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1. Token Startup Founder Took Steps to Sue Lubin, ConsenSys for $13 Million

   The former head of a ConsenSys-incubated startup filed paperwork to sue the venture studio and its founder, Joe Lubin.

2. Global Accounting Firm KPMG Partners with Microsoft, R3 on Telecoms Blockchain

   KPMG is piloting a way to handle massive amounts of telecom data prior to the full implementation of 5G service. They're trying blockchain.

3. R3 Taps Software Sales Vet to ‘Evangelize’ Paid Version of Corda

   R3 has hired software sales pro Cathy Minter as chief revenue officer to grow the user base for its paid DLT product, Corda Enterprise.

4. Ex-CEO of Crypto Exchange WEX Arrested In Italy

   Dmitri Vasilev, the former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange WEX, has reportedly been arrested in Italy.

5. Someone Is Trying to Trademark ‘Samsung Coin.’ It’s Not Samsung

   Someone in South Korea appears to be trying to take advantage of Samsung's blockchain efforts by nabbing the "Samsung Coin" trademark.

6. UK Thieves Burgle Bitcoin Center, Find Zilch

   A bold maneuver in the dark nets a group of wannabe crypto thieves in Birmingham, U.K., very little.

7. Binance Jersey Lists Exchange’s New UK Pound-Backed Stablecoin

   The Jersey arm of Binance has listed the cryptocurrency exchange's own British pound-backed stablecoin, BGBP.

8. What It’s Like to Review Bitcoin’s Code

   CoinDesk dives deep into the complex process of reviewing code for the Bitcoin Core software.

9. Short of Target: Bitcoin’s $1K Rally Leaves Bear Bias Intact

   Bitcoin (BTC) has rallied sharply in the last 24 hours, but the bulls must still beat key resistance just over $11,000.

10. New Jersey Takes Online Market to Court Over 2018 Crypto Token Sale

    The U.S. state of New Jersey is taking legal action over alleged securities violations by blockchain rental marketplace Pocketinns.

11. US Treasury Secretary Mnunchin Says G7 in Agreement on Libra, Cryptocurrencies

    “There was a clear agreement... that Libra in particular raises some very significant concerns, and cryptocurrencies more broadly," said Mnuchin.

12. Crypto Exchange BitMEX Under Investigation by CFTC: Bloomberg

    Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is being probed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over client trades, Bloomberg says.