Cointelegraph

⁠Filecoin creator denies strike allegations “Miners are following the protocol, and making a ton of money doing so,” said Juan Benet on Twitter.

⁠Price analysis 10/19: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, LINK, DOT, ADA, LTC, BSV Bitcoin price may rise to a new 52-week high if it can break above the ascending channel and this move could ignite the altcoins.

⁠An encryption study revealed a surprising fact about blockchain adoption in Mexico The results could be a good sign for the proliferation of distributed technology.

⁠French Finance Minister throws shade at crypto, praises blockchain He stated that he does not “question the reliability and traceability of all blockchain technology,” but denounced crypto.

⁠Institutional Bitcoin longs at record-high, hedge funds short — CME data CME data shows Institutions are long Bitcoin while hedge funds are aggressively shorting BTC.

⁠Bitcoin price holds strong amid negative news blitz, says CoinShares report There was a time when Bitcoin seemed to be directly influenced by the daily news cycle.

⁠Leaders of global CBDC projects talk shop in panel today Central bank digital currency interest continues gaining global traction.

⁠US financial watchdog fines early Bitcoin mixer $60M for money laundering FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations.

⁠Exploring the landscape of crypto regulations in sub-Saharan Africa Despite facing hot-and-cold rules, growing crypto usage in sub-Saharan Africa is forcing regulators to reconsider the industry.

⁠Number of Bitcoin wallets holding over 100 BTC tests 6-month high Wallets once again appear to be accumulating cryptocurrency at an increasing rate.

⁠‘Old hands selling out’ metric shows Bitcoin price at risk of HODLers dumping On-chain data shows dormant addresses are selling BTC, leading some analysts to make bearish calls on Bitcoin price.

⁠This blockchain only needs 22Kb of data to be verified Mina applies zk-SNARKs to Cardano's Ouroboros consensus to achieve scalability and decentralization.

⁠Better to get it right than to be first with CBDC, says US Fed chair The U.S. already has a “safe and active dynamic domestic payment system,” Powell argued.

⁠Vinnik trial for extortion and Bitcoin money laundering begins in Paris The Russian national linked to the laundering of $4 billion of Bitcoin stolen during the Mt. Gox hack is finally in court.

⁠Payments-focused cryptocurrency Dash now has a bridge to DeFi A StakeHound collaboration allows Dash holders to earn masternode staking rewards and access DeFi services at the same time.

⁠Ethereum can rise to $800 in 2020 if this bull ‘mini-cycle’ repeats The price of Ethereum is showing similarities with previous bull cycle beginnings as $800 ETH is coming back in play.

⁠Japanese payments firm JCB and Mizuho Bank test blockchain-based ID Fujitsu has been working on blockchain-based digital identity tools since 2019.

⁠Swiss gov’t starts consultation process for blockchain laws The Swiss government will enforce new blockchain laws in less than a year.

⁠Latvian regulators warn public about cryptocurrency fraud Crypto remains under-regulated, so Latvian investors need to be extra vigilant, says the FCMC.

⁠‘Still so early’ — 7% of Americans have bought Bitcoin, study finds Dan Tapiero shared a survey from Statista that showed only 7% of Americans previously used BTC, showing Bitcoin is still in an early phase.

⁠Binance Jersey shuts operations less than two years after launch All accounts on Binance Jersey will be inaccessible as of Nov. 30.

⁠Record fundamentals and a $12K pump: 5 Bitcoin price tips this week Bitcoin’s difficulty and hash rate are higher than ever as markets prepare for the outcome of the U.S. elections.

⁠95% of winners in China’s CBDC lottery spent digital yuan prizes Some winners purchased additional digital yuan during the pilot.