Cointelegraph

​​BitMEX-fuelled short squeeze sees Bitcoin outpace altcoins Wednesday

​​The crypto markets are seeing a second flush of green, with virtually all of the major cryptocurrencies seeing solid growth on the day, and Bitcoin circling $6,700

​​As Binance launches a local exchange in Liechtenstein, local bank Union Bank announces it will launch its own cryptocurrency

​​Leading insurance holding Ping An of China, has released a "White Paper on Smart Cities,” promoting blockchain tech, among others

​​Venezuela’s national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, has been scathingly denounced by local experts as an opaque “stunt” backed by a centralized and debt-saddled entity

​​Traders speaking volumes - literally - as crypto exchanges Binance and OKEx overshadow Coinbase and Kraken in 2018 so far

​​Many blockchain platforms are struggling to keep up with demand, but increasing a network’s capacity to process transactions faster is not as easy as it seems. What exactly is the problem? Read to find out

⁠The Bank of Thailand has revealed a major collaborative project to develop a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency using R3’s Corda platform

⁠Venezuela turns to Bitcoin and Dash as figures reveal extent of distrust in new fiat currency

⁠Crypto markets see sharp upswing just as major leveraged trading platform BitMEX goes offline, commentators note

⁠An Ethereum scam app priced $388 had appeared on the Google Play Store featuring so-called “Google Commerce Ltd” as the developer, a malware researcher reports

⁠Language in tech giant Bitmain’s investor deck alludes to investment from DST Global, despite recent official statements to the contrary

⁠The U.S. Senate has held a hearing on the application of blockchain and cybersecurity technologies in the energy sector, addressing possible benefits and arising problems

⁠Nouriel Roubini has triggered a wave of discussion on Bitcoin’s decentralization by stating that blockchain has “zero” to do with fintech issues during a panel at BlockShow Americas

​​Catherine Ross, Chris Ellis, Isaac Thomas, Sean Howell, Robert Torres and Jeremy Gardner are speaking about blockchain for good. Live stream!

⁠China’s 1 billion-user social media platform WeChat has reportedly blocked a series of crypto and blockchain related accounts, including Huobi News and Coindaily, according to local media