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Crypto News Summary- March 30

General News:
Bank of France launches experiment program on central bank digital currency.
⁠ConsenSys is partnering with Hitachi for PegaSys plus sales in Japan.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin just surged to $6,500 after over 10% weekend crash.
Presearch (PRE) has been listed on KuCoin!
Tron launches its own MakerDAO-like stablecoin system.
COTI has released details on its updated staking model.
Telegram hopes it can still sell tokens to non-US investors after court ruling.
Celsius partners with Chainlink to decentralize price Data.

Exchanges:
Tokyo court approves submission deadline extension for Mt Gox bitcoin exchange rehabilitation plan.
Binance exchange to delist all FTX leveraged tokens. The exchange will also support the upcoming Proton (XPR) Airdrop to Metal (MTL) holders. 
BitMax will list 12 FTX leveraged tokens with ETH, LTC, EOS, BNB, ALT, EXCH underlying.
OKEx will host initial exchange offering of DEAPCOIN (DEP) on April 8.
OKCoin prepares to launch new crypto exchange in Japan.

COVID-19 preventive tips:
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Cool tech fact:
The original URL for Yahoo was akebono.standford.edu.

Quote of the day:
"Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along." — George Herbert

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Crypto News Summary- March 31
 
General News:
BMW’s Blockchain solution for supply chains to roll out in 2020.
Opera expands its crypto buying feature for the entire EU and four more countries.
Russia’s legislative ban on cryptocurrency delayed because of the Coronavirus.

Coin Specific News:
The amount of Bitcoin held by most exchanges has decreased over the last 30 days.
Orbs got listed on Upbit KRW market as of March 31.
Fantom integrates Chainlink as its official oracle solution and price feed mechanism for the FTM Token.
CasperLabs has launched its incentivized testnet as of March 31.
Ripple launches X-Border app with Thai Commercial Bank.

Exchanges:
Binance is set to acquire CoinMarketCap, the deal could be worth as much as $400 million. The exchange is also about to launch Korean crypto exchange on Binance Cloud.
BitMEX long on Bitcoin development, increases grant to $100K.
Australian crypto exchange CoinSpot wins ISO security accreditation.
Coinsbit Exchange launches global marketplace and burns 10% of CNB tokens.
23 approved cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan — number rises despite pandemic.

COVID-19 preventive tips:
👬 Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.

Cool tech fact:
Volkswagen sells more sausages than VW Beetles

Quote of the day:
"There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits." —Michael Phelps

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Crypto News Summary- April 1
 
General News:
Celo to issue at least $15.7m in community grants during 2020.
Nigeria becomes eighth African nation to welcome Bitcoin ATMs.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin outperforms stocks in Q1 despite worst month since Jan 2018.
Judge denies Telegram's request to issue Gram Tokens to non-US investors.
Tether's market cap hits $6B as exchanges' stablecoin balances cross $1B.
Australian university partners with Ripple on Blockchain law courses.
Bitcoin price fills $6.6K CME gap as technical metrics flip bullish.

Exchanges:
Coinbase USDC Bootstrap Fund invests in Uniswap and PoolTogether.
Binance is launching its own crypto mining pool.
Huobi wallet and crypto lender Cred now enable users to earn interest. Huobi also launched their Perpetual Swaps Giveaway! Join with this LINK.
Indian crypto exchange BuyUCoin gets license to go Abroad.
OKEx to host 11th IEO Amid Crypto Bear Market.

Misc:
GitHub is burying Bitcoin code inside an arctic mountain to ride out the next 1,000 years

COVID-19 preventive tips:
Stay home and self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell

Cool tech fact:
The value of Bitcoin in early 2010, a year after its launch, was 2 cents per coin

Quote of the day:
"You’re going to go through tough times – that’s life. But I say, ‘Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.’ See the positive in negative events." —Joel Osteen

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Crypto News Summary- April 2
 
General News:
Brazilian financial regulators to vet companies and political appointees on a Blockchain.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin enters historically strong quarter with 3% price gain.
STP Network joins the Samsung Blockchain ecosystem.
ETH Perpetual Swap to go live on Huobi DM as of April 3.
T-Systems, a division of Deutsche Telekom, to provide a staking service for Polkadot.
Tezos (XTZ) and Cosmos (ATOM) will become the first coins offered for staking on BitMax.
Debrief announces partnership with Harmony.
Telegram could only sell GRAM Tokens in the US, judge clarifies.
Tezos, Augur, Enjin Coin record surges as strong start to Q2 continues.

