Weekly Market Snapshot - April 29,2019

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Here is what you need to know about the crypto market last week!

Weekly Snapshot of Top Crypto

#	Coin	Symbol	Market Cap.	Price (US$)	Price % (7D)
1	Bitcoin	BTC	93.53 bn	$5293.22	-0.04%
2	Ethereum	ETH	16.64 bn	$157.17	-7.35%
3	XRP	XRP	12.55 bn	$0.3	-7.45%
4	Bitcoin Cash	BCH	4.49 bn	$252.84	-12.57%
5	EOS	EOS	4.45 bn	$4.71	-9.33%

Source: Blockchain.News Data and CoinMarketCap, as of 29 April 2019

Coin of the Week

Our Coin of the Week goes to TrueUSD! As of 29 April, TUSD is priced at $1.03 with 2.46% weekly change!

Top News to Watch

Exclusive: Is CoinMarketCap Really Fighting Against Data Manipulation?

In the world of cryptocurrency, how do we protect data integrity when the data can be easily manipulated by crypto exchanges? As the leader in providing cryptocurrency data services, Mauvis Ledford (the CTO of CoinMarketCap) shared with us on how CoinMarketCap dealt with complex situations in cases of Trans-fee mining exchanges, decentralized exchanges and situations when coin faced widespread delisting.

Exclusive: Bitcoin Cash: The Best Crypto to Promote Economic Freedom?

Why economic freedom is so important to the modern society? Spoken at the keynote of Block Live Asia 2019, Roger Ver (a.k.a. Bitcoin Jesus) shared his views on the latest development of Bitcoin Cash (BCH). We have the privilege to speak with Roger, which he revealed the latest privacy features on BCH! He also explained why BCH is the best cryptocurrency to promote economic freedom in the world in the first half of our interview.

Societe Generale Issued 100mn EUR Bond via Blockchain!

A subsidiary of Societe Generale Group - Societe Generale SFH, has partnered with its internal startup Societe Generale FORGE to issue 100 million euro covered bond as security tokens registered on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, according to the official announcement on 23 April. Fully subscribed by Societe Generale, the security token is dubbed with the ticker “OFH”, and has been rated Aaa/AAA by Moody’s and Fitch.

Exclusive: Who Should Be the "Bitcoin Cash Jesus"?

In the second half of our interview, ‘Bitcoin Jesus” revealed his “Bitcoin Cash Jesus” who made remarkable contribution to BCH development! He also shared his insights on the recent widespread delisting of Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV).

Exclusive: Latest Product Strategy Revealed from the No.1 Crypto Data Provider

As the No.1 crypto data provider, what are the latest product strategy and exciting features for CoinMarketCap going forward? Mauvis Ledford had his answers exclusively to our readers!

First of Many? Blockchain-enabled Notary Is Now in Beijing!

The Beijing CITIC Notary Office launched the first blockchain-enabled notary in Beijing, as revealed by local media People on 19 April. “Blockchain-based notarization has both the value of notarization and legal significance of blockchain certification.” Said Wang Mingliang, the Director of the Beijing CITIC Notary Office. The blockchain-based solution allows certificate holders to verify the information of notary documents by scanning QR code. This helps preventing fraudsters to take advantage of informational asymmetries and mitigate the risks of forged documents.

Spring for Crypto Mining? Bitfury Launched Institutional Mining Fund!

The Bitfury Group had partnered up with the Swiss based investment firm – Final Frontier to launch a bitcoin mining fund for institutional investors, according to its Twitter feed on 24 April. Bitfury gained regulatory approval from the Liechtenstein’s financial regulator. Both companies said the fund will invest assets in turnkey that have mining sites with one of the lowest electricity costs in the world that feature Bitfury’s mining sites.

How Blockchain will impact your HR Department

How can your HR department benefit from blockchain technology today? Check these 3 use cases to find out

Check Out What Happened in Algorand Hong Kong Meetup!

The Algorand team is coming to town! As hosted by C Block Capital 25 April, the Algorand meetup gathered blockchain dApp teams, community partners and financial professionals to discuss on the blockchain trilemma and how Algorand can effectively address the issues.

Event Rating: Algorand Hong Kong Meetup

The Algorand Hong Kong meetup is held in Admiralty 25 April! Here’s our evaluation of this meetup!

Tennis Superstar Serena Williams Invests in Coinbase!

Launched by the 4-times Olympic gold medalist Serena Jameka Williams, Serena Ventures invested in more than 30 companies including Coinbase, as revealed in her Instagram post on 17 April.

What Samsung is Actually Doing behind the "Samsung Coin"?

“Samsung Coin” is coming to town? As reported from CoinDesk Korea on Tuesday, the South Korea electronic giant Samsung is developing its own blockchain network and a possible launch of “Samsung Coin”!

Event Rating: Block Live Asia 2019

The Block Live Asia was held in Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore 18-19 April. Here’s our evaluation of this event!

What Are The Key Takeaways from Block Live Asia?

What Are The Key Takeaways from Block Live Asia? The Block Live Asia in Singapore was a great success! Held in Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre 18 – 19 April, the event gathered over hundreds of crypto professionals on the latest blockchain development and the emergence of initial exchange offerings (IEO).

Beware of Ryuk: The Emerging Crypto Ransomware!

With the emergence of Ryuk, the amount of crypto ransomware rose 90% in Q1 2019, as revealed from Coveware’s data.

Algorand: Unlocking a Global Borderless Economy Meetup with Community and Developers!

The event welcomes dApp teams, community partners, and businesses for social networking and discussion!

CBDC Part 5: Comparing Corda, Fabric, and Quorum

Several Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) proof-of-concept and prototype projects have been conducted to date (see CBDC Part 1). These projects have generally been spearheaded by a central bank, yet in collaboration with financial institutions (who use existing financial market infrastructure) and developers of enterprise level Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The following is a brief comparison between the three most prominent contenders (see CBDC Part 2-4), largely based on the findings of previous CBDC projects.