Binance has listed Solana.
SOL is now trading at ~4.5x from the auction price.

💧 icodrops.com/solana

After Bitcoin SV block reward halving, BSV price decreased by ~10%.
Block reward reduced from 12.5 BSV to 6.25 BSV.

HTC is set to allow users to mine monero (XMR) cryptocurrency directly via its EXODUS 1S blockchain smartphone.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/61529/htc-to-allow-mining-monero-directly-via-its-exodus-blockchain-phone

Binance users in Colombia, South Korea, Kenya, Kazakhstan and Peru can now use their native native fiat currencies to Buy Crypto with Visa credit & debit card.

Cryptocurrencies available for purchase at launch are: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, BUSD and USDT.

https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042163251

Poloniex has listed Matic Network.

https://poloniex.com/exchange#usdt_matic
💧 icodrops.com/matic-network

Digital money transfer service, Azimo, has partnered with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the oldest bank in Thailand, to launch an instant cross-border payments service from Europe to Thailand through Ripple’s global payments network, RippleNet.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-integration-brings-instant-payments-to-thailand

UK-based neo-bank Cashaa has developed a fiat gateway for Binance Chain to provide BEP2 tokens direct access with the world’s most liquid national currencies. With Cashaa integration, Binance Chain projects will immediately be able to allow their holders to buy and sell tokens in US Dollar, Sterling Pound, Euro, and Indian Rupees.

https://twitter.com/yourCashaa/status/1248700643352571904
https://help.cashaa.com/knowledgebase/cashaa-now-provides-fiat-gateway-for-binance-chain/

The European Parliament’s in-house think tank is recommending the E.U. broaden the definition of cryptocurrency and expand the list of crypto-related entities subject to regulations.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/61568/europe-should-move-to-cover-regulatory-blind-spots-for-crypto-assets-eu-parliament-report

OKEx decided to buy-back OKB (equivalent of 2,000,000 USDT) from the market to give back to our users in a series of promotions. OKTraders could also buy OKB at 20% discount based on the second-market price during the subscription period.

Subscription Time: 04:00 - 05:00 Apr 22, 2020 (UTC)

https://www.okex.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/360042205011

Binance P2P has added support for EOS. Users can directly buy and sell EOS using the Chinese Yuan (CNY) with zero transaction fees on the Binance P2P platform.

https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041789112

Binance has announced the next token burn.

https://twitter.com/binance/status/1249555943597039616

Binance has announced the next IEO - Cartesi.

Launchpad Hard Cap: $1,500,000
Max Number of Winning Lottery Tickets: 7,500
Allocation Per Winning Ticket: $200

Lottery:
BNB hourly snapshots: Apr 14, 0:00 - Apr 21, 0:00 UTC.
Ticket claim: Apr 21, 6:00 - Apr 22, 6:00 UTC
Announcement of winners: Apr 22, 8:00 UTC.

https://twitter.com/binance/status/1249638666315522049
https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041795572

Binance has announced the official launch of Binance Options trading. Options trading is currently only available on the latest version of Binance mobile app.

https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041793272-Binance-Launches-Options-Trading-on-Mobile-App

Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba filed the most blockchain patent applications in 2019.

Overall, about 63% of firms with over 20 blockchain patent filings are based in China. The U.S. follows next.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/61547/chinese-tech-giants-tencent-alibaba-filed-for-the-most-blockchain-patents-last-year

The Blockchain Research Institute headed by China’s Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID) has released its 17th Global Public Chain Technology Evaluation Index.

EOS, Tron and Ethereum keep the first three places in the list. Bitcoin is now ranked 14th.

http://news.ccidnet.com/2020/0413/10520453.shtml
https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinese-public-blockchain-index-ranks-bitcoin-14th-while-eos-tops-list

Blackmoon Crypto, an exchange that aspired to be the first to sell Telegram’s blockchain tokens, is closing.

https://www.coindesk.com/exchange-banking-on-tons-gram-tokens-to-shut-down-after-telegram-court-order

BNB balance snapshots for Cartesi IEO have started on Binance Launchpad.

Ticket claim: Apr 21, 6:00 - Apr 22, 6:00 UTC
Announcement of winners: Apr 22, 8:00 UTC.

https://launchpad.binance.com/en/lottery/b135073088dd4ce7ae8c40a52a99628d#lpd2
https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041795572
💧 icodrops.com/cartesi

Upbit today lists Origin Protocol and opens OGN/BTC trading pair.

https://upbit.com/service_center/notice?id=1237
💧 icodrops.com/origin-protocol

JUST, the first IEO on Poloniex Launchbase, will airdrop $JST tokens every month during the next two and a half years to TRON holders.

1. May 20 - 2.2% of the total supply
2. June 20, 2020 — May 20, 2021 (12 months) - 2.4% of the total supply
3. June 20, 2021 — May 20, 2022 (12 months) - 2.6% of the total supply
4. June 20, 2022 — October 20, 2022 (5 months) - 2.8% of the total supply

https://medium.com/@TronFoundation/just-jst-airdrops-for-tron-trx-holders-ef0c68cc8267
💧 icodrops.com/just

It looks like there will be something new from Binance.

https://twitter.com/binance/status/1249955574428487680

BitMax lists OneLedger.
OLT trading starts on April 15, 14:00 UTC.

https://bitmaxhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360046065694-BitMax-io-Listing-of-OneLedger-OLT-Upcoming-OLT-BitTreasure-Net-Buy-Contest-with-30-000
💧 icodrops.com/oneledger