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Presented by Subscribe | View in browser $BTC (2:35 p.m. EST): $6,406.57 (5.11%) // 90-day high: $6,434.62 // 90-day low: $3,607.70 / / More… $BCH ABC (2:35 p.m. EST): $288.72 (3.14%) // 90-day high: $342.87// 90-day low: $119.55 // More… $ETH (2:35 p.m. EST): $174.97 (4.23%) // 90-day high: $184.38 // 90-day low: $117.11 // More… $LTC (2:35 p.m. EST): $76.82 (4.78%) // 90-day high: $97.50 // 90-day low: $41.27 // More… $XRP (2:35 p.m. EST): $0.30 (1.61%) // 90-day high: $0.37 // 90-day low: $0.28 // More…       1. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-California) called on his fellow members of Congress to ban cryptocurrency purchases within the United States. Sherman said that cryptocurrency has disempowered foreign policy practices and tax collection enforcement, and weakened the dollar. He added that Hamas has accepted cryptocurrency donations on its website to skirt state-imposed regulations. and that cryptos offer "benefit for those who wish to commit a crime." Many proponents for banning cryptocurrency believe that criminals use cryptocurrency as a way to stay hidden. However, it's worth noting that special counsel Robert Mueller and his team used cryptocurrency transactions during its investigation into the Russian government. -NEWS BTC       2. SEC Commissioner Hester Price said the SEC must not over-regulate the cryptocurrency industry as it could stifle innovation. She said she was concerned that "the SEC would lead with its enforcement powers, thus allowing anxiety about the risks of new technology to overshadow the opportunities it presents. I worried that hasty regulation would smother the industry in its infancy." Pierce also criticized leaders for not moving forward with a bitcoin ETF. In July 2018 the SEC rejected a Bitcoin Trust ETF proposal by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, believing that bitcoin was flawed because of its underlying infrastructure.  -CRYPTO CURRENCY NEWS       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. Follow Friday: Nathaniel Whittemore tweets at @NLW and has become best known for his Long Read Sundays, where he puts together a compilation of the previous week's best news and happenings in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. In last week's edition, Whittemore, who works as a crypto and blockchain consultant, went over the missing $850 million from Bitfinex, the proliferation of IEOs, and cryptos influence in Venezuela. Today at EtherealNY, Whittemore was the keynote speaker on narratives and communication in crypto during NYC Blockchain Week. "Everyone in crypto has a story to tell. How that story is told, and who it is told to is more important than even the tech sometimes," he said. Listen to his Off The Chain podcast episode with Anthony Pompliano where he talks about how crypto and marketing are intertwined.        4. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao published a security incident update for the first time since $40 million was stolen from the exchange. Zhao also apologized for making an off-the-cuff remark during a live AMA where he said Binance was looking into the possibility of conducting a transaction rollback, which angered many in the community. That process goes against the principle of blockchain immutability and the inability to change transactions once they are complete. Zhao noted that Binance will be aiming to improve its risk management process, user behavior analysis, Know Your Customer procedures and anti-phishing tactics. -COIN TELEGRAPH       A MESSAGE FROM VETTERY Hiring moves fast—stay ahead of the game with Vettery's 2019 Tech Salary Report As a tech leader, you're used to a day-to-day in flux. You're focused on the big picture—roadmapping, goals, and maintaining your vibrant company culture—time is money, as they say. So let us streamline things. Want the tools to help you achieve your goals and hire talent? Vettery has you covered. 5. Nordea opened up its blockchain-based trading platform to small and medium-sized businesses. -COIN TELEGRAPH 6. More schools like Northwestern, UT-Austin and UCLA are offering blockchain and cryptocurrency classes. -PC MAG 7. NYC has an initiative to diversify the blockchain industry by making sure women and minorities have access. -CRAINS 8. Some users have not been able to withdraw their funds from Bitfinex as $430 million in crypto funds have exited the firm's cold wallets. -CRYPTO SLATE 9. Security firm Metacert CEO, Paul Walsh, believes the Binance security breach may have started with Binance's anti-phishing awareness test. -METACERT 10. Bitcoin market dominance topped 58%, its highest level in 2019. -FX STREET       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. 