Friday News Roundup

Friday News Roundup

Top News from Tuesday to Today

Why China’s Digital Currency will change the world. https://bit.ly/2Fma0Cf

East vs. West — How Does Cryptocurrency Adoption Compare. https://bit.ly/3hiTPCV

Linear Finance Secures $1.8M Investment Led by NGC, Alameda Research, Hashed, CMS & Genesis Block. https://bit.ly/3bKfcvL

What Time Does Bitcoin Get Volatile? An Analysis of BTC Average Hourly Volatility. https://bit.ly/3ik75se

Why Crypto Investments Are Less Vulnerable to US-China Tensions. https://bit.ly/2Rf3UpQ

Blockchain’s demographics seem to be shifting in surprising ways, says new report. https://bit.ly/32iJVwT

Exchange and Investment 

DeFi protocol Linear Finance raises $1.8 million to launch cross-chain synthetic asset exchange. https://bit.ly/3hfLOyFOverstock’s tZERO Wins FINRA Approval to Launch Retail Broker-Dealer Subsidiary. https://bit.ly/3bK7QZ0

First Mover: DeFi ‘Vampire’ SushiSwap Sucks $800M from Uniswap; BitMEX Basis Lags. https://bit.ly/3ikj6xJ

Exchanges suffer as Chinese users chase DeFi gains. https://bit.ly/32kHZUF

Mining

Chinese mining giant Canaan announces $10 million share buyback. https://bit.ly/3bK9dXT

Bitcoin Miners in Short Supply as Chinese Manufacturers’ Capacity Inadequate. https://bit.ly/32hT3l7

Cions

Bitcoin Daily: Slovakian Crypto Exchange Victim To A $1.6M Hack; Crypto Lender Cred Joins Visa’s FinTech Fast Track Program. https://bit.ly/2RfQDNO

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are no hedge for inflation. https://bit.ly/3ikPgsW

ETH Withdrawal Frenzy in China as DEX Mining Runs Rampant. https://bit.ly/32g3jdL

Date Set for First Litecoin Mimblewimble Testnet Launch. https://bit.ly/32gR2pq

Business

Crypto meetups are dangerous to health and wealth, South Koreans warned. https://bit.ly/2Rf5o3o

Revolut expands to Japan as its first non-English speaking market. https://bit.ly/2RcKxxt

Top Projects of Polkadot Ecology to Gather in China’s Hangzhou this Saturday. https://bit.ly/2Fp0aPQ

China’s BSN, Digital Silk Road in Line With Open Finance Concept. https://bit.ly/2FnapEk

Crypto.com Collaborates With Boston Consulting Group to Release Decentralized Finance Report. https://bit.ly/3ivO85K

Hong Kong to host four international MICE events. https://bit.ly/3iwW6vP

Huobi Crypto Savings Opens Doors to Financial Empowerment. https://prn.to/3iiarMs

Financial services leaders to speak at CoinGeek Live 2020. https://prn.to/2RlbSgZ

Crypto Finance Opens Singapore Branch. https://bit.ly/32fV7ds

StanChart rolls out first blockchain remittance service. https://bit.ly/3iiaKH6

Diginex, the Hong Kong-based company behind the newly launched EQUOS.io crypto exchange, has raised $20 million ahead of an anticipated Nasdaq listing later this month. https://bit.ly/3hd0Hle

Regulation

Singapore man pleads guilty to stealing $360K in fake Bitcoin sale. https://bit.ly/3ivPo8Y

South Korean police reportedly raid Bithumb for second time. https://bit.ly/2FumveI

Chinese authorities charge six people over $5.8B PlusToken ponzi scheme. https://bit.ly/3bQgjKf

Bangladesh to get its first blockchain remittance service. https://bit.ly/2Rez3cX

U.S. Moves Against China’s Supposed Dominance of Next-Gen Techs Like Blockchain. https://bit.ly/3hjLfUq

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