According to GitHub report, Go Ethereum is the 5th fastest growing open source project. Dapp, cryptocurrency, smart-contract and exchange are among the top 10 fastest growing topics.

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“I’m a big believer in Bitcoin,” said Roy Niederhoffer, the president of R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management. “I really am so bullish on it, and I want to own more of it.”

Details: bloom.bg/2yrQkGK

Liqudity Network token distribution starts in 15 minutes. There is still no official listing announcement.

Details: bit.ly/2yTEjsS

Liquidity Network is now trading at 0.87x in ETH from the ICO price.
Official exchanges: Hotbit and Latoken.

💧 icodrops.com/liquidity-network

Fantom listing is scheduled for October 29, 3:00 UTC. The name of the exchange is not disclosed.

twitter.com/FantomFDN/status/1054377409619800064

HTC has officially released its blockchain phone. It is available for pre-order & can only be purchased using BTC & ETH. Shipment is expected in Dec.

twitter.com/htcexodus/status/1054681919215075329

According to ICE notice, Bakkt Bitcoin Daily Futures Contract will be launched on December 12 (pending regulatory approval).

Details: bit.ly/2R8fWiG

Coinbase has announced that their customers in supported jurisdictions can now buy, sell, send and receive USDC stablecoin.

Details: bit.ly/2EHUY9b

Coinbase Custody has obtained a license from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to operate as an independent Qualified Custodian.

Details: bit.ly/2q7LCZX & on.ny.gov/2q55YmI

All locked up Elastos coins will be returned to lock-in ELA holders on Nov 5, 4:00 UTC. ELA coins will also be returned to angel investors on Nov 20, 4:00 UTC.

Details: elastos.org/en/notice

Elastos coin (ELA) price dropped by 15% after the news about the coin return mechanism.

💧 icodrops.com/elastos

In 2019, Russian Nornickel, the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium, could launch its own stablecoin. The head of Nornickel believes that stablecoins are cheap financing.

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"Decentralized" exchange IDEX will begin blocking new orders from users with New York State IP addresses on October 25, 18:00 UTC.

twitter.com/Aurora_dao/status/1054917418621984768

“It’s a very fast moving industry. It’s better for experts to make rules in a timely manner than bureaucrats do,” a senior FSA official said.

Details: reut.rs/2yvvSou

Tether has just destroyed 500M USDT.
According to Tether's announcement, they have "redeemed a significant amount of USDT from the circulating supply of tokens".

bit.ly/2PSj41T & bit.ly/2qaAs6S

Sony Computer Science Laboratories has developed a contactless cryptocurrency hardware wallet using IC smart card technology.

Details: bit.ly/2Jecz6X

Ethfinex has announced its token sale platform launch. A limited number of users will be able to participate in each sale and they will be selected via a random draw mechanism

Details: bit.ly/2CHmJvB

Fantom will be listed on Bibox.
Deposits: October 29, 3:00 UTC.
Trading: October 29, 8:00 UTC.

twitter.com/FantomFDN/status/1055667767729315840

PolicyPal has been listed on Bittrex. PAL is now trading at 1.35x in ETH from the ICO price, reaching 1.77x after the listing news.

💧 icodrops.com/policypal

nOS token sale:
Round 1 - October 29, first block after 18:00 UTC, guaranteed allocation.
Round 2 - November 1, first block after 18:00 UTC, FCFS, max ~90k nOS.
Hard cap: $10M

Details: bit.ly/2EN6Cj4

In January 2019, Kyber Network together with BitGo, Republic Protocol and others will launch WBTC, an ERC20 token fully backed by BTC and stored by regulated custodians.

Details: bit.ly/2qbpBtd