Cool tech fact:
George Devol invented the first digital operated robot.

Quote of the day:
"Three rules of work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." — Albert Einstein

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Crypto News Summary - June 6

General News:
Marshall Islands seeks to establish a "self-sovereign identity" with new blockchain-based currency.
Blockchain to disrupt music industry and make it change tune.
— $1M Bitcoin will force JPMorgan to Wyoming for safety says Caitlin Long.

Coin Specific News:
If Bitcoin closes above $10,500, expect an explosive rally to $14,000.
Satoshi Nakamoto’s $10,760,000,000 Bitcoin (BTC) stash will never move , says crypto researcher.
Someone just anonymously dropped an ETH 2.0 scaling solution on Medium.

Exchanges:
Coinbase wants to sell blockchain analysis software to the IRS and DEA a year after its Neutrino acquisition.
South Korean crypto exchange is first to list Kakao’s token.
OKEx continues their ongoing OKB Token buyback.
Poloniex to launch Binance Coin trading pairs, including TRX/BNB.

Cool tech fact:
As of April 2020, Alexa, a system that measures a website’s popularity, ranked Airbnb in 318th place

Quote of the day:
"Human beings can attain a worthy and harmonious life only if they are able to rid themselves, within the limits of human nature, of striving to fulfill wishes of the material kind" — Albert Einstein

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This week in Crypto- week 23

China passed law protecting cryptocurrency inheritance.
Cryptocurrency firms now recognized as money service businesses in Canada.
Bitcoin price broke the $10,000 barrier and rallied to $10,380 for the first time in 3 months but later dropped by 14% in 15 minutes
Oil and Gas Blockchain Consortium’s pilot test produced successful result.
French renewable energy provider won regulator’s approval for €10M token sale.
OKEx to host initial exchange offering of WaykiChain Governance Coin (WGRT) on June 17.
Walmart China subsidiary teamed up with VeChain to trace food products.
Bank of Ghana is working on a central bank digital currency.
BitMax has launched Copy Trading Service on June 4th.
Marshall Islands seeks to establish a "self-sovereign identity" with new blockchain-based currency.


Cool tech fact:
Airbnb lists around 14,000 tiny houses, 4,000 castles, and 2,400 tree houses in its database.

Quote of the day:
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." —Albert Einstein

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Crypto News Summary- June 08

General News:
Thousands of bank accounts of crypto OTC traders in China’s Guangdong are frozen by local police.
Saudi Arabia's central bank injects liquidity in local banks via blockchain.

Coin Specific News:
— Almost 120,000 Ethereum wallets that hold >32 $ETH are ready for staking.
Bitcoin hashrate bounces back to 120 EH/s
Ethereum's network fees surpassed Bitcoin's.
Chainalysis announces investigation and compliance support for Dash and Zcash.
LTO Network will introduce the new token economy at the end of June.
Ankr has enabled PCHAIN public node hosting on its platform.
— The Turkish stablecoin BiLira will launch on AVA.

Exchanges:
BitMax invites pro traders to its Copy Trading service with a chance to share $1M USD prize pool.

Cool tech fact:
SpaceX was the first private company to launch a payload into orbit and return it to Earth intact

Quote of the day:
“The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” – Mark Caine

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Crypto News Summary - June 9

General News:
— More than 2,000 Coca-Cola vending machines across Australia and New Zealand now accept bitcoin
Chinese state-owned media CNR just reported that Binance still operates illegally in mainland China.
ConsenSys is launching a DeFi-focused compliance service.

Coin Specific News:
Ethereum co-founder’s firm starts compliance service for tokens.
MakerDAO community greenlights first 'real-world' assets for use as collateral.
— Band Protocol (BAND) will get listed on BitMax on June 10th.
RiveX (RVX) introduced its staking program League of Stakes with up to 62% APR.

Exchanges:
Bitfinex will be performing a system upgrade on Wednesday, June 10th
Binance adds KAVA to margin trading. Trade KAVA to win a Tesla Cybertruck and $27,800 in KAVA Tokens.

Cool tech fact:
The first Bitcoin exchange is Bitcoinmarket.com

Quote of the day:
 “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” —Albert Einstein

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Crypto News Summary - June 10

General News:
Microsoft releases Bitcoin-based ID tool as COVID-19 tracing draws criticism.
Chinese Stakeholders don’t want to share their personal data with government run Blockchains.

