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#Weekly Community Update (May 27, 2019)
💡 After the launch, the work still continues. That being said, we are returning to the good old update format! We also have some good news for those who failed to submit their address in time. If that is the case with you, use the Early Access Dashboard to send your address to us. Please keep in mind that the process of crediting funds to such wallets is carried out manually and may take up to 3 days. Below is what our team did while you were delegating, exchanging, and sending BIP on the fastest blockchain:
* added the auto-delegation tool in Console
* worked on the data display in Explorer
* resolved an issue with sending transactions via Console and applications
* re-enabled users to submit their mainnet address
* updated and improved Android and iOS apps
Stay tuned!
💡 After the launch, the work still continues. That being said, we are returning to the good old update format! We also have some good news for those who failed to submit their address in time. If that is the case with you, use the Early Access Dashboard to send your address to us. Please keep in mind that the process of crediting funds to such wallets is carried out manually and may take up to 3 days. Below is what our team did while you were delegating, exchanging, and sending BIP on the fastest blockchain:
* added the auto-delegation tool in Console
* worked on the data display in Explorer
* resolved an issue with sending transactions via Console and applications
* re-enabled users to submit their mainnet address
* updated and improved Android and iOS apps
Stay tuned!
📨 #DeCenterDaily
🇯🇵 Cryptocurrency exchange Taotao that is 40% owned by Yahoo! Japan has announced it will launch services on May 30.
via Cointelegraph
💠 J.P. Morgan Chase is reportedly working to enhance the privacy of payment mechanisms on Ethereum-based blockchains.
via CoinDesk
🇪🇺 European Central Bank official discussed advantages of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
via BIS
🍷 EY, one of the “big four” international professional services firms that is better known by its old name of Ernst & Young, is developing a blockchain solution to track supply chain in the wine industry.
via official website
💸 Vocal Bitcoin Cash advocate Roger Ver is set to open a new peer-to-peer digital asset trading platform called Local Bitcoin next Tuesday.
via Decrypt
🇯🇵 Cryptocurrency exchange Taotao that is 40% owned by Yahoo! Japan has announced it will launch services on May 30.
via Cointelegraph
💠 J.P. Morgan Chase is reportedly working to enhance the privacy of payment mechanisms on Ethereum-based blockchains.
via CoinDesk
🇪🇺 European Central Bank official discussed advantages of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
via BIS
🍷 EY, one of the “big four” international professional services firms that is better known by its old name of Ernst & Young, is developing a blockchain solution to track supply chain in the wine industry.
via official website
💸 Vocal Bitcoin Cash advocate Roger Ver is set to open a new peer-to-peer digital asset trading platform called Local Bitcoin next Tuesday.
via Decrypt
In its recent research, The Block analyzed exchange website visits and found that up to 86% of total reported cryptocurrency trading volume was likely fake.
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The Block
Up to 86% of total reported cryptocurrency trading volume is likely fake, according to analysis of exchange website visits
Bitwise released a 104-page white paper on Friday, which examined exchanges for fake volume, and found that roughly 95% of reported trading volume in bitcoin is fake or non-economic in nature. Bitwise used screen scrapers to collect live trading data from…
Canada-based messaging app company Kik has announced a $5 million fundraiser to battle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court.
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Cointelegraph
Kik Launches $5 Million Crypto Funding Campaign for Lawsuit Against US SEC
Kik’s lawsuit aims to force the U.S. SEC to give a ruling which will help clarify their regulatory stance towards crypto and ICOs.
The Tezos blockchain will undertake a series of backward-incompatible changes to the network on Wednesday.
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CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
For the past three months, users of the Tezos blockchain have been voting on a set of two upgrade proposals. Now, the Tezos blockchain is set to activate its first official system-wide upgrade having completed three separate rounds of voting.
“A study from finance information site LendEDU found that a coin from Facebook would likely bring new investors to the crypto market.”
