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Crypto News Summary- April 14

General News:
Chinese gov’t sets up a committee for Blockchain and DLT standards.
G20 watchdog issues recommendations for regulating ‘global stablecoins’.

Coin Specific News:
Origin Protocol listed on Upbit BTC market as of April 14.
OneLedger will get listed on BitMax as of April 15th.
SERO has successfully [url=https://twitter.com/SEROdotCASH/status/1249949743314128896]completed it's first halving.
Entrepreneur holds a $20,000 'human IPO' on Ethereum.
Bitcoin nears $7,000 again in quick 7% recovery, following S&P 500.

Exchanges:
Binance will offer Ark (ARK) staking as of April 15.
Coinbase Custody will support Polkadot staking with up to 20% interest rate.
Japanese crypto exchange bitFlyer starts trading Brave tokens.
Bithumb will launch IOST staking as a service as of April 20.

Cool tech fact:
The average person will spend 26 years of their life sleeping and another 11 years watching TV

Quote of the day:
"Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop" —African Proverb

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Crypto News Summary- April 15

General News:
Chinese state-owned bank releases test app for central bank's digital currency.
Google has removed 49 new Chrome extensions from its official store masqueraded as cryptocurrency wallets.
Chinese DeFi startup dForce raises $1.5M in funding led by Multicoin Capital.
Etherscan launches fraud monitoring and address blacklisting.
China blacklists Blockchain Company from exporting medical supplies to other countries.

Coin Specific News:
Keep Network will distribute 20% of $KEEP supply via a StakeDrop campaign as of  June 8th.
Binance Coin (BNB) monthly gain exceeds 151% as Cartesi IEO approaches.
Bitcoin hash rate erases March losses before ‘epic’ difficulty surge.
Ethereum smart contract transactions fees rise 8X in comparison to basic transaction fees.
 
Exchanges:
Binance dominated market share by web traffic in Q1 of 2020.
Bitfinex’s BTC holdings decrease by one-third in a month.

Misc:
SpaceM 2nd session is coming soon with  JST (JUST),  a dual token system built on the TRON Network.

Cool tech fact:
If you fly across the Pacific Ocean, you have to pay $26 per 100 nautical miles to the USA, even if you fly from Japan to New Zealand.

Quote of the day:
"You cannot go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending" —C.S. Lewis

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Crypto News Summary- April 16

General News:
Digital Dollar reintroduced by US lawmakers in latest stimulus bill.
$12M wheat trade between U.S. and Indonesia settled on Blockchain.

Coin Specific News:
Facebook revamps Libra , plans multiple single-currency coins.
Binance Savings adds IOST and XMR to flexible deposits.
AVA Labs has launched ecosystem development program AVA-X.
Solana partners with Terra to bring Stablecoin into dApp ecosystem.
Ripple partner SBI Holdings, has begun using R3 blockchain technology for foreign exchange margin trading.
Bitcoin just surged $550 in 90 minutes to over $7k.
 
Exchanges:
Binance CEO reveals more details on its Bitcoin debit card.
BTCPay integrates PayJoin to anonymize Bitcoin transactions.
Coinbase Custody is launching support for Compound Governance.
BitMax launched KAVA (KAVA) staking as of April 15 with 4.9% annualized return.
KuCoin’s PoS mining platform Pool-X will offer COTI 30 and 90 days staking products.

Cool tech fact:
Samsung dominates 15% of South Korea's entire economy. The company owns hospitals, universities, apartment buildings, and even funeral homes throughout the country.

Quote of the day:
"Expect the unexpected. Focus on what you can control and acknowledge what’s out of your control. Don’t stew over things you cannot change." —Jack Canfield

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Crypto News Summary- April 17

General News:
Spanish researchers working to curb coronavirus spread with Blockchain app.
South Africa proposes strict crypto regulatory framework.
South Korean government labels Blockchain a golden opportunity.

Coin Specific News:
Tomochain (TOMO) staking to be offered on Binance as of April 18.
Chiliz (CHZ) will get listed on Upbit KRW market as of April 17.
Helium (HNT) had a premiere listing on Bilaxy  on 17th April.
AVA Labs has released its first public testnet.
Bitcoin maintains $7000 price level as wall street futures spike on reported COVID19 cure.
 
Exchanges:
Binance unveils smart contract blockchain but claims it’s no Ethereum rival.
BitGO acquires tax management platform Lumina.
Poloniex has launched 21-day Matic Hodl & Earn campaign with 35% annualized return.
Coinbase sees $1,200 deposits peak following first US stimulus package distribution.

Cool tech fact:
Apple launched a clothing line in 1986. It was described as a “train wreck” by others.

Quote of the day:
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." —Mark Twain

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Crypto News Summary- April 18

General News:
US SEC allows $10B hedge fund to offer access to CME Bitcoin futures.
COVID-19 pandemic spurs crypto law updates in J5 countries.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price pumps follow US Fed QE money printing.
Akropolis (AKRO) will be listed on Bilaxy as of 20th April.
Institutional investors pour $498,900,000 into Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as crypto fund executive declares ‘cats out of the bag’.
Ripple indices stay positive as XRP/AUD liquidity index surges to new high.
ETH reaches April 2020 highs, Is $200 incoming?

Exchanges:
More than half of eToro's global user base is invested in XRP.
BitMax.io to launch BTC BitTreasure.

Cool tech fact:
 Bluetooth was named after a King named King Harald Bluetooth. He united Norway and Denmark.

Quote of the day:
"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character." —Heraclitus

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This week in Crypto- week 16

US Treasury approves Square as Coronavirus stimulus lender.
Binance to host Cartesi (CTSI) Initial Exchange Offering on April 22.
Chinese gov’t sets up a committee for Blockchain and DLT standards.
Chinese state-owned bank releases test app for central bank's digital currency.
Etherscan launches fraud monitoring and address blacklisting.
'Digital Dollar' reintroduced by US lawmakers in latest stimulus bill.
Ripple partner SBI Holdings, has begun using R3 blockchain technology for foreign exchange margin trading.
BitGO acquires tax management platform Lumina.
Coinbase sees $1,200 deposits peak following first US stimulus package distribution.

Cool tech fact:
The founders of Google were willing to sell Google for $1 million to Excite in 1999, but Excite turned them down. Google is now worth $527 Billion

Quote of the day:
"When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world. Your innermost sense of self, of who you are, is inseparable from stillness. This is the I Am that is deeper than name and form." —Eckhart Tolle

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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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