News Roundup

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Blockchain Bites: Ripple Sues YouTube, Monero Hits the Box Office and Draper Wants Crypto Everywhere
Is Renaissance bullish on bitcoin? What's the "crypto/lobbyist" revolving door? Will YouTube take down XRP giveaway scams?
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Blockchain Bites: DeFi Hacker Is Back, Oil Craters and Big Tech Won't Sue You
Big Tech vows not to sue developers using their patents to build solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic while a hacker returns funds stolen this weekend.
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Blockchain Bites: ConsenSys Cuts, dForce Doomsday and Bitcoin ATMs Boom
ConsenSys cut staff for the second time in 2020. DForce faces doomsday. And Bitcoin ATMs are booming.
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Blockchain Bites: Binance vs. Ethereum, MicroBT vs. Bitmain, Libra vs. the World
Binance unveiled plans for a new smart contract blockchain, which could compete with Ethereum, while MicroBT looks to beat rival Bitmain to market.
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Blockchain Bites: Ethereum's Inroads and Libra's Concessions
The Facebook-led cryptocurrency project has been scaled back while investors try to take advantage of market turbulence. Here's the story.
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Blockchain Bites: DLT's Great Leap Forward, Bitcoin Hoarders and a16z's New Fund
China is taking charge in the digitization of the world economy, while Maker faces a $28M class action lawsuit. Get the latest bite-sized news.
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Blockchain Bites: The Global Lockdown, Privacy Preserving Cryptography and Bitmain's Cash Rebates
Crypto may protect privacy as governments turn to contact tracing apps, while hackers are selling your Zoom account information for pennies on the dollar.
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Blockchain Bites: 'Immunity Passports,' a Darknet Pharmacist and How Bitcoin Miners Prepare for the Halving
Cryptography can solve privacy concerns stirred up by COVID-19; Bitfinex moves more than one billion dollars worth of bitcoin for less than a dollar.
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Blockchain Bites: Canaan and Galaxy Digital Report Losses, Fold Joins Visa and Indian Exchange Volume Skyrockets
Today, Canaan and Galaxy Digital reported quarterly losses, Huobi announced a legally compliant way to reenter the U.S. market, and Binance denies stealing $1 million from one...
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Bitcoin Cash 'Halved,' DeFi Gets a Boost and Bisq Halts Trading
Miners are exiting the Bitcoin Cash blockchain while Tezos looks to add a bridge to bitcoin's liquidity. Here's the story.
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