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Most modern technological marvels make their way into mainstream media, but a select few are influential enough to feature on some our favourite TV shows.

The controversial stablecoin Tether generated $250 million worth of new USDT tokens on May 18, according to Omni Explorer.

Amazon Web Services and ConsenSys's blockchain startup Kaleido have partnered to offer simplified blockchain cloud platforms.

ICO issuers are starting to look to jurisdictions outside the U.S. to set up shop.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has drawn the ire of the cryptocurrency community with a recent claim that Bitcoin is "Rat poison squared." Buffett's statements, made at the 2018 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting on May 5, led to a direct response from venture capitalist Fred Wilson and resulted in the installation of pro-Bitcoin billboards outside of Buffett's Omaha office.

Co-founder and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, Thomas Lee has admitted that his prediction of a Bitcoin rally after the Consensus conference was wrong.

At press time, entities like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin all experienced small, yet noticeable hikes in their prices, while others, such as Bitcoin Cash, are showing even more noticeable gains over the past 24 hours.

Recently hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck will end trading for four privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies, Monero, Zcash, Dash, and Augur, Cointelegraph Japan reported May 18.

On May 17, 2018, Stephen Xu of QTUM shared his thoughts on the future outlook of blockchain integration and his plans to take on roles outside of Lead Developer in projects post-QTUM.Stephen Xu, Veteran Developer and Leader in Blockchain Innovation.

BlockShow Europe 2018 is fast approaching - time has come for some big news from the organizing team.

Fundstrat Global managing partner and notorious Bitcoin bull Tom Lee has reaffirmed his prediction of a $25,000 Bitcoin end-of-year price despite underwhelming post-Consensus cryptocurrency market performance.

The latest EOS Dawn 4.1 release has caused controversy in the cryptocurrency community due to a minor code update that has changed the core token name from EOS to SYS. The release, intended to eliminate bugs and improve stability in the EOSIO software, contained several fixes related to network stability, transaction spamming, and transaction propagation issues.

In the process - executing at block 530350 - a portion of the bitcoin cash community was left behind.

Political candidates in Colorado could soon accept Bitcoin or other digital currencies for their campaigns, according to reports by the Denver Post on May 17.Secretary of State Wayne Williams made the proposal for allowing donations of cryptocurrencies in political campaigns in draft rules presented on May 16, the Denver Post reports.

As part of the first-ever New York Blockchain Week, Snoop Dogg was booked to perform at the XRP Community Night on Tuesday.

Major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange and wallet Coinbase spoke to regulators about obtaining a federal banking charter, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal May 18.Citing "a person familiar with the matter", the WSJ reports that Coinbase spoke to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency at the beginning of 2018 both about a bank charter and about their business model.

The venture capital firm behind Snapchat is looking at ways to increase their investments in the crypto industry, tech journal Recode reported May 17.Aaron Batalion, a partner at venture capital firm Lightspeed, is leading an effort to boost the firm's investment by exploring three methods: setting up a new fund, carving out a portion of an existing fund, or launching an entirely new project, Recode reports, citing "Sources".

The former head of Visa in the UK and Ireland has joined a startup bringing crypto to consumer payments, Business Insider NL reports today, May 19.

The advent of digital news has seen yet another wave of similar criticisms, as it had soon become apparent that, contrary to early internet enthusiasts' expectations, the new media ecosystem does not quite eliminate the disparities in communication power.

Like many other cryptocurrencies, altcoins such as XLM, ADA, NEO, EOS, and IOTA are beginning to show some green candles after a volatile week.

Back in September of 2017, JPMorgan's CEO Jamie Dimon called Bitcoin "Stupid" and "Dangerous." Dimon also said if he caught anyone buying or selling Bitcoin he would "Fire them in a second." His words carry heavy weight as one of the most prominent voices in the global finance world.

At the WeAreDevelopers tech conference in Vienna, Steve "Woz" Wozniak compared Ethereum's platform with Apple and said it could become just as influential, Forbes reported May 18.

The co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, compared Ethereum to the early days of Apple in the 1970's.

Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, is considering developing its own digital currency as a supplement to cash to "Ensure confidence in money and the monetary system", according to a working paper May 18.

We anticipate a strong support at the 50-day SMA, which is close to the 50 percent retracement levels of the rally from $363 to $838.The first bullish sign will be a breakout of $745 levels.

William Mougayar, author of "The Business Blockchain" and advisor to the Ethereum Foundation, said in an interview with CNBC May 18, that regulators lack a foundational understanding of cryptocurrencies.

Iran and Russia could start using cryptocurrencies to avoid Western sanctions, Russian news portal RBC reported yesterday, May 17.Mohammad Reza Pourebrahimi, the head of the Iranian Parliamentary Commission for Economic Affairs, referred to cryptocurrencies as a promising way for both countries to avoid US dollar transactions, as well as a possible replacement of the SWIFT interbank payment system.

On May 8, 2018 it was reported that the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy had created a unit tasked with researching the further development of blockchain across technology.

The Supreme Court of India has decided that no petitions can be filed in any High Court of India against the Reserve Bank of India's April 6 circular about ending all dealings with cryptocurrency, according to local news outlet Inc42.

Venture capital firm and RChain Co-op ecosystem member Pithia has joined forces with local blockchain economy platform DigitalTown in a new investment deal that will accelerate the development of distributed ledger technology-based smart city solutions.