Exchanges:
Binance launches OTC trading portal. The exchange has also acquired CoinMarketCap.
OKEx partners with BetProtocol to OKB Token to BetProtocals' gaming ecosystem.
CEX exchange to list Matic as of April 6.
KuCoin to offer DigitalBits (XDB) as part of KuCoin LockUP distribution program.

COVID-19 preventive tips:
Practice respiratory hygiene: Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.

Cool tech fact:
Apollo 11 astronauts couldn’t afford insurance. So the astronauts 11 signed hundreds of covers that their families could sell in case anything went wrong.

Quote of the day:
"I hate losing more than I love winning" —Billy Beane in Moneyball

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Crypto News Summary- April 3
 
General News:
Spanish tax watchdog puts 66,000 crypto traders on notice.
Venezuelan President Maduro airdrops Petro to Doctors amid Coronavirus outbreak.
CryptoKitties developers secure patent for NBA digital tokens.

Coin Specific News:
Stellar to give 2.5 million lumens to charities to help with the coronavirus crisis.
Bitcoin price holds $6.8K defying predictions of testing new lows.
CME Bitcoin Futures volume hits 3-week high.
Keep Network has closed $7.7M USD private fundraising round.

Exchanges:
Korea's top  exchange, Hanbitco to list $ARPA/ $BTC, $ARPA/ $USDT trading pairs on April 7th.
Binance exchange to launch BTC options trading on its platform. Binance has also  donated $2.4M in Coronavirus medical supplies.
Huobi Charity to distribute $50,000 in native tokens in Indonesia.
Bithumb Global launches margin trading for Bitcoin and Ether pairs with Tether.
Chinese regulator accuses crypto exchanges of fraudulent volumes.

COVID-19 preventive tips:
Stay at home if you begin to feel unwell, even with mild symptoms such as headache and slight runny nose, until you recover.

Cool tech fact:
The estimated year that the last bitcoin will be mined is 2140, based on the Bitcoin block having a dividing frequency of four years.

Quote of the day:
"We define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That’s not you.  You are this person right now.  You’re the person who has learned from those failures." — Joe Rogan

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Crypto News Summary- April 4
 
General News:
General Motors files patent for a Blockchain-based navigation map.
BIS researchers say coronavirus could spur central banks to adopt digital payments
BRI Remittance brings digital identity to banking with Blockchain partnership.

Coin Specific News:
Stellar'smarket stalls as Nano, HedgeTrade continue to gain momentum.
Coinbase-backed crypto rating council lists IOTA, BAT, and USDC
Crypto custody firm, Anchorage Trust, lists XRP for institutional clients.
Bitcoins worth $300,000 recovered by ‘breaking zip encryption’.
Ethereum, Cosmos, Qtum markets hit a snag after early-April rally.

Exchanges:
Binance shelters against Job losses during global pandemic.
Voyager onboards 40,000 Circle Invest Customers.
Bitfinex supplied ‘most’ liquidity during $3.7K Bitcoin crash.

COVID-19 preventive tips:
🏥 If you develop fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical advice promptly as this may be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition

Cool tech fact:
A man in New Zealand wrote a blog on how to build a cruise missile for less than $5,000 but it was shut down by the US government in 2008.

Quote of the day:
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." —Winston Churchill

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This week in Crypto- week 14

BMW’s Blockchain solution for supply chains to roll out in 2020.
Indian crypto exchange BuyUCoin gets license to go Abroad.
Binance exchange to launch BTC options trading on its platform. Binance has also  donated $2.4M in Coronavirus medical supplies.
Nigeria becomes eighth African nation to welcome Bitcoin ATMs.
KuCoin to offer DigitalBits (XDB) as part of KuCoin LockUP distribution program.
Coinbase USDC Bootstrap Fund invests in Uniswap and PoolTogether.
Brazilian financial regulators to vet companies and political appointees on a Blockchain.
Binance launches OTC trading portal. The exchange has also acquired CoinMarketCap.
General Motors files patent for a Blockchain-based navigation map.
Bitfinex supplied ‘most’ liquidity during $3.7K Bitcoin crash.

COVID-19 preventive tips:
Don't touch your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean.
Stay at home.
Practice respiratory hygiene.

Cool tech fact:
Alexa is always listening to your conversations. This probably isn’t new to you. Siri has been doing it forever. Alexa stores your dialogue history to its cloud to help improve your Alexa experience.