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The Block
Study shows a Facebook token would entice new users to crypto
As Facebook’s plans for the cryptocurrency world creep further into the public eye, a study from finance information site LendEDU found that a coin from Facebook would likely bring new investors to the crypto market. The company asked 1,000 Americans over…
📨 #DeCenterDaily
🇩🇪 Blockchain-powered lending platform Bitbond intends to raise USD 3.9 million in what it calls Germany’s first regulatory approved security token offering (STO).
via CoinDesk
💷 U.K.-based international bank Barclays has led a USD 5.5 million funding round for a blockchain-based invoice exchange.
via Cointelegraph
🚢 IBM’s blockchain-based TradeLens consortium now accounts for nearly half of the world’s shipping.
via Modern Consensus
🗓 Internet-of-Things-focused cryptocurrency IOTA has announced a new software upgrade.
via Decrypt
🌎 G20 countries have started implementing unified cryptocurrency standards.
via Bitcoin.com
🇩🇪 Blockchain-powered lending platform Bitbond intends to raise USD 3.9 million in what it calls Germany’s first regulatory approved security token offering (STO).
via CoinDesk
💷 U.K.-based international bank Barclays has led a USD 5.5 million funding round for a blockchain-based invoice exchange.
via Cointelegraph
🚢 IBM’s blockchain-based TradeLens consortium now accounts for nearly half of the world’s shipping.
via Modern Consensus
🗓 Internet-of-Things-focused cryptocurrency IOTA has announced a new software upgrade.
via Decrypt
🌎 G20 countries have started implementing unified cryptocurrency standards.
via Bitcoin.com
In total, as much as 450,000 BTC has been accumulated by “firm-size” addresses (1,000–10,000 BTC) in under nine months.
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The Block
‘Firm size’ addresses (1,000–10,000 BTC) are accumulating bitcoin
As bitcoin reaches prices last seen in August 2018, the number of ‘firm size’ addresses (1,000–10,000 BTC) has been on a rise, Diar writes. In total, as much as 450,000 BTC have been accumulated by ‘firm size’ addresses in under nine months. Retail size wallets…
Cloud-based software company Salesforce has released a blockchain platform for data sharing built on Hyperledger Sawtooth.
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Coindesk
Cloud Giant Salesforce Unveils First Blockchain Product for Business
Salesforce announces its first blockchain partners including Arizona State University. The product will add blockchain to its popular CRM products.
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✈️ Telegram has officially released a test client for its Telegram Open Network (TON).
via Cointelegraph
📑 Asset manager is proposing an exchange-traded product (ETP) for SEC approval that hedges Bitcoin against U.S. Treasury bills.
via The Block
🇪🇬 Egyptian authorities are reportedly set to allow licensed cryptocurrency businesses.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 Japan’s House of Representatives has passed a new cryptocurrency bill.
via Bitcoin.com
💰 Bitcoin.org has received a whopping $120,000 donation in Bitcoin from an anonymous donor.
via Decrypt
✈️ Telegram has officially released a test client for its Telegram Open Network (TON).
via Cointelegraph
📑 Asset manager is proposing an exchange-traded product (ETP) for SEC approval that hedges Bitcoin against U.S. Treasury bills.
via The Block
🇪🇬 Egyptian authorities are reportedly set to allow licensed cryptocurrency businesses.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 Japan’s House of Representatives has passed a new cryptocurrency bill.
via Bitcoin.com
💰 Bitcoin.org has received a whopping $120,000 donation in Bitcoin from an anonymous donor.
via Decrypt
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has released new guidelines regarding cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, and mining.
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Cointelegraph
Australian Securities Regulator Releases Cryptocurrency, Mining, ICO Guidelines
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission published new initial coin offering and cryptocurrency guidelines.
EOS is now available on Coinbase.
