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⁠Bloomberg BTC Bombshell, Coinbase Fury, Ether vs. Tether: Hodler’s Digest, June 1–7 Bloomberg thinks Bitcoin could return to record highs of $20,000 this year, but warns Ether may not be the world’s second-biggest crypt…

⁠How Blockchain Technology Can Help Fighting Against COVID-19 Various technologies are being deployed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, can blockchain play an important role in defeating it?

⁠Ransomware Attack Exposes 1.5TB of Stolen Aerospace Data Ransomware gang Maze reportedly stole sensitive data from the US branch of an integrated engineering group that works with various governments.

⁠Blockchain Will Lead Digital Globalization Says Wanxiang Rep China Wanxiang Holdings Vice Chairman believes blockchain along with other high tech will lead a more globalized world.

⁠Beware Fake Ransomware Decryption Tools Creators behind Zorab ransomware launched a fake tool that double-encrypts files affected by the attack.

⁠Opportunities for Blockchain-Based Technologies in African Healthcare Emerging technologies such as blockchain can dramatically improve the situation with the healthcare industry in Africa by its implementation.

⁠First Turkish-German Trade Finance Transaction on Distributed Ledger Technology Turkish İşbank and German Commerzbank completed the first blockchain-based trade finance transaction between the two countries.

⁠40% of New Fintech Firms in Hong Kong Operate With Blockchain Nearly 40% of new fintech firms to launch in Hong Kong over the past year are operating in the blockchain sector.

⁠Safety Check: If Crypto Custodian Fails, Clients May Not Get a Full Payout Crypto exchanges — not segregating blockchain addresses — could lead to ownership disputes in the event of insolvency, research says.

⁠Decentralization: Preserving Personal Privacy While Fighting COVID-19 Decentralized technologies can help to avoid jeopardizing citizens’ private data in the name of public health during the global pandemics.

⁠Crypto Crime on the Rise — Good Odds of 2020 Becoming a Record-Breaker Experts believe that a more holistic crypto ecosystem, especially one that is more AML-centric, is needed to help prevent the spread of crypto scams…

⁠How Bitcoin Can Help the African American Community According to author Isaiah Jackson, establishing economic strength could help the black community in ways protesting on the street can’t.

⁠6M Bitcoin Are Secured By Shared Custody Almost one-third of the entire Bitcoin supply is secured with a feature that gained adoption after the Mt. Gox heist.

⁠Crypto Ransom Amounts Skyrocketed 200% in 2019 A report from Crypsis Group revealed that threat actors have significantly escalated their tactical approaches in ransomware attacks.