Hodler's Monthly April 2020

Review of the main news, events and stats of the past month
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Halving

BSV BCH
— BSV and BCH halving took place, and they were very undramatic
Halving

Binance

CMC
— Binance buys CoinMarketCap and the crypto community isn’t upset
Binance

Milestones & Events

1 April Apr.
Bitcoin codebase preserved for 1,000 years in archive under arctic ice
2 April Apr.
Brave browser gains 1M new users in a single month
3 April Apr.
CryptoKitties devs secure partnership for NBA digital tokens
4 April Apr.
General Motors files patent for a blockchain-based navigation map
5 April Apr.
In legal battle with U.S. SEC, Telegram sees new support from Blockchain Association
6 April Apr.
Bitcoin scam on YouTube masquerades as Coinbase CEO AMA
7 April Apr.
Russian darknet criminals sell $13M of fake cash for crypto
8 April Apr.
UFC fighter changes Twitter name to promote Bitcoin halving
9 April Apr.
France’s CBDC test moves digital euro one step closer to reality
10 April Apr.
Bitcoin SV finished its first halving
11 April Apr.
New details of Reddit’s unconfirmed ERC-20-based points system emerge
12 April Apr.
Peter Schiff predicts gold will “moon” while Bitcoin crashes
13 April Apr.
Bitfinex made a $1.1 billion BTC transaction for only $0.68
14 April Apr.
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht: Bitcoin price could drop to $3,200
15 April Apr.
DeFi market cap back above $1 billion after March market crash
16 April Apr.
$12M wheat trade between U.S. and Indonesia settled on blockchain
17 April Apr.
Former Bakkt CEO appointed to Trump’s task force for reopening the economy
18 April Apr.
Data suggests some Americans may be buying crypto with stimulus check
19 April Apr.
DForce loses 99.95% of funds in latest test of DeFi's resilience
20 April Apr.
DForce hacker attempts to negotiate after allegedly leaking his identity
21 April Apr.
Historic drop in WTI crude oil futures hardly rattles Bitcoin price
22 April Apr.
Judge orders arrest of former GOP state senator involved with crypto scam
23 April Apr.
PegNet suffers 51% attack from its top miners — or does it?
24 April Apr.
Chile LocalBitcoins volume hits all-time high amid pandemic-induced crisis
25 April Apr.
Bitcoin mining chip producer Ebang files for $100 million IPO in U.S.
26 April Apr.
Crypto community slams Binance Smart Chain over centralization
27 April Apr.
Tron DApps arrive on the Samsung app store
28 April Apr.
DashNexus budget proposal approved for getting Dash back into Japan
29 April Apr.
DPRK insider tells Cointelegraph that “crypto is a good resource against imperialism”
30 April Apr.
Swiss tech association published an industry standard for custody management of crypto

April market stats From Coin360

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Cointelegraph April market stats
Cointelegraph April market stats
Cointelegraph April market stats
Cointelegraph April market stats

Numbers of the month

$10K 

— Bitcoin price is banging on the door

75,000 BTC 

— is added to long-term positions daily, according to figures tracking investor behavior.

7 weeks 

— Bitcoin price leaves the extreme fear territory where it has been stuck for record time

$28.3  million

— Maker Foundation is facing a lawsuit over March 12 events

Quotes

This year will confirm Bitcoin’s transition from a risk-on speculative asset to the crypto market’s version of gold.
Bloomberg report
Bloomberg report
The Maker Foundation neglected its responsibilities to its investors by either fostering or, at the very least, allowing the conditions that led to Black Thursday.
Court document
Court document
We could be possibly witnessing a bit of a perfect storm brewing for Bitcoin in the medium term.
Alex Laughton-Scott
CoinShares associate director
Alex Laughton-Scott CoinShares associate director
To legitimize any fiat debt-coupons in any way now... When we are on the edge of victory, would be a crime against humanity.
Max Keiser
TV host
Max Keiser TV host

Buzz of the month

Bitcoin is potentially gearing for a huge bull run
Bitcoin is potentially gearing for a huge bull run
A bloomberg report states that a replay of the 2017 BTC price spice is possible
More
Libra Association adapts its white paper to appease U.S. regulators
Ripple is fed up with crypto scammers on YouTube, files lawsuit
KuCoin’s legal troubles in Singapore are now being backed by evidence
Andreessen Horowitz launches another crypto asset fund, gathers $515M
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has pledged 28% of his wealth to fight COVID-19 outbreak

Adoption & Tech

The digital yuan is reportedly being tested all over China
The digital yuan is reportedly being tested all over China
Chinese CDBC is being tested in Suzhou — a major city in Jiangsu Province, and photos surface to prove it’s real
Country-level
United States, China, Brazil and more
U.S. fintech lenders are helping small businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis
China’s cyberspace commission issued approvals for 224 blockchain projects
Four Brazilian financial regulators are teaming up to aggregate data using blockchain technology
A Paxful survey shows that Americans are considering crypto as a U.S. dollar alternative
People’s Bank of China continues to strengthen fintech regulation, expanding pilot projects
Enterprise-level
LG, Nestle, SBI and more
LG CNS is testing AI-based facial recognition tech to conduct payments with crypto
Nestle expands its long-running IBM Food Trust blockchain technology platform
An Indian tech startup has developed an app to improve maintenance and inspection of vehicles
Vietnamese ticketing agency now accepts Bitcoin payments through Lightning Network
SBI Holdings will start implementing R3 blockchain tech in its foreign exchange services

Major regulation updates

Updates:
Restrictive icon
Permissive icon
Drafts:
Restrictive icon
Permissive icon
Drafts or updates or both:
BOTH Restrictive and
Permissive icon
Official Updates:
Permissive
Japan
Changes to Japanese regulations on crypto will be enforced on May 1
Portugal
Portugal unveils plans for cross-sector “technological free zones”
Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s digital and financial services minister has revealed updates to the country’s regulation of DLT firms
China
China brings together 15 organizations to develop national standards for blockchain and DLT
Nederland
The Dutch implementation of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering directive will cost crypto businesses a fortune
Restrictive
Nederland
The Dutch implementation of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering directive will cost crypto businesses a fortune
Permissive
Japan
Changes to Japanese regulations on crypto will be enforced on May 1
Portugal
Portugal unveils plans for cross-sector “technological free zones”
Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s digital and financial services minister has revealed updates to the country’s regulation of DLT firms
China
China brings together 15 organizations to develop national standards for blockchain and DLT
Drafts and Ideas:
Restrictive and Permissive
U.S.A.
U.S. Congress sees a new bill mandating the implementation of digital dollar wallets by Jan. 1, 2021
EU
The European Commission sees some specific uses for blockchain technology
Russia
Russian officials have proposed lifting the Telegram ban amid the ongoing coronavirus fight
EU
The European parliament has published its first study into crypto regulation since 2018
U.S.A.
The FATF analyzed U.S. compliance to its recommendations, says enforcement is not specific enough for crypto
Restrictive
EU
The European parliament has published its first study into crypto regulation since 2018
U.S.A.
The FATF analyzed U.S. compliance to its recommendations, says enforcement is not specific enough for crypto
Permissive
U.S.A.
U.S. Congress sees a new bill mandating the implementation of digital dollar wallets by Jan. 1, 2021
EU
The European Commission sees some specific uses for blockchain technology
Russia
Russian officials have proposed lifting the Telegram ban amid the ongoing coronavirus fight
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