Daily Crypto Report

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Tribe Accelerator Adds BMW, Intel and Nielsen Jesse Edwards Leaving R3 BIS Says No to CBDC Links: BMW, Intel Partner With Government-Backed Blockchain Accelerator - CoinDesk R3 Co-Founder Jesse Edwards Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm - CoinDesk Central Banks See 'No Value' in Issuing Digital Currency: BIS Chief - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is down slightly at $3,966 XRP is down 1% at 30 cents and Ethereum is down .5% at $135 Bitwise asset management claims that 95% of all reported trading volumes on un-regualated exchanges is faked. Vietnam is reportedly on the verge of releasing a fully-authorized cryptocurrency exchange. The swiss government is set to apply federal law to the domestic distributed ledger technology space. Blockchain technology is being tested by the US department of Health and Human Services to track unaccompanied children in federal custody. Links: Bitcoin Futures Volume Is More Significant Than You Think, Bitwise Says - CoinDesk Vietnam to Soon Have a Fully-Authorized Cryptocurrency Exchange Swiss Government Set to Apply Federal Law to Domestic DLT Space – BTCMANAGER Federal Council initiates consultation on improving framework conditions for blockchain/DLT US: Blockchain Being Tested to Track Unaccompanied Children – BTCMANAGER HHS Testing Blockchain to Track Unaccompanied Minors – MeriTalk Twitch Q

Bitcoin is down slightly at $3,981 XRP is down .5% at 30 cents and Ethereum is up .5% at $136 UPS is partnering with a blockchain startup to provide better B2B services. BlockFi, the NYC based lending firm has announced a reduction of its initial interest account offer from 6.2% to 2%. Duke University is partnering with Citizens Reserve on an educational initiative to develop students interest in blockchain technology. The CCID in China has updated its monthly crypto project rankings: EOS, Tron and Ethereum top the list while Bitcoin falls in the rankings. Links: Adoption: UPS Announces Blockchain Integration For Its Merchants Creating Products for the Everyday Crypto Investor Duke University Collaborates for Blockchain Lab, Education Program - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. SBI Holdings Digs Crypto AriseBank Founder Guilty Houbi Global and OKEx Now Support USDT-TRON Links: SBI Holdings Latest Crypto Venture Will See It Make Mining Chips - CoinDesk The Block - Crypto simplified Major Crypto Exchanges Huobi Global and OKEx Launch Support for Tron-Based USDT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. B2C2 Hires Rob Catalanello Square Wants Crypto Developers Binance API Changes Indicate Margin Trading? Links: Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Hires Wall Street FX Vet to Lead US Expansion - CoinDesk Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin - CoinDesk Binance API Seemingly Reveals Ongoing Margin Trading Implementation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Binance Announces Crypto for Cash Network in Australia Avnet Accepting Crypto Now Digitec Galaxus AG Takes Crypto Links: Binance Now Lets Australians Buy Bitcoin With Cash at Over 1,300 Stores - CoinDesk Fortune 500 Tech Firm Avnet Now Accepts Crypto Payments via BitPay - CoinDesk Switzerland's Biggest Online Retailer Starts Accepting Bitcoin, ETH, Ripple, BCH, Litecoin, BNB and Even OMG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Six Banks Sign with IBM Visa Hiring Crypto Tech Product Manager SureBits Launches Lightening Payment Network Bankers Can' Close Crypto Accounts in Israel Based on Occupation Antminer Z11 Out Links: Six Global Banks Sign Up to Issue Stablecoins on IBM’s Now-Live Blockchain Network Visa Hiring Blockchain Expert for 'Visa Crypto' - Bitcoinist.com Bitmain's Latest Zcash Miner Claimed to Have Tripled Hashing Power - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptourrency and blockchain news. Citi Scraps Plans for Coin SEC Holding Conference SendCrypto Beta on Telegram Links: Citi Scraps Its Plan for a JPM Coin-Like Bank-Backed Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk Messari - Crypto News, Pricing, and Research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is down 1.6% at $3,958 XRP is down 1.5% at 31 cents and Ethereum is down 3.5% at $137 Blockdata study on cross-border remittance shows blockchain transfers are 388 times faster. A Coindesk editor used an RFID chip to turn her hand into a bitcoin wallet. The US considers sanctions that prohibit Visa and Mastercard from processing transactions in Venezuela. Riot blockchain set to launch a regulated crypto exchange in the US. Links: Blockchain is disrupting the $700 billion remittance industry I'm Turning My Hand Into a Bitcoin Wallet | CoinDesk - YouTube Riot Blockchain to Launch Regulated Crypto Exchange in the US - CoinDesk U.S. Weighs Curbs on Venezuela Transaction Processing - Bloomberg Blockchain Transfers Are 388 Times Faster Than Mainstream Remittance Services | U.Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news Bitcoin is up 3.5% at $3,975 XRP is up 2.3% at 31 cents and Ethereum is up 6.5% at $140 Bittrex has cancelled its initial exchange offering of the Raid token. Japan is set to hold its first-ever trial involving cryptocurrency cyber-theft. CBOE effectively de-lists its bitcoin futures. Bitcoin daily trading volume has topped 11 billion for the first time in nearly a year. Links: Chicago Board Options Exchange Delists Bitcoin Futures | CryptoSlate Bitcoin Trading Volume Tops $11 Billion For First Time In Nearly a Year - CoinDesk Google Trends: Altcoin-Related Search Volume Just Outnumbered Late 2017's Numbers — Bullish Sign? Japan to Hold First Ever Trial Over Crypto Hacking Losses - CoinDesk 'No Change' to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back - CoinDesk Bittrex Exchange Nixes RAID Token Sale at 11th Hour - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. CSA and IIROC Request Input on Crypto NASDAQ Announces Bcause LLC Mt. Gox CEO Gets Two and a Half Year Suspended Sentence Links: Canada Proposes Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency Exchanges - CoinDesk Nasdaq Technology Powers 'World's First Full-Stack Cryptocurrency Ecosystem' | The Daily Hodl Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpeles Found Guilty Over Data Manipulation in Tokyo Court - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Stellar Lumens Listed on Coinbase Pro Basel Committee Warns Banks About Crypto Risk Tether Untethered from Dollar? Links: Stellar Lumens Is About to Begin Trading on Coinbase Pro - CoinDesk Cryptocurrencies Pose Risks to Banks, Warns Basel Committee - CoinDesk Cryptocurrency Community Eyes Tether After Website Dilutes USD Backing Claims Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. SEC Chairman Says Crypto Not Security Ripple and Forte Team for Blockchain Gaming Tron Up Big Links: The Block - Crypto simplified — looking Newsflash: SEC Chief Confirms Analysis That Ethereum isn't a Security Tron (TRX) Dapps Are Soaring, Tron Rises 207% in Weekly Transaction Volume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Bancor Goes Cross-Chain CU Ledger Partners with IBM Ross Sandler Sees Massive Upside for Facebook with Crypto Links: Bancor launches new wallet to improve user experience for cross-chain token trading - The Block IBM Scores Deal With US Credit Union Group to Use Hyperledger Blockchain - CoinDesk Facebook Crypto Could Raise $19 Billion, 'Reinvigorate' Firm: Barclays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. XRP/WooCommerce Getting Together Texas Wants ID Before Using Crypto LedgerPrime Raises 12 Million Dollars Links: Founder of Ripple-Backed Startup Pushes for Mass XRP Adoption at 3.3 Million Online Stores | The Daily Hodl Texas: Proposed Bill Requires Identification of Buyers Paying in Digital Currencies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today'scryptocurrency and blockchain news. Monero Hard Fork Successful Nineteen Companies Use XRP Cross-Border Shaan Ray Breaks Down The Lightening Network Links: Monero Upgrade Successful: Improved ASIC Resistance, Security, and Privacy | CryptoSlate Confirmed: 19 Companies Using XRP to Power Cross-Border Payments – The Ripple Effect | The Daily Hodl What is the Lightning Network? – Hacker Noon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Ethereum Block Rate Up Crypto For Coffee Problem Government Should Stay Out of the Way of Crypto Links: Ethereum Block Count Spikes as Difficulty Bomb Diffuses on Schedule - CoinDesk Accepting bitcoin could create a grande headache at Starbucks - MarketWatch US State Dept. on Blockchain: Sometimes Gov’t Should ‘Stay out of the Way’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. eToro Launches in Thirty-one States Kraken Hires Matt Mason as Chief Marketing Officer Six Bitcoin Mining Pools Control Seventy-five Percent of the Bitcoin Hashrate Denver Pilots Voting on Blockchain via App Links: Leading Social Investing Platform EToro Launches Crypto Services in 31 US States Kraken Crypto Exchange Poaches a Sony Studio Head for Marketing Push - CoinDesk Mining Oligopoly: Six Pools Control 75% of Bitcoin's Hashrate, Data Shows — CryptoGlobe Latest Charts Markets Opinion Research City of Denver to Pilot Blockchain Voting App in Coming Elections - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. NASDQ Getting Crypto With It Huobi OTC Adds XRP Ripple CEO Praises JPMorgan, Not So Much Links: Nasdaq's (NDAQ) Blockchain Layer Is Developing Quickly Huobi Global Adds XRP (XRP) to Its OTC Platform Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on JPM Coin: Other Banks Won't Use It - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Argentina to Invest In Blockchain One Billion Crypto Traded on Crypto Facilities in Thirty Days Cryptopia Reopens in Read-Only Mode Links: Argentinian Government to Invest in Binance-Backed Blockchain Startups - CoinDesk Futures Trading Nears $1 Billion in First Month at Kraken Crypto Exchange - CoinDesk Curated News Summaries | Messari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices