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❏ Japanese startup Nayuta is releasing a lightning network implementation with a compelling new focus: bitcoin payments for the internet of things. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin is on track to confirm a long-term bullish reversal with a first three-month winning streak since the end of 2017. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ After bitcoin and ether, Nasdaq is now adding an index for the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, to its global data service. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The SEC has temporarily suspended trading in shares Bitcoin Generation, a little-known crypto exchange and miner. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt has acquired the Digital Asset Custody Company and is working with global bank BNY Mellon on crypto key storage. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A British baroness' luxury residential project targeting the crypto rich has been put on hold, says The Times. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin's short-term prospects are looking bleak, but its close proximity to historically strong price support is calling for caution from sellers. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Online stock brokerage E*Trade is preparing to launch cryptocurrency trading services, according to Bloomberg sources. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Some of bitcoin's earliest adopters have made a fortune holding onto the coins, and Connie Gallippi wanted to give them a way to help other people. Turns out bitcoiners are quite the philanthropists too. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ One technologist's imprisonment and execution in Syria exemplifies the parallel use of technology for both liberation and repression – and why bitcoin and other censorship resistant tech is needed in such areas. Meet Bassel Khartabil. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A long-term technical line, which served as strong price resistance four years ago, is again capping the upside in bitcoin's price. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Two Nigerian nationals have been indicted in the U.S. for wire fraud and money laundering relating to a fake bitcoin investment scheme. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The crypto markets endured a loss of as much as $10 billion around 21:00 UTC on Thursday, following the NYAG's allegations on Bitfinex and Tether. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin may revisit sub-$5,000 levels in the short-term, as a widely followed technical indicator is flashing a historically bearish pattern. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A new software release from Lightning Labs targets a risk for users: the chance they'll lose funds if their hardware is having problems. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ You can now convert coins to bitcoin at more than 2,000 Coinstar kiosks in 19 different states. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A case involving millions of dollars in bitcoin and Western Union payments resulted in New York State's first conviction for crypto money laundering. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin could be in for a price pullback, as litecoin, which led the crypto markets higher earlier in the year, is now showing signs of weakness. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitfury and Swiss investment firm Final Frontier have launched a bitcoin mining fund after it was authorized by an EU regulator. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has attracted $3 million of bitcoin donations over the last three years. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Lightning Labs has put out his first alpha release for its lightning desktop app for bitcoin's mainnet. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Crypto lending startup BlockFi has gathered another $18 million of bitcoin and ether deposits since last month, bringing its total interest-earning accounts to $53 million. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ With bitcoin’s move to five-month highs Tuesday, a notable bull cross of key moving averages has formed for the first time in nearly four years. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin’s price extended its recent gains today by spiking above $5,500 for the first time in over five months. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Speaking generally about crypto regulation, the CFTC’s chairman offered clues about the delay at bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin spenders can use the lightning network to shop at e-commerce sites like Amazon, thanks to a new browser extension. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ With the widely-followed RSI now signaling a long-term bullish reversal, bitcoin may rally to $6,000 over the next month or two. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The controversy over delisting bitcoin SV shows why crypto exchanges need more consistent standards and rules. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Early bitcoin developer Stefan Thomas recalls his early obsession with programmable cryptocurrency. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin is showing signs of exhaustion on the short-duration technical charts, but a pullback has been elusive – so far. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ U.S. regulator FinCEN has for the first time penalized a cryptocurrency trader for breaking anti-money laundering rules. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The average fees required to send a bitcoin transaction are on the rise again, hitting their highest level in nearly a year in early April. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The widely-followed MACD indicator has turned bullish for the first time in over a year, backing up signs of a long-term bitcoin bull reversal.  ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Binance will launch its new fiat-to-crypto platform in Singapore next week, chief financial officer Wei Zhou said. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have settled their case against Charlie Shrem, whom they previously claimed owed them $26 million worth of bitcoin. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ With $1.5 million in seed funding secured, Bolt Labs wants to bring privacy features to the lightning network and other blockchain solutions. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin looks set to end April in the green for the fourth consecutive year, having climbed 27 percent already this month. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Gemini says it has added "full" support for SegWit, an important bitcoin code change that paves the way for scaling improvements. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Kraken is the latest crypto exchange to delist bitcoin SV amid an ongoing feud between coin creator Craig Wright and members of the bitcoin community. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ It's Satoshi claimant Craig Wright vs the bitcoin community, with accusations of fraud and defamation flying between them. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin's stalled rally could take off again if the bulls can convincingly breach a new resistance level above $5,200. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ This treasure hunt is like a bitcoin version of "Ready Player One," with the first clues released via Blockstream's satellite. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Binance is delisting bitcoin SV days after founder Changpeng Zhao called Craig Wright, the fork's creator, a fraud. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Crypto derivatives provider LedgerX plans to become the first U.S. firm to offer physically settled bitcoin futures contracts. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin confirmed a longer-term bull breakout a week ago, but the rally has since flattened out. What's going on? ❏ CoinDesk

