On May 28, the Digital Dollar Project released its white paper, a 30-page document detailing the potential applications of a CBDC. The white paper continues the nascent think tank’s work to push forward development of a digital dollar.
The paper details certain core tenets of what it considers a digital dollar and what it will push forward. The Digital Dollar Project was founded by former leaders of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and professional services company Accenture. One of those founders is Daniel Gorfine, the head of the CFTC’s fintech office until this past fall. 

International Spirits & Wellness Holdings Inc (ISW Holdings), a global brand management holdings company, has entered into a new venture with Bit5ive LLC, a global leader in cryptocurrency mining and innovative turnkey mining solutions. According to a statement, the joint venture with ISW Holdings is the latest in a string of successes for ISW Holdings and an indication of the growing interest in Bitcoin and blockchain technologies.

A paper published on May 29 by Ferenc Béres and a team of primarily Hungary-based researchers analyzed the Ethereum blockchain to find out how easily its transactions can be de-anonymized.
The research, which has not yet been subjected to peer review, focused on several Ethereum-specific features that overall make the network easier to track than competitors like Bitcoin (BTC). The researchers noted that Ethereum’s account model, contrasted with Bitcoin’s Unspent Transaction Output (UTXO) model, already makes it less private due to the practice of wallet reuse.

Weiss Crypto Ratings just tweeted, “Last week, we learned legendary trader and Forbes 400 billionaire Paul Tudor Jones plowed at least $210 million into #Bitcoin. Now #Grayscale is effectively doubling the ante. Clearly the "smart money" sees sharply higher crypto prices ahead — as do we.”

The head of Russia’s parliamentary finance commission head has spoken out about new proposed legal amendments, claiming that the measures will not criminalize cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin (BTC), purchases, and could even provide Russian crypto owners with limited property rights.
Subsequent media reports in Russia and elsewhere had claimed that the Duma was considering issuing an outright ban on crypto transactions. In an interview with YouTube channel Prekrasnaya Rossiya, Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, admitted that the Central Bank still remains opposed to legalizing the use of cryptocurrencies in Russia. But Aksakov claimed that leading Duma financial policymakers were not behind any calls for a ban.

As of 11:00 (UTC) on May 29, the global price index of Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading around the $9,300 level. At present, the coin marks $9,362.55 with an increase of 2.10% in the past 24 hours.
The CoinNess.com Bullish vs. Bearish Indicator shows our four-hour technical bias on BTC is “Strong Buy” with one indicator sending out selling signals, five showing neutral signals, and 12 indicating buying signals.
The broad market is overall bullish, with 64 out of Top 100 cryptos by market cap rising.
The global market cap reads $262.91 billion, and the 24-hour trading volume is $118.32 billion.
Major Coins
1. BTC quotes show 9,375.99 USDT on Binance, $9,382.80 on Bitfinex, $9,368.35 on Coinbase Pro and 9,370.73 USDT on Boboo.com;
2. CoinNess.com Market Index presents quotes for major cryptocurrencies besides BTC as following: ETH marks $218.99 (+5.84%); XRP marks $0.1974 (+0.57%); BCH marks $236.47 (+2.30%); LTC marks $44.45 (+1.83%); EOS marks $2.61 (+2.46%); ETC marks $7.01 (+3.94%).
Top 3 Gainers and Losers in Cryptocurrencies
1. Top 3 gainers among Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap: BNT (+27.81%), WAX (+16.50%), and ADA (+12.55%);
2. Top 3 losers among Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap: THETA (-17.72%), WICC (-8.25%), and ZIL (-7.11%).
Cap Flows of Coins/Exchanges
1. Top 3 capital inflows within the last 24 hours: BTC (+$261.54 mln), ETH (+$235.87 mln), and BCH (+$59.38 mln);
2. Top 3 capital outflows within the last 24 hours: BNB (-$10.47 mln), HDAO (-$1.93 mln), and MATIC (-$1.83 mln);
3. Net inflows/outflows of exchanges: Binance (-$29.74 mln), Bitfinex (+$9.00 mln), and Coinbase Pro (+$25.51 mln).

According to Whale Alert, 1,200 BTC ($11.28 mln USD) were transferred from an unknown address to Bitstamp at 10:16 UTC on May 29. The hash is 5aeb31a93c8d0c4e09b58af9252984f8bc132f23ca804d76e36a93b82ef22b83.

