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​​The Belarusian national bank is reportedly introducing educational standards, and a minimum income in order to invest in ICOs and trade on crypto exchanges

​​China’s second-largest BTC mining hardware manufacturer is planning to list a $1 bln IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, local media reports

​​A venture capitalist and self-proclaimed “disciple” of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger is bullish on Bitcoin, sees it as a gold-like asset class

​​A new version of the code of Casper, a planned improvement to the Ethereum network’s economic consensus protocol, has been released by developers May 8

​​The days of paper waybills are over. Federal government and global shipping giants are after blockchain-powered supply chains

​​Bitcoin storage provider Xapo now holds about 7% of the world’s total Bitcoin supply in its vaults, “roughly” amounting to $10 bln, Bloomberg reports May 9

​​The trial PoC has now succeeded to ingest live data feeds into the blockchain, enabling traffic to be automatically verified and settled between carriers

​​NYSE’s swap contracts will be settled in BTC, suggesting they have cleared the custody hurdle for major Wall Street crypto adoption, commentators say

⁠Facebook is forming a blockchain group lead by head of Messenger David Marcus to examine the technology’s best applications across the company

⁠Texas securities regulators have issued a cease-and-desist order to a Bitcoin investment company for selling unregistered securities and making fraudulent claims

⁠The Ukrainian securities commission head argues that crypto needs legislative recognition since it’s ‘integral part of economic and financial relations’

⁠Former Goldman Sachs pres, Trump administration chief economic advisor thinks the world’s cryptocurrency will be something more “easily understood” than Bitcoin

⁠The Buffets´of this world will be soon the past

⁠Every major banking institution is now looking at blockchain technology, even if it is experimental, for fear of being left behind

​​The Colorado Senate has passed a bill requiring state departments to consider blockchain for data protection and cyber security

​​U.S. House Subcommittees hearing: industry-wide standards need to be set for the use of blockchain in supply chains

​​BMW has piloted a system that uses the crypto startup DOVU’s token to reward drivers for tracking their vehicle mileage

​​Monero-mining Coinhive code found on 348 government and university websites worldwide, report says

​​Microsoft Azure launches its blockchain app creation accelerator tool

​​A new crypto-oriented advertising platform is using blockchain to enable low transaction fees and no minimum budgets for campaigns #SPONSORED

⁠Sources tell the NYT that the owner of the New York Stock Exchange also wants to offer its customers Bitcoin

⁠Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a blog post that ICOs are “100 times easier” for raising money than VCs, even with a high risk of failure

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⁠The San Francisco Federal Reserve released an Economic Letter suggesting that the introduction of Bitcoin futures trading directly influenced the December 2017 price decline

⁠The world’s second largest software company, Oracle Corp., will release blockchain products in the next two months

⁠Charlie Munger had provided yet another unique metaphor for the crypto phenomenon, comparing cryptocurrencies to “trading freshly harvested baby brains”

⁠A Japanese venture aims to make crypto investments accessible to all, so anyone can “actively pursue their own definition of wealth” #SPONSORED

​​Australia could be getting a ten-year, two-hectare Bitcoin mining operation after new $190 mln AUD partnership

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​​Bitcoin is ‘greater fool’ investment but he’d short it if possible, says Bill Gates