Coin Specific News:
Ethereum txn fee shot up to $2.63 mn in a single hour, thanks to one transaction.
Libra Association hires Credit Suisse exec as chief compliance officer.
Filecoin (FIL) will launch incentivized testnet in July.
Kava will launch its DeFi lending platform as of June 10.

Exchanges:
66% of Coinbase users willing to leave the exchange due to mounting privacy concerns.
Galaxy Digital and Bakkt unveil joint trading and custody service for institutional investors.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will offer ATOM and KSM soft staking with 9-10% APR.
Coinbase has released a list of assets that potentially may be listed on the exchange.

Cool tech fact:
A bug led to the accidental creation of 184 billion BTC in 2010. A developer fixed the error within 5 hours of its occurrence by releasing a patched Bitcoin client (version 0.3.10) which ignored the excess coins

Quote of the day:
 “Live with purpose. Don’t let people or things around you get you down.” —Albert Einstein

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Crypto News Summary - June 11

General News:
India to digitize cargo trade documents using CargoX Blockchain platform
South Korean insurance giant to use Blockchain tech for mobile messages.
Mutual fund giant , Vanguard wraps phase 1 of digital asset-backed securities pilot.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin spiked to $10k as Fed confirmed near-Zero interest rates.
Credits announces partnership agreement with Axcess, a British bespoke payment solution provider.
80% of Ethereum in supply now profitable.
Maker (MKR) is now available on Coinbase.

Exchanges:
Binance to launch Quarterly Bitcoin futures
MXC exchange will host its third public token sale on June 12.

Cool tech fact:
There are fewer bitcoins than millionaires in the world. According to a 2017 report by Credit Suisse, there are 36 million Dollar millionaires in the world. As there are only around 17 million bitcoins in existence out of a future total of just under 21 million.

Quote of the day:
 “Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.” —Albert Einstein

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Crypto News Summary - June 12

General News:
New York Times trials blockchain system to combat misleading pictures.
Belarus bank announces upcoming token pilot program.
Chinese investors secretly buying Bitcoin helped fuel Tether’s $5 billion surge.
India is looking to introduce a new law to ban cryptocurrencies.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin remains poised to see explosive rally to $11,000 despite recent plunge.
Presearch to get listed on KuCoin. Listing campaign will run from June 15, 2020 to June 22, 2020.
Standard Tokenization Protocol (STP) says Alita will be the next MTO on June 10th.
TomoChain launches the first Turnkey DEX Protocol.  Tomochain (TOMO) has also been added to Metal Pay's  Marketplace.
Tezos and Algorand integrate tech for anti-money laundering compliance.

Exchanges:
Gemini plots Singapore expansion with appointment of new Asia director.
BitMax has launched LTO Network (LTO) staking with 8.28% APR.

Cool tech fact:
There are around 70 forks of Bitcoin. At least 70 altcoins have forked off from Bitcoin. The most well-known are Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin Gold (BTG)

Quote of the day:
 “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” —Albert Einstein

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Crypto News Summary - June 13

General News:
IBM pilots Blockchain solution for primary teachers' pensions in Bangladesh.
United States sees record trading on P2P plaforms.
Wilshire Phoenix just filed with SEC for a tradeable Bitcoin fund.
Twitter reinstates Zerohedge after admitting it made an "Error"

Coin Specific News:
Ethereum poised to rally as options volume its fresh all-time high.
Investors expect Bitcoin price to rip to $11,000 before the Nasdaq hits 11k
ETH Miners will have little choice once Ethereum 2.0 launches with PoS
KNC’s KyberSwap integrates Chainlink for enhanced price feeds.
Ripple building XRP payments corridor in Brazil.

Exchanges:
KuCoin targets Latin America and Eastern Europe with new fiat on-ramps

Cool tech fact:
In 2014, the GHash.io (GigaHash) pool achieved 51% of total Bitcoin hashrate

Quote of the day:
 “Hail to the man who went through life always helping others, knowing no fear, and to whom aggressiveness and resentment are alien” —Albert Einstein

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This week in Crypto- week 24

Saudi Arabia's central bank injected liquidity in local banks via blockchain.
Binance added KAVA to margin trading. Trade KAVA to win a Tesla Cybertruck and $27,800 in KAVA Tokens.
Microsoft released Bitcoin-based ID tool as COVID-19 tracing draws criticism.
Galaxy Digital and Bakkt unveil joint trading and custody service for institutional investors
Coinbase has released a list of assets that potentially may be listed on the exchange.
India to digitize cargo trade documents using CargoX Blockchain platform
Binance to launched Quarterly Bitcoin futures.
MXC exchange hosted its third public token sale on June 12.
New York Times tried blockchain system to combat misleading pictures.
Belarus bank announced upcoming token pilot program.
IBM piloted Blockchain solution for primary teachers' pensions in Bangladesh.

Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin private keys are integers between 1 and 10⁷⁷

Quote of the day:
"You will never get to the end of the journey if you stop to shy a stone at every dog that barks." — Winston Churchill

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Crypto News Summary - June 15

General News:
The Bank of Korea has formed an advisory group to assess a potential CBDC launch from a legal standpoint.
China report claims a hacked crypto-exchange is behind three abnormal multi-million Ethereum (ETH) fees.

Coin Specific News:
LTO Network (LTO) has released some key upcoming events for the summer period.
Bitcoin price dives under $9,000 as S&P 500 starts week off blood red.
Ripple to expand on-demand liquidity to Brazil ‘very soon’.
Ethereum just saw technical breakdown and it could retest $200
CME Bitcoin Options market grew 10x in the past month.

Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch ALGO/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage.
BitMax joins Orion's latest DeFi initiative to monetize exchange liquidity through staking.
OKEx taps Paxful to  provide new fiat-to-crypto on ramps.

Cool tech fact:
Since 2017, Bitcoin has had higher annual transaction values than PayPal

Quote of the day:
 “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen” —Winston Churchill

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Crypto News Summary - June 16

General News:
Thailand's government to issue savings bonds to the public via blockchain.
Capital One patented artificial intelligence (AI) system would save human crypto traders from potential pitfalls.
ConsenSys is being backed by Binance and Huobi to test its new “staking-as-a-service” offering.
Kazakhstan seeks to attract $740 million crypto investment in three years.
Quant have partnered with Oracle as a Fintech Partner delivering Financial Services Infrastructure to Oracle clients.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin retargets $10,000 on Fed’s corporate bond-buying program.
MakerDAO, Lightning Labs are in World Economic Forum’s list of tech pioneers for 2020.
Eidoo (EDO) token will be upgraded into PNT on June 18.
COTI (COTI) has released an updated roadmap till the end of 2020.

Exchanges:
Kraken will enable Polkadot (DOT) staking with up to 20% APR.
BitPay launches prepaid crypto Mastercard for US customers.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will be the first platform to offer Zilliqa (ZIL) staking.

Cool tech fact:
A Bitcoiner advertised Bitcoin during former Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s speech.

Quote of the day:
 “You never can tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.” —Winston Churchill

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Crypto News Summary - June 17

General News:
Mauritius releases guidance for regulated security token offerings.
South Korea’s finance minister confirms plan to tax cryptocurrency.
Ledger and CoinShares have launched digital asset custodian Komainu.
Thailand to raise $6.4M With sale of Blockchain-based bonds.
China is considering East Asia Regional Cryptocurrency to rival Dollar and Libra

Coin Specific News:
Compound Governance Token is now available on Poloniex.
Number of Ripple whales spikes to new all-time high as XRP eyes $0.20.

Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch ZIL/USDT perpetual contract, with trading opening at 2020/06/18 09:00 AM (UTC).
BitMax will list BetProtocol (BEPRO) on June 18.
KuCoin partners with PayMIR to makes crypto purchase with RUB possible.

Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin mining consumes about as much energy as a mid-size country

Quote of the day:
 “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for” —Winston Churchill

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Crypto News Summary - June 18

General News:
Singapore’s first carpooling app, will now let customers pay for rides with bitcoin.
Tokyo Power Company to use Blockchain for trading electricity surplus.
Thailand’s Central Bank unveils plans for national digital currency prototype in July.

Coin Specific News:
Origin (OGN) got listed on Huobi as of  June 18.
Telos to support Ethereum-compatible smart contracts on its network.
Coinbase Pro announces support for Compound's DeFi Token COMP
VeChain (VET),  and Zilliqa (ZIL) target key resistance level to resume rally.

Exchanges:
Binance joins Indian Internet Association amid regulatory uncertainty.
Bitfinex granted 2 of 3 subpoenas in hunt for missing millions.
BitMEX parent company collaborates with OKCoin in $150,000 Bitcoin grant.

Misc
Russia officially lifts its two-year Telegram ban.

Cool tech fact:
Japan is making all of the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics out of discarded smartphones and laptops.

Quote of the day:
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney.

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