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Bitcoin SegWit transactions now constitute over 40% of all Bitcoin network activity as adoption continues steady growth amongst scalability concerns.

The recent approval of Genesis Global Trading's BitLicense application has shone fresh light on New York State's relationship with the cryptocurrency industry.

Japanese crypto exchange BitTrade has been acquired for S$67 mln by a Singaporean multi-millionaire and entrepreneur, Asia One reported yesterday, May 30.The acquisition will see Mr. Eric Cheng take a 100 percent stake in BitTrade Co., Ltd, one of only 16 domestic crypto exchanges to receive a license from Japan's financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency.

Paxos, an American financial technology startup, has attracted $65 mln from investors, including venture capital firms RRE Ventures and Liberty City Ventures, and private equity executive Jay Jordan, Reuters reported May 31.The company was initially founded in 2012 as Bitcoin exchange itBit and later rebranded as Paxos, a business focused on providing services using blockchain technology.

A company that describes itself as a "Pioneer in the digital payments space" has unveiled plans to become the first company to offer payment processing capabilities for transactions involving ERC20-compliant tokens.

A new patent application from Mastercard suggests that the payments giant is eyeing blockchain as part of a way to verify the authenticity of consumer coupons.

"They really do look and pore through the entire business. They want to make sure that we've got robust AML/KYC processes, that we've got the right controls on our finances. They do background checks and everything. They really look at our business soup to nuts."

Kathryn Haun, board member of Coinbase and HackerOne claimed that cryptocurrency and blockchain will not see regulation for years, Techcrunch reports May 31.

Recently expatriated Polish cryptocurrency exchange BitBay tweeted yesterday, May 30, that the Polish Financial Supervision Authority has asked them to join a Blockchain Working Group.

A deputy director for the International Monetary Fund's Monetary and Capital Markets Department believes that central banks need to offer "Better" fiat currencies in order to fend off any potential competition from cryptocurrencies.

"There's gonna be a bit of a correction along the way here where a lot of the players in the space that don't actually solve a real problem are going to get washed out."

German securities marketplace and stock exchange Deutsche Börse will be spending 270 mln euro on new tech investments including blockchain, Finextra reported yesterday, May 30.

Japanese internet services giant GMO Internet Inc. announced it would debut its Bitcoin-based application for in-game rewards in August, Cointelegraph Japan reports May 31.

Vermont's governor has signed a bill allowing for the creation of so-called "Blockchain-based limited liability companies," public records show.

Altcoin TRON launched a beta version of its independent public blockchain at 12 am UTC, today May 31, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph.

Former Wall Street analyst Mary Meeker's well-known annual Internet Trends report for 2018, published May 30, shows interest in cryptocurrency "Exploding" since January of last year.

Ripple is continuing to add new clients to its distributed ledger-based payments network, RippleNet.

Draft legislation that would favorably regulate blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies has received unanimous support in the Spanish Congress, Europa Press reported yesterday, May 30.

The Lympo app incentivizes everyday users to meet fitness goals - such as burning calories or paying frequent visits to the gym - and they are rewarded with a specially created crypto token when these achievements are reached.

Blockchain startup Paxos has closed a $65 million Series B funding round led by existing investors including Liberty City Ventures, RRE Ventures and Jay Jordan.

U.S. hardware manufacturer ASUS formally announced the release of its "Second generation" cryptocurrency mining motherboard on May 30.

The Australian arm of "Big Four" auditing firm PwC is working a new solution aimed to boost efficiencies in the country's international trade systems.

China-based cryptocurrency wallet imToken announced Thursday that it has closed a $10 million Series A round fully funded by venture capital firm IDG Capital.

There is growing evidence that the stock market and the crypto market may be more aligned than many people think.

Hong Kong will not currently issue a central bank digital currency, citing the existence of already efficient payment infrastructure, according to a government press release published yesterday, May 30.

An estimated 99 percent of trading volume flows through centralized exchanges.

CLS, a U.S.-based forex settlement provider, has made a $5 million investment in enterprise blockchain startup R3. According to a press release, the newly inked deal will see CLS will take a place on R3's board of directors.

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has taken to Twitter to address community concerns regarding the Litecoin network sparked by a cryptocurrency security site that tracks the cost of launching a 51% attack against proof of work cryptocurrencies.

Lympo's app incentivizes everyday users to meet fitness goals - such as burning calories or paying frequent visits to the gym - and they are rewarded with a specially created crypto token when these achievements are reached.

Huobi, a major cryptocurrency exchange originally from China, has told CoinDesk that it's setting up shop in Brazil.