Highlights: The US Supreme Court mentions bitcoin, launches & partnerships galore, and Satoshi speaks to us from the quantum beyond.

UK Paper Includes Crypto Pullout

Source: Reddit

The London-based Times UK paper today included a 24-page insert entirely devoted to cryptocurrency. It includes a mix of both articles and paid advertisements. A PDF version can be found in the comments of the Reddit post linked above.

Bitcoin Mentioned in U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

Source: CoinDesk

79-year-old Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer acknowledged cryptocurrency in a dissenting opinion written for the Wisconson Central Ltd. vs. United States ruling, issued today. In the dissent, Breyer argues that the interpretation of “money” as held by the majority does not align with current perspectives and specifically states that “perhaps one day employees will be paid in bitcoin or some other type of cryptocurrency." When a near-octogenarian casually throws cryptocurrency into a federal court ruling, is there any doubt left that it has become part of the mainstream conversation?

VGO Launches on WAX

Source: Vgo | Smart Contract

The VGO trading dapp has launched on the WAX blockchain. VGO is integrated with OPSkins and allows users to collect, trade, and sell digital items generated by smart contracts. At this point we’d like to note that the “digital items” are image files, not skins or actual game assets, which makes the website… a bit misleading. But, as you can see in the smart contract details above, it has already seen a fair bit of activity.

Nano Wallet Released

Source: Medium

The Nano Wallet has been released for Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms. Apple has not yet listed the app in its App Store, but should do so shortly. The desktop wallet has been released but is still experiencing some issues; it will also be fully live soon.

Aion Token Bridge Alpha Release

Source: Aion

Aion announced the release of its token bridge today, a project which allows users to transfer ERC-20 assets from the Ethereum network into Aion’s proprietary coin - essentially, a unidirectional atomic swap. It serves as phase one of their eventual goal of building a blockchain-agnostic transfer protocol. Instructions on how to use the alpha bridge can be found in the source link above.

Stanford University Opens Blockchain Department

Source: Stanford University

Stanford University has launched a Center for Blockchain Research, a new department at the Ivy League school which will offer courses & research on blockchain technology. The Center is sponsored by Ethereum and OmiseGo, among others.

Stellar May Acquire Chain

Source: Fortune

Stellar is reportedly in talks to acquire Chain, a San Francisco-based blockchain startup. The Stellar Lumens currency was approved for trade on the itBit exchange by New York State last week. Specifics of the acquisition, like how Stellar plans to incorporate Chain’s technology, are not yet available.

Partnership: tZero & BOX Markets

Source: Business Wire

tZero, an Overstock.com blockchain subsidiary, and BOX Digital Markets announced today that they will enter into a partnership to launch the “world’s first regulated exchange” for securities. tZero will supply the technology and BOX Markets will provide administration. they will seek SEC approval before launch. "World's first" remains to be seen - multiple entities, like Coinbase, are also pursuing this goal. However, BOX may provide an advantage, as it is already a registered security exchange.

Update: Bithumb Hack

Source: Bithumb

Bithumb provided a progress update following yesterday’s hack, detailing current security measures, confirming their losses, and reassuring customers that their funds will be reimbursed. They have not yet announced when deposit and withdrawal activities will resume.

Korean Government to Invest $200 million in Blockchain

Source: Thenews.asia

The Korean government is looking to raise nearly $207 million in funding to invest in blockchain technologies. It will spend the funding on legal research, the development of Blockchain as a Service (BaaS), and various governmental operations like livestock management and online voting.

EOS Live on Kraken

Source: Twitter

The Kraken exchange has enabled EOS deposits and withdrawals, with a minimum deposit of .01 EOS and no deposit fees. They seem to be the first exchange to support the EOS mainnet.

Announcement: Blockport Public Beta

Source: Medium

The Blockport exchange will launch its public beta on June 28, 2018. The platform has been in private beta since March. It will offer trading services for BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC, and XRP, with a mobile and a desktop version available.

Crypto IRA Adds Stellar Lumens, Zcash

Source: Ripple

BitcoinIRA.com, a leading platform for digital currency retirement funds, will add Stellar Lumens and Zcash to its offerings. The company says the decision to add the coins was in part due to customer requests. No official availability date has been announced.

Gemini Founders Receive ETF Patent

Source: CoinDesk

The Winklevoss brothers of the Gemini exchange have been awarded a patent for a method to create ETFs - or, rather, a company they invest in has. This is the seventh crypto-related patent received by the brothers, including one last month awarded for a transaction-settling system for cryptocurrency exchange-traded products.

St. Louis Fed Tracking Crypto Data

Source: CoinDesk

The St. Louis branch of the U.S. Federal Reserve is now tracking data related to four cryptocurrencies - BTC, BCH, ETH, and LTC. The data is being provided by Coinbase. This gives the historical price data an extra layer of credibility, as it is now kept and offered by a federal financial institution and not just a private entity.

Partnership: Deloitte Hungary & TE-FOOD

Source: Medium

Deloitte Hungary and TE-FOOD, a fresh food supply chain platform, have signed an agreement to bring their blockchain-based services to public and private entities. Deloitte will provide consultation services for the implementation.

Partnership: Enigma & Intel

Source: Enigma

Enigma, a startup focused on security and scalability solutions, will partner with Intel to enhance the development of their privacy technologies, leveraging the Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). Intel will be highlighting Enigma at a keynote speech in Tel Aviv this week as Enigma prepares for its testnet launch.

Bluehill Startup Incubator Launches

Source: CoinDesk

Bluehill, a startup incubator, announced its official launch today. Bluehill will invest in blockchain-based startups with a $50 million fund it has raised for its IOST platform (though projects do not necessarily need to be built on the IOST technology). They will collaborate with Binance & Huobi on investments, and are now accepting applications from startups.

Satoshi Revealed to be Quantum-Computed Time Lord Unicorn

Source: Twitter

One thing about maintaining an air of mystery: it leads to wild speculation. Satoshi Nakamoto became (more so than normal) the subject of such today, after a not-entirely-random looking generated hash code began circulating Twitter and fueling rumors of time-traveling quantum mechanics. In short: The “21e8” appearing in the hash is a sequence associated with “E8,” the simplified theory of everything, and the two extra trailing zeroes are associated with the Bitcoin genesis block. It’s a fun bit of trivia; however, what we’re looking at here is basically the mathematical equivalent of a Rorschach inkblot.

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Nebulas Developer Incentive Program Ends June 30th

Source: Medium
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