Cardano, the world’s seventh largest cryptocurrency by market cap, quietly launched its first smart contract testnet on May 28, 2018, and the developments are tremendously forward thinking.

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According to an official release by IOHK, Cardano’s parent organization, the blockchain project launched its KEVM testnet, a “correct-by-construction” version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), on Cardano’s K framework – a permissioned programming language.

IOHK collaborated with Runtime Verification to build the technology, and the release is the first time the system’s famed semantics have been produced.
Source:https://btcmanager.com/cardano-launches-first-smart-contracts-testnet-with-another-due-for-july/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push

Digital assets are seeing some recovery today on May 29, as cryptocurrency bulls are attempting to press market prices higher. Cryptocurrency values dropped pretty low this weekend once again after being unable to hold steady earlier last week. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) weighted price values are averaging $975-986 at press time, gaining 5.3 percent over the past 24-hours. Bitcoin Core (BTC) values are around $7,420-7,460 per coin, and have seen an increase of around 2.4 percent during today’s trading sessions.
SOURCE:https://news.bitcoin.com/markets-update-slight-comeback-shows-cryptocurrencies-press-forward/?utm_source=OneSignal%20Push&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=Push%20Notifications

The Israeli Ministry of Finance has published draft prohibiting money laundering regulations with provisions specifically pertaining to virtual currencies. The proposed regulations will also introduce a suite of new reporting requirements for financial service providers, including strict conditions regarding the cryptocurrency activities of clients.
Source:https://news.bitcoin.com/draft-law-requires-israeli-firms-report-clients-crypto-activites/?utm_source=OneSignal%20Push&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=Push%20Notifications

One of the largest Bitcoin ATM manufacturers in the world, General Bytes, has recently installed ten new cryptocurrency ATMs throughout the Prague subway in the Czech Republic. Now commuters riding the Prague Metro can purchase digital assets at various locations spread out across the fifth busiest metro system in Europe.
Source:https://news.bitcoin.com/prague-subway-system-now-has-ten-new-bitcoin-atms/?utm_source=OneSignal%20Push&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=Push%20Notifications

The week beginning May 28 is an exciting one as it is in the period post Consensus but pre-summer announcements. The market has remained stagnant with many altcoins solely riding waves of hype and news higher. As crypto traders intend to remain one step ahead look for them to focus on cryptocurrencies like; ZCL, ANON, EOS, and ONT heading into June.
Source:https://btcmanager.com/4-cryptos-to-focus-on-the-week-of-may-28-2018-zcl-anon-eos-ont/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push

The Japanese tax authority has for the first time revealed the number of high-income taxpayers who declared cryptocurrency profits in the year 2017. Out of the total number of taxpayers with miscellaneous income of 100 million yen or more, excluding public pension, 60% of them reported income from crypto transactions.
Source:https://news.bitcoin.com/331-high-income-traders-declared-crypto-profits-japan/?utm_source=OneSignal%20Push&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=Push%20Notifications

Ever since Bitcoin was conceived and the mining process began, the cryptocurrency’s popularity has continued to steadily grow. Bitcoin was designed for anonymity and security, but paradoxically there are many vulnerabilities associated with owning cryptocurrency. This may lead to many difficult situations for publicized cryptocurrency owners, as their assets can be easily (and without a trace) stolen from them, via extortion or the loss of their private key.
Source: https://staging-cryptonews.kinsta.com/xapo-safeguards-10-billion-in-bitcoin-underground/?utm_source=pushengage&utm_medium=push_notification&utm_campaign=pushengage

The government of India is reportedly considering levying a type of consumption tax on cryptocurrency trading and even mining. The most grievous part of this proposal is that it may also be a retroactive measure, demanding payments for past actions.
 Source :https://news.bitcoin.com/indian-government-considering-18-retroactive-tax-on-crypto-trading-mining/?utm_source=OneSignal%20Push&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=Push%20Notifications