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⁠The leaders of a fake crypto exchange are now behind bars Choi and Park lost their last chance not to serve a jail time.

⁠African crypto exchange raises $1.5M from Andreessen Horowitz and others Crypto boasts further global growth as African crypto exchange Yellow Card gains prevalence.

⁠A $1 million BTC bribe leads to conspiracy charges for Russian man The strange case of Egor Kriuchkov — who was he working for?

⁠Bitcoin could help to obtain financial services, making them more accessible Here’s why you may want to safeguard investments during these uncertain times with cryptocurrencies

​​How will DeFi transform existing financial markets? Join our live conversation with Clark Read and Dan Gunsberg to find out!

⁠Is 2020's "DeFi mania" the next evolution of financial markets? This year’s DeFi growth may become the defining crypto event of 2020. But what does a “DeFi mania” actually mean?

⁠Russia set to try again with blockchain voting despite earlier setbacks Initial results appear promising for the Waves-developed e-voting system.

​​Will 2020 be the year of "DeFi mania"? Join our live conversation with ShapeShift's Clark Read and Hxro's Dan Gunsberg today at 2 p.m. ET!

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⁠Bitcoin price hits $11.6K as Fed says it will let inflation pass 2% Loosening of inflation handling boosts Bitcoin in line with expectations that the Fed would inadvertently support safe havens with its decision.

⁠Baseline Protocol brightens horizons for Ethereum enterprise adoption Baseline Protocol’s v0.1 release will help drive enterprise Ethereum adoption via data integrity, but challenges persist

⁠Switzerland’s top online retailer completes transaction with digital franc Switzerland’s biggest online retailer Galaxus completes an e-commerce transaction powered by a stablecoin issued by local crypto bank Sygnum

⁠A new Polkadot to Ethereum bridge could enable cross-chain DeFi composability Snowfork is developing a bridge between Polkadot and Ethereum that could fuel DeFi composability and smart contract interactions.

⁠BitGo seeks to become a qualified crypto custodian in New York state Digital asset financial services firm BitGo has formally applied for a New York Trust Charter from the NYDFS.

⁠LINE expands blockchain and crypto product portfolio with two new additions Japanese messaging giant LINE will ease the development of blockchain services and digital asset management through its two new products.

A new episode of Cointelegraph Talks is coming soon! Technology impacts the music industry and even music itself. Let’s unpack blockchain’s implications for the future of sound!

⁠From dream to nightmare: Belarus crackdown has tech firms restless Belarus Silicon Valley’s decline? Authorities change from mercy to anger toward IT companies

⁠Telegram supports protests in Belarus with new opposition flag emoji Instant messaging app provider Telegram expresses support for the opposition in Belarus

⁠Why Bitcoin price may simply shrug at Fed chair Powell’s ‘brrr’ speech Fed chair Jerome Powell will give a speech on inflation on Thursday but it may not affect the price of Bitcoin and gold, some commentators argue.

⁠Taurion game's Treasure Hunt III attracts alpha testers with token and crypto prizes Big name games and developers donate prizes to cross-promote titles while encouraging players to load test Taurion’s alpha release.

⁠EDM on blockchain: DJ PLS&TY to sell latest vinyl record on Ethereum platform DJ PLS&TY has launched 30 limited edition vinyls of his latest EP on an Ethereum-based art and culture platform.

⁠Authorities block Russia’s top crypto exchange aggregator Russia’s major crypto exchange aggregator service BestChange.ru has been blocked again

⁠Binance.UK joins self-regulating trade group CryptoUK as Exec Member Ahead of the launch of its U.K. regulated cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.UK vows to proactively update CryptoUK’s code of conduct to remain fit for…

⁠Flare proposes new bridge to allow XRP to be used on Ethereum The Flare Network plans to build a new two-way bridge connecting XRP to the Ethereum ecosystem.

⁠Riot Blockchain buys 5,100 S19 Pro Antminers, aims for 1.66% of hashrate Riot Blockchain has purchased a further 5,100 Antminer S19 Pros, with the firm targeting an operational hashrate of 2 exahashes per second by June…

⁠Libra replaces general counsel Robert Werner after 3 months Stevan Bunnel is the second general counsel to be appointed to the Libra Association in just three months

⁠Whitelist-only crypto withdrawals coming soon claims Ari Paul A shift in the crypto ecosystem could result in a whitelist of coins and addresses according to Ari Paul.

⁠Celsius Network raises more than $20M via equity crowdfunding After numerous extensions, Celsius’s equity crowdfunding raise has attracted 1,000 investors and more than $20 million.

⁠ICON app offers remote KYC for South Korea’s second-largest bank Smartphone users in South Korea can open bank accounts remotely with KYC verification via an ICON-powered app.

⁠Filecoin tests pave way for Ethereum fee restructure FIlecoin has been testing EIP 1559 which aims to tackle high network fees on Ethereum.