Source: https://blog.coinbase.com/eos-eos-is-now-available-on-coinbase-430ad4f643eb
Source: https://blog.coinbase.com/eos-eos-is-now-available-on-coinbase-430ad4f643eb
Blockchain platform Tron plans to add decentralized file storage to BitTorrent in the third quarter of this year.
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Decrypt
Tron to add decentralized file storage to BitTorrent in Q3 2019 - Decrypt
Decentralized gaming platform Tron is adding file storage services to popular file streaming service BitTorrent, which it acquired in June, last year.
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🇩🇪 The distributed ledger technology-based settlement solution proved expensive and slow, according to findings from a recent trial run by the Bundesbank and Deutsche Boerse.
via Bloomberg
💷 A wealthy client is reportedly looking to buy as much as 25% of the Bitcoin supply.
via Forbes
🗣 Huobi Global has made a statement that the company is not engaged in wash trading.
via CoinDesk
🇨🇳 Chinese blockchain platform Neo will conduct a mainnet upgrade on June 3 at 9:00 AM (GMT).
via Cointelegraph
💵 Stablecoin issuer Paxos has announced a feature that will enable investors to buy and send PAX to external wallets and exchange accounts.
via The Block
🇩🇪 The distributed ledger technology-based settlement solution proved expensive and slow, according to findings from a recent trial run by the Bundesbank and Deutsche Boerse.
via Bloomberg
💷 A wealthy client is reportedly looking to buy as much as 25% of the Bitcoin supply.
via Forbes
🗣 Huobi Global has made a statement that the company is not engaged in wash trading.
via CoinDesk
🇨🇳 Chinese blockchain platform Neo will conduct a mainnet upgrade on June 3 at 9:00 AM (GMT).
via Cointelegraph
💵 Stablecoin issuer Paxos has announced a feature that will enable investors to buy and send PAX to external wallets and exchange accounts.
via The Block
U.S.-based insurance giants State Farm and USAA are testing how a blockchain solution—built atop J.P. Morgan Chase’s Quorum—could accelerate automobile claims.
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CoinDesk
State Farm, USAA to Pay Each Other Insurance Claims on Blockchain by 2020 - CoinDesk
Insurance giants State Farm and USAA are in advanced testing of a blockchain to automate claims processing.
This week’s #CryptoCaselawMinute takes a trip to the land of the Kiwis, looks at a dispute involving one of the biggest blockchain funds, and revisits a case as part of a new case that deals with a real-life company with blockchain dreams!
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Crypto Caselaw Minute #38–5/30/2019
This week’s Crypto Caselaw Minute takes a trip to the land of the Kiwis, looks at a dispute involving one of the biggest blockchain funds…
Recent research conducted by blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis revealed that only 1.3% of economic transactions for Bitcoin came from merchants in the first four months of 2019.
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Cointelegraph
Chainalysis Research: Speculation Remains Bitcoin’s Primary Use Case
Research from Chainalysis indicates that only 1.3% of economic transactions for bitcoin came from merchants in the first four months of 2019.
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🇺🇸 Facebook is in talks with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) about its upcoming GlobalCoin.
via The Block
🦅 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated some startups that held initial coin offerings may be eligible for “no-action” relief.
via CoinDesk
🛑 Starting July 1, Binance DEX website will begin geoblocking users from 29 countries.
via Cointelegraph
🇮🇳 Indian cryptocurrency regulation is ready.
via Bitcoin.com
🌎 World Economic Forum puts blockchain at the center of “fourth industrial revolution.”
via Modern Consensus
🇺🇸 Facebook is in talks with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) about its upcoming GlobalCoin.
via The Block
🦅 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated some startups that held initial coin offerings may be eligible for “no-action” relief.
via CoinDesk
🛑 Starting July 1, Binance DEX website will begin geoblocking users from 29 countries.
via Cointelegraph
🇮🇳 Indian cryptocurrency regulation is ready.
via Bitcoin.com
🌎 World Economic Forum puts blockchain at the center of “fourth industrial revolution.”
via Modern Consensus