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Hong Kong based crypto lending firm PawnHub receives 1st license from HK gov. for crypto lending
(opinion)(news)posted 2 months ago(prnewswire.com)
US Federal Reserve bank studies issuing “FEDCOIN” digital currency
(news)posted 2 months ago(federalreserve.gov)
Bitcoin address connected to Mt. Gox hack still has over 79,000 BTC unmoved
(news)posted 2 months ago(bitinfocharts.com)
Blockchain startup Clear raises $13M from Fidelity to build “settlement, transaction, & clearing” system
(opinion)(news)posted 2 months ago(techcrunch.com)
Lightning Labs raises $10M & launches beta “Loop” allowing trading off-chain LN BTC for on-chain BTC
(news)posted 2 months ago(blog.lightning.engineering)
Jack Dorsey’s Square and Pantera fund $14M for “real-time” crypto settlement network startup
(opinion)(news)posted 2 months ago(coindesk.com)
BitGo enables “cold storage trading” via SettleBit API
(opinion)(news)posted 2 months ago(financemagnates.com)
TradingView’s 3 million users can now buy Bitcoin & Litecoin through Gemini partnership
(news)posted 2 months ago(tradingview.com)
US Feds auctioning 4,040 Bitcoin ($40M) in 2 weeks
(news)posted 2 months ago(usmarshals.gov)
Handshake blockchain project aims to allow simplifying & customizing Bitcoin addresses
(opinion)(news)posted 2 months ago(namebase.io)
Singaporean blockchain-based digital security trading platform iSTOX now fully licensed & operational
posted 2 months ago(businesstimes.com.sg)
Chainalysis reports 1.1% of all crypto activity in 2019 was cybercrime related
(opinion)(news)posted 2 months ago(go.chainalysis.com)
Bittrex sets new crypto industry record by taking out insurance policy of $300M USD for crypto held in its cold storage
(news)posted 2 months ago(medium.com)
Cambodia to launch central bank-backed digital currency
(news)posted 2 months ago(phnompenhpost.com)
Dubai launches a "crypto valley" to grow crypto & blockchain tech
posted 2 months ago(prnewswire.com)

US Congress reviews "Payment of choice" law
(news)posted 2 months ago(forbes.com)
Large Japanese consulting firm launches Crypto Index
(news)posted 2 months ago(mvis-indices.com)
Protonmail banned in Russia after false threats sent to schools and hospitals from protonmail email addresses
(news)posted 2 months ago(rkn.gov.ru)
Another Swiss town now accepts Bitcoin for tax payments
(news)posted 2 months ago(decrypt.co)
Singapore announces new FATF compliant AML rules for crypto businesses
(news)posted 2 months ago(sso.agc.gov.sg)
UK court orders Bitfinex to freeze $860,000 worth of BTC tied to ransom crime payment
(news)posted 2 months ago(bailii.org)
Saudi's Aramco joins Chevron by investing in the VAKT blockchain oil trading platform owned by BP, Shell, Koch, & ING bank
(news)posted 2 months ago(uk.reuters.com)
Iran issues over 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining
(news)posted 2 months ago(financialtribune.com)
Bitcoin has thousands of active code contributors today
(news)posted 2 months ago(reddit.com)
Japans virtual currency association publishes crypto tx. & acct data of its members
(news)posted 2 months ago(bravenewcoin.com)
Taproot/Schnorr privacy enhancing protocol formally proposed as Bitcoin Improvement Proposal
(news)posted 3 months ago(twitter.com)
LocalBitcoins suspends accounts of all traders located in several African countries, per EU commission
(news)posted 3 months ago(bitcoinke.io)
Swiss crypto asset firm launches bearish Bitcoin ETP
(news)posted 3 months ago(amun.com)
CoinMarketCap introduces a liquidity metric tool
(news)posted 3 months ago(coinmarketcap.com)
Jack Dorsey’s payment provider Square wins patent for “seamless” system of crypto-to-fiat transactions
(news)posted 3 months ago(patft.uspto.gov)