BTC Crosses $7k / eBay Hints Crypto / Crypto Transfer Fees / Retailers Accept Crypto

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Presented by Subscribe | View in browser $BTC (1:03 p.m. EST): $7,831.47 (13.45%) // 90-day high: $7,847.71 // 90-day low: $3,607.70 / / More… $BCH ABC (1:03 p.m. EST): $391.68 (13.86%) // 90-day high: $399.31// 90-day low: $121.15 // More… $ETH (1:03 p.m. EST): $202.39 (9.44%) // 90-day high: $205.10 // 90-day low: $121.33 // More… $LTC (1:03 p.m. EST): $91.05 (7.35%) // 90-day high: $97.50 // 90-day low: $67.27 // More… $XRP (1:03 p.m. EST): $0.32 (5.96%) // 90-day high: $0.37 // 90-day low: $0.28 // More…       1. Bitcoin passed through $7,000 over the weekend, reaching a high of more than $7,600 on Sunday while continuing to increase early Monday.  Bitcoin is now up 90% since the start of 2019 and many analysts predict the asset price will continue to rise. The price increase comes just as New York Blockchain Week is beginning and many projects will announce product updates and partnerships. Bitcoin remained resilient throughout the past two weeks as news of the hack against Binance and the New York Attorney General's investigation of Bitfinex being flooded the cryptocurrency news cycle. -CNBC       2. eBay may start accepting cryptocurrency payments and host digital collectibles on its platform in the near future. eBay has advertisements set up at Consensus, a major event at New York Blockchain Week. The ads state, "Virtual Currency. It's happening," and "Reach 179 million active buyers in the world's largest marketplace," and "Digital Collectibles. It's happening on eBay." This integration would be a major boost to the cryptocurrency market as eBay has 179 million users while crypto has 25 million. -CRYPTO NEWS NETWORK       A MESSAGE FROM MANAGED BY Q 2019 Workplace Trends Report How, where, and why we work is changing. This report identifies the five major trends that employers of all sizes and industries must effectively integrate into their workspace to stay relevant as workplace culture and technology rapidly evolve.   Download the 2019 Workplace Trends Report 3. From The Forums: Reddit user Crypto Nerd complained in r/cryptocurrency that he spent over €15 to send € 100 via Western Union. He proclaimed, "You could LITERALLY send 1m EUR of ANY cryptocurrency for less money". Cryptocurrency whales, those who have large amounts of crypto holdings, have recently transferred hundreds of millions of dollars of bitcoin for a minuscule amount, at least compared to traditional money transfer services like Western Union. Bitcoin whale moves $230 million in BTC and was charged 57 cents in fees. Bitcoin whale moves $212 million in BTC and was charged $3.93 in fees.       4. Flexa partnered with Gemini and launched an in-store crypto Point of Sale solution in Whole Foods, Starbucks and a host of other retailers. Flexa released an iOS app at New York Blockchain Week today called Spedn that allows users to spend bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum and GUSD at participating retailers. These retailers include Nordstrom, Barnes & Noble, Express, Lowe's, GameStop, Office Depot, Regal Cinemas and Jamba Juice, to name a few. Users pay in crypto via the app and the retailer receives USD after Gemini converts it on the backend during the transaction. -COINDESK       A MESSAGE FROM TWIT When It Comes to Covering Tech, TWiT.tv Hits Every Angle TWiT.tv publishes 15 podcasts a week focused on news, perspective, help, and how-tos. Learn about the latest innovations, privacy, social media, security, plus reviews of smartphones, laptops, tablets, PCs, and wearables. If it has a chip, Leo Laporte and friends have a podcast for it. Find Your Next Favorite Podcast Here 5. Microsoft launched a decentralized identity tool, Ion, on the bitcoin blockchain. -COIN DESK 6. Priced between $250-300, HTC's new blockchain phone will double as a bitcoin node. -THE NEXT WEB 7. Bitfinex CTO, Paolo Ardoino, stated that Bitfinex has almost raised $1 billion in its private token sale. -COIN RIVET 8. General Electric Aviation has built a blockchain based supply chain integrated with Microsoft Azure. -COIN DESK 9. BitOasis became the first regulated digital asset trading firm allowed to operate in the Middle East after the United Arab Emirates granted BitOasis a preliminary license. -CRYPTO NEWS NETWORK 10. Tron co-founder and CTO, Lucien Chen, left the company claiming Tron became centralized and strayed from its founding principles. -COIN TELEGRAPH       Written and curated by Darren Webb. He created Currencylists and has worked in marketing roles for a multitude of cryptocurrency and blockchain projects since 2014. Based in NYC, Darren loves to read and continue to learn about cryptocurrency and emerging technology in his spare time. You can find him on Twitter @Dwebbny. Editing team: Kim Lyons (Pittsburgh-based journalist and managing editor at Inside); Susmita Baral (senior editor at Inside, who runs the biggest mac and cheese account on Instagram); and David Stegon (senior editor at Inside, whose reporting experience includes cryptocurrency and technology).

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