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⁠Akon Joins Brock Pierce's Presidential Campaign as Chief Strategist Crypto entrepreneurs Brock Pierce and Akon will join forces for the 2020 US presidential election.

⁠Ethereum price lingers at key resistance days before $112M options expiry $112 million in Ethereum options expire on August 28 but data shows traders remain bullish even as ETH trades below $400.

⁠Backing the development of Bitcoin Core infrastructure for ‘sound’ money This year has been a milestone for open-source development, as more organizations have contributed funds by way of grants and sponsorships.

⁠Two DeFi projects with $1.2B in TLV have major governance issues One project's founder controls 71% of its voting power.

⁠The Iranian government took down over a thousand crypto mining farms Iran is rewarding people who turn in crypto miners operating without a license.

⁠3 reasons why Bitcoin price volatility may spike before the monthly close Bitcoin’s monthly close is fast approaching and three factors point toward heightened volatility in the near term.

⁠Price analysis 8/24: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LINK, LTC, BSV, CRO, BNB, ADA The bulls are aggressively defending the 20-day EMA in Bitcoin and select altcoins, which could result in the resumption of the uptrend.

⁠BitMex awards its last developer grant to a Bitcoin scalability solution from MIT Can this project provide scalability without sacrificing security?

⁠A major dark web marketplace has been offline for days and no one knows why Users are afraid they may be in the middle of an exit scam.

⁠Expert weighs in on Wasabi’s response to wallet security issues Mario Havel of Paralelni Polis has sided with Samourai.

⁠Swipe (SXP) bounces after 54% crash — is $7 now a realistic target? Swipe (SXP) has been seeing wild swings in price this month but a period of consolidation appears likely before the next big move.

⁠Kraken exec: 5 reasons why Bitcoin is ‘at the beginning of a bull run’ A combination of frightening macro phenomena and Bitcoin strength spells bullish for Kraken’s Dan Held.

⁠Block Size and Scalability, Explained Debate over increasing block size for blockchain scalability still goes on, but what are the main arguments from proponents and detractors?

⁠Huawei and Beijing jointly develop municipal blockchain directory Beijing’s municipal government has ambitious plan for smart city infrastructure based on the Huawei Cloud Blockchain.

⁠The US is losing the 'tech cold war,' warns Ripple co-founder China can reverse Bitcoin transactions, a Ripple exec said.

⁠Binance launches new hackathon and accelerator for the Indian DeFi ecosystem Binance is conducting India’s first DeFi-focused hackathon aimed to accelerate DeFi innovation in the country.

⁠I would never invest one cent in Bitcoin, says Ryanair CEO “Avoid Bitcoin like a plague.”

⁠UK antitrust regulators give Visa’s fintech acquisition a green light The Competition and Markets Authority find no reason that the merger will affect competition in the U.K. consumer-to-business electronic payments sec…

⁠Report suggests $1 million of ransomed Bitcoin was cashed out on Binance Binance Security Team explains that security systems and techniques are constantly evolving to identify malicious activity while minimizing false…

⁠Public interest in central bank digital currencies surpasses Bitcoin in 2020 The 2020 pandemic could accelerate global efforts to issue CBDCs, say BIS analysts.

⁠China's digital yuan trials reportedly limited to small retail transactions China’s central bank released a new statement to debunk some rumors.

⁠Bitstamp reportedly leaves London after 8 years of operation No-deal Brexit could push more industry players abroad.

⁠Fed, futures and fundamentals: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week An important Fed policy meeting forms the centerpiece for a new week’s trading, which could see macro hit Bitcoin price action once more.

⁠China’s Blockchain Service Network to launch stablecoin support in 2021 China’s national blockchain project BSN could be the best fit for the digital yuan.

⁠‘Bitcoin Will Never Ditch You’ Ad Tells HK’s Apple Daily Readers A new full-page ad in HK-based tabloid-style newspaper Apple Daily tells readers to ditch banks today and switch to Bitcoin.

⁠Japan’s Finance Minister: Blockchain Can Help in Fight Against COVID Taro Aso, Japan’s finance minister, said blockchain could provide one possible solution to COVID contact tracing, emphasizing privacy.

⁠‘So Many Things Wrong’ With IMF Education Video, Says Crypto Twitter According to an educational video from the International Monetary Fund, cryptocurrencies could be ‘the next step in the evolution of money.’