1. Bitcoin Price Jumps $1K in 30 Minutes to Top $10,000 Again
Bitcoin surged $1,000 in just 30 minutes during U.S. trading hours Thursday, a move that found the leading cryptocurrency rising from $9,335 to a high of $10,400, based on Bitstamp data.
[Source: Coindesk] ✩✩✩✩
2. Japan to lead development of SWIFT network for cryptocurrency: source
Japan’s government is leading a global push to set up an international network for cryptocurrency payments, similar to the SWIFT network used by banks, in an effort to fight money laundering, a person familiar with the plan said on Thursday.
[Source: Reuters] ✩✩✩✩
3. G7 urges tough Libra regulation, agrees to tax digital giants
Digital currencies such as Facebook’s planned Libra raise serious concerns and must be regulated as tightly as possible to ensure they do not upset the world’s financial system, Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers said on Thursday.
[Source: Reuters] ✩✩✩✩
4. Binance to distribute 9.5 million Stellar Lumens earned from staking, will add XLM staking support
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, recently revealed that the platform had earned 9.5 million Stellar Lumens (XLM) from staking the cryptocurrency.
The Binance team is also planning to add staking support for XLM on its platform, and share the 9.5 million XLM it earned through staking.
[Source: Cryptoslate] ✩✩✩✩
5. Libra vs Alipay, WeChat’ Trending High on Chinese Search Engine
Crypto news portal cnLedger reports that the keyword ‘Libra will compete with Alipay and WeChat’ is trending on the number 2 position on Weibo, China’s equivalent to Google.
[Source: NewsBTC] ✩✩✩✩
6. Bitcoin ATM Firm LibertyX Expands Location Via New Partnership
LibertyX, the firm that launched America’s first Bitcoin (BTC) automated teller machine (ATM), will add 90 new machines to its network.
In order to expand the network, Boston-based LibertyX has partnered with independent ATM operator DesertATM, according to a report by global ATM market publication ATMmarketplace on July 18.
[Source: Cointelegraph] ✩✩✩
7. ethereum whale accumulates another 20,000 ETH in massive buy wall
Following a massive sell order of more than 15,000 ETH that triggered a noticeable Bitcoin slump, another Ethereum whale set a buy order for almost 20,000 ETH on Binance. First thought to be a spoof, the order was quickly filled but prompted a widespread discussion on whether this was another whale’s attempt to manipulate the market.
[Source: Cryptoslate] ✩✩✩
8. Sanctions-Hit Iran A ‘Heaven’ for Bitcoin Mining, Says Gov’t Official
Iranian authorities are wrestling with the rising number of citizens turning to Bitcoin mining and use as a means of coping with a sanctions-crippled economy.
Iran’s minister for information and communications technology, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, told the Associated Press (AP) that the country has become “a heaven for miners,” according to a July 18 report.
[Source: Cointelegraph] ✩✩✩
9. NEO partners with The Ontology Team to build an open, global cross-chain platform
Two of the leading Chinese blockchain firms, NEO and Ontology have announced a partnership that will see them collaborate to develop an interoperable protocol. The open, global cross-chain platform is meant to foster the advancement of the future of the internet.
[Source: FXStreet] ✩✩✩
10. Delta summit launch: Apple Co-Founder ‘Woz’ launches blockchain company in Malta
A new company based on blockchain and focussing on energy efficiency, EFFORCE, will be based in Malta with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak investing in and co-founding it.
Speaking at the pre-launch of the Delta Summit this evening, Wozniak said that efficiency has always been important to him. He said the idea is to save money on energy but also to do good on the environment.
[Source: MaltaIndependentOnline] ✩✩✩
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