World Bank, CommBank Team Up for ‘World First’ Blockchain Bond Transaction

The World Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) have teamed up to enable recording of secondary market bond trading using blockchain tech.

The institutions announced Wednesday that their successful recording of a secondary transaction for bond-i, a blockchain-operated debt instrument, on a distributed ledger shows the “vast potential” of the technology, and marks the first bond to have both issuance and trading recorded on a blockchain platform.

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Source : https://www.coindesk.com/world-bank-commbank-team-up-for-world-first-blockchain-bond-transaction

Amazon this week filed a US patent for a Proof-of-Work system which uses cryptography to generate Merkle trees. The Bitcoin and Ethereum networks use such ‘hash trees’ to verify the content of large data structures.

Source: https://bitcoinist.com/amazon-files-proof-of-work-patent-using-cryptography/

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again delayed a decision on whether to approve or reject a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday.

In a new document published by the SEC, the regulator said it would hold off on making a decision on the Bitwise ETF proposal filed with NYSE Arca.

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Read more : https://www.coindesk.com/sec-again-delays-decision-on-bitwise-bitcoin-etf-approval

Research conducted by Southern Methodist University showed that trends on Twitter and Google influence prices of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

According to the data collected from the tweets on Twitter and Google search volume index (SVI), the number of tweets and their positive or negative sentiments affect the prices of cryptocurrency. The research indicated that the number of tweets changes first and then prices change later.

Theoretically, if the users’ sentiment towards a certain cryptocurrency could be measured, then the price pattern of that particular cryptocurrency could be easily estimated.

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Read More: https://coinidol.com/twitter-google-trends/

A major altocoin is  also risky.
A profitable coin is a good coin.
A loss-making coin is a bad coin.
we need to be quick with coin information and news. 

User acceptance testing for bitcoin futures custody and trading planned for July

In our recent post, Bakkt COO Adam White laid out our custody roadmap and how secure digital asset storage is central to our strategy. Today, we’re pleased to update you on the launch of bitcoin futures contracts developed by Bakkt in collaboration with ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Clear US. We’ve worked closely with the CFTC to develop contracts that both meet our customers’ needs for trading, transparency, and market certainty, and are also compliant with Federal regulations.


Read more : https://medium.com/bakkt-blog/bitcoin-futures-custody-bakkts-differentiated-approach-59b88d6984b5

Bitcoin Comes to Whole Foods, Major Retailers in Coup for Digital Currency

Since its arrival ten years ago, cryptocurrency has struggled to enter mainstream commerce. This could soon change thanks to a new initiative, announced on Monday, that will reportedly see big name retailers—including Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom, and Amazon-owned Whole Foods—now accept Bitcoin and three other types of digital money.

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Read more : http://fortune.com/2019/05/13/bitcoin-comes-to-whole-foods-major-retailers-in-coup-for-digital-currency/

IEO is just another form of ICO.
ICO also had many successful cases in the early days. The side effects of IEO will soon be revealed and many cases of failure will be reported.
No one knows the hidden backdoor deals between the exchange and IEO project.

Bitcoins for Frappuccino: Will Starbucks’ Crypto Endeavours Pave the Way for Mainstream Adoption?

The United States coffeehouse chain Starbucks is one of the most mainstream companies to look into crypto, and its intentions have finally been confirmed this week: The company has teamed up with Microsoft to track its beans with a blockchain.

Moreover, reports say that the coffee giant might start accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments in its U.S. branches later this year. So, is the long-awaited mainstream adoption finally coming to the crypto market?

As many mainstream companies, Starbucks leans toward the “blockchain before bitcoin” approach

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Read More : https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoins-for-frappuccino-will-starbucks-crypto-endeavours-pave-the-way-for-mainstream-adoption

I'm doing both.
I've been doing this as a hobby since last year, and I haven't made much profit. But I've had a lot of experience with cryptocurrency.

There are many real estate platforms using blockchain. Among them, Dominium is very reliable. Read the following.
https://medium.com/dominium/this-app-does-some-property-investing-for-you-whilst-you-exercise-2a9da0f5301c

Bitcoin is now almost at the end of the convergent zone. Although it is less fluid, it is likely to reach a conclusion soon.
I hope to the moon.

I think it is best to use the exchange in your country.
I also use most exchanges in my country and other exchanges sometimes.

The basis of the trading is experience, and you should have statistics about it.
I think that it is good to improve the odds by utilizing those statistics.

Tradingview offers simulated trading functionality.
read here: https://blog.tradingview.com/en/paper-simulated-trading-live-for-all-users-1198/

Airdrops today are difficult to call airdrops.
Because there are too many requirements. to the KYC there
And unlike before, I think it's hard to make a lot of money with Airdrop. Most ICOs are scams.

ETH prices skyrocketed because of ico, but again, prices dropped sharply because of ico.
There are too many ico's coming out, and they'll sell the eth again.
I don't know when this vicious circle will end.

We can not predict the future of crypto, but since crypto is as fluid as futures markets, the way to be rich is open if you learn more about trading.

The exchange itself had been hacked and all its coins had been lost. Although the exchange later restored the coin, it was a gruesome experience.

This year, most projects that received good scores on the ICO evaluation website were dumped.
The ICO  evaluation website is also a reference and does not need to be trusted.

The certainty about the future is unpredictable.
but I believe that the bull market will be back by the end of the year, given all the good news.