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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has established a global alliance promoting international collaboration for fintech technologies such as blockchain and crypto assets

UK Financial Authority Creates Global Alliance For Fintech Innovation Collaboration https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-financial-authority-creates-global-alliance-for-fintech-innovation-collaboration

Public Korean gene sequencing firm Macrogen is developing a blockchain-based ecosystem to allow for the secure exchange and storage of genomic big data

South Korean Biotech Firm to Use Blockchain for Genomic Big Data Ecosystem https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korean-biotech-firm-to-use-blockchain-for-genomic-big-data-ecosystem

US Drug Enforcement Agency confirms major use of crypto is speculative trading, not crime

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US DEA: Criminal Activity in Cryptocurrency Has Dropped 80 Percent Since 2013 https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-dea-criminal-activity-in-cryptocurrency-has-dropped-80-percent-since-2013

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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Bitcoin Misery Index Indicators Show the Crypto ‘Isn't Broken’ https://cointelegraph.com/news/fundstrats-tom-lee-bitcoin-misery-index-indicators-show-the-crypto-isnt-broken

Cryptocurrency assets received from services rendered and crypto mining will now be accepted by Maerki Baumann

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Swiss Bank Maerki Baumann to Become Second in Country to Accept Cryptocurrency Assets https://cointelegraph.com/news/swiss-bank-maerki-baumann-to-become-second-in-country-to-accept-cryptocurrency-assets

Media attention sees Barclays appear to cover up crypto involvement, as two employees delete information from LinkedIn about a digital assets project at the bank

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Barclays Denies Crypto Products as Staff Removes ‘Digital Asset Project’ LinkedIn Info https://cointelegraph.com/news/barclays-denies-crypto-products-as-staff-removes-digital-asset-project-linkedin-info

Coinbase hires former AWS and Microsoft talent as new VP of engineering, aiming to create the “most open, secure, and accessible financial system”

Coinbase Hires Former AWS and Microsoft Employee Tim Wagner as New VP of Engineering https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-hires-former-aws-and-microsoft-employee-tim-wagner-as-new-vp-of-engineering

Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain to Invest $500 Million in Texas Data and Mining Facility https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mining-giant-bitmain-to-invest-500-million-in-texas-data-and-mining-facility

West Virginia will offer a blockchain-based mobile app for voting in this November’s midterm elections to its citizens currently serving overseas

West Virginia Offers Overseas Residents Blockchain Voting Option for Midterm Elections https://cointelegraph.com/news/west-virginia-offers-overseas-residents-blockchain-voting-option-for-midterm-elections