Former PBoC head Xiaochuan Zhou says the digital yuan will enable retail payments first, but might need a different technical design for cross-border payments. Author: David Pan

Digital rentals marketplace Omni is shutting up shop, with Coinbase agreeing a deal to take on its engineers. Author: Daniel Palmer

Crypto exchange Bitfinex and its sister firm, stablecoin issuer Tether, have again been accused of working to manipulate the bitcoin markets. Bitfinex has called the suit “mercenary and baseless,.” Author: Daniel Palmer

CoinDesk’s Nolan Bauerle and Thiel Capital’s Eric Weinstein talk Magical Internet Money; the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! host and Somsen Ruben discuss statechains. Author: Adam B. Levine

Dave Weisberger of CoinRoutes lays out why he believes that the SEC is wrong to deny a bitcoin ETF. Author: David Weisberger