Ken’s Cryptocurrency News 1-liners 013

Cryptocurrency News items worthy of attention:

• Tron (TRX) to airdrop 30 million tokens on holders of Ethereum (ETH). (dailyhodl.com)

• IOTA’s Tangle technology is being used for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging and to complete machine-to-machine transactions in the Netherlands. (finder.com.au)

• JP Morgan & National Bank of Canada test issuing $150M Treasury and corporate bonds on the blockchain. (jpmorgan.com)

• Silicon Valley venture capital firms Union Square & Andreessen Horowitz lobby US Securities and Exchange (SEC) to go after scam tokens, but not hinder the development of new technology cryptocurrency. (nytimes.com)

• Banking giant UBS tests private blockchain for corporate client transactions Business to Business Blockchain (B2BB). (coindesk.com)

• Binance exchange currently working with banks to potentially support fiat/USD parings for trading in the future, but not happening yet. (Twitter@cz_binance)

• Chief Scientist of Quebec Rémi Quirion says Bitcoin is being used for illicit activities like tax evasion and money laundering is overblown. (Forbes)

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches blockchain templates using Ethereum & Linux Hyperledger Fabric to speed development of blockchain technology. (cnbc.com)

• 35-year-old CEO of Crypto Exchange Yi-Ting Cheng to run for Mayor of Taipei—on Blockchain City platform. (cointelegraph.com)

• British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Matt Hancock has delivered a speech about the “monumental impact” he believes Blockchain will have on people’s lives. (cointelegraph.com)

• Chile's state owned bank, Banco Estado, closes down all Chilean crypto exchange accounts on their own without government or public say on cryptocurrency. (cointelegraph.com)

• Crimea is looking at cryptocurrency to avoid transactions in USD/Euros and circumvent sanctions. (sg.finance.yahoo.com)

• Venezuela’s 8900% hyperinflation of Bolivar fuels Bitcoin & cryptocurrency. (newsbtc.com)

• Huobi world’s 4th largest cryptocurrency exchange sets up shop in London (worldcoinindex.com)

• Bitmain to burn 12% of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) transaction fees and calls on other miners to do the same. (ccn.com)

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