Cointelegraph

⁠The former CEO of Visa in the UK is taking the helm of a new crypto startup that aims to let customers pay for everyday items in crypto

⁠Steve Wozniak came out in support of Ethereum at a conference in Vienna, claiming it could be as influential as Apple

⁠Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, considers introducing its own digital currency, prompted by a decline in cash usage

⁠No expected price rally, Steve Wozniak’s positive expectations, Wall Street Journal research and more in our latest price analysis

⁠William Mougayar, advisor to the Ethereum Foundation, claims that the SEC is “trying to fit a square peg into a round hole” regarding crypto regulation

⁠Iran and Russia discussed the use of crypto with the aim of avoiding international sanctions, also noting that crypto could replace the SWIFT interbank system

⁠Report: the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on crypto dealings is still upheld, after the country’s Supreme Court ruled to prevent any further petitions against the ban

⁠Six Colombian crypto companies form local Blockchain Association to support industry

​​A study led by China’s Ministry of Industry and IT finds over 421 fake cryptocurrencies and outlines the key signs of likely fraud

​​A study of 48 EU countries for their blockchain and crypto-friendliness puts Switzerland, Gibraltar, and Malta at the top

​​Malta’s Transport Ministry and UK blockchain startup to develop a transport and logistics blockchain platform for the country

​​Kazakhstan’s president calls for development of “common rules” for crypto regulation globally

​​A crypto wallet provider is developing a service where users can store all of their “unique collectible characters in one place” – including CryptoKitties, CryptoAlpaca, CryptoCuties, CryptoFighters and CryptoCelebriti…

​​7 major banks have formed India Trade Connect to test IT multinational InfoSys’ blockchain platform

​​New cryptojacking malware WinstarNssmMiner makes 500,000 more users mine Monero

​​The parent company of hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, has revealed the company’s plans to expand to U.S. markets

⁠So, JP Morgan bashes the crypto and develops its blockchain. Nothing new!

⁠The Swiss government has called for a study to examine the possible risks and opportunities of a government-issued cryptocurrency called the e-franc

⁠The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in partnership with Intel, Accenture and The Floor, has developed a blockchain-based securities lending platform

⁠A Singapore-based startup is working on combining blockchain with HTML5 technology to create the world’s first HTML5 blockchain games and apps development tool #SPONSORED

⁠Bitfinex has required tax information from its users, which it “may then exchange” with the government and tax authorities of the customer’s country of residence

⁠Chinese mining manufacturing firm Bitmain will consider AI as an alternative revenue source if China’s regulatory environment makes crypto-related business too risky

⁠JPMorgan has created a new position, head of crypto assets strategy, which will identify and lead new crypto projects at the bank

​​Cryptocurrency miners in South Korea and the US have carried out illicit operations by taking advantage of cheap electricity

​​Genesis Global Trading, a subsidiary of the Digital Currency Group, has been granted a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services

​​BlockShow Europe 2018 has launched a poll for the leading women and companies in the EU blockchain space, using a blockchain-based voting app Polys

​​The Wall Street Journal released findings from its analysis of almost 1500 initial coin offerings (ICOs) May 17, concluding 18.6% of them raised “red flags”

​​J.P. Morgan Chase & Co presented a prototype of its blockchain platform for capital markets at NY’s Consensus conference yesterday

​​Germany’s second largest stock exchange, the Stuttgart Börse, which reportedly has a trading volume of $100 bln, has announced it is launching a zero-fee cryptocurrency trading app

​​Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, says he strongly believes in the value of blockchain, but thinks Bitcoin is a bubble