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⁠Kyrgyzstan’s central bank suspends SWIFT to prevent capital outflow The bank is shutting down the SWIFT network as protests rocked the country.

The verdict is in, and it's unsurprising: Facebook is a monopoly, and a reckoning is on the horizon. But can #blockchain-based social media offer an alternative that's powerful enough to end Zuckerberg's reign?

⁠A 2016-level massive Bitcoin price volatility spike might be near The Bollinger Band shows the Bitcoin price might see a spike in volatility, similar to 2016’s post-having cycle.

⁠Coincheck exchange to help CryptoKitties go mainstream in Japan CryptoKitties will be part of the NFT marketplace on a major Japanese crypto exchange.

⁠You can now pay for 400,000 Viator tourism experiences with crypto Tripadvisor experience marketplace Viator has partnered with ShareRing to facilitate payments and store travelers sensitive information.

⁠Bank of Korea digital won pilot moving to distribution phase next year The South Korean central bank is on track with its CBDC pilot program, but still insists it has no current plans to launch.

⁠Hacked crypto exchange KuCoin resumes crypto deposits and withdrawals KuCoin is partially restoring crypto withdrawals after a major hack.

⁠BMW Korea trials a blockchain-powered rewards program ahead of global launch The car manufacturer is trialing the new blockchain system, which offers customers tokenized loyalty points, before its potential rollout worl…

⁠Japanese financial giant SBI acquires TaoTao crypto exchange SBI now has two licensed crypto trading platforms in Japan.

⁠Symbol blockchain to host whisky fund and central bank collectibles at launch Symbol, the forthcoming enterprise and security token-focussed blockchain from the team behind XEM, will host a whiskey fund and Lithuanian c…

⁠Markets will decide on regulations, not the government: Currency Comptroller The government is great at setting up regulatory frameworks, not building products, says Currency Comptroller Brian Brooks

⁠US is losing 'tech cold war with China' says Ripple co-founder Ripple’s executive chairman has slammed U.S. lawmakers for losing the blockchain arms race to China

⁠BNP Paribas and Curv unveil highly secure method to transfer security tokens A Proof of Concept security token transfer involving BNP Paribas and Curv could lead to integrated crypto custody solutions.

⁠75 crypto exchanges have closed down so far in 2020 Crypto exchanges are disappearing at a fast rate this year.

⁠Dapper Labs' Flow token auction closes at 4X the price of 'community sale' Dapper Labs, the team behind Cryptokitties, has completed a Dutch auction for the native token of their ‘Flow’ blockchain, selling 2% of its ent…

⁠ETH hash rate hits all time high, mining it is 3X more profitable than BTC The Ethereum hash rate broke the 250 TH/s barrier for the first time since Aug. 2018

⁠‘Crushing’ regulations could drive Ripple out of US Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen said the firm is considering moving to the U.K., Switzerland, Singapore, or Japan.

​​DeFi platform says credit scores could expand use cases for crypto loans A DeFi platform says the existing use cases for crypto loans are limited because of the need to overcollateralize, but it believes a credit-based…

⁠3 key on-chain metrics point to a bullish reversal in Ethereum price DeFi-tokens corrected heavily over the past 30-days but on-chain data suggest Ether is in the early stages of a bullish reversal.

⁠Rep claims his firm was 8 years ahead of its time on DeFi Timing is crucial.

⁠EU removes this crypto hotspot from tax haven blacklist, clearing path for further adoption Yet, the biggest crypto hub remains on the blacklist.

⁠Regulation is coming to DeFi, but can it be enforced? Is regulation plausible in a completely decentralized environment?

⁠Trump delays stimulus, Bitcoin dumps shortly thereafter Bitcoin's correlation with traditional markets appears to continue.

⁠Crypto exchange refuses to name names for Belarusian government Kuna’s founder stated that the exchange does "not support violence" or "engage in dialogue with opponents."

⁠Crypto-friendly Commissioner Quintenz isn’t leaving the CFTC this month after all In April, he said he'd by gone by Halloween, but the plan has changed pending action in the Senate.

⁠UK FCA derivatives ban signals disapproval of crypto as a whole, CoinShares exec says The FCA covered everything it could with the ban, CoinShares' Townsend Lansing says.

⁠The case against BitMEX is a compass pointing toward crypto regulation The CFTC and DOJ actions against BitMEX suggest that the crypto industry still has a lot of work ahead to meet KYC/AML standards.

⁠$9,100 Bitcoin price possible if volume and price action stay sideways Receding volume and sideways price action signal that Bitcoin price volatility will increase soon.

⁠Google Cloud joins EOS blockhain community They've also brought in a Goldman Sachs veteran to lead Block One's advisory board.

⁠Bitcoin price holds $10.5K but a $30M sell wall looms overhead A 2,800 BTC sell wall on Binance heightens the chance of a sell off and is keeping Bitcoin price trapped below $11K.