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⁠NFL superstar and Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Russell Okung hosted a meetup in LA devoted to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption

⁠Facebook’s Libra stablecoin is “beguiling but treacherous,” according to European Central Bank key legal official Yves Mersch

⁠India: the head of a failed $62.5 million Bitcoin investment scheme was allegedly tortured to death by ex-colleagues and investors in Kerala

⁠Argentina inadvertently promotes Bitcoin with strict capital controls on Forex

⁠Trinity Ventures led a $12 million round for Baton Systems’ development of its blockchain solution for bank-to-bank payments

⁠Bitcoin price seems to be preparing for a major move with the Bakkt physical Bitcoin futures platform launching in just three weeks

⁠New record for Bitcoin exchange in Venezuela

⁠A new project between IBM and Growth Tech records the first blockchain-specific birth certificates in Brazil

⁠The São Paulo city government will use a blockchain registry for public works information

⁠Major cryptos are trading sideways while Bitcoin’s price is up slightly

⁠Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxer turned politician and singer, has launched his own cryptocurrency token

⁠In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin back in four figures, Craig Wright ordered to pay 500,000 BTC, and French police shut massive botnet

⁠A roundup of major crypto news of the week from Germany, Switzerland and Austria

⁠The Big Four firms continue their expansion into blockchain. Learn if they are able to trigger crypto adoption in our analysis

A breakdown to lower price levels is likely because rebounds are not sustaining

⁠Learn more about Israel’s regulatory landscape, and how it’s affecting the blockchain industry’s expansion in the country

⁠North Korea denies the theft of $2 billion from banks and crypto exchanges, says that the U.S. and other hostile forces are spreading rumors

⁠A roundup of major news of the week from Asia

⁠It’s two steps forward, one step back for Bitcoin’s scaling race, as frontrunner — the Lightning Network — experiences capacity issues

⁠Electric Coin Company, the firm behind privacy-centric cryptocurrency Zcash, reported financial losses in Q1 2019

⁠Government-backed digital currencies or decentralized cryptocurrencies? Industry experts weigh in.

⁠Telegram Open Network’s blockchain will allow developers to port their Ethereum smart contracts

⁠Are IEOs just having their golden period or are they here to stay?

⁠A roundup of major news of the week from Brazil and Portugal