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Ethereum's 'EIP 1559' Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July

A large majority of Ethereum miners are against the proposal. But that hasn’t stopped developers from scheduling the upgrade for July.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin

Markets

Binance Gives 27,000 COVID-19 Masks to UK National Health Service

Binance has donated 27,000 KN95 masks worth over $60,000 to the U.K. National Health Service’s Pru Trust to aid the fight against COVID-19.

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Finance

London-Based Crypto Custodian Copper Raises $8M for Expansion Overseas

Copper uses its "Walled Garden" infrastructure to allow clients to trade crypto assets more securely from custody.

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Tech

Appealing to Normies: Advancing Bitcoin Starts With Better UX

At London's Advancing Bitcoin conference, developers discussed user-experience fixes for the world's leading crypto.

Blockstream's UX director, Selene Jin, speaks at 2020's  Advancing Bitcoin conference in London. (Photo by Alyssa Hertig for CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws

Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.

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Markets

R3 Doubles London Office Space for Blockchain Hiring Spree

Enterprise blockchain firm R3 is doubling its office space in London to accommodate a hiring spree.

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Markets

Blockchain Firm SETL Sidesteps Insolvency to Return as Leaner New Entity

Blockchain infrastructure firm SETL, which filed for insolvency in March, is back as a new entity formed by its management team.

Ethereum's London hard fork has been influencing markets recently.

Markets

Creditor Takes Crypto Startup London Block Exchange to Court

A law firm has taken the London Block Exchange to court saying it's owed money, but the startup's CEO has denied it is going out of business.

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Markets

London Metal Exchange Backs Plan to Track Physical Metals With Blockchain

The London Metal Exchange is said to be supporting an initiative to better track physical metals using blockchain tech.

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Markets

How BlockEx Went from $24 Million ICO to Layoffs in Less Than a Year

BlockEx, a London-based platform for launching and exchanging tokens, was beset by a series of setbacks that led to downsizing.

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