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⁠Half a billion dollars in BTC spent on illegal transactions so far this year, research says; however, 99% of BTC transactions in 2019 have been legitimate

​​More claims Facebook will overturn the banking industry with Libra launch

⁠33 advocacy groups have signed a letter looking to halt development of Libra until Congress and regulators have addressed a number of questions on the project

⁠As a proof-of-concept, a shipping container has completed its transcontinental, blockchain-automated shipment from South Korea to the Netherlands

​​Max Keiser, American broadcaster and known Bitcoin bull, suggested that the cryptocurrency market rally will not include altcoins:

⁠Per Jefferies’ recent survey, Facebook’s users are unlikely to purchase Libra

⁠ZenGo publishes its open source project, which purports to provide proof-of-concept that its keyless wallet product can support Facebook’s Libra

⁠The President of the partially-recognized Republic of Abkhazia said that the country will build a large crypto mining farm

⁠Bitcoin hovers over the $10,600 mark again as most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day

⁠British financial watchdog, the FCA, will soon publish a consultation paper on a potential ban of crypto CFDs for retail investors

⁠The operator of Binance US hired former Ripple executive as new CEO to oversee the platform’s launch and further expansion

⁠According to an announcement by Bitfinex, the exchange repaid $100 million of outstanding loan facility to stablecoin operator Tether

⁠London-based Prime Factor Capital has received FCA approval to operate as a cryptocurrency investment management firm

⁠IBM calls its Hyperledger Fabric technology a "blockchain" despite sacrificing the most important features of a true blockchain

⁠IOTA has launched their new software wallet, Trinity, promoting features designed for ease-of-use and security

⁠Blockchain startups raised $822 million in 279 separate venture capital deals in H1 2019, VC platform Outlier Ventures reports

⁠Blockchain tracking platform TradeLens has been joined by maritime shipping firms ONE and Hapag-Lloyd

⁠SK Group, South Korea's largest telecom and the third top conglomerate, invested $10 million in blockchain firm ConsenSys

⁠Blockchain technology will be used to its track products along the supply chain, Swiss-headquartered food retail giant Nestlé announced

⁠Argo’s Q2 bitcoin mining figures continue sector optimism

⁠Zimbabwean and South African crypto traders are facing soaring premiums on their bitcoin

⁠Kraken explains the current tether-bitcoin relationship shows huge capital inflows into crypto from fiat

⁠Blockchain infrastructure firm Blockstream has launched a new tool that allows users to execute atomic swaps for all assets supported by the Liquid network

⁠More claims Facebook will overturn the banking industry with Libra launch

⁠CZ, CEO of top crypto exchange Binance, has revealed the firm plans to launch a futures trading platform, with initial support for BTC/UTSDT contracts at a leverage of up to 20x

⁠Jed McCaleb’s misrepresentation of Mt. Gox played a part in keeping users on the platform until bankruptcy

⁠Bitcoin has slumped below $10,000 and pulled other top-20 coins down, with none of them reporting gains

⁠Plans to turn a failing shopping mall in Cleveland into a blockchain hub have changed, as the local community apparently pushes for an entrepreneurial center instead

⁠Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit two new record figures: 6,069 open contracts and $1.7 billion in notional value