CryptoCurrency News: ‘Financial Surveillance’ or ‘Blockchain Analysis’? Human Rights Foundation Debates Elliptic

Blockchain analysis is "a euphemism" for surveillance, HRF Director Alex Gladstein told Elliptic's Tom Robinson during a debate on crypto tracing Monday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Rises Above $10K for First Time in 25 Days as Protests Roil US Cities

Bitcoin has risen above $10,000 for the first time in almost a month as protests in U.S. cities continue to intensify.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘Sell in May’ Wall Street Adage Doesn’t Apply to Bitcoin, Data Suggests

Investors who sold bitcoin in May missed out on positive returns during 8 of the past 10 years, according to market data.

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CryptoCurrency News: Chinese Chip Maker With a Hand in Crypto Mining Plans $2.8B IPO

Hong Kong-listed SMIC plans to raise $2.8 billion via an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, in hopes of advancing its chip making practices. The company is working with Canaan Creative to build a new crypto miner.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: As Bitcoin Steadies, Oil’s Turmoil Continues

The bitcoin market has nothing on oil’s volatility in 2020.

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CryptoCurrency News: Meet the US Senate Candidate Who’s Invested in Bitcoin Since 2013

Wyoming U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Lummis says bitcoin's store-of-value appeal has never been stronger. So she continues to HODL.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Power and Peril of the ‘Bitcoin Fixes This’ Meme

As the U.S. experiences the most sustained civil disobedience in more than a generation, an exploration of what role bitcoin has to play in building a better system.

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CryptoCurrency News: Private Swiss Bank Rolls Out New Premium Crypto Trading Service

Private Swiss bank Maerki Baumann is offering a new trading and custody service for a handful of cryptos.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for June 1, 2020

With bitcoin and ether both headed up, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Chase Class Action, 30 Words for Censorship and a Bitcoin Bug

Chase Bank settled a class action brought by crypto purchasers while a new report shows a flaw in time-locked bitcoin transactions.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Is a Big Opportunity for Investors in the Debt-Fueled Roaring Twenties

With interest rates for government debt near zero, or negative, the fixed income asset class has disappeared. The investment case for Bitcoin just gets stronger.

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CryptoCurrency News: Alibaba Claims Patented Cross-Chain System Is Better Than Cosmos

The e-commerce firm says its new patent would improve upon current systems used by blockchains to communicate with one another.

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CryptoCurrency News: Maker of Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet Rolls Out an Extra-Strength ‘USB Condom’

CoinKite, maker of the Coldcard hardware wallet, has introduced two accessories that underscore the near-paranoia required to safely hold bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ether Leads Bitcoin on Price as Investors Prepare for Staking Arrival

Bitcoin has put in a positive June performance in six out of the last eight years. But Ethereum is drawing new investors with the start of staking due this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: 0x’s ZRX Token Surged 67% in May to Become Month’s Top Performer

0x's ZRX token was May’s best performing crypto asset, beating bitcoin by a big margin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Influencers Are Following the Beauty Playbook – Even if They Don’t Know It

Here's how influencer marketing drives the crypto industry – especially for product sales like hardware wallets and debit cards.

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CryptoCurrency News: Chase Bank to Refund 95% of $2.5M It Allegedly Overcharged Crypto Buyers

The JPMorgan subsidiary has agreed to repay most of $2.5 million it took in credit card fees for cryptocurrency purchases.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bug in ‘Timelocked’ Bitcoin Contracts Could Spur Miners to Steal From Each Other

A widespread bug has compromised a special type of bitcoin transaction that is supposed to discourage miners from cheating, new research shows.

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