Hodler's Monthly June 2020

Review of the main news, events and stats of the past month
Educate your friends!
2019
July
August
September
October 19
November 19
December 19
January 20
February 20
March 20
April 20
May 20
June 20

PayPal

Crypto
— PayPal crypto integration incoming? There are now two public-facing job listings for crypto professionals
PayPal

Wisdom
Tree

Bitcoin
futures
— WisdomTree files for an exchange-traded fund that will invest up to 5% of its capital into Bitcoin futures
Wisdom<br>Tree

Milestones & Events

2 June Jun.
2020 could become the worst year for crypto-related thefts, hacks and fraud
3 June Jun.
Coinbase goes down four times in last three months during major BTC price action
8 June Jun.
The Pentagon creates a war game, rewarding Bitcoin for taking down financial institutions
11 June Jun.
Fake SpaceX YouTube stream scams people out of 15.31 BTC with the old “free giveaway” trick
12 June Jun.
Wilshire Phoenix files with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a tradeable Bitcoin fund
14 June Jun.
Daily trade volume for Bitcoin futures contracts drops, while open interest for BTC and Ether surges
17 June Jun.
Vitalik Buterin says 40 million fewer Ether has been mined than was originally envisioned in five-year-old plan
18 June Jun.
Russia lifts Telegram ban, and Durov sets sights on challenging China and Iran next
22 June Jun.
The Black Swan author Nassim Taleb thinks Bitcoin is a good idea, but most investors are idiots
24 June Jun.
WhatsApp’s payment features are suspended in Brazil less than one month after release
26 June Jun.
Chinese crypto miner producer Ebang is listed on Nasdaq Global Market under the EBON ticker
29 June Jun.
Crypto debit card backer Wirecard files for liquidation, while its auditor may face a lawsuit

June market stats From Coin360

Cointelegraph June market stats Cointelegraph June market stats
Cointelegraph June market stats
Cointelegraph June market stats
Cointelegraph June market stats
Cointelegraph June market stats

Numbers of the month

$90 million 

— This is how much BTC needs to be absorbed every day to sustain a $100,000 price

1/3 

— This is how many of institutions have invested in Bitcoin, according to Fidelity Investments

$675
million 

— The biggest Bitcoin options expiry figure to date

11.4 million 

— Investors are holding onto a whopping amount of Bitcoin

Quotes

Last year, the high was about $14,000, which would translate
Bloomberg report
Bloomberg report
This is a clear bubble and I don't know the right price. Virtual currency is not an investment target. It's just gambling.
Jim Rogers
Jim Rogers
Payments will need to be interoperable between fiat and cryptocurrency, and easy to send and receive across the globe.
Mike Kayamori
CEO of Liquid Group Inc.
Mike Kayamori CEO of Liquid Group Inc.
The only thing they can hope for is individual sovereignty, and the only way to get there is through savings in Bitcoin — [it’s] the best way to get there.
Max Keiser
Max Keiser

Buzz of the month

Trump was against Bitcoin all along?
Trump was against Bitcoin all along?
John Bolton’s new book The Room Where It Happened claims that President Trump told Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to “go after Bitcoin”
More
Yasutaka Nakamoto, a drug runner for Pablo Escobar and the brother of Dorian Nakamoto, is possibly the real creator of Bitcoin?
William Shatner will share his memories through nonfungible tokens based on the WAX Blockchain
Hester Peirce has a chance to hold on to the title of “Crypto Mom” and keep her post until 2025
A former Steem witness claims he received death threats as the Steem/Hive situation gets even trickier

Adoption & Tech

The digital yuan is coming
The digital yuan is coming
A former senior official of the People’s Bank of China says the backend architecture development of the digital currency is complete
Country-level
European Union, Mexico, Marshall Islands and more
A European central bank digital currency gains another supporter in the Italian Banking Association
Marshall Islands’ SOV currency is said to become a “game-changer,” providing a self-sovereign identity
Blockchain is no longer just a buzzword but a technology that creates value — right here, right now
90% growth in two years! Don’t blink — that’s Mexico’s blockchain sector growing
CBDC for Thailand as its central bank launches a pilot project to test its payment system
Enterprise-level
Samsung, Blackberry, Ernst & Young and more
Gemini is compatible with the Samsung Blockchain Wallet
Almost 40% of Hong Kong’s new financial technology firms use blockchain
BlackBerry clicks onto crypto mining and cryptojacking detection software for Windows 10
Being is believing as survey of Chinese companies shows blockchain has a lot to offer to businesses
Tax reporting is made easier with an app from “Big Four” accounting firm EY

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:
Restrictive and Permissive
Sweden
Sweden's central bank releases a 98-page report on CBDCs
Canada
Canadian firms operating with digital currencies are legally recognized as money services businesses
China
China’s CBDC rollout is expected to see the digital yuan dovetailing with the country’s electronic payment systems
U.S.A.
The global regulatory landscape starts to tighten for crypto ATM operators
UK
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority warns all crypto businesses operating in the country of its upcoming submission deadline
Restrictive
U.S.A.
The global regulatory landscape starts to tighten for crypto ATM operators
UK
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority warns all crypto businesses operating in the country of its upcoming submission deadline
Permissive
Sweden
Sweden's central bank releases a 98-page report on CBDCs
Canada
Canadian firms operating with digital currencies are legally recognized as money services businesses
China
China’s CBDC rollout is expected to see the digital yuan dovetailing with the country’s electronic payment systems
Drafts and Ideas:
Restrictive and Permissive
U.S.A.
Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks talks first priorities in working with the industry
U.S.A.
Business requirements before technology: The InterWork Alliance seeks to drive tokenized ecosystems
U.S.A.
The SEC's fintech wing invites innovators to weigh in on regulation in new online meetups
Singapore
Singapore’s central bank wants to join China in exploring CBDCs
South Korea
The South Korean government wants to trace darknet crypto transactions with an artificial-intelligence-based system
Restrictive
South Korea
The South Korean government wants to trace darknet crypto transactions with an artificial-intelligence-based system
Permissive
U.S.A.
Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks talks first priorities in working with the industry
U.S.A.
Business requirements before technology: The InterWork Alliance seeks to drive tokenized ecosystems
U.S.A.
The SEC's fintech wing invites innovators to weigh in on regulation in new online meetups
Singapore
Singapore’s central bank wants to join China in exploring CBDCs
Educate your friends!
Telegram
Whatsapp
Twitter
Facebook