Quote of the day:
"If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily." — Jack Canfield

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Crypto News Summary- April 6
 
General News:
South Korea's central bank begins pilot program for testing digital currency.
Revised crypto laws in Japanto be enforced starting May 1.
China will 'undoubtedly' pursue digital yuan, central bank says.
Nestlé rises to DLT challenge, expands IBM food trust Blockchain tool to coffee.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price breaks $7K but must defend it to avoid $5.2K — Analyst.
Loom Network to cap off troublesome quarter with a network upgrade.
SERO successfully passed the code audit of IT Security Firm KnownSec.com.
Steem soft forks to freeze 17.6M tokens held by former witnesses.
Celsius Network lists Libra challenger, Saga, for 9.9% potential interest.
Origin Protocol has decided to dedicate April's Origin Rewards campaign as a fundraiser to support the CEPI — a foundation working to accelerate the development of vaccines for COVID-19.

Exchanges:
Poloniex is releasing a token launching platform, LaunchBase.
Kraken appoints SAFT Architect Marco Santori as chief legal officer.
BitMEX donates $400,000 to cyber security organisation.

Misc:
Q3 crypto Ponzi victims file class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo.

Cool tech fact:
When filming Titanic, only one half of the ship was built, and the appearance of an entire liner was achieved through left-right reversing the shots. Because of that, an unusually large number of extras seem to be left-handed.

Quote of the day:
"Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going." —Chantal Sutherland

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Crypto News Summary- April 7
 
General News:
Tesla completes Blockchain pilot to speed china imports process.
World Economic Forum looks to Blockchain for supply chain woes.
Italy’s top news agency uses Blockchain to fight fake Coronavirus news.

Coin Specific News:
Ether rises to 28-day high amid positive sentiment for coming ‘Eth 2.0’ upgrade.
Solana will have a premiere listing on Binance on April 9.
Matic Network to allocate 100% of  Team & Foundation Tokens to staking activities.
Vechain (VET) will get listed on Upbit KRW market as of April 7.
KardiaChain partners with Matic and will utilize Matic’s scaling solution.
Kyber Network collaborates with Band Protocol for exchange listing & trading competition.
A large Dutch supermarket chain to use LTO Network contract automation tool.

Exchanges:
Paxful now lets customers  trade bitcoin for gold.
Bitfinex launches cryptocurrency staking with up to 10% annual returns.

Misc:
Jack Dorsey donates 28% of his wealth to global COVID-19 relief.

Cool tech fact:
‘Selfie’ was the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in 2013,

Quote of the day:
"It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs." —Jillian Michaels

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Crypto News Summary- April 8
 
General News:
Italian Red Cross builds COVID-19 medical post with donated Bitcoins.
Dutch brokerage platform launches crypto trading across Europe.
Canada-based Blockchain company to deploy a COVID-19 electronic screening.

Coin Specific News:
MCO token will be listed on CoinDCX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange on 14 April 2020.
Pool-X (POL) will have a premiere listing on KuCoin as of April 10th.
Bitcoin Cash jumps 7.7% as halving arrives.
ETH 2.0 development firm CasperLabs to work on Its own Blockchain.
Bank of America executive touts partnerships with Ripple and Swift.

Exchanges:
Decentralized crypto exchange Bisq halts trading due to ‘critical security vulnerability’.
Cryptopia users win victory in court case over crypto assets worth over $100m.
KuCoin exchange to delist RChain (RHOC) Project.
Binance charged with embezzling $860k worth of crypto Funds. Binance Lending has also been renamed to Binance Savings.
Huobi Exchange plots return to US crypto market as of April.

Cool tech fact:
A study found that aggressive music, like heavy metal, can make the listener feel inspired and can help regulate emotions.

Quote of the day:
"When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there." —Zig Ziglar

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Crypto News Summary- April 9
 
General News:
Visa teams with startup Fold for bitcoin rewards on new card.
Fidelity Digital Asset expands crypto trading product amid business influx.
35 foreign companies including Microsoft, Oracle, Mastercard, Sony, Intel and Walmart have applied for 212 blockchain-related patents in China.
LG CNS is partnering with KardiaChain to scale its offerings.
France’s CBDC test moves digital Euro one step closer to reality.

Coin Specific News:
Contentos joins the Samsung Blockchain Ecosystem! $COS is listed on the Samsung Blockchain Wallet & App.
Binance Savings adds
XRP and XLM to flexible deposits.
OXT, DAI and LINK to be listed on Gemini exchange as of April 24.
$14M Bitcoin fund gets listed on Toronto Stock Exchange.
Bitcoin Cash Halving results in miner exodus and profitability decline.

