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⁠The Indian state of Telangana will sign MoUs with blockchain-focused firms to roll out DLT-powered government services

⁠Mike Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital reports $134 million in losses in the first quarter of 2018

⁠The South Carolina securities regulator removed cease-and-desist orders against two blockchain startups that allegedly sold unregistered securities

⁠The CEO of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange said that the exchange will not introduce altcoin futures in the near future, citing volatility

⁠Five major banks from each BRICS member state have agreed to conduct a joint study of blockchain tech implementation

⁠Swiss regulator FINMA has launched enforcement proceedings against crypto mining firm Envion AG for its potentially unauthorized token sale in Dec. 2017-Jan. 2018

⁠Mastercard’s CEO says anonymous cryptocurrencies are “junk” and don’t “deserve” to be considered a medium of exchange

⁠U.S. SEC rejects the Winklevoss’ twins second attempt at applying for a Bitcoin ETF

⁠Crypto markets are seeing a healthy flush of green, with Bitcoin above $8,200 and total market cap holding above $300 billion

​​Korea’s Financial Services Commission has urged lawmakers to hasten approval of the country’s first crypto bill

​​“Any number of catalysts” could push Bitcoin’s price higher still, says Blockchain VC Partner Spencer Bogart

​​Hitachi and KDDI trial a blockchain-powered biometric ID authentication system

​​Iran has confirmed it will press ahead with creating its own state-issued cryptocurrency to circumvent incoming U.S. sanctions, local media reported today

​​An established digital asset trading platform is planning to share revenue with users as it aims to become the world’s leading crypto exchange #SPONSORED

​​Major Chinese social network Tianya to release native cryptocurrency token

⁠Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro announces new national currency will be anchored to state-issued crypto coin Petro starting August 20

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⁠Not all tokens are born equal, and non-fungible tokens are allowing rare and collectible assets to be stored on blockchain. How does it work?

⁠Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin has described Berlin as the capital of the “blockchain cosmos”

⁠Bitmain announced its policy approach to improve shipping and mining processes and provide a “fair and transparent cryptocurrency ecosystem”

⁠During a July 25 Congressional hearing, the chairman of the CFTC outlined the need for a legal process for the agency to participate in blockchain project trials

⁠Users of Ethereum-powered prediction market Augur are now betting on “assassination markets,” featuring Donald Trump and Warren Buffett

⁠Joseph Lubin on Ethereum, ConsenSys, SEC regulations (that did not happen), and the fact that he’s not a crypto trader

⁠MetaMask, an Ethereum network browser extension, got pulled from the Google Chrome Web Store for 5 hours for as of yet unknown reasons

​​⁠The potential approval of a Bitcoin ETF by the U.S. SEC would be a boost to the crypto markets, but not to the extent of last year’s rally. What will the price action be until then? Let’s look at the charts

​​⁠The CEO of Russian payments company Qiwi has claimed that one of his former employees used the company’s equipment to mine 500K bitcoins back in 2011

​​A licensed U.S. multi-exchange crypto asset brokerage dubbed ‘Voyager’ has revealed plans to launch a zero-fee mobile trading app in Q4 this year

​​Japan’s self-regulatory body says reducing margin trade borrowing on domestic crypto exchanges to 4 times the investment would secure traders

​​Having led the week’s impressive uptick, Bitcoin its consolidating newly won gains, while other leading crypto assets are seeing mixed red and green

​​Catalonia’s government will work on a strategy to implement blockchain across all public administrative activities