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​​Peer-to-Peer Crypto Exchange Champions Africa in Online Sessions Africa has the opportunity to become a world leader in cryptocurrency adoption. Now, a peer-to-peer crypto exchange is educating the public about its pot…

⁠Exclusive: Gitcoin and Polkadot Cooperate to Bring New Developers to Blockchain Polkadot will now have representation on Gitcoin, a developer-focused platform that uses a mix of crowdfunding and foundation grants to gro…

⁠Researcher Refutes ‘Blackmail’ Theory Behind Mysterious Ether Transactions The abnormal transaction fees from last week may not be blackmail after all, according to Alex Manuskin, a blockchain researcher at wallet compa…

⁠Cointelegraph Talks Recap: Challenges and Opportunities on the Road to Diversity and Inclusion in Crypto Women experts from the World Economic Forum, Stellar Development Foundation and Avandis Consulting discussed issue…

⁠Indian Crypto Exchange Launches Blockchain Education Platform Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX launched a learning platform dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

⁠Kazakhstan Seeks to Attract $740 Million Crypto Investment in Three Years Kazakhstan is aiming to attract nearly $740 million dollars in investment through various crypto industry-related activities over the next three…

⁠BitMEX Report Points to More Consolidation in Bitcoin ASIC Mining The Bitcoin mining ASIC manufacturing industry is expected to further consolidate, as is the wider mining farm operating sector.

⁠Craig Wright Denies Hacking Mt. Gox, Says He Bought Those Bitcoins The controversial Satoshi Nakamoto candidate says he bought Bitcoin stored in the 1Feex address.

⁠Samsung-Backed Blocko to Build Blockchain-Based Credit System for Arab Bank The Islamic Development Bank’s research organization has partnered with Blocko to build a blockchain credit management system.

⁠Search Interest for Bitcoin Highest in Africa and South America Google Trends data compiled by Blockchaincenter.net shows search interest in Bitcoin is highest in Kenya and Brazil.

⁠Casa Releases Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet Focused on Privacy Crypto custody firm Casa unveiled a new wallet that offers access without a seed phrase and gives users a way to check on their private keys.

⁠Survey: Japanese Crypto Holders Prefer XRP Over ETH A survey by Japanese crypto exchange BitMax shows 25% of traders prefer XRP, compared to only 9% in ETH and 26% BTC.

⁠Bitcoin Whale Population Approaching September 2017 Levels The number of Bitcoin whales with the ability to affect the BTC price is approaching 2017 levels, when the token was ascending to $20K.

⁠Bitcoin Price Drop to $8.9K Caused by Whales Selling at Major Exchanges Selling by Bitcoin whales dropped BTC reserves at major exchanges and triggered today’s sell-off to $8,900.

⁠$125 B Corporate Giant Will Use Blockchain Tech to Combat Global Warming $125-billion corporation will use blockchain to achieve deforestation free supply chain by 2023.

⁠Waves Wants to Put an End to Bogus Blockchain Speed Claims Waves Enterprise wants to ‘separate the chaff from the wheat’ when it comes to speed claims from blockchain networks, helping potential users make educated deci…

⁠Enhanced Privacy and Scalability: Charlie Lee Breaks Down ‘Litecoin 2.0’ Creator of Litecoin, Charlie Lee, discussed the upcoming MimbleWimble upgrade which aims at enhancing Litecoin’s privacy and scalability.

⁠Father of JOBS Act: Gov’t Was Concerned Libra Could Displace Dollar The father of the JOBS Act would be happy to help Telegram with an IPO if the company chooses to revert to a traditional fundraising model.

⁠Israeli Software Firm Goes Behind Regulator's Back to Pay $250,000 in BTC Ransom Israel-based Sapiens reportedly paid in Bitcoins for a ransom requested during an attack that reportedly happened between March and April.

⁠Price Analysis 6/15: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, CRO, ADA Recent surges in open interest on Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts suggests institutional players are continuing to build positions in the top…

⁠CFTC Chairman Cautions Against ‘Overly Prescriptive Rules’ for Crypto Chairman of the CFTC Heath Tarbert calls for principles rather than rules to dictate the government’s handling of digital assets.

⁠Fraudulent Site Impersonates Encrypted Messaging Service to Steal Bitcoins A new Bitcoin-related scam emerged through a phishing site that impersonates a self-destructing encrypted notes service.

⁠WhatsApp Debuts Fiat Electronic Payments While Libra Remains Stuck in Regulatory Maze WhatsApp has announced instant in-app fiat payments for over 120 million users in Brazil.

⁠Crypto Taxes Are Due July 15, but Be Careful — You May Need More Time The Internal Revenue Service has already changed its deadlines to July 15, so if you are not ready to file your crypto taxes in a month, you should a…

⁠Institutional Trading and Cryptocurrency Industry Institutional interest in digital assets is growing as major financial players continue to enter the cryptocurrency space.

⁠Dash Investment Foundation Buying Gold as Part of Rebalancing Strategy Dash Investment Foundation has launched a Dash-to-gold rebalancing strategy in order to grow its gold and Dash reserves, while reducing volatility.

⁠Turkish Real Estate Firm Antalya Homes Now Supports Bitcoin Payments Turkish real estate firm Antalya Homes announced that its customers can now pay for properties listed on its platform with Bitcoin.

⁠Fireblocks Integrates Chainalysis' Know Your Transaction Feature Fireblocks will now utilize Chainalysis' Know Your Transaction tool to streamline compliance and Anti-Money Laundering measures.

⁠Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Marketplace Integrates With Major Exchange OKEx Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is integrating Paxful’s Kiosk and trading services into its platform.

⁠YouTube Bans Bitcoin.com's Account for 'Basically No Reason', Roger Ver Says YouTube seems to continue its shadow crackdown on cryptocurrency coverage, as it shuts down the official channel of Roger Ver's Bitcoin.com.