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​​⁠Masayoshi Son, founder of multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group and billionaire, reportedly lost over $130 million with his bitcoin investment

​​⁠The University of Nevada, Reno’s Intelligent Mobility initiative will use blockchain in its new autonomous vehicle smart city project

​​⁠Governors of central banks and IMF experts remain suspicious of open blockchains

​​⁠Money Forward Inc., the operator of one of Japan’s most popular personal budgeting apps, has resolved to halt its plans to launch a crypto asset exchange

​​The world's second-largest stock exchange Nasdaq allegedly listed a bitcoin-based product, an analyst says

​​Stock and crypto trading platform Robinhood has applied for a bank charter with regulators in the United States

​​Crypto startup Moon is launching a web browser extension that allows e-commerce shoppers to use their Lightning Network bitcoin wallets for purchases on sites like Amazon

​​Guessing a private key is supposed to be statistically improbable, but a report has found that one hacker has managed to do just that

​​Blockchain Capital co-founder Gavin Brown thinks it is not outlandish for multinational companies to issue their own currencies and request that consumers use them

​​A decentralized crypto exchange says it is solving three major problems that centralized rivals face — saving everyday consumers money #SPONSORED

⁠Bitcoin has broken $5,500 and is approaching the $5,600 threshold, forming its first bullish golden cross since October 2015

⁠According to a Decrypt investigation, white paper writers are often asked to mislead investors

⁠Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by adjusted volume, has launched its decentralized trading platform earlier than planned

⁠Blockchain security firm BitGo has gained a further security certification from an external auditor after a review of its compliance

⁠A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after becoming one of the first people in the U.S. to be convicted of stealing crypto by hacking into cell phones

⁠Japan’s financial regulator has reportedly investigated two domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to check consumer protection and legal compliance

⁠Blockchain solutions spending in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) is forecast to hit $2.4 billion by 2022, according to a new IDC report

⁠American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed to terminate its political action committee

⁠Blockchain-based art ledger Artory has reportedly secured $7.3 million in a Series A funding round from a group of investors, including an early Spotify investor

⁠U.S. crypto exchange Bittrex claims that it has no North Korean users trading on its platform

⁠HMS has collaborated with blockchain startup Solve.Care in a bid to cut government healthcare costs and improve interoperability

The most interesting facts from last week 🌚

⁠The Technion has reportedly sued a faculty member for allegedly profiting from the zero knowledge proof technology he developed while working at the institute

⁠An unconfirmed email from Mt. Gox rehabilitators suggests all users who lost bitcoin will get compensation — even if they did not file a rehabilitation claim

​​Tech startup Unitopia raised $5 million in funding to develop a blockchain version of video games platform Steam

⁠The first notary office in China to use blockchain technology has reportedly opened offices in Beijing

We talked to Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat, a market research firm about what’s going on with crypto, his own Bitcoin Misery Index and the recent price hike

​​An adviser to the president of Russia has proposed to adopt a digital currency in Crimea to attract investors and avoid sanctions

​​South Korean investors are reportedly buying the dip. Where are major coins heading in the near future? Let’s find out