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⁠Second Ethereum 2.0 launch rehearsal puts it on track for 2020 release No participation issues this time as much fewer bugs are reported.

⁠DeFi market fall showcases how rising TVL doesn’t tell the full story Could the DeFi market be a bubble as both market capitalization and indices crash?

⁠Aztec launches private smart contracts as Ethereum rollup Aztec 2.0 is both a scaling and a privacy solution rolled into one.

⁠Gemini exchange partners with licensed crypto payments processor in UK Gemini crypto exchange is streamlining fiat currency wire transfers for British clients.

⁠BitMEX operator hires chief compliance officer amid US criminal charges The hire comes after BitMEX's founders were charged with failing to prevent money laundering and operating an unregistered trading platform illegal…

⁠Japan must amend central bank laws to issue digital yen, says official Japan is getting more serious about the digital yen.

​​Crypto payments network becomes 10th member of Blockchain for Europe Blockchain for Europe, an industry organization focused on educating the EU about this technology, has unveiled its 10th member: a crypto payments ne…

⁠Belgian investors lost $12M to crypto and forex scams over the summer Losses due to crypto scams are on the rise in Belgium.

⁠Top traders go long after Bitcoin price rallies to key $11.5K resistance The futures contracts premium and the long-to-short ratio show that top traders feel bullish about Bitcoin price.

⁠Fans voting with tokens pick a winning team Fans chose the formation and the attacking lineup through blockchain. Then they won. Fans truly know the team best.

⁠Data encryption a threat to fighting child sexual abuse, says DOJ The department, along with other international agencies, alleged end-to-end encryption can create “severe risks to public safety.”

⁠Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, XRP, ADA, XMR, ATOM Bitcoin price could achieve a new 2020 high if bulls hold the price above the key multi-year resistance at $11.5K.

⁠Group raising funds to sue Andre Cronje over EMN hack Cronje may have gone silent on Twitter, but it hasn’t stopped people from trying to sue him for the EMN hack.

⁠More investors HODL Bitcoin in anticipation of a 2021 BTC bull market On-chain data shows a rise in HODLing among retail Bitcoin investors who expect BTC to rally in Q1 2021.

⁠Spanish lawmakers get cryptocurrency in a bid to promote industry All 350 members of Spain’s lower house got 1 euro equivalent in cryptocurrency, and it’s not a donation.

⁠NFT and crypto art can magnify the truth of our reality without censorship There are already enough signs to say that the crypto art market will pretty soon be shaped just like the traditional contemporary market.

⁠Wolf of Wall Street on steroids: DeFi may be a bubble, but it’s making us stronger We’re in the middle of the greatest wealth transfer in human history, with DeFi finally solving the problem of financial inclusion.

⁠Ethereum miners made 450K ETH from high network fees during DeFi peak On-chain data shows Ethereum miners saw a 39% surge in revenue as fees soared during the DeFi craze.

⁠OneCoin movie starring Kate Winslet coming soon If the courtroom drama of OneCoin is not enough, you’ll soon see the whole thing play out on the big screen.

⁠Payments firm Rocketfuel Blockchain sues co-founder over expired patents The blockchain payments company said it unknowingly owns patents that expired before these were transferred to them.

⁠Yearn.finance (YFI) gains 36% as DeFi tokens follow Bitcoin’s bullish trend Yearn.finance (YFI) price surged by 58% in the last few days as three key factors suggest investors expect further upside.

⁠SEC’s conservative approach to crypto may need to change- SEC’s Peirce “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce admits the SEC can be slow in giving guidance, but she sees the regulator becoming more open to change.

⁠Better regulation needed to stop crypto tax evaders from running wild U.S. regulators are starting to track crypto more seriously, and that’s a good sign for all crypto holders.

⁠Bitcoin runs crypto markets, but DeFi tokens don’t follow its lead DeFi tokens have been around for a few months now — long enough to plot some recurring trends that show some clear patterns.

⁠Crypto banks are going to swallow fiat banks in 3 years — or even less In three years, a younger generation of banking customers won’t do business with a traditional fiat bank unless it offers access to crypto.

⁠$12K Bitcoin price back on the table after BTC rallies above $11.4K Bitcoin price rallied to $11,491 after bulls managed to flip the $11K level from resistance to support.

⁠Ledger wallet company passes official security audit The process involved ensuring that customer information was being handled properly by the company.

⁠Blockchain may solve Twitter and Facebook’s moderation issues says Aragon exec Would decentralized governance save social media platforms from polarizing its users with its politics?

⁠Law Decoded: Police and thieves on their screens, Oct 2–9 The Department of Justice made headlines in crypto and elsewhere, leading a week of law enforcement locking down around the world.

​​Can the U.S. compete with China in the digital currency war? What side should the crypto industry choose in this conflict? Find out in our latest interview with Electric Capital managing partner Avichal Garg!