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⁠The SEC’s Valerie Szczepanik says that platforms seeking to list IEO tokens “may find themselves in trouble” if they are not registered in the U.S

⁠The mainnet of Kakao’s blockchain platform Klaytn is set to launch in June of this year

⁠Blockchain entrepreneur Alex Tapscott, CEO of Next Block, settled with Canadian regulators over charges of unethical project advertisement

⁠Bitcoin passes $8,000, while some top 20 cryptocurrency assets report double-digit gains

​​Microsoft is building a decentralized identity network atop of the bitcoin blockchain

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⁠Crypto exchange BitOasis has reportedly secured preliminary approval with the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market

​​American digital asset manager Grayscale Investments reported a 42% growth in its product inflows in Q1 2019 over the previous quarter

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⁠According to recent research by BitMEX, the ICO market is down 97% on a year-on-year basis in Q1 2019

​​PAX stablecoin tokens can now be instantly redeemed for U.S. dollars, the company announced

​​Security token platform Polymath will build a separate blockchain for regulation-compliant tokens with Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Charles Hoskinson

​​Payments startup Flexa has unveiled an app where consumers can spend cryptocurrencies at 15 major U.S. retailers

​​Bakkt officially announces its plans to roll out bitcoin futures testing in July 2019

​​The operator of U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi released a survey claiming that almost 12% of crypto holders are long-term investors

​​Bitcoin is rising to its July 2018 highs, reaching the $7,800 mark. How much time does bitcoin need to cross $10,000? 🌖 a few hours 🌗 one day 🌘 a week or two 🌑 more than month

​​Blockchain standards organization, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, released two new specifications aiming to accelerate and enhance blockchain implementation for enterprises

​​Bitcoin has crossed the $7,400 mark again as most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day

​​Germany’s second-top stock exchange Börse Stuttgart launched trading of XRP and LTC-based exchange-traded notes

​​Ampleforth — the developer of a new synthetic commodity designed to diversify risk — has released an updated white paper for its digital asset protocol

​​⁠The Exodus 1S smartphone with bitcoin full node capability has been announced by consumer electronics giant HTC

This week, it’s Pokemon edition! Binance gets hacked, ex-PayPal employees join Facebook’s crypto team, Fidelity to launch bitcoin trading desk and Bitfinex conducts IEO amid legal disputes

⁠The former chief technical officer and co-founder of blockchain protocol Tron is leaving, claiming the project has become too centralized and strayed from its founding principles

⁠Statistics reveal hedge funds in the crypto sector saw near-50% losses last year, according to a report from Pwc and Elwood

⁠Changpeng Zhao, CEO of hacked crypto exchange Binance, has announced that the platform plans to fully resume deposits and withdrawals tomorrow

⁠According to Bitfinex’s CTO, the platform has succeeded in raising $1 billion via a token sale to private investors

⁠In 18 to 24 months, the Ethereum blockchain will become about 1,000 times more scalable, according to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin

⁠Bakkt is looking to pivot from bitcoin warehousing to obtaining its own in-house cryptocurrency custody platform, as it waits for CFTC approval for its bitcoin futures contract