May 2020

Bitcoin is hovering close to $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could ultimately adopt negative interest rates.

A rise in cryptocurrency and coronavirus investment scams in New Zealand’s Pacific islands has prompted authorities to launch awareness campaign.

Agtech startup Agri10x is working with India’s government to better connect small-scale farmers to global buyers, using blockchain to cut out the middleman.

Market updates for May 13: Stocks fall on renewed trade tensions; Yen and Dollar rise, gold and oil consolidate

The IRS is emailing crypto startups with an offer to “assist our Revenue Agents in calculating taxpayers’ gains or losses as a result of their transactions involving virtual currency.”

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The world is growing comfortable with digital assets: JP Morgan banks crypto, England discusses CBDCs and Sheila Warren a place for privacy coins.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin: “I defer to the client devs on timelines and if they are now saying ‘Q3’ more broadly then I believe them.”

Based on the rise of daily active bitcoin addresses, the highest number since 2018, interest could continue now that the halving is complete.

Close to 17,000 have made a claim for defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX’s assets, its bankruptcy monitor reported Tuesday.