The recently launched blockchain-based venue, GRID, allows for the tokenization of securities using GSX Group’s native STACS network. In this inaugural issuance, shares for adtech firm tribeOS were created and distributed digitally.
STACS is a scalable digital ledger network layer that “stacks on top of existing financial institutions” and facilitates tokenization of the financial services industry, GSX Group said in a press release Wednesday.

Monitored by CoinNess.com, from 00:00 to 10:00 (UTC) on May 29, BTC registered a net outflow of $66.42 million in the past 10 hours.
1. The Top 3 net cap inflows in the crypto market are: EOS (+$13.86 mln), ETC (+$9.84 mln), and LTC (+$2.46 mln);
2. The Top 3 net cap outflows in the crypto market are: BTC (-$66.42 mln), XRP (-$2.81 mln), and BNB (-$2.44 mln).
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Over the past seventeen hours, XRPL Monitor noticed a jaw-dropping amount of XRP sent by the blockchain decacorn Ripple, the owner of the XRP Ledger and the XRP coin. The biggest transaction among the aforementioned lumps carried 100 mln XRP. The Whale Alert bot says that this money was sent from Ripple Escrow.

If ETH 2.0 launches as scheduled in 2020, things might get difficult for Cardano as ETH would have made the switch to PoS and the privacy features would have also improved along with scalability issues. So ETH is on the safer side for now if it launches the upgrade as scheduled. But if it gets delayed again, then high chances are that Cardano might end up taking over Ethereum even in terms of the network effect in the near future.

According to Whale Alert, 51,000 ETH ($11.31 mln USD) were transferred from OKEx to an unknown address at 08:45 UTC on May 29. The hash is 0x5b818f0fbeb87d3933a9019f7a6b947b6326dc9548026ed97bbfd7bab03c6e02.

Canada’s York University School of Continuing Studies today announced two new university-level continuing blockchain programs — the part-time Certificate in Blockchain Development and the full-time Post-Graduate Certificate in Back-End and Blockchain Development.
The university said their new courses aim to meet the rising demand for blockchain developer roles in Canada, especially in the Greater Toronto Area, where it has risen by 374% in the last two years.

CoinNess Market Index shows that BTC drops by 1.04% within 5 minutes. BTC currently marks 9,492.19 USDT on OKEX.
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According to the latest statistics of China's A-Shares closing position, Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SHCOMP) closed at 2,852.35 (+0.22%); Shenzhen Stock Exchange's (SZSE) Component Index closed at 10,746.08 (+0.87%); Shenzhen Stock Exchange's (SZSE) Blockchain 50 Index closed at 3,210.70 (+0.68%); The digital currency index of Straight Flush closed down 0.26%.

Monitored by CoinNess.com, as of 08:00 UTC on May 29, 1) Google Trends indicates searches of "Bitcoin" have experienced moderate drop compared with yesterday; 
2) Baidu Search Index shows the search frequency of "blockchain" is going down; 
3) Weibo sees the search of "digital currency" has experienced a marked drop, down 55.98% on a daily basis; 
4) CoinNess shows BTC takes the crown in the list of Coin Search Index.

Leading crypto data aggregator CoinMarketCap (CMC) has introduced new metrics ranking exchanges and market pairings based on a number of factors that are intended to reduce the impact of fake volume on the platform’s data.
The changes build on others that were introduced recently that have proven controversial for benefiting CoinMarketcCap’s new parent company Binance. To flag suspicious volumes reported by exchanges, CoinMarketCap introduced its new ‘Confidence’ metric on May 29. The factor uses a machine-learning algorithm to examine all data ingested by CMC “to determine if the volumes reported by exchanges are inflated, and to what extent.”

According to crypto derivatives tracker Skew.com, the price rise has seen approximately $40 million in BitMEX shorts liquidated over the last 36 hours, with trading sitting above the BTC spot price indicating confidence in a longer rally. The 24-hour trading volume has stayed constant over the last week.

Citing statistics from alternative.me, the Fear & Greed Index currently reads 48, seven units more than yesterday's, indicating the crypto market turned in "Neutral."
Note: As per the index, a value of 0 means "Extreme Fear" while a value of 100 represents "Extreme Greed." The current index is for Bitcoin only and is measured based on volatility (25%), market momentum/volume (25%), social media (25%), surveys (15%), dominance (10%), and trends (10%).

