BitDigest May 28 · Issue #912
- Crypto prices sell-off as options are liquidated on last trading day of month
- Central bankers are finding that crypto is not as threatening as previously believed
- South Korea warns that leveraged cryptocurrency trading could put financial system at risk
The weekly returns for the Rebel coins was obviously poor but do not overlook the returns achieved over the first 5 months of the year.
☀️Have a good long weekend, BitDigest will be back on Tuesday June 1st.
The Headlines
Kuroda Calls for Regulation of Stablecoins
Big Tech Issued Digital Assets Are Real Threat to Central Banks
Leveraged Crypto Trading Threatens Financial System
Digital Currencies Will 'Come to Life' in Nigeria
Dubai Issues Warning Again 'DubaiCoin'
Sweden Chooses Handelsbanken as First e-Krona Partner
FinCEN to Hold Privacy Tech Workshop
HIVE Announces Green Expansion
WisdomTree Files for Ethereum ETF
Diem Will ‘Fade Out’ Stablecoin if Fed Issues Digital Dollar
Sheetz to Accept Crypto
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hello Pal Acquires DOGE, LTC Miner
Market Data
Elliptic Issues Crypto Compliance Guide
Thoughts on the Ecosystem
Investing in Bitcoin and Smoking Marijuana are Personal Choices
Daily Cartoon
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