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May 10, 2019 ANOTHER ETF:  Crescent Crypto Asset Management, a passive index fund manager, declared its intent to file for a new crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) through a subsidiary, and in partnership with NYSE Arca, according to a prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday. The ETF, if approved, would give investors exposure to bitcoin and ether, the two top cryptocurrencies by market cap, which make up some 65 percent of the overall market. Full Story CRYPTO MORTGAGES: Fintech startup fluidity wants to launch ethereum-powered mortgages in California and New York. Fluidity chief architect Todd Lipplatt said the company intends to “tokenize the house,” using smart contracts for back-end management. Fluidity intends to begin offering these mortgages over the summer, once the appropriate licensing paperwork is finalized. Full Story BLOCKCHAIN CREDIT: Figure Technologies, the new fintech startup founded by former SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, has closed a $1 billion line of credit on a blockchain through investment bank Jefferies and WSFS Financial Corporation. The “uncommitted” deal would be custodied on Figure’s own blockchain platform, Provenance.io. Full Story FINTECH TASK FORCE: The U.S. House of Representatives – the lower body in Congress - has launched a new task force specifically dedicated to evaluating new financial technologies, including blockchain tools. The FinTech Task Force, part of the House Financial Services Committee, includes notable blockchain proponents like Reps. Warren Davidson, Tom Emmer and Josh Gottheimer, all of whom have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation aimed at increasing adoption of the nascent tech. Full Story CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST: The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is interested in how Facebook will treat financial and consumer data, and how that ties into its cryptocurrency project. The committee sent an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg asking him how the cryptocurrency, code-named Project Libra, will operate, how Facebook has interacted with regulators and how Facebook is treating individual consumers’ personal information. Full Story​ ALTCOINS RISING:  Bitcoin's ascent continues, with prices hitting six-month highs above $6,300 earlier today – a move that bolstered the already bullish technical setup. Hence, prices look set to rise further toward key resistance at $6,500, albeit after a dip suggested by the short-term charts. Other cryptocurrencies have been lagging bitcoin’s rise, but could soon join the party, as the combined altcoin market cap is flashing a bullish technical pattern. Full Story​ BEST OF THE BEST GAME GOODS: The advent of crypto collectibles like CryptoKitties is bringing a shift in the possibilities for in-game goods, according to Wired. While currently such digital items are, by and large, stuck in the game and disappear if it the game is deleted, putting them on a blockchain would allow goods to be freely traded on platforms, as well as free developers from the headache of having to manage them. Not only that but the idea would allow digital collectibles to have a more important role than, as in the case of CryptoKitties, just being stuck on a blockchain to be occasionally looked at. THE REST HIDDEN BLOCKCHAIN: Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia and CIO at blockchain platform Everipedia, has said that decentralized apps (dapps) are still too technical and offer poor user experience for most consumers, The Next Web reports. “I don’t think there’s a single dapp that’s reached the potential we expect them to have,” he said at a TNW event. Even the very word “blockchain” is a turn-off for users, Sangers added. As such, Everipedia will be hiding any references to the tech from its interface. BEER 4 BITCOIN: Rotate, a London bar popular with crypto traders and investors, recently started taking bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network for its liquid offerings. According to Breakermag, the bar is the regular haunt of a gang of 30-40 traders and offering crypto payments was a natural progression. However, while lightning is touted as offering faster payments than using the bitcoin network directly, there were some issues with unexplained delays soon after launch, according to manager Ross McNeil.    WHO WON #CRYPTOTWITTER Copyright © 2019 CoinDesk, All rights reserved.  Our mailing address is:  250 Park Avenue South New York, NY, 10003, US  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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