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The official Twitter account of Vertcoin, a peer-to-peer digital currency and software project, was compromised earlier today in an attempt to carry out a Bitcoin scam.

Skepticism dominated a Tuesday hearing on cryptocurrencies and blockchain at the U.K. parliament, but it was not the members of parliament who set the negative tone.

Martin Walker, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management, dismissed blockchain technology, calling it a "Pixie dust" fad before the British Parliament, Business Insider reported May 1.

Bitcoin, the world's leading cryptocurrency, has long been facing issues with delivering efficient, affordable payment transactions.

CoinMarketCap.com, the highly popular crypto price tracker, has released an IOS app today, April 30, in honor of its 5th birthday.

Facebook is impressively clear about their ability to collect and sell user data in its privacy policies, showing a complete disregard for any semblance of privacy.

CryptoUK, a self-regulatory trade association for the UK cryptocurrency industry, addressed several Members of Parliament to advocate for favorable regulations in the sector, news outlet City A.M. reported May 1.

Since its inception in 2012, San Francisco based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has always been a differentiator in the crypto space.

South Korea's central bank, the Bank of Korea, has recently announced it is considering cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications for its project for a "Cashless society," local news TokenPost reports May 1.South Korea's central bank says cryptocurrency and blockchain will allow societies to become coinless.

Coinsecure is still unable to repay its customers following a debilitating theft last month, the India-based cryptocurrency exchange said over the weekend.

Vertcoin's Twitter account has been compromised in an attempt to facilitate a cryptocurrency giveaway scam.

Cryptocurrencies "Do not appear to pose risks to financial stability," the International Monetary Fund said in a report published the second week of April.

Ethereum, the world's second largest cryptocurrency, is coming under particular scrutiny from U.S. federal regulators, the Wall Street Journal reports today, May 1.

Some banks are refusing to process international wire transfers for accounts associated with cryptocurrency, and some decline Bitcoin futures trading on US exchanges.

Bitcoin's price rose 33% against the U.S. dollar in April, making it the best month of 2018 for the world's largest cryptocurrency.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said yesterday that ethereum's in-house scaling solution, sharding, is moving closer to completion.

A crypto-related decree in Belarus will be updated to require certain crypto exchanges to provide customer data to authorities, local news outlet Forklog reports today, May 1.Belarus' Decree on the Development of Digital Economy is being revised to include a requirement for crypto exchanges based in the country's High-Tech Park to provide identifying data on their customers.

In a letter to investors, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said that demand for the powerful computers used to mine ether and other cryptocurrencies has contributed to a "Boom of computing."

CULedger - the credit union services firm that grew out of a blockchain-focused consortium effort - is partnering with DLT startup Hedera to build a public system for cross-border payments.

Australia's Securities and Investments Commission said that it is "Taking action" to protect consumers in the ICO space in a press release published today, May 1.

ICON foundation, the not-for-profit foundation that manages the ICON blockchain, was created by The Loop, which operates as a joint venture between three of Korea's largest universities and DAYLI Intelligence.

CoinMarketCap, the popular cryptocurrency market data site, has released its first mobile app.

Vitalik "Not giving away ETH" Buterin April 30, 2018 In a Reddit post and a series of tweets following yesterday's, Buterin delivered a proof of concept for the technology and suggested the "Bag of ideas" for its implementation on Ethereum was "Pretty well-established."

U.S.-based life science research marketplace Scientist.com revealed a new blockchain platform Monday, April 30.

Ripple's global network of banks and payment providers has a new member.

At CoinDesk, we believe that you can put a blockchain on, in or next to anything.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said Tuesday that it is taking aim at fraud in the initial coin offering market.

Sharing economy startup Origin has tapped a PayPal co-founder and early YouTube employee as its latest hire.

The Hong Kong Financial Services and Treasury released a report yesterday, April 30, on the status of money laundering and terrorism financing.

The crypto markets are seeing a slight correction, with Bitcoin dropping below $9,000 today, May 1, according to data from Cointelegraph's price index.