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⁠CNBC reveals details on executives for Facebook’s crypto project, says 100 roles in the area have already been filled

⁠Margin lenders on crypto exchange Poloniex have lost around $13.5 million due to a flash crash

⁠Portuguese sports club SL Benfica now supports online purchases in bitcoin and ether with an “instant crypto-to-fiat” conversion service

⁠Pharmaceutical leader Boehringer teamed up with a blockchain-focused healthcare platform to build a care network for patients with diabetes

⁠Medici Ventures leads $7 million funding round for blockchain-based voting platform

⁠GateHub estimates that hackers have managed to compromise around 100 XRP Ledger wallets, with reported losses of nearly $10 million

⁠A U.S. congressman proposed tax breaks for cryptocurrencies, arguing that current IRS codes are unreasonably demanding and deterrents to blockchain businesses

⁠A study on cryptocurrency discussions on Reddit has been published by the University of Notre Dame and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

⁠MIT Prof. Stuart Madnick states that blockchain tech is not as secure as many purport it be

⁠Crypto markets see red following reports that May’s rally was fueled by fear of missing out

⁠Custody and market manipulation need to be dealt with before a cryptocurrency ETF can be approved, said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

⁠Moscow-based global leading palladium producer Nornickel signed a partnership with IBM to launch an educational center in blockchain and IoT

⁠First crypto law in Egypt is anticipated this year, but what made the country call off the ban and welcome the new technology?

⁠The current outlook for the crypto market has been downgraded from mildly bullish to uncertain in a new volatility report

⁠Three top executives have departed fintech startup, SoFi, known for its online crypto lending services

⁠Microsoft has registered a suite of apps using blockchain, IoT and AI to improve agricultural sector efficiency in Brazil

⁠The Reserve Bank of India has denied having any knowledge or involvement in a draft government bill that would ban cryptocurrencies

⁠Crypto wallet provider Komodo effectively hacked itself to prevent fraudsters from accessing its users’ funds

⁠Crypto giant Binance has a new strategic officer with experience in the department from similar positions at Dell and the NBA

⁠Finnish p2p veteran LocalBitcoins removed in-person cash trading due to regulatory pressure. Is this the start of a crackdown on cash-based deals?

⁠Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has partnered with TrustToken, the stablecoin operator behind usd-pegged token TUSD

⁠The EU is increasing the amount of data that can be reused as raw material for artificial intelligence and blockchain projects

⁠Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has detected a major uptick in monero cryptojacking malware targeting China-based systems this spring

⁠Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin talks with Cointelegraph about scaling, enterprise blockchains and when to expect Ethereum 2.0

⁠Privacy-centric cryptocurrency Grin is finalizing its timeline for its first-ever network hard fork, which will include a tweak to ensure ASIC resistance and new wallet upgrades

⁠The Australian Tax Office is reportedly investigating 12 international tax avoidance schemes alongside its international partners, with a key focus on crypto-enabled activities

⁠The head of Russian oil company Rosneft has not ruled out the possibility of paying for oil using cryptocurrencies in the future

⁠LINE Pay Corp., the operator of fintech services on major Japanese messaging app LINE, is partnering with Visa on new blockchain and digital payments solutions