❏ ING’s blockchain team is testing privacy tech called "bulletproofs," the latest in a series of such experiments at the global bank. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin's latest rebound above $5,000 isn't about new investors, it's a reaffirmation of its real strength as a resistant global network. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ While price appreciation is always good for an asset class, in the case of cryptocurrencies the benefits go way beyond profit. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin dropped to around $4,900 earlier today, but has since fought back to above the $5K psychological support line. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Payments startup Flexa is using funds from a private token sale to make shopping with bitcoin at brick-and-mortar stores a reality. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has brought Google Wallet and PayPal vet Mike Blandina as its chief product officer. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin has fallen back close to psychological support at $5,000 after a failed breakout Wednesday. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Despite breathless headlines, a recent proposal by China’s economic planners would not automatically ban bitcoin mining. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin is trending inside an ascending triangle pattern on the hourly chart that brings potential for a move to over $5,880, analysis suggests. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A 22-year-old bitcoin dealer from the U.S. has been ordered to hand over $823,357 gained illegally via an unlicensed money transmission business. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Several bitcoin price indicators have turned positive on the charts, strongly suggesting bullish momentum is growing. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The head of a large Mt. Gox creditor group is stepping down amid what he described as a legal quagmire that could take years to resolve. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A Chinese government agency in charge of macro economic policies is labeling bitcoin mining as an "undesirable" industry in a draft economic proposal. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ It’s a moment true bitcoin nerds have been waiting for. In the coming release of Bitcoin Core, the 18th version of the cryptocurrency’s most widely used software, the code will finally, natively allow users to connect bitcoin full nodes to hardware wallets. It sounds technical, but it’s a big step for the security of the […] ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Pantera-backed SparkSwap has launched to offer pro traders litecoin-to-bitcoin atomic swaps using the lightning network. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin’s breakout from $5,050 resistance has defied overbought indicators and set a new target of $5,550 for the bulls. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Cryptocurrency's total market capitalization rose to $185.89 billion earlier today at 02:00 UTC, reaching its highest point since Nov. 18. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Josh Rossi describes festive nights of playing poker with a who's who of the early bitcoin scene. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Early bitcoin adopter Dan Gallancy talks about the trials and tribulations of giving away bitcoin. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ From April Fools jokes to "mystery" orders fueling bitcoin's recent rally, mainstream media still struggles to understand basic aspects of the cryptocurrency market. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Google searches for "bitcoin" jumped to its highest level on Tuesday since Nov. 20, 2018 as the cryptocurrency surged above $5,000 on most exchanges. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Radar Relay, a decentralized exchange for trading tokens over ethereum, is branching out into bitcoin lightning technology. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin startup Bitrefill is launching a new service aimed at helping onboard users of the lightning network more quickly. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The globe-trotting bitcoin payments experiment is nearing its end, having attracted participants like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A Toronto judge has ruled that a 30-year old drug dealer must forfeit 281.41 bitcoins used in illegal activities on the dark web. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Cryptocurrencies across the board are flashing significant growth in the first few days of April. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin could be in for a minor price retreat as the RSI is showing the most overbought conditions for 16 months. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A new service has launched to make it easier for people to accept money on bitcoin's lightning payments network. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Atomic Capital is offering to lend up to 85 percent of the value of clients' bitcoin or ether, at double-digit interest rates. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The Jamaica Stock Exchange is soon to trial bitcoin and ether trades with help from Canadian fintech firm Blockstation. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The cryptocurrency market sprang back to life with bitcoin's surge to 4.5-month highs yesterday. But why? ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The Dolder Grand, a five-star hotel in Switzerland, will start accepting bitcoin payments from next month. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Weeks after calling bitcoin "brilliant," Elon Musk has lauded one of the crypto market's oldest and silliest alternatives. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin is now trading above its 50, 100 and 200 day moving averages for the first time in nearly 15 months after the cryptocurrency breached $5,000 during Tuesday's trading session. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ After today's breakout, bitcoin now needs to move above crucial resistance near $5,200 to solidify the case for a longer-term bull market. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ The price of bitcoin jumped by 7 percent within 30 minutes on Tuesday and then reached above $4,900, its highest point in 4 months. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ More than a critique of price manipulation rife across bitcoin markets, the Bitwise report shows cryptocurrencies' potential. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ More than 100 cryptocurrencies outperformed bitcoin in what was the most bullish quarter the cryptocurrency market has seen since Q4 of 2017. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ What's it like to be bitcoin? It's not all it's hashed out to be. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has launched an over-the-counter bitcoin trading service aimed at clients with deep pockets. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin made double-digit gains in the first three months of 2019, marking its best quarterly performance since Q4 2017. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Kraken's Crypto Facilities has seen trading volumes in litecoin and bitcoin cash futures surge five-fold in recent weeks. ❏ CoinDesk