Cointelegraph

⁠China Considering East Asia Regional Cryptocurrency to Rival Dollar and Libra China comes up with yet another crypto-related plan to take on the hegemony of the U.S. dollar in international payments.

⁠Binance to Launch UK Trading Platform for Institutional and Retail Investors Binance will launch a new digital asset trading platform in 2020 in the United Kingdom to serve its increasing institutional clientele.

⁠Layer 2 Will Make Bitcoin as Easy to Use as the Dollar, Says Kraken CEO Kraken CEO Jesse Powell told Bloomberg in a recent interview that Bitcoin would surpass gold as a store of value in the long-term.

⁠Bitcoin Difficulty Sees Two-Year Record Surge as Hash Rate Mimics 2017 A giant 14.95% advance makes analysts confident as miners appear to balance increased costs to retain profitability.

⁠Crypto Founder Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $25 Million Scam A federal court in Manhattan sentenced the founder of a $25 million ICO scam to 87 months and a fine of up to $250,000.

⁠Six Crypto Heavyweights Join ETH 2.0 Staking Trial ConsenSys has announced that six top crypto firms will receive early access to its ETH 2.0 staking platform.

⁠Binance Pool Is Now the Largest Bitcoin SV Miner Since its launch in April, Binance Pool has become responsible for 26.39% of all Bitcoin Satoshi Vision blocks mined.

⁠There Are Now More Than 8,000 Bitcoin ATMs Worldwide The number of crypto ATMs worldwide has grown to more than 8,000, just months after passing the 7,000 mark in March.

⁠Crikey! Kraken Launches Support for Aussie Dollar Trading Pairs Kraken has launched support for trading and funding in AUD six months after acquiring veteran Australian crypto exchange Bit Trade.

⁠Former BTC Developer Settles ‘Rapist’ Defamation Suit Former Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd has settled a defamation suit against a cryptographer who accused him of being a rapist.

⁠Compound’s New Token Tops DeFi Rankings on First Day A single day of trade has seen Compound’s COMP emerge as the largest DeFi token by market capitalization.

⁠Deloitte: 39% of Companies Worldwide Now Have Blockchain in Production A survey by Deloitte shows blockchain is increasingly becoming a priority among companies with a broad understanding of it.

⁠Chainlink, MakerDAO Honored as World Economic Forum ‘Tech Pioneers’ The World Economic Forum has recognized six blockchain companies on its list of 100 Technology Pioneers for 2020.