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Crypto News Summary - June 22

General News:
Italian banks are ready to trial a digital Euro.
Germany’s Neufund shuts down security token platform, saying BaFin failed to act.
New Zealand police seize $90m linked to alleged BTC-E exchange operator.
PayPal and Venmo to roll out crypto buying and selling.

Coin Specific News:
— $15m liquidated as Bitcoin surges to $9,800 for the first time in weeks.
FC Barcelona’s $1.3M token sale sold out in less than 2 hours
DigiByte got listed on Binance (DGB) as of June 22.
OMG price spikes 11% as parent company SYNQA raises $80 million in series C funding.
— SBI Ripple Asia plans to launch XRP Remittance Platform This Year.

Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch KNC/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage

Cool tech fact:
The economist Milton Friedman predicted Bitcoin.

Quote of the day:
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele

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Crypto News Summary - June 23

General News:
China's Blockchain Service Network,, BSN , integrates Chainlink Oracles.
US Supreme court restricts power of SEC to seek penalties against ICOs.

Coin Specific News:
PayPal FOMO sparks optimism for Bitcoin to surpass $10,000.
EDO token has been upgraded into pToken (PNT)
Orchid (OXT) will have a premiere listing on Coinbase Pro on December 13.
MATIC has been proposed as a collateral asset to be used on MakerDAO
Balancer protocol governance token (BAL) is live on mainnet.

Exchanges:
BitMEX parent leads $3.5 million Series A for crypto options exchange Sparrow.
BTSE to implement a spam order prevention mechanism in the matching engine.
Binance Futures will launch ZRX/USDT Perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage
OKEx lists TMTG and IQ tokens, spot trading to be available for both.

Cool tech fact:
The maximum number of bitcoins isn’t really 21 million. In fact, it’s 20,999,987.4769 or thereabouts

Quote of the day:
“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” —Warren Buffett

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Crypto News Summary - June 24

General News:
KPMG launches a crypto management suite.
SEBA Bank launches bitcoin product that offers yield.
WhatsApp payments suspended by Brazil’s central bank.

Coin Specific News:
DASH added to customizable locked savings on Binance.
LTO Network introduced its deflationary fee-burn token economics.
Four new DeFi tokens, LEND, BAL, LRC, and REN got listed on Poloniex as of June 24
Bitcoin price dips as two mining pools’ daily BTC outflows hit $68M.
Ethereum price shot up to $250

Exchanges:
— Crypto exchange Bithumb has reportedly started its IPO work with Samsung Securities
Binance will delist StableUSD (USDS)

Cool tech fact:
The earliest Bitcoin faucets dispensed 5 BTC per visitor. In June of 2010, Gavin Andresen created the first Bitcoin faucet to distribute 5 free bitcoins per day to anyone who wanted them

Quote of the day:
“If you can’t do anything about it then let it go. Don’t be a prisoner to things you can’t change.” —Tony Gaskins

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Crypto News Summary - June 25

General News:
Australian residents can purchase bitcoin effortlessly at 3,500 national post offices.
New York regulator proposes easing cryptocurrency rules.
PlayDapp announced the launch of two blockchain games on Samsung’s Galaxy Store.
Telegram agrees to pay$18.5M penalty in SEC settlement over failed TON offering.

Coin Specific News:
Algorand foundation and Circle bring digital dollars powered by $USDC to Algorand blockchain.
Ankr offering one-click API services for Compound on its platform.
FC Barcelona’s Token sale hit $1.3M cap in under 2 hours.
Avalanche (AVAX) has closed $12M USD private token sale and announced public sale date.
COMP token spikes 25% on surprise Binance listing. KuCoin will also list Compound (COMP) on June 26.

Exchanges:
Binance announces B2B solution for merchants to natively integrate buy crypto function.
Kraken pledges $150k for development of open-source BTCPay Server.

Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin’s uptime is in the coveted “four nines” range. In other words, the network has been functional for 99.99% of the time since its creation

Quote of the day:
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” —Mary Kay Ash

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Crypto News Summary - June 26

General News:
EU creating a regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies, says Economic Chief.
Telegram will pay $18.5m in penalties to end token sale dispute with the SEC.
Major Japanese firm reveals plans for a digital securities exchange.
Thailand vows to crack down on Narco profits. stashed in commodities and crypto
Binance-backed Blockchain auditing firm partners with Hyundai subsidiary to track internet of things devices.

Coin Specific News:
Compound (COMP) is now available on Coinbase Earn.
LocalBitcoins says its transactions from darknet markets dropped 70%.
Bitcoin sees third lowest volatility since the crypto bubble first began.
Crypto.com has been requested to stop all activity on card programs in the UK and Europe.

Exchanges:
Bilaxy lists Render Token (RNDR) as of June 26
Bitfinex launches open-source crypto-powered streaming protocol.

Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin is only used about 10% for crime according to the DEA

Quote of the day:
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington

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Crypto News Summary - June 27

General News:
WhatsApp says Brazil central bank willing to restore payments service.
Judge approves final judgment in Telegram case ; firm will return $1.2 billion to investors.
Indian Banks act slow to accept crypto industry despite RBI’s approval.
South Korea looks to track crypto transactions in light of recent scandal.
BitFlyer holds first virtual shareholders meeting with Blockchain voting App.

Coin Specific News:
Ethereum just printed a macro buy signal yet not everyone is convinced.
Bitcoin risks 20% drop as outlook for ‘stimulus junkie’ stocks sours.
SBI is launching crypto asset fund featuring 50% XRP allocation.

Exchanges:
— $20 million in BitMEX longs wiped as Bitcoin crashes below $9,000.

Cool tech fact:
Satoshi Nakomoto did not foresee mining pools or ASIC hardware. When Satoshi designed Bitcoin, ASIC miners didn’t exist. He envisioned that Bitcoin would be mined on user’s CPUs.

Quote of the day:
“If you believe it’ll work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you don’t believe it’ll work out, you’ll see obstacles.” —Wayne Dyer

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This week in Crypto- week 26

PayPal and Venmo to roll out crypto buying and selling.
FC Barcelona’s $1.3M token sale sold out in less than 2 hours.
China's Blockchain Service Network,, BSN, integrated Chainlink Oracles.
KPMG launched a crypto management suite.
— Crypto exchange Bithumb started its IPO work with Samsung Securities.
Telegram agreed to pay $18.5M penalty in SEC settlement over failed TON offering.
Major Japanese firm revealed plans for a digital securities exchange.
Bitfinex launched open-source crypto-powered streaming protocol.
WhatsApp announced Brazil central bank willing to restore payments service.
Binance-backed Blockchain auditing firm partnered with Hyundai subsidiary to track internet of things devices.

Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network can handle millions of transactions per second

Quote of the day:
“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” —Dwayne Johnson

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Crypto News Summary - June 29

General News:
China's BSN to integrate public blockchain Nervos.
World’s biggest mining firm, BHP  makes first Ore trade on a Blockchain.

Coin Specific News:
— 299,999,900 USDT(299,614,317 USD) transferred from Tether treasury to Binance.
Verasity will host its first CS:GO tournament as of June 29th.
Two Balancer multi-token pools were drained for more than $500K.
Staking for Matic Network Mainnet is now live
Ankr launches developer tools for Binance Smart Chain.
Kyber Network’s Katalyst upgrade and KyberDAO will go live on July 7th.

Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch COMP/USDT perpetual contract with up to 50x leverage.
BitMEX launching services for Corporate Customers.
KuCoin will launch KuChain Betanet on July 1.

Cool tech fact:
In 1925, only half of all homes in the United States had electric power

Quote of the day:
“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.” — William Arthur Ward

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Crypto News Summary - June 30

General News:
Swiss equity firm makes first crypto investment with SPiCE VC stake
Soramitsu starts testing ‘white tiger’ digital currency in Japan.
UCSF Hospital paid $1.14M in Bitcoin after ransomware attack.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin’s ROI since 2015 outperforms five major indices by 70X.
Crypto.com and TenX resume crypto card issuance as UK FCA lifts wirecard UK restrictions.
Augur v2 will be launched on the Ethereum mainnet on July 28th, 2020.
The Graph has closed $5M USD private token sale.
Iota enters first phase to become ‘fully decentralized network’ by 2021.

Exchanges:
OKEx  and Compound trading bonus campaign is ongoing earn USDT bonus for trading COMP on OKEx.
Binance preparing to buy majority stake in Swipe amid plans to roll out debit card.
0x Protocol’s decentralized exchange Matcha is live as of June 30.
BitMEX owner HDR appoints former Bank of China executive to Board.

Cool tech fact:
It’s estimated that there are currently well over 5000 different currencies around the world.

Quote of the day:
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”—H. Jackson Brown Jr

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Crypto News Summary - July 1

General News:
American Pundi X merchants can now sell crypto via PayPal
Beijing
plans to foster DLT unicorns through new Blockchain investment plan.
Washington, DC, Lawyers can now accept crypto for legal fees.
Australian Securities Exchange switch to Blockchain delayed to 2022

Coin Specific News:
Coinone integrates Ankr’s staking infrastructure.
Bitcoin ETP listed on Europe’s third-largest exchange.
Tether crosses $10B, leaving competing Stablecoins in the dust.
Tezos partners with Bolt Labs to integrate layer two privacy protocol for Bitcoin
GAINS Associates launches world's first community Token, GAINS Token.

Exchanges:
KuCoin lists Digitex Futures’ native token DGTX
Binance retains top spot as CoinGecko revamps exchange trust metric.

Cool tech fact:
The world's first community Token, GAINS Token, was launched on July 1, 2020 by GAINS Associates.

Quote of the day:
“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.” —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Crypto News Summary - July 2

General News:
South Korean NGO announces Blockchain-based healthcare platform.
CNET founder launches public blockchain network with dollars baked in.
Lithuania to launch CBDC in July.

Coin Specific News:
Chainlink expected to spend $25M more on development than Ethereum.
Algorand joins Blockchain gaming alliance after bringing chess to DLT.
— Registration for the Avalanche (AVAX) public sale is now open

🔹 Exchanges:
Coinbase Ventures joins $23M funding round for crypto custody firm.
Binance confirms partnership with Swipe for debit card launch.
Gate exchange will host Meter (MTRG) token sale on July 15.
BitMax is offering Insolar (XNS) pre-staking as of July 2 with 10% APR.
Bitfinex investor reportedly detained by the Chinese authorities.
LocalBitcoins revenue up 10% despite KYC impacting market share.

Cool tech fact:
Vancouver, Canada was the first city in the world to have a Bitcoin cash machine.

Quote of the day:
“If something is important enough, even if the odds are stacked against you, you should still do it.” —Elon Musk

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Crypto News Summary - July 3

General News:
Bank of Japan will begin experimenting with a digital Yen.
Russian courts can’t agree on whether crypto is property.

Coin Specific News:
COTI has released a wallet and payment system for gaming merchants.
RiveX (RVX) will start its staking program League of Stakes on July 6, 10PM SGT.
Kyber Network (KNC) rallies to new ATH.
VeChain crypto hits YTD high in latest intraday rally.

Exchanges:
Huobi becomes first major exchange to run a Chainlink node.
Former OKEx exec's crypto derivatives exchange ACDX is launching in August.
Coinbase and Circle-backed Stablecoin USD Coin breaks $1B market cap.
OKEx now features Latin American fiat gateway with Latamex.
Coinbase Custody to allow secure Cardano staking in 2020.

Cool tech fact:
According to a 2015 survey of CoinDesk, over 90% of Bitcoin holders/users are male, while only 3% of the users are female.

Quote of the day:
“If everything seems to be under control, you’re not going fast enough.” – Mario Andretti

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Crypto News Summary - July 4

General News:
Dapp transaction volume hits $12 billion.
Ethereum wallet application MetaMask enhances user privacy.
Bitcoin based Startup Zap has joined Visa’s fast track program.

Coin Specific News:
Cardano (ADA) price spikes following Coinbase Custody staking announcement.
Bitcoin miners total revenue climb To $17.5 billion.
IOHK has set up $20M development fund for Cardano ecosystem.
Tron (TRX) has joined DeFi bandwagon with 3 New products.

Exchanges:
Gemini chose to wade regulation in New York, weighs in on conditional BitLicense.

Cool tech fact:
Bitcoin has nearly 9,000 mining nodes, while its closest competitor Ethereum has about three times, 25,000 nodes to be exact.

Quote of the day:
“No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”  ― Warren Buffett

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This week in Crypto- week 27

China's BSN to integrated public blockchain Nervos.
World’s biggest mining firm, BHP made first Ore trade on a Blockchain.
Swiss equity firm made first crypto investment with SPiCE VC stake.
Soramitsu started testing ‘white tiger’ digital currency in Japan.
Binance retained top spot as CoinGecko revamps exchange trust metric.
Coinbase Ventures joined $23M funding round for crypto custody firm.
Binance confirmed partnership with Swipe for debit card launch.
OKEx now features Latin American fiat gateway with Latamex.
Coinbase Custody to allow secure Cardano staking in 2020.

Cool tech fact:
Close to 64% of Bitcoin wallets have not been used (called ghost wallets) since their inception

Quote of the day:
“Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.” ― Roy T. Bennett,

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Crypto News Summary - July 6

General News:
UNICEF Crypto Fund to invest $100K in humanitarian Blockchain projects.
Philippine SEC warns against crypto schemes.
Chinese Courts using Blockchain to secure sealed property.
Afghan Government to use Blockchain to combat counterfeit drugs.
Akon’s DLT startup to set up a Blockchain hub in Kenya in Q4 2020.

Coin Specific News:
Matic staking unbonding period has been reduced to 8-10 days.
bZx protocol (BZRX) will unlock its token on July 13. Bilaxy also listed bZx Protocol Token (BZRX).
Aleph.im Network will start trading at ETERBASE on Wednesday, July 8th. Hotbit also listed Aleph.im as of July 6.
TrueChain has officially launched the fourth phase of the TRUE Grand Voyage 2.0
Fantom announced Smart Medicine pilot project in Afghanistan.
Tron (TRX) price jumps 5% and showing early signs of a fresh rally.

Exchanges:
Binance ordered to halt offering derivatives trading in Brazil.

Cool tech fact:
James Howells is a British man who accidentally threw away his hard drive containing the private keys to his Bitcoin account having 7,500 Bitcoins (worth $69 million today) in mid-2013.

Quote of the day:
“Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” —Kyle Chandler

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