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⁠Crypto art piece sells for $130K at Christie's auction house The NFT is "a symbolic expression of Satoshi’s vision, forged out of the very code that lies at the genesis of it all."

⁠Key Bitcoin price metric at 10 week low after traders close long positions Bitcoin derivatives data show pro traders increased their short positions in the past three weeks.

⁠Congress’ renewed attack on Big Tech may clear the field for decentralization The Antitrust Subcommittee looks for new legal tools to rein in Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google — a clear opening for tech tools built to…

⁠OKCoin opens doors to crypto traders in Singapore The new office will reportedly serve as a new hub for crypto traders in Asia and Oceania.

⁠BitMEX's actions likely to scare off mainstream institutions, former CBOE trader says BitMEX not playing by the rules today means added regulatory consequences tomorrow.

⁠Finance Redefined: DeFi party’s over, back to building now, Sept. 30—Oct. 7 DeFi tokens suffered massive losses this week, and they could continue.

⁠Price analysis 10/7: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, DOT, LINK, LTC, CRO, BSV Bitcoin and altcoins could remain range-bound for a few days as traders search for triggers that will start the next trending move.

⁠Pantera says they’re placing a heavier bet on DeFi than the rest of the market Despite the recent slump, Pantera believes that most of the growth in the next bull cycle will be generated by DeFi.

⁠Crypto interoperability evolves: From blockchain bridges to DeFi transfers Although it’s still impossible to pay with ETH where only BTC is accepted, cryptocurrency interoperability is being explored.

⁠Kyrgyzstan’s central bank suspends SWIFT to prevent capital outflow The bank is shutting down the SWIFT network as protests rocked the country.

The verdict is in, and it's unsurprising: Facebook is a monopoly, and a reckoning is on the horizon. But can #blockchain-based social media offer an alternative that's powerful enough to end Zuckerberg's reign?

⁠A 2016-level massive Bitcoin price volatility spike might be near The Bollinger Band shows the Bitcoin price might see a spike in volatility, similar to 2016’s post-having cycle.

⁠Coincheck exchange to help CryptoKitties go mainstream in Japan CryptoKitties will be part of the NFT marketplace on a major Japanese crypto exchange.

⁠You can now pay for 400,000 Viator tourism experiences with crypto Tripadvisor experience marketplace Viator has partnered with ShareRing to facilitate payments and store travelers sensitive information.

⁠Bank of Korea digital won pilot moving to distribution phase next year The South Korean central bank is on track with its CBDC pilot program, but still insists it has no current plans to launch.

⁠Hacked crypto exchange KuCoin resumes crypto deposits and withdrawals KuCoin is partially restoring crypto withdrawals after a major hack.

⁠BMW Korea trials a blockchain-powered rewards program ahead of global launch The car manufacturer is trialing the new blockchain system, which offers customers tokenized loyalty points, before its potential rollout worl…

⁠Japanese financial giant SBI acquires TaoTao crypto exchange SBI now has two licensed crypto trading platforms in Japan.

⁠Symbol blockchain to host whisky fund and central bank collectibles at launch Symbol, the forthcoming enterprise and security token-focussed blockchain from the team behind XEM, will host a whiskey fund and Lithuanian c…

⁠Markets will decide on regulations, not the government: Currency Comptroller The government is great at setting up regulatory frameworks, not building products, says Currency Comptroller Brian Brooks

⁠US is losing 'tech cold war with China' says Ripple co-founder Ripple’s executive chairman has slammed U.S. lawmakers for losing the blockchain arms race to China

⁠BNP Paribas and Curv unveil highly secure method to transfer security tokens A Proof of Concept security token transfer involving BNP Paribas and Curv could lead to integrated crypto custody solutions.

⁠75 crypto exchanges have closed down so far in 2020 Crypto exchanges are disappearing at a fast rate this year.

⁠Dapper Labs' Flow token auction closes at 4X the price of 'community sale' Dapper Labs, the team behind Cryptokitties, has completed a Dutch auction for the native token of their ‘Flow’ blockchain, selling 2% of its ent…

⁠ETH hash rate hits all time high, mining it is 3X more profitable than BTC The Ethereum hash rate broke the 250 TH/s barrier for the first time since Aug. 2018