Bakkt approved by US regulators to launch Bitcoin futures in September(news)
(medium.com)- Coinbase buys Xapo Custody for $55M, may soon store 5% of all BTC(news)
(fortune.com) - BTC mining co. CoinMine receives $2.5M in funding(news)(coindesk.com)
- Iran BTC developers launch platform to aid flood victims(news)(iranrescuebit.com)
- South American bank to use Bitcoin for cross border payments(news)(bantotal.com)
- Samsung adds Bitcoin functionality to its S10 blockchain phones(news)(developer.samsung.com)
- NBA team Dallas Mavericks now accept Bitcoin for game tickets(news)(twitter.com)
- Seed CX tests physically settled Bitcoin margin swaps, could go live in 3 months(news)(theblockcrypto.com)
- China prepares to launch its own "cryptocurrency"(news)(news.cnstock.com)
- New Zealand tax regulator rules Bitcoin can be used to pay workers salaries starting Sept. 1st(news)(classic.ird.govt.nz)
- Thai government meets with cryptocurrency group to advance digital economy(news)(bangkokpost.com)
- New Jersey creates blockchain task force(news)(njleg.state.nj.us)
- Bitcoin now the world’s 11th largest money supply(news)(twitter.com)
- Binance KYC data hacked(news)(binance.com)
- US judge rules Coinbase must face negligence lawsuit over B-Cash launch(news)(bloomberg.com)
- South Korea's government plans to directly regulate crypto exchanges(news)(businesskorea.co.kr)
- British tax agency demands customer information from exchanges(news)(coindesk.com)
- Thailand to bring crypto under AML rules(news)(bangkokpost.com)
- Mastercard is building team to develop crypto wallets according to job postings(news)(mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com)
- South Korea's gov. declares Busan a "regulation free zone" for local blockchain firms(news)(m.theinvestor.co.kr)
- Grayscale's reported $2.7B worth of crypto now secured by Coinbase Custody(news)(globenewswire.com)
- Iranian police seize 117 crypto mining machines and arrest truck driver(news)(farsnews.com)
- Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon: "Global populist revolt helps crypto"(opinion)(news)(cnbc.com)
- Square nearly doubles their Q1 revenue in Q2 to $125M(news)(squareup.com)
- NFL star hosting Bitcoin meetup next month in LA(news)(twitter.com)
- SEC to run full Bitcoin node through contractors(news)(fbo.gov)
- LedgerX announces they are first to launch “physical” Bitcoin futures in USA(news)(twitter.com)
- Brazil’s 4th largest city, Fortaleza, reportedly will accept BTC for city bus tickets by EOY 2019(news)(riotimesonline.com)