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Mainstream: 2018 Brought 54 Million New Crypto Users Despite Bear Market The crypto market may have taken a tumble this year, but that has not diminished interest in the nascent technology. buff.ly/2CaG8on

France: Gov’t Report Recommends $570 Million Blockchain Investment French political deputies want to spend €500 million (about $569 million) on state-level blockchain deployments over the next three years, local daily news outlet Les Echos reported buff.ly/2LdENQi

Telecoms Giant AT&T Seeks Patent for Blockchain-Enabled Social Media ‘Mapping’ System AT&T is seeking a patent for a blockchain-based social media history “map.” The patent application was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) buff.ly/2rDWuQ4

Blockchain Incubator Binance Labs Releases First ‘Batch’ of Blockchain Projects Binance Labs, the venture wing of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has released its first “batch” of blockchain projects from its Incubation Program, buff.ly/2ChF6XK

Blockchain Payments’ Mass Adoption Is 3-5 Years Away, Says BitPay CEO The CEO of crypto merchant platform BitPay Stephen Pair stated that speculation on future adoption drives Bitcoin’s (BTC) price more than “actual utility,” in an interview on CNBC buff.ly/2ExW7PI

Ethereum-Based Chat Platform Lays Off 25% of Staff Due to Crypto Market Decline Ethereum (ETH)-based chat platform Status is laying off 25 percent of its staff due to the recent cryptocurrency market decline buff.ly/2Ez99fJ

Bitpay CEO Stephan Pair has gone on record to say that he believes that mass crypto adoption is only 3 to 5 years away. He talked about the possibility of wider adoption when recently chatting to the American news network CNBC. buff.ly/2Boh6QL

Did you know there have been 13 million cryptojacking incidents in 2018? Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab has released data that cryptojacking cases have gone through the roof rising 400% this year alone. buff.ly/2CkaUeo

This Brazilian Bank Is Using Ethereum to Issue a Stablecoin A state-owned bank in Brazil is about to issue a crypto token designed to maintain parity with the national currency. buff.ly/2STD6uc

Japanese Regulators Publish New Draft for Domestic Cryptocurrency Framework The Financial Services Agency, the top financial regulator in Japan, published a draft report which outlined the new framework for addressing crypto and ICOs in the country. buff.ly/2SVUkHo

Asia is currently one of the most regulated continents on the planet in terms of cryptocurrency laws. Hong Kong is the latest Asian nation that is set to tighten crypto laws on traders and exchanges. buff.ly/2STDmta

Switzerland to Regulate Blockchain Within Existing Financial Laws The government of Switzerland wants to accommodate the blockchain sector within its existing financial laws. buff.ly/2Ckb2dS

Blockchain Journalism Project Civil to Launch in February Despite Token Sale Flop Blockchain media startup Civil will launch in February, despite the fact their CVL token sale failed earlier this year. buff.ly/2CpdoIo

Western Union Hints At Using Cryptocurrency In Its Services American based financial service Western Union is finally ready for cryptocurrencies. buff.ly/2CnPQUe

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Calls 2018 ‘Correction Year’ for Crypto Changpeng Zhao called 2018 a “correction year” for crypto currencies while expressing optimism for the future of the crypto industry. buff.ly/2CpEa3C

Opera Mobile Now Has Built-In Ethereum Wallet Opera has announced the release of its new blockchain-ready browser with a built-in Ethereum wallet on the Android platform. buff.ly/2ComLIz

Tensions Emerge Between Hyperledger Blockchain Group’s Biggest Supporters When the governing board of Hyperledger approved a new supply chain project earlier this month, it marked a significant departure for the open-source blockchain consortium. buff.ly/2T2ObZI

Thailand Regulator on Relaxing ICO Rules: We Want to ‘Find Greater Equilibrium’ Thailand’s securities regulator is planning a public hearing with the aim of loosening rules that form a “barrier” to initial coin offerings (ICOs). buff.ly/2T0mscf

Circle Publishes Another Third-Party Audit of USD Reserves for Stablecoin USDC Goldman Sachs-backed Circle has published a third-party audit of its USD-pegged stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) for the second time. buff.ly/2T6bEtj

Galaxy Digital Trading: Current Rally Could Be Leading to Something Bigger Amidst another crypto rebound, crypto investment bank Galaxy Digital said in a note to clients that short rallies like the current one are what happens before a real rally ensues. buff.ly/2T0gUys