Investment firm Wilshire Phoenix just filed with the SEC for a tradeable Bitcoin fund similar to the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.
Alternative investment firm Wilshire Phoenix has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for a publicly traded Bitcoin Fund in line with regulation.

Readmore: https://cointelegraph.com/news/wilshire-phoenix-files-with-sec-for-publicly-traded-bitcoin-backed-fund

Gaming behemoth Atari announced that holders of its blockchain token will be able to spend it on betting, gaming and shopping.
Gaming behemoth Atari announced that holders of its Atari token will be able to spend it on betting, gaming and shopping.

According to an announcement on June 12, the new offerings for Atari token holders follow a partnership with esports firm Unikrn.

With the partnership, Unikrn will get access to Atari’s classic games such as Centipede, Pong and Asteroids. Atari — on the other hand —  will get access to the firm’s esports betting platform and will see its token added to its ecosystem.

Readmore: https://cointelegraph.com/news/gaming-giant-atari-to-use-its-atari-token-for-betting-gaming-and-shopping

DeFi hits new heights with more than 1,000 new assets added in May and total user numbers reaching 550,000.
Decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow at an exponential rate with the number of new DeFi assets increasing by almost ten fold over the same time last year.

Zerion DeFi project founder Evgeny Yurtaev shared a graphic on Twitter showing the number of new assets almost doubled in the last month and commented that growth “looks exponential to me”. The number of new assets reached over 1,000 for the first time last month with Uniswap Protocol accounting for approximately 75% of them.

Readmore: https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-records-exponential-growth-in-assets

Algorand and Blockstack have launched a joint open-source project to support the development of a smart contract language.
Proof-of-stake blockchain protocol Algorand and blockchain software firm Blockstack have launched a joint open-source project to support the development of a smart contract language dubbed “Clarity.”

Both claim that existing smart contract languages are neither secure nor predictable enough to meet the growing needs of the emerging industry.

As of this February, $1 billion in value was locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) markets, where smart contracts are used to innovate financial services such as credit and lending.

Readmore: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockstack-and-algorand-back-more-secure-smart-contract-language

The CEO of the leading cryptocurrency exchange explains the four key criteria to follow in order to build a truly global business.
In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, aka CZ, has lended his expertise on how to set up a global cryptocurrency exchange and outlined four key criteria to follow in order to ensure success..

‘Global mindset’ is a must
CZ stressed that having a “global mindset” is a must, as cryptocurrency exchanges who claim to be “global” often tend to focus on just one particular region, thereby greatly limiting their international presence.

“First, I’d say you need a global mindset. Many crypto exchanges claim they are a global exchange, but if you look at them closely, they are focused in one region, usually where the majority of their team is. Their products are only available in one or two languages, their customer service is only available in one or two languages, and they only organize offline events in their own region. As a result, most of their users are from that region, too.”

Readmore: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cz-says-crypto-exchanges-need-global-mindset-to-grow-internationally

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The decentralized identity network the tech giant announced in May has now launched in beta on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Microsoft’s decentralized identity network ION, first announced in May is moving to beta testing on the Bitcoin network.

In a June 10 blog post, Daniel Buchner, a program manager for the Microsoft Identity team, said the open-sourced, layer 2 Identity Overlay Network (ION) had launched. The aim is to provide users with a decentralized identifier (DID) that could replace the need for usernames.

Developed in conjunction with the Decentralized Identity Foundation, ION was developed as a decentralized network to operate independently and doesn’t rely on “special utility tokens, trusted validator nodes, or additional consensus mechanisms”.

Read more: https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-id-system-launches-beta-on-bitcoin-network

Scammers have conned thousands of YouTube viewers into sending them a total of 15.31 BTC with the old ‘free giveaway’ trick.
Crypto scammers have stolen at least $150,000 by impersonating SpaceX YouTube accounts and hosting fake Bitcoin giveaways.

According to a June 9 report on Bleeping Computer, several scammers hacked legitimate YouTube accounts and changed the branding and content to emulate that of Elon Musk's SpaceX channel.

The channels then broadcast archived footage of Musk as if it was a live event and asked viewers to send Bitcoin (BTC). Bleeping Computer reported that at least 80,000 people watched the live stream, which has brought in 15.31 BTC for the scammers since June 8. One of the Bitcoin addresses received 29 transactions for 4.08 BTC ⁠— worth $39,840 at the time ⁠— while another received 84 “donations” totaling 11.23 BTC, or almost $110K.

Readmore: https://cointelegraph.com/news/fake-spacex-youtube-channels-scam-victims-out-of-150k-in-btc