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