๐ Top News from Friday to Today
The Peopleโs Bank of China held a teleconference on April 3 in Beijing, China. One of the main points confirmed during the call involved the institutionโs continued research and development of a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. https://bit.ly/2V9gAzV
On April 3, twelve major Chinese crypto mining companies came together with leading Chinese blockchain media companies to officially launch an information-sharing platform, called Pow Power. The companies included Canaan, AvalonMiner, Inter Hash, Huobi Pool, OkEx Pool, and others. https://bit.ly/2XdSvut
Lending Market in China: Miners Are Not Giving Up So Easily Post โBlack Fridayโ.ย https://bit.ly/2ULciQk
โAsia, Crypto, and The Coronavirusโ โ Joyce Yang of Global Coin Research on Flippening. https://bit.ly/3aOGBeI
๐ธ Exchange and Markets News
Report: March was a record-breaking month for crypto exchanges: Binance and FTX represented 22% of the derivatives market share while Binance traded $63.6 billion within the month. https://bit.ly/2RcmDTi
Japan update: Zaif exchange removing three crypto assets, Bitbankโs COO predicting crypto exchange mergers, and Nomura Research Institute issuing Japanโs first blockchain-based bond. https://bit.ly/2yEvW8e
๐คInvestments
A look at Chinaโs most prolific crypto venture firm: The crypto VC firm Neo Global Capital Ventures, of NEO fame, made a fortune in China during the ICO days. https://bit.ly/2XbNp1Q
๐ฐCoins
Coronavirus & Bitcoin Price: Is China Losing Its BTC Mining Monopoly? https://bit.ly/2XfcAkm
Factom Facing Liquidation After Creditor Refuses Request for Funding; Japan Coincheck Had Just Started to use Factom For Trading on April 1 so Addressed the Issue:https://bit.ly/2V7kg5l
Crypto exchange Poloniex has rolled out a new token issuance platform called โLaunchBase.”The platform’s first supported project is Tronโs decentralized stablecoin system called โJUST.โ https://bit.ly/2V7Fxfm
Deutsche Bank Strategist: the risk of cash spreading the coronavirus further will motivate authorities to consider digital alternatives. https://bit.ly/3bYrMpQ
๐งณ Business
Survey shows that People in India Believe Cryptocurrencies are a Path to Financial Freedom: https://bit.ly/2yH6dw1
A new blockchain course offered by the Australian National University (ANU)โs law school commenced this year with support from Rippleโs University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). https://bit.ly/2V7jtkT
BRI Remittance, a subsidiary of one of Indonesiaโs largest banks, Brings Digital Identity to Banking With Blockchain Partnership.. https://bit.ly/2V3NO3O
Hong Kong-based digital asset custodian Hex Trust announced the integration of R3โs Corda enterprise blockchain with its custody solution. https://bit.ly/3e5fgaj
Ping Anโs FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; https://bit.ly/2Xd8b1a
โ๏ธRegulations
The Bank of Korea announced that it has launched a pilot program for 22 months to assess the logistics of issuing a central bank digital currency โ or CBDC. https://bit.ly/2XeTpXW
CFTC Requests Default After Failing to Find $147M Bitcoin Ponzi Operator. https://bit.ly/2RfnlPw
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