Welcome to CryptoSlate Recap, our daily, free newsletter containing links to some of the top blockchain stories on CryptoSlate and across the web. Chinese messaging giant WeChat bans crypto transactions One of the largest social media platforms in the world, Chinese-based WeChat, has banned cryptocurrency trading on its platform. According to the company's updated payment policy, merchants and users who engage in crypto trading will have their accounts terminated from the platform.

	CryptoSlate Recap | Bitcoin nearly touches $6k, where will it go from here? | Ethereum futures could soon be approved, ETH surges 10% over past week | Messaging giant WeChat bans crypto transactions May 7 Public post Welcome to CryptoSlate Recap, our daily, free newsletter containing links to some of the top blockchain stories on CryptoSlate and across the web. Chinese messaging giant WeChat bans crypto transactions One of the largest social media platforms in the world, Chinese-based WeChat, has banned cryptocurrency trading on its platform. According to the company's updated payment policy, merchants and users who engage in crypto trading will have their accounts terminated from the platform. 2 min read → Ethereum futures could soon be approved, ETH surges 10% over past week Futures contracts of the second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, could soon be approved by the CFTC, a senior official at the regulatory body revealed. The rumors about the contracts triggered a 9.8 percent spike, making ETH one of the best performers of the week. 2 min read → Brave browser gaining impressive traction on Android, on par with Chrome Among mobile web browsers downloads, Brave has pushed its way into third, narrowly behind Google Chrome by Play Store rankings. Through a combination of innovative features including a native cryptocurrency, built-in privacy, and a streamlined experience, the app has been able to make headway in a well-entrenched industry. 3 min read → Bug on TRON could have allowed a single computer to crash the network A high severity bug on the TRON network could have allowed an attacker with a single computer to crash the network, as first reported by TNW. The fault stems from a vulnerability related to spamming smart contracts. 2 min read → Bitcoin nearly touches $6k, where will it go from here? After a dramatic week surrounding Bitfinex and Tether, bitcoin shrugged off news-related losses and rose 11 percent. Now it's fighting strong resistance around the $5,950 level. If it is able to break above resistance, new highs may follow. 4 min read → EOS likely to drop inflation rate from 5% to 1% EOS is considering dropping its current 5 percent inflation rate all the way down to 1 percent in order to avoid unnecessary funds being accumulated in the network's savings account. EOS holders are currently participating in an official poll to decide on the matter, with all participants voting in favor of the drop. 3 min read → ICYMI 🚀 Fidelity launching bitcoin trading "within a few weeks" 💵 Maker's Dai approaches $1 peg following aggressive interest rate hikes and Tether fallout 💨 CoinMarketCap removes Bitfinex from exchange calculations 📈 Bitcoin active nodes outnumber XRP active addresses What else? The U.S. Department of Treasury is experimenting with Ethereum. scott lewis🌾@scott_lew_is US Department of Treasury built an Ethereum-based Proof of Concept to "reimagine the way asset tracking was conducted at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service." PoC is for cellphones (?) built to run in a test environment on a private ethereum chain. Github: github.com/fiscalservice/… May 7th 2019 22 Retweets70 Likes Some interesting ideas and technology are being explored to improve Bitcoin. Lucas Nuzzi@LucasNuzzi It's finally here. The BIP drafts for Taproot, Schnorr, Merkle branches, and more. Read it here: github.com/sipa/bips/blob… Below are all of the ideas being proposed / discussed 👇sipa/bipsBitcoin Improvement Proposals. Contribute to sipa/bips development by creating an account on GitHub.github.com May 6th 2019 103 Retweets293 Likes Search interest for "cryptocurrency" and "Ethereum" are setting new all-time highs. Tommy World Power 💹@TommyWorldPower "Cryptocurrency" and "Ethereum" search volumes on Google trends setting new all-time highs June 14th 2017 14 Retweets29 Likes Bitfinex has halted withdraws and the only way to get assets off the platform is to pay a hefty premium. Mitchell Moos@MitchellMoos Widespread reports that @bitfinex has halted fiat withdrawals. Only way to get assets off the platform is by paying the $280 (~5%) $BTC premium. May 7th 2019 2 Likes Featured blockchain companies Thanks to the following companies for their support: 🚀 OpenCrowd - a design and technology firm creating custom blockchain business solutions for global clients and early startups ⚡️ Blockstation - a leading Canadian FinTech company founded in 2014, provides one of the first digital asset trading solutions for stock exchanges. Want to be featured here? Contact us to learn more. 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