New Bill in Ukraine to Finally Let Crypto Firms Open Bank AccountsThe Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine published crypto draft law “On Virtual Assets” in response to FATF’s June 2020 deadline.May 22, 2020Helen Partz
JP Morgan: CBDC Threatens Hegemony of US DollarJPMorgan believes that central bank digital currencies may undermine the hegemony of the US dollar.May 22, 2020Samuel Haig
Institutional Investors Buying Up BTC Like Crazy After HalvingInstitutional interest in Bitcoin is experiencing an unprecedented surge, with GBTC alone swallowing up 17% of newly mined Bitcoins.May 22, 2020Michael Kapilkov
New Ransomware Employs Never-Before-Seen Attack MethodA UK-based cybersecurity firm unveiled new details of Ragnar Locker ransomware attack that uses a VirtualBox app.May 22, 2020Felipe Erazo
Plus Token Leadership Faces Criminal Prosecution in ChinaPlusToken main criminal suspect is facing public prosecution.May 22, 2020Ting Peng
Price Analysis 5/22: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, ADAA few major cryptocurrencies are in an uptrend and they could offer buying opportunities in the short-term.May 22, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
Steem Soft Forks to Sanction Mysterious 'Community321' AccountSteem has completed a soft fork which sanctions the account that went rogue and sent 23.6 million STEEM to Bittrex in protest of a recent hard fork.May 22, 2020Samuel Haig
Russia Proposes 2M Rub Fine and 7 Years in Jail for Illegal Crypto UseRussian politicians suggest fines and prison terms of up to 7 years for illegal issuance and use of cryptocurrencies.May 22, 2020Jack Martin
Bitcoin Will Create a New Economic Elite in 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed serious problems of the currently existing financial system as well as the Bitcoin’s benefits over it.May 22, 2020Jonathan Leong
Baseline Demo Showcases Secure Enterprise Collaboration on EthereumThe Baseline Protocol has completed a proof-of-concept showing how multiple stakeholders can securely execute purchase orders without exposing sensitive data.May 22, 2020Samuel Haig
6 Questions for Wendy O of The O Show“I envision it having an old jukebox with all the classics, cheap drinks, and a homey vibe to it.”May 22, 2020Cointelegraph
Play-to-Earn Crypto Gamers Flip Virtual Properties for Fiat RewardsA blockchain game adopts a play-to-earn model that lets users receive fiat for virtual property transactions.May 22, 2020Rachel Wolfson
Binance and Eosfinex Join EOS DeFi Protocol to Handle Smart Contract UpgradesAn EOS DeFi project wants to make use of the blockchain’s smart contract upgrade features, enlisting the help of Binance, Eosfinex and others to oversee the process.May 22, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Bitcoin Survived Halving, but Death Spiralists Still Say BTC Is DoomedBitcoin survived last week’s halving, but it’s only a matter of time before BTC miners flee, say “death spiralists.” Are they right?May 22, 2020Andrew Singer
Immunity Passports May Be Blockchain's Killer App, Says Overstock CEOOverstock CEO Jonathan Johnson said that immunity passports to prove lack of coronavirus infection may push blockchain technology out of Bitcoin’s shadow.May 22, 2020Jack Martin
Bitcoin Price Bulls Have Only One Objective Before Next Week StartsBitcoin is now facing three scenarios with the 20-week moving average likely playing a key role in determining which way the market goes in the next few months.May 22, 2020filbfilb
Iran’s President Asks Gov’t to Plan National Crypto Mining StrategyIran’s president has tasked officials at the central bank and ministries of energy, communications and IT with drafting plans for a national cryptocurrency mining strategy.May 22, 2020Marie Huillet
3 Bitcoin Price Metrics Just Converged — A Bull Run Has Always FollowedA basket of one quant analyst’s favorite metrics is still overly bullish, casting aside this week’s Bitcoin price drop.May 22, 2020William Suberg
Don’t Buy Bitcoin, Says Wealth Exec as Lebanon Chooses BTC Over FiatBitcoin and gold are “too speculative” and it’s better for investors to trust the government to pay them back, claims Peter Mallouk.May 22, 2020William Suberg
Global Central Banking Think Tank Launches Digital Monetary InstituteA global think tank for central banking, OMFIF, has announced the launch of its Digital Money Institute, aimed at bridging the gap between digital currency and traditional banking.May 22, 2020Jack Martin
Digital Currencies Could Threaten US Geopolitical Power, Warns JPMorgan“There is no country with more to lose from the disruptive potential of digital currency than the United States,” say analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.May 22, 2020Marie Huillet
Jack Dorsey Gives $5M to Support UBI — Could Crypto Deliver it?The Twitter CEO announced on May 21 that he would be giving $5 million to Humanity Forward, a UBI-proponent established by Andrew Yang.May 22, 2020Turner Wright
Huobi, OKEx and Upbit Join Top 10 in Messari’s ‘Real Volume’ RevampMessari adds 10 new exchanges to its ‘real volume’ metric and overhauls methodology.May 22, 2020Joshua Mapperson
Coinbase CEO Suggests Dodging ‘Mean, Snarky’ MediaCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is one of many crypto executives who prefers writing a blog to answering questions from mainstream journalists.May 22, 2020Samuel Haig
Bitcoin.com’s New CEO is Third So Far in 2020 Amid ‘Lagging Morale’Bitcoin.com is being led by its third CEO in three months, with the promotion of Chief Product Officer Dennis Jarvis.May 22, 2020Joshua Mapperson
Craig Wright Already Has Key to Encrypted ‘Satoshi’ File — KleimanIra Kleiman’s legal team claims Craig Wright already has access to the encrypted file at the heart of the case, citing the movement of $1.6 million BTC as evidence.May 22, 2020Turner Wright
Times Square Billboard Calls for Release of Silk Road FounderA billboard demanding for the release of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will reside in Times Square for several months.May 22, 2020Samuel Haig
Myanmar Central Bank Claims Crypto is Banned, Users DisagreeMyanmar’s central bank claims crypto traders can be fined or imprisoned, but there are doubts about whether legislation backs this up.May 22, 2020Turner Wright
Cardano is Working on a Microchip That Would Give Crypto a Cash-like ExperienceCardano is working on a crypto-native microchip that would enable crypto transitions without the internet access, potentially delivering fiat-like experience to the hundreds of millions around the world.May 21, 2020Michael Kapilkov
UAE Startup Relies on Blockchain Technology to Flatten COVID-19 CurveBlockchain-based solution may help to contain the growing cases of COVID-19 across the UAE.May 21, 2020Felipe Erazo