NEWS REPORTING BITMEX'S ARTHUR HAYES SURRENDERS TO AUTHORITIES The former CEO of BitMEX has appeared in court in Honolulu and is out on $10 million bond, according to reports. BY CASEY COINBASE REPORTS $1.8 BILLION IN REVENUE, 6.1 MILLION ACTIVE USERS FOR Q1 Major bitcoin investment portal Coinbase has reported significant growth in revenue and users as it approaches an imminent direct listing. BY PETER CHAWAGA LIGHTNING NETWORK REACHES 10,000 NODES Bitcoin's Lightning Network has more than 10,000 operating nodes, nearly doubling within a year. BY AHYKE OTUTUBUIKE @NVK LAUNCHES PAYSBITCOIN.ORG TO TRACK COMPANIES OFFERING BTC COMPENSATION The page, which is part of Rodolfo Novak's bitcointreasures.org website, tracks companies offering bitcoin-based salaries and bonuses. BY PETER CHAWAGA FIDELITY, SQUARE AND COINBASE LAUNCH CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADE GROUP Four institutions with significant stakes in the success of Bitcoin launched a trade group to lobby policymakers for favorable regulation. BY DYLAN LECLAIR BREEZ, VOLTAGE PARTNER TO OFFER LIGHTNING NODES TO PODCASTERS Breez has announced that Voltage will help manage Lightning nodes for its integrated podcasting network. BY PETER CHAWAGA HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SATOSHI! An online profile for the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, includes an auspicious birthday of April 5, 1975. BY CASEY BITCOIN'S "KIMCHI PREMIUM" HITS 15 PERCENT The so-called "Kimchi premium," or bitcoin price difference in South Korea, has hit 15 percent. BY AHYKE OTUTUBUIKE FORMER CHAINALYSIS CTO SELECTED TO LEAD FINCEN, SIGNALING NEW BITCOIN REGULATIONS In selecting a former blockchain analysis executive to lead the agency, FinCEN has signaled that it wants to increase Bitcoin regulations. BY PETER CHAWAGA MICROSOFT ION'S DANIEL BUCHNER WANTS TO DECENTRALIZE OUR IDENTITIES WITH BITCOIN The project is intended to decentralize identity, much like Bitcoin decentralized money. BY CASEY GRAYSCALE ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO CONVERT GBTC TO ETF Grayscale Investments plans to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, the world's largest such product, into a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. BY DYLAN LECLAIR JP MORGAN REVISES BITCOIN TARGET TO $130,000, CITING DECREASED VOLATILITY The financial giant is gradually becoming more bullish on Bitcoin and institutional adoption. BY DYLAN LECLAIR COINBASE RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR PUBLIC LISTING Coinbase has received regulatory approval for its planned direct listing and is expected to start trading on April 14. BY DYLAN LECLAIR IRS SUMMONS OF CIRCLE AND POLONIEX USER DATA AUTHORIZED An IRS summons compelling Circle to provide data on customers who made significant cryptocurrency transactions has been authorized. BY AHYKE OTUTUBUIKE BITCOIN: THE APERTURE OF MONEY Bitcoin concentrates monetary energy upon a single focus point, much like apertures focus light energy. BY CASEY MORGAN STANLEY FILES TO OFFER BITCOIN EXPOSURE THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS Morgan Stanley has filed to offer bitcoin exposure through its institutional funds.
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