LocalBitcoins CEO: We maintain positive growth of 135,000 new users monthly — link

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic finds over $400M worth of $XRP tied to illegal activities — link

Kraken lauches lifelong affiliate program — link

Binance acquires India’s leading digital asset platform Wazirx to launch multiple fiat-to-crypto gateways — link

Roger Ver announced a $200M USD Bitcoin Cash Ecosystem Fund at the headquarters of
Blockchain(.)com — link

China shuts down blockchain accounts suspected of violating laws — link

Bitcoin breaks $8000, Q4 turns red

Alipay said it may apply for a digital banking license in Singapore — link

China Central Bank to set standards for 17 fintech categories, including blockchain — link

Bitcoin mining company Canaan raises $90 million in U.S. IPO — link

Three Chinese firms to set up $1B blockchain investment fund — link

BitMEX Research and Coin Metrics announces txstats.com - high quality and timely information about how the Bitcoin network is used.

China triples US in blockchain patent filings — link

Bitfinex announces strategic collaboration with ODEM to expand cryptocurrency and blockchain education — link

Charles Schwab said to be in talks to buy crypto-friendly discount broker TD Ameritrade — link

Positions keep building up, open interest in $BTC just reached a new ATH, expect some volatility.

Within 1 hour ~$160m longs got liquidated
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Assuming an average leverage of 25x = $6.4m user funds got liquidated

Canaan IPO has begun trading

IPO price was $9, it opened at $13 and has traded down to $9.5 — link

The Block *clickbait* ‘breaking’ news

Full article 🔽
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The 301st Bitcoin mining period has started with block 604,800. ⛏ New difficulty: 12,973,235,968,800 (+1.99%)

As of block 604,800, we are 88% of the way through to the next halving. ⠀