Bitcoin News Roundup for May 6, 2020
BTC stays above $9K while some new startups wrestle for market share. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

BTC stays above $9K while some startups wrestle for market share. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.
This episode is sponsored by ErisX, The Stellar Development Foundation and Grayscale Digital Large Cap Investment Fundhttps://grayscale.co/coindesk.
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Today's stories:
Bitcoin Breaches $9.2K as Open Positions on CME Futures Hit 10-Month High
BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds
ChromaWay Expands Effort to Put Latin American Land Records on the Blockchain
ASX Accused of Trying to ‘Crush’ Rival Blockchain Trading System
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- TikTok agreed to form a U.S. joint venture led by American investors, reinforcing Oracle’s role as a core AI cloud and data security provider easing AI concerns.
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