Exchanges:
Binance hits back at ‘embezzlement’ claim.
Former Bakkt CEO to sell all holdings after insider trading accusations.

Cool tech fact:
A Google employee is named a 'Googler' while a new team member is called a 'Noogler'

Quote of the day:
"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently." —Warren Buffett

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Crypto News Summary- April 10
 
General News:
Reddit launches community points as tokens on the Ethereum Blockchain.
HTC introduces mobile phone Monero mining to decentralize hash rate.
LKS Foundation announces new cryptocurrency to protect copyright for social media contents.

Coin Specific News:
Tether USDT on the Algorand blockchain is now available on Bitfinex.
Matic Network is now open for deposits on Poloniex.
Chainlink (LINK) rallies 149% since March Bitcoin price crash.
Bitcoin slumps under $7k for the fifth time as its price falls by over 5%.
Solana (SOL) price soars more than 300% following Binance listing and other major announcements.
Ripple indices surge, XRP/PHP registers ATH as economic crisis continues.
Verasity is running a competition to celebrate the launch of its GameStore

Exchanges:
Binance adds EOS to customizable locked savings. Also, Binance users can now buy crypto using debit cards in 5 new fiat currencies.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will offer TRX, WAN and VSYS flexible staking.
Poloniex releases token sale details of its first IEO.

Cool tech fact:
When a Google employee dies, their spouse receives half pay from the company for ten years, and their kids get $1,000 per month until they turn 19

Quote of the day:
"There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you." —Richard Branson

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Crypto News Summary- April 11

General News:
BitMEX CEO, Arthur Hayes,
believes current crisis is the biggest opportunity for Bitcoin to shine.
Venezuelans can now send Bitcoin without internet.
Ripple integration brings instant payments to Thailand.
Gibraltar minister claims Crypto friendly regulations make Gibraltar a leading space for Blockchain companies.

Coin Specific News:
Interest in Bitcoin rising: 430,000 new wallets created over the Past 90 days as its active supply touches 3-Year high.

Exchanges:
Cashaa now provides fiat gateway for Binance Chain.

Misc:
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Harry And Meghan used as bait in a Bitcoin scam.

Cool tech fact:
It's used in several scientific spheres for measuring time. For example, in computer engineering, a jiffy is the length of one cycle of the computer's system clock (roughly 10 milliseconds)

Quote of the day:
Excellence is not a long-term aspiration. Excellence is the ultimate short-term strategy. Excellence is your next conversation. Excellence is your next meeting. Excellence is the next five minutes. - Tom Peters

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This week in Crypto- week 15

South Korea's central bank begins pilot program for testing digital currency.
Tesla completes Blockchain pilot to speed china imports process.
Bitfinex launches cryptocurrency staking with up to 10% annual returns.
Huobi Exchange plots return to US crypto market as of April.
35 foreign companies including Microsoft, Oracle, Mastercard, Sony, Intel and Walmart have applied for 212 blockchain-related patents in China.
Reddit launches community points as tokens on the Ethereum Blockchain.
Poloniex releases token sale details of its first IEO.
Venezuelans can now send Bitcoin without internet
Ripple integration brings instant payments to Thailand.

Cool tech fact:
Musician Adele was discovered on Myspace

Quote of the day:
“To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.” — Leonard Bernstein

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Crypto News Summary- April 13

General News:
US Treasury approves Square as Coronavirus stimulus lender.
EU Parliament considering new cryptocurrency watchdog in regard to regulatory hurdles.
Crypto exchange traffic in] Russia rises by over 5% amid pandemic.

Coin Specific News:
ETC and TRX perpetual swaps go live on Huobi.
Tezos Southeast Asia signs deal to test Blockchain in accounting industry. Binance US will also launch Tezos Staking this week.
BNB surges 5% as Binance launches Bitcoin Options.

Exchanges:
Binance to host Cartesi (CTSI) Initial Exchange Offering on April 22.  Binance has also launched options trading on mobile app.
BitMax will enable 2X margin trading for KAVA on April 13th.
Gemini adds support for Dai, Chainlink and Orchid trading in April.
Exchange banking on TON’s Gram tokens to shut down after Telegram court order.
Huobi launches on-chain analytics tool to monitor illicit crypto activity.

Cool tech fact:
If 'Jurassic Park' were real, it would cost an estimated $11,907,000,000 a year to maintain.

Quote of the day:
"You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over." —Richard Branson

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