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Here's a quick look at some of the top news, market insights, and best quotes & tweets for the week.

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Top News

CMC alternative CoinGecko rolled out its new reward system - "Candy", which gives loyalty points when users log in daily. Currently, they may be redeemed for reward items, including DeFi books and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on CoinGecko's website.
NGO Wonder Foundation completes the first year of its Electroneum (ETN) crypto mining program benefiting students and furloughed college employees in Nigeria and India.
Binance integrates new 'from scratch' programming language into their matching engine. As their biggest upgrade to date, the exchange is set to see faster performance and prepares Binance for the next wave of onboarders.
KPMG launched Chain Fusion, its suite of data management tools for crypto assets which helps fintech startups reach compliance in financial reporting.
Two Balancer (BAL) liquidity pools were drained by hackers to the tune of $500k. DeFi community continues to stress caution using open source platforms where "experimental tokens can be added prior to any vetting process."
Vanguard's digital asset-backed security pilot-tested out with a 40-minute settlement time compared with the prior norm of 10 to 14 days. The pilot is built on the Symbiont Assembly Blockchain and involves several big-name finance partners including Mellon and Citi. The group's goal is to adjust the risk profile of Forex transactions, with expectations of a Q3 2020 production initiation.

Market Recap

Derivatives marketplace CME Group reports rising demand for options as Deribit bitcoin futures hit a pandemic high of $98 million, with open options now standing at $1.2 billion.
Filecoin tokens are scheduled for distribution by CoinList to investors during an upcoming mainnet launch in August. The decentralized peer-to-peer data storage network raised $205 million during a 2019 SAFT sale involving 2100 accredited investors in 50 countries.
Carnival's (CCL) rating for long term credit received a downgrade to junk status by S&P Global Rating. The cruise line continues to struggle as recent numbers show a resurgence in COVID-19 new cases. CCL shares started the year at $51.02 and are now priced at $16.50.
Activist investors, including RMB Capital, have submitted proