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⁠Chinese Province to Use Quarkchain for Construction Resource Management Blockchain firm Quarkchain announced a partnership with the ecological department of Northeastern Chinese province Shanxi.

⁠Chinese Steelmaker Settles $16 Million Iron Ore Deal on Blockchain A major Chinese steelmaker settled a blockchain-based $16.87 million iron ore trade with the world’s second-largest mining group, Rio Tinto and Hancock…

⁠Ride-Hailing Giant DiDi Joins China’s Digital Yuan Project The world’s second-highest-valued unicorn startup has partnered with the Chinese central bank to work on the forthcoming digital yuan.

​​The Unitize Blockchain Conference is LIVE! What is Asia’s role in the future of blockchain? Why 2020 is the year of crypto derivatives? Join us on Day 3 Asia edition!

⁠Study: 89% Worry What Happens to Their Crypto After They Die Millennials and Zoomers are the least likely crypto investors to have a plan for their digital assets should they die unexpectedly.

⁠New Head of Japan’s Financial Services Agency is Crypto-Friendly The Japanese government will appoint Ryozo Himino as the next commissioner of Japan's Financial Services Agency.

⁠Bitcoin Will Never Be Truly Private Says Andreas Antonopoulos According to Andreas Antonopoulos, Bitcoin is not going to transform into a true privacy coin

⁠Fake Tokens on Uniswap Are Trying to Cash In on DeFi Hype Analysts believe that Uniswap’s open listing policy is to blame for the surge in scam token activity

⁠New Action Movie Features Billion Dollar Crypto Theft A movie featuring the theft of $1 billion in crypto from an airborne casino will be released on Friday

⁠Coinbase Exec Says Capital Will Flee US Due to Crypto Tax Laws Coinbase has warned of an “outflow of capital” to more open-minded jurisdictions in terms of crypto regulation and taxation

⁠Users Surge but Just Five DeFi Projects Account For 94% of Locked Funds DeFi user numbers have surged by more than 20% in the past month, but just five projects account for 94% of locked capital

⁠Brock Pierce Reveals Motivation Behind Surprise Presidential Bid Brock Pierce compared his presidential campaign to Ron Paul’s and said it would bring important issues to light even if he does not win

⁠Former Official Says China Needs to Reform Crypto Laws The former chair of the China Securities Regulatory Commission believes that the crypto market is here to stay

​​Dogecoin gains 20% amidst TikTok pumping challenge, & Other News In order to make sure that you are always on top of the most pertinent crypto news, we’ve prepared a short digest of today’s hottest articles: Trump’s fo…

⁠CFTC Is Waiting on SEC to Allow Futures Trading of More Digital Assets, Says CFTC Chairman The Chairman also emphasized the CFTC’s limited authority over spot markets outside of fraud and market manipulation

⁠Could a Cardano & Litecoin Team Up Be in the Works? Cardano's founder wants to posse up with Litecoin's founder.

⁠Cardano's ADA is Either #6 or 7 By Market Capitalization — Depending on Who Counts ADA is 6th or 7th Coin by Market Cap —- depends on calculus

⁠COVID-19 Could Accelerate Crypto Adoption Coinbase’s former CTO believes over powered governments could lead to accelerated crypto adoption post COVID-19.

⁠Bitcoin Options Data Shows Investors Betting on $50K BTC Price in 2021 Traders are placing large bets on $50,000 Bitcoin options for June and December 2021, but what are the chances of BTC price reaching this level by t…

⁠Major Car Companies Get Creative Before Next Crypto Bull Run Luxury car company Rolls Royce announced a line of cars hosting blockchain puzzles, shortly after Lamborghini revealed a yacht.

⁠Global Compatibility Is A Key Factor In The CBDC Race, Says Expert CBDCs will have to be internationally interoperable to become globally adopted, says a Hong Kong University expert.

⁠Chainlink Rises 15% Amid China’s Blockchain Network Launch LINK token experienced a massive price surge as China’s national blockchain network activated 135 nodes with integrated Chainlink price oracles.

⁠South Korea Considers Blockchain-Run Free Trade Zone The South Korean government considers a free trade zone for industrial hemp run on a blockchain-based platform.

⁠Dev Outlines Three Requirements for Decentralizing Gaming A veteran game developer discussed how and why the gaming industry can be decentralized at the Unitize conference.

⁠Hacker Group Amassed $7M in Crypto by Selling Stolen Credit Cards Hackers profited over $7 million by selling the data via dark web.

⁠SEC’s Cryptomom Peirce Believes US Capital Markets Can ‘Transform People’s Lives’ SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants to see new crypto projects get a fair shake at U.S. capital markets.

⁠Twitter Users Can Now Send Crypto to Each Other with Torus A private key management startup, Torus, enables social media users to send crypto using Twitter and GitHub handles.

Dogecoin Gains 20% Amid TikTok Pumping Challenge Dogecoin has gained 20% this week due to a TikTok challenge that encourages people to pump the coin.

⁠The US Secret Service Issues Ransomware Warning The US Secret Service issued a security alert about ransomware attacks.

⁠DeFi Lending Platform Enables No-Collateral Loans With New Feature The Aave decentralized finance protocol new feature lets users borrow money without posting collateral.