Today in the news:
- Today is Bitcoin Pizza Day!
- Most cryptocurrencies are priced in red, but STEEM is doing great today: +5.1%
- Argentina's Banco Masventas will enable customers to send cross-border payments using bitcoin.
- The former CEO of Visa in the UK and Ireland has joined a new cryptocurrency startup that hopes to make spending crypto an everyday occurrence.
- And more crypto news below...
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Latest Crypto News - May 22, 2018
Failed Bull Breakout Leaves Bitcoin Eyeing Drop to $8K
Bitcoin's failed bull move on Sunday has left the doors open for the bears to make a comeback.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
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A Bank In Argentina Is Now Using Bitcoin for Cross-Border Payments
Argentina's Banco Masventas has revealed that starting Monday it will enable customers to send cross-border payments using bitcoin.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
Former Visa CEO Moves to Startup That Uses Cryptocurrency to Process Everyday Payments
Last week, on May 19, former Visa UK and Ireland CEO Marc O’Brien said during an interview with Business Insider’s Oscar Williams-Grut that he has been appointed as the CEO of a cryptocurrency startup called Crypterium.
Read more: www.ccn.com
More sources:
Bitcoin Pizza Day is celebrating a food order that would now be worth over $83 million
In what may be the most niche celebration in the world, today marks Bitcoin Pizza Day. For crypto enthusiasts, it marks eight years exactly since 10,000 bitcoin (BTC) was used to buy two pizzas. At the time, it was worth the equivalent of $41. Now, the same amount is worth over $83 million.
Read more: www.newsweek.com
More sources:
- He Paid How Much? CoinDesk Releases 'Bitcoin Pizza Day' Price Tracker
- Cryptonians Celebrate Pizza Day to Mark the Historic Moment When Bitcoin Became Money
A UK trading platform is launching a crypto exchange pitched at banks and hedge funds
The UK foreign-exchange trading venue LMAX Exchange is launching a cryptocurrency exchange for institutional investors.
Read more: www.businessinsider.com
Seoul Mayor Pledges Blockchain Boost in Re-Election Push
Seoul mayor Park Won-soon is pledging to focus on blockchain innovation as part of his campaign pitch for potential re-election this year.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
Ohio Could Become Next US State to Legally Recognize Blockchain Data
A bill proposed by an Ohio Senator would let the state legally recognize blockchain records and smart contracts.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
China State TV: Token Sales Still 'Rampant' After Central Bank Ban
China's highest-level state media outlet has said token sales are still common in the country despite a 2017 ban.
Read more: www.coindesk.com
Bank of England Issues Working Paper on Central Bank Digital Currencies
On May 18, the Bank of England released a staff working paper, laying out various scenarios of possible risks and financial stability issues of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
Read more: cointelegraph.com
Mainnet Fever: Which are the Hottest Projects Launching Soon
Breaking out with a brand-new blockchain in 2018 is coming within days for TRON, EOS, and other prominent projects.
Read more: cryptovest.com
Steem Technical Analysis: Trading Support Holds Strong As Platform Celebrates 1,000,000 Account Registrations
STEEM survives the market haircut today unscathed, in tune with the platform surpassing the 1,000,000th account benchmark.
Read more: cryptovest.com
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