Hodler's Monthly
April 2020
Review of the main news, events and stats of the past month
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Halving
BSV BCH
— BSV and BCH halving took place, and they were very undramatic
Binance
CMC
— Binance buys CoinMarketCap and the crypto community isn’t upset
Milestones & Events
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Bitcoin codebase preserved for 1,000 years in archive under arctic ice
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Brave browser gains 1M new users in a single month
3
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CryptoKitties devs secure partnership for NBA digital tokens
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General Motors files patent for a blockchain-based navigation map
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In legal battle with U.S. SEC, Telegram sees new support from Blockchain Association
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Bitcoin scam on YouTube masquerades as Coinbase CEO AMA
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Russian darknet criminals sell $13M of fake cash for crypto
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UFC fighter changes Twitter name to promote Bitcoin halving
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France’s CBDC test moves digital euro one step closer to reality
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Bitcoin SV finished its first halving
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New details of Reddit’s unconfirmed ERC-20-based points system emerge
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Peter Schiff predicts gold will “moon” while Bitcoin crashes
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Bitfinex made a $1.1 billion BTC transaction for only $0.68
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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht: Bitcoin price could drop to $3,200
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DeFi market cap back above $1 billion after March market crash
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$12M wheat trade between U.S. and Indonesia settled on blockchain
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Former Bakkt CEO appointed to Trump’s task force for reopening the economy
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Data suggests some Americans may be buying crypto with stimulus check
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DForce loses 99.95% of funds in latest test of DeFi's resilience
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DForce hacker attempts to negotiate after allegedly leaking his identity
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Historic drop in WTI crude oil futures hardly rattles Bitcoin price
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Judge orders arrest of former GOP state senator involved with crypto scam
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PegNet suffers 51% attack from its top miners — or does it?
24
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Chile LocalBitcoins volume hits all-time high amid pandemic-induced crisis
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Bitcoin mining chip producer Ebang files for $100 million IPO in U.S.
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Crypto community slams Binance Smart Chain over centralization
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Tron DApps arrive on the Samsung app store
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DashNexus budget proposal approved for getting Dash back into Japan
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DPRK insider tells Cointelegraph that “crypto is a good resource against imperialism”
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Swiss tech association published an industry standard for custody management of crypto
April market stats
From Coin360
Numbers of the month
$10K
— Bitcoin price is banging on the door
75,000 BTC
— is added to long-term positions daily, according to figures tracking investor behavior.
7 weeks
— Bitcoin price leaves the extreme fear territory where it has been stuck for record time
$28.3
million
— Maker Foundation is facing a lawsuit over March 12 events
Quotes
This year will confirm Bitcoin’s transition from a risk-on speculative asset to the crypto market’s version of gold.
Bloomberg report
The Maker Foundation neglected its responsibilities to its investors by either fostering or, at the very least, allowing the conditions that led to Black Thursday.
Court document
We could be possibly witnessing a bit of a perfect storm brewing for Bitcoin in the medium term.
Alex Laughton-Scott
CoinShares associate director
To legitimize any fiat debt-coupons in any way now... When we are on the edge of victory, would be a crime against humanity.
Max Keiser
TV host
Buzz of the month
Bitcoin is potentially gearing for a huge bull run
A bloomberg report states that a replay of the 2017 BTC price spice is possible
More
Libra Association adapts its white paper to appease U.S. regulators
Ripple is fed up with crypto scammers on YouTube, files lawsuit
KuCoin’s legal troubles in Singapore are now being backed by evidence
Andreessen Horowitz launches another crypto asset fund, gathers $515M
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has pledged 28% of his wealth to fight COVID-19 outbreak
Adoption & Tech
The digital yuan is reportedly being tested all over China
Chinese CDBC is being tested in Suzhou — a major city in Jiangsu Province, and photos surface to prove it’s real
Country-level
United States, China, Brazil and more
U.S. fintech lenders are helping small businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis
China’s cyberspace commission issued approvals for 224 blockchain projects
Four Brazilian financial regulators are teaming up to aggregate data using blockchain technology
A Paxful survey shows that Americans are considering crypto as a U.S. dollar alternative
People’s Bank of China continues to strengthen fintech regulation, expanding pilot projects
Enterprise-level
LG, Nestle, SBI and more
LG CNS is testing AI-based facial recognition tech to conduct payments with crypto
Nestle expands its long-running IBM Food Trust blockchain technology platform
An Indian tech startup has developed an app to improve maintenance and inspection of vehicles
Vietnamese ticketing agency now accepts Bitcoin payments through Lightning Network
SBI Holdings will start implementing R3 blockchain tech in its foreign exchange services
Major regulation updates
Updates:
Restrictive
Permissive
Drafts:
Restrictive
Permissive
Drafts or updates or both:
BOTH Restrictive and
Permissive
Official Updates:
Permissive
Japan
Changes to Japanese regulations on crypto will be enforced on May 1
Portugal
Portugal unveils plans for cross-sector “technological free zones”
Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s digital and financial services minister has revealed updates to the country’s regulation of DLT firms
China
China brings together 15 organizations to develop national standards for blockchain and DLT
Nederland
The Dutch implementation of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering directive will cost crypto businesses a fortune
Restrictive
Nederland
The Dutch implementation of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering directive will cost crypto businesses a fortune
Permissive
Japan
Changes to Japanese regulations on crypto will be enforced on May 1
Portugal
Portugal unveils plans for cross-sector “technological free zones”
Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s digital and financial services minister has revealed updates to the country’s regulation of DLT firms
China
China brings together 15 organizations to develop national standards for blockchain and DLT
Drafts and Ideas:
Restrictive
and
Permissive
U.S.A.
U.S. Congress sees a new bill mandating the implementation of digital dollar wallets by Jan. 1, 2021
EU
The European Commission sees some specific uses for blockchain technology
Russia
Russian officials have proposed lifting the Telegram ban amid the ongoing coronavirus fight
EU
The European parliament has published its first study into crypto regulation since 2018
U.S.A.
The FATF analyzed U.S. compliance to its recommendations, says enforcement is not specific enough for crypto
Restrictive
EU
The European parliament has published its first study into crypto regulation since 2018
U.S.A.
The FATF analyzed U.S. compliance to its recommendations, says enforcement is not specific enough for crypto
Permissive
U.S.A.
U.S. Congress sees a new bill mandating the implementation of digital dollar wallets by Jan. 1, 2021
EU
The European Commission sees some specific uses for blockchain technology
Russia
Russian officials have proposed lifting the Telegram ban amid the ongoing coronavirus fight
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