Top News from Friday to Today
Checkout the Global Coin Research x Decrypt Media Devcon Founder Happy Hour Photo Recap. http://bit.ly/33CmxZ6
DeFi Users in Asia are Booming and Underestimated. http://bit.ly/32jB7UR
Defi.WTF youtube archive– Defi.WTF is a one day conference put together during Devcon with some of the most insightful defi people giving their views on the space- lots of debates and insightful discussions. http://bit.ly/2VW24Mh
Hong Kong police are investigating reports that a self-proclaimed radical anti-government group is extorting local businesses to fund the protest movement with cryptocurrency. http://bit.ly/32ik4T4
Foxconn Founder: Libra Can ‘Converge’ With China’s Digital Currency in Taiwan. http://bit.ly/2MjugVP
Some takeaways from Global Mining Leaders Summit” in Chengdu this past weekend. Google translate
Chinese Internet Tycoons Meet with Vitalik Buterin at Dragonfly Capital Summit that took place in Beijing this week. http://bit.ly/32lygLi
Investments
Kava Labs, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project that offers collateralized loans and a stablecoin, is looking to raise $3 million via an initial exchange offering (IEO) on Binance Launchpad. http://bit.ly/2Mlcxh5
Korea’s ICONLOOP raises KRW 10 billion (over USD 8 million) in Series A funding for the full-fledged market penetration of its DID (Identification) service. http://bit.ly/2VTfmck
Lending Protocol Nuo Founders to Launch ‘Neo-Bank’ Offering Interest on USDC- raised $3mn from Polychain, Dragonfly, Astarc Ventures, Singapore Angel Network. http://bit.ly/2ptNNda
Exchange and Coins News
Alipay Refutes Binance Fiat-Crypto On-Ramp, Will Stop Bitcoin Transactions. http://bit.ly/2IV82Y6
Bitmain Jihan Wu: Bull Market may not Come after Bitcoin Halving, but Bitcoin Price will Keep Going up. http://bit.ly/2BeqQgU
Binance’s BNB tokens will soon be purchasable on Switzerland’s biggest stock exchange as an exchange-traded product. http://bit.ly/2ISixLN
Dappradar’s EOS volume tracker reveals $1 billion flying under the radar. http://bit.ly/2IV7mlw
🧳 Business
“Hurun China Rich List 2019”, a recognized research, media and investments firm, features 12 local cryptocurrency magnates. http://bit.ly/33wXxlI
China to Launch Nationwide Blockchain Service Network Supported by China UnionPay and China Mobile, China’s world’s biggest card issuer and leading telecommunications operator, respectively. http://bit.ly/2MmHd1s
Survey: 8% of Chinese College Students Are Holding Cryptocurrencies. http://bit.ly/2VFIGTk
The China Construction Bank officially released the second version of its blockchain trading platform, which reached 360 billion yuan ($50 billion) in cumulative transaction volume. http://bit.ly/2MGaAdN
The notorious North Korean hackers known as the Lazarus APT Group have created another malware targeting Apple Macs that masquerades behind a fake cryptocurrency firm. http://bit.ly/2VJ39H0
South Korea Aims to Put Trade Finance on the Blockchain by 2021. http://bit.ly/31iQ3kQ
(NEW!) Rest of the World
Spain developing various initiatives and projects based on blockchain and the Japan-based crypto exchange Bitpoint offering its services in Guatemala. http://bit.ly/2MLRink
Dubai, Emirates NBD Sign MoU on Blockchain Trade Finance Solutions: http://bit.ly/2ONiZis
Venezuela’s petro cryptocurrency now accepted at nearly 100 stores, officials claim. http://bit.ly/2nUllRy
Russia’s central bank sees no strong reason to launch a national cryptocurrency that would override the potential risks, according to its head. http://bit.ly/35F1uXt
Libra project will reach 100 members by the time it launches despite dropouts, group executive says. https://cnb.cx/2MiyJIs
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