In a recent Isaac Morehouse podcast, Roger Ver, the former CEO of Bitcoin.com, said that the block size limit debate is becoming a hot topic for the BCH community. According to him, the ongoing Bitcoin Cash maximalism means denial to consider the possibility of updating the protocol to allow for block sizes more than 32MB.
He went on to say: "For the most part, I don't think it [BCH block size limit] is an actual problem yet […] If we get to 32MB blocks and they [BCH devs] start saying that's big enough, that's it, I've had enough of cryptocurrency [and] I'd be calling it a day at that point."

The Ethereum Foundation announced that, rather than hold an online Devcon, it would not hold the event this year. The foundation will work toward a large event in Bogotá, Colombia, in 2021.

As of 03:00 (UTC) on May 29, the global price index of Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading above the $9,500 level. At present, the coin marks $9,515.70 with an increase of 3.43% in the past 24 hours.
The CoinNess.com Bullish vs. Bearish Indicator shows our four-hour technical bias on BTC is "Strong Buy" with three indicators sending out selling signals, one showing a neutral signal, and 14 indicating buying signals.
The broad market experiences upward trading, with 81 out of Top 100 cryptos by market cap rising.
The global market cap reads $265.6 billion, and the 24-hour trading volume is $112.54 billion.
Major Coins
1. BTC quotes show 9,522.00 USDT on Binance, $9,531.80 on Bitfinex, $9,526.91 on Coinbase Pro and 9,523.62 USDT on Boboo.com;
2. CoinNess.com Market Index presents quotes for major cryptocurrencies besides BTC as following: ETH marks $222.87 (+6.97%); XRP marks $0.2015 (+2.13%); BCH marks $240.90 (+3.39%); LTC marks $45.22 (+3.17%); EOS marks $2.66 (+4.35%); ETC marks $7.19 (+6.69%).
Top 3 Gainers and Losers in Cryptocurrencies
1. Top 3 gainers among Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap: STX (+21.19%), ADA (+16.56%), and VET (+10.60%);
2. Top 3 losers among Top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap: THETA (-11.04%), ENJ (-10.27%), and HBAR (-6.14%).
Cap Flows of Coins/Exchanges
1. Top 3 capital inflows within the last 24 hours: BTC (+$331.21 mln), ETH (+$230.81 mln), and BCH (+$55.11 mln);
2. Top 3 capital outflows within the last 24 hours: BNB (-$7.93 mln), THETA (-$3.62 mln), and MATIC (-$2.54 mln);
3. Net inflows/outflows of exchanges: Binance (-$11.50 mln), Bitfinex (+$5.66 mln), and Coinbase Pro (+$25.82 mln).

For better service quality and trading experience, OKEx is undergoing system maintenance from 08:00 to 09:00 on May 29, 2020 (UTC).
During maintenance, features of the market quote, order placement, order cancellations, order amendments, margin addition and transfer could be affected because LTCUSDT and LTCUSD futures will be suspended. The system maintenance will impact users of the website, APP, the desktop client and API access.

According to official sources, SBI VC Trade, a cryptocurrency exchange under the Japanese SBI Group, announced on May 29 that from June 1 to September 30, it will give away 50 XRP to users who newly apply for an exchange account.

According to the official announcement, Huobi Global has resumed deposits and withdrawals of THETA and withdrawals of TFUEL.

Monitored by CoinNess.com, from 00:00 to 02:00 (UTC) on May 29, ETH registered a net inflow of $16.42 million in the past two hours.
1. The Top 3 net cap inflows in the crypto market are: ETH (+$16.42 mln), ETC (+$10.06 mln), and EOS (+$8.90 mln);
2. The Top 3 net cap outflows in the crypto market are: BTC (-$10.96 mln), THETA (-$929.44 k), and OKB (-$902.97 k).
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Citing data by Boboo.com, from 00:00, May 28 to 00:00, May 29 (UTC), a total of 26,747 BOBT were generated. As of 00:00 (UTC), May 29, the number of BOBT generated has reached 2,527,758. There are 36 days to go before the generation term expires.
BOBT represents an ERC 20-based native token developed by Boboo.com, with only 21 million coins to be generated through crypto-to-crypto trading. The generation process is limited to 100 days and those which are not generated before the deadline will be burned. BOBT will officially enter the absolute inflation process featuring full buy-back & burn and free circulation process when the total supplies run out. All net incomes from crypto-to-crypto trading commissions will be used for BOBT buyback & burn.