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The capacity of the Lightning Network is decreasing, and the Bitcoin community is once again embroiled in a debate about scaling. But is it as serious as it seems?

Experts in blockchain and crypto, central bank officials and researchers take on the question: Why do we need state-owned cryptocurrencies?

2019 has seen a new way of fundraising, IEOs, become the go-to way to raise capital while ICOs lose steam.

Major expansion of payment systems in Brazil and no taxes on BTC transactions in Portugal in news of the week from Cointelegraph Brasil.

New blockchain-based initiatives from the US Air Force have Cointelegraph looking at prospects for the technology throughout US defense agencies.

From Cointelegraph en Español: Paypal changing policies in Mexico, new crypto payments in Spain and more government announcements about the Petro from Venezuela.

Facebook Libra is seeking worldwide compliance, but experts are sceptical that the project can meet its 2020 release date due to regulatory uncertainty.

The Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan has submitted a draft law which proposes the taxation of crypto mining.

China’s central bank relies on centralization and suppression of open technologies such as blockchain, with its next step being to issue a national stablecoin.

Kavita Gupta, former ConsenSys ventures head, joins security token offering project Dusk Network that aims to help companies tokenize their equity shares.

Ether’s compliance with Islamic religious law receives approval from Islamic finance and Sharia advisory firm Amanie Advisors.

Bitcoin price fell below $10K once again. But historical data is showing several similarities to previous corrections within larger bull market cycles.

Bitcoin is at a strong support level. If it fails to bounce quickly, it is likely to turn negative. Let’s analyze the charts.

The digital advertising ecosystem suffers from outdated infrastructure — the rise of smart contracts and tokenization could resolve industry pain points.

Solving the blockchain scalability challenge requires coming up with new consensus mechanisms that support different nonfinancial use cases.

Automotive supplier Continental is providing a demonstration of its data monetization platform with an earning app for sharing car parking data.

Cielo, the largest credit card processing company in Brazil, recently announced support for cryptocurrency payments on its point-of-sale devices.

The integration of DLT technology into messenger apps is expected to drive mainstream crypto adoption, but possibly at the expense of centralization.

American aircraft giant Boeing is joining the governing council of enterprise-focused decentralized network Hedera Hashgraph, according to Coindesk.

Craig Wright has been ordered by a U.S. court to hand over more that 500K of his Bitcoin holdings to David Kleiman’s estate. Will the market survive?

Winnipeg Bitcoin ATMs targeted with “out of order” signs.

There’s more money in the game for miners than ever before, as all-time revenue for Bitcoin mining tops $14 billion.

What will be the implications of further crypto wallet blocking and what will be the OFAC’s next moves?

A failed attempt to increase licensing obligations for Bitcoin ATMs earlier this year has returned to the spotlight.

Elwood Asset Management — owned by British billionaire and Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard — is planning a $1 billion venture into the crypto hedge fund space.

Seychelles-based securities exchange MERJ plans to distribute its equity to Europe using digital tokens by partnering with blockchain service provider Globacap.

Financial analysts say a growing number of retail investors are betting on Bitcoin as a hedge against macroeconomic turbulence and U.S.-China trade war.

The platform will reduce leverage from 5x to 4x in its latest overhaul, which is scheduled for the end of October.

DLT platform Hedera Hashgraph is preparing for a public beta test, during which developers could build DApps and try out the network’s smart contracts.

Cryptocurrency project Decred announces the addition of various privacy-focused features to its DCR coin.