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⁠Counter-Strike Superstars to Play in Crypto-Powered Tournament Couter-Strike superstars with two million fans will participate in a crypto-powered tournament, while fans will be able to bet on the outcome with crypto to…

⁠Mining Giant BHP Completes $14 Million Iron Ore Trade Using Blockchain Multi-billion-dollar mining group BHP announced it has completed a $14 million iron ore trade using a blockchain platform.

⁠Crypto Research Report Predicts $397K Bitcoin Price by 2030 Researchers behind the June 2020 report from the Crypto Research Report used Bitcoin’s target addressable market to predict a rise to $397K.

⁠Andreas Antonopoulos: Use DeFi Contracts for BTC Passive Income HODLing Bitcoin may pay off eventually, but it means one’s money isn’t working for them now, says Andreas Antonopoulos.

⁠Uber Angel Investor: ‘99% of Crypto Projects Are Garbage’ Jason Calacanis, an angel investor of Robinhood and Uber, says nearly all crypto projects are run by ‘delusional’ founders or idiots.

⁠BitMEX Launching Services for Corporate Customers Crypto derivatives giant BitMEX announced it would be launching corporate services for customers at the exchange.

⁠Ghost Coin to be Deployed as Payment for Hong Kong Vending Machines John McAfee-backed privacy coin Ghost Coin partners with ivendPay as a payment option for Hong Kong vending machines.

⁠Massive Cyberattack on Australia Uses Cryptojacking Exploits A report from the Australian Cyber Security Centre highlights a vulnerability related to attacks using cryptojacking malware.

⁠Blockchain Can Provide the Right to Privacy That Everyone Deserves Blockchain technology can help to build a self-sovereign financial system where privacy belongs to the people.

⁠Innovation Grant Worth $15 Million to Encourage Asian Blockchain Startups Singaporean blockchain developers Building Cities Beyond creates an innovation grant to encourage development on its ecosystem.

⁠Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, ETH, BCH, XLM, LINK Altcoins corrected as Bitcoin price dropped below $9,000, but traders buying the BTC dip could provide room for altcoins to recover.

⁠Tezos Likely Avoiding SEC Action with $25M Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement The consolidated class-action lawsuit against the Tezos Foundation appears likely to end in a $25M settlement which might forestall further SEC…

⁠Crypto Derivatives Might Drive a New Cycle of Mass Adoption The lack of progressive jurisdictions in which a particularly attractive regime for regulating derivatives exists keeps crypto in a gray area, and it has to be…

⁠PayPal Crypto Rumors, RIP Wirecard, Telegram Settles: Hodler’s Digest, June 22–28 You might be able to buy crypto on PayPal soon, but it’s unlikely that you’ll be getting anything from Wirecard.

Beyond in-game assets and virtual currencies, what else can blockchain do to change the way we play? Well if you've ever wanted to be a pirate, plundering gold and sharing the booty... perhaps DAOs and guilds will appeal…

⁠SIA and Quant Network Successfully Test Blockchain Interoperability European payments platform SIA partners with Quant Network to establish blockchain interoperability solutions for financial institutions.

⁠What Recent Developments in the Fintech Space Mean for Our Future There have been several significant movements forward for digital assets, and there are more to come. Here’s what to keep an eye on.

⁠Binance Completed Its Biggest Upgrade Ever and Says it’s 10x Faster Binance has completed its biggest platform upgrade in two years, it’s getting the speed ready for the next crypto bull run.

⁠Experts Split on Practical Implications of Quantum Cryptography Scientists in China managed to exchange a crypto key at a distance of over 1,000 kilometers, could this lead to hackerproof cryptography?

⁠Nonfungible Tokens Could Change the Way We Own Things With the ongoing digitalization of the world, NFTs may become a very viable solution for tokenizing ownership and property.

⁠When Big Ben Rings: UK FCA’s Stance on Crypto Seen as Harsh but Fair Most believe that the FCA’s latest efforts to monitor the U.K.’s crypto ecosystem are a step in the right direction.

⁠The Future of Peer-to-Peer Online Learning Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has shown the need for new innovative ideas in the delivery of education, and blockchain has a solution.

⁠Blockchain Expands in Advertising Industry, but Crypto Remains a No Go Crypto has been left out of the advertising industry, but blockchain technology may be its ticket back in to innovate and change the space.

⁠Book Review - Growing With Blockchain Growing With Blockchain is a book for business decision makers who want to discover more about the possibilities of blockchain technology.

⁠Decred Co-Founder Calls PayPal and Crypto 'An Odd Combination' Decred's co-founder said cryptocurrencies may not fit PayPal's model.

⁠Ransomware Gang Failed to Deploy an Attack Against 30 US Firms Symantec revealed that a WastedLocker ransomware attack was blocked on time after an early alert by the cybersecurity firm.

⁠Transnational Cybercrime Group Co-Founder Who Amassed $568M Pleads Guilty The co-founder of the Infraud Organization pleaded guilty to racketeering charges before a U.S. District Court in the District of Nevada.

⁠Wright Decision & Paypal Allowing Crypto: Bad Crypto News of the Week Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast.

⁠Not Like Before: Digital Currencies Debut Amid COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic has forced governments worldwide to focus on bringing blockchain tech to their financial services.

⁠Crypto Lending: The Ultimate Killer App? Using digital assets to earn yields and borrow capital became possible thanks to crypto lending, one of the fastest-growing sectors in the crypto ecosystem.