Bitcoin Core developer and Blockstream co-founder Pieter Wuille has published two proposals on GitHub regarding the implementation of a Taproot soft fork.

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Winklevoss Capital has invested in a company that plans to use natural gas to fuel cryptocurrency mining data centers.

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China-based Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain has disclosed an 88-percent decrease in its own Bitcoin mining power.

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Microsoft has released the new Azure Blockchain Development Kit for the Ethereum blockchain. Among other things, the new extension enables developers to use open-source blockchain tools such as Solidity and Truffle.

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💸 Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by daily trading volume, has suffered a hack causing it to lose 7,000 BTC in user funds.
via official website

📈 In an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Twitter, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has confirmed that the platform is working on the introduction of margin trading feature.
via AMBCrypto

👨‍⚖️ A former investor is suing cryptocurrency firm OneCoin over allegedly operating a $4 billion pyramid scheme.
via The Block

👩‍⚖️ The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing iBackPack creator for spending crowdfunding money on buying Bitcoin.
via CoinDesk

🇷🇺 Russian cryptocurrency exchange aggregator BestChange will soon resume operations after being blocked by the government.
via Cointelegraph

Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has officially announced a $1 billion fundraise in Tether (USDT) tokens through an initial exchange offering (IEO).

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Binance did not initiate the Bitcoin network re-organization idea to undo the theft. The exchange did, however, discuss it.

Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, has announced in a blog post that it is now lifting its ban on cryptocurrency-related advertising.

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What is the best way to manage Lightning channels? How usable is the Lightning Network, in comparison to e-mail? How do you re-balance a channel? In what scenario are payment channels useful? Can you identify on-chain transactions for payment channels? Why will Taproot make this more difficult?

These are the questions that Andreas Antonopoulos answers in his latest Bitcoin #QA session.

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For over 18 months, a team of seven developers has been working on the Minter ecosystem. Now that the mainnet launch draws near, our lead developer Daniil Lashin has written an article to give you a little insight into the general architecture and logic of the network operation, as well as to provide the reasoning behind making particular decisions.

https://medium.com/@MinterTeam/a-history-of-minter-blockchain-development-e0dbeb8a9ac

📲 Official Minter Wallets

Today, after the main network goes live at 3:05 PM UTC, users will have access to three entry points:

1️⃣ Console — console.minter.network
2️⃣ iOS Wallet — minter.link/ios
3️⃣ Wallet for Android — minter.link/android

Services will start working in the first hours after the launch. You can already download and install applications now.

💡 Minter Mainnet has launched!

https://explorer.minter.network/blocks/1

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💸 Today, cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has enabled trading of its new exchange token LEO.
via official website

🇨🇭 Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, has registered its blockchain project Libra Networks in Geneva.
via Reuters

🇪🇺 According to the European Central Bank (ECB), cryptocurrencies currently pose no threat to financial stability.
via CoinDesk

🇺🇸 Messaging startup Kik has reportedly spent over $5 million on ongoing negotiations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
via Cointelegraph

📑 Amazon has been awarded patent for a proof-of-work cryptographic system, which it has first filed for in 2016.
via The Block

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co has argued that Bitcoin’s recent rally has soared beyond its “intrinsic value.” For calculations, strategists used inputs such as estimated computational power, electricity expense, and hardware energy efficiency.

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Moar ICO litigation, hostile witnesses, and a kajillion-dollar class-action lawsuit — all this and more in one of the latest #CryptoCaselawMinute stories.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed the decision deadline for a Bitcoin ETF proposed by VanEck and SolidX and is now seeking public comments.

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Can blockchains help IoT security issues? Should we use ERC-20 token to trade solar energy? Can blockchains help with securities and prediction markets? Transport and logistics projects? Supply chain? Vehicular communications? Digital identities? Voting and election processes? Since there is such a proliferation of tokens, when will they reach the implementation stage?

These are the questions that Andreas Antonopoulos answers in his latest Bitcoin #QA session.

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🇺🇸 The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to soon issue guidance on digital assets.
via CoinDesk

💵 A group of banks plans to invest approximately $50 million in the development of a blockchain-based digital cash system.
via Reuters

🗓 Blockchain-powered settlement and clearing platform SprinkleXchange will list its first company next month.
via Bloomberg

💸 U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is set to allow its users to become an investor in the company provided they have at least $1,000.
via The Block

📑 NYSE Arca has filed a proposed rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list shares in a Bitcoin investment trust to be backed by the cryptocurrency and T-bills.
via Cointelegraph

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Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and its sister exchange Ethfinex are eyeing the launch of an initial exchange offering (IEO) platform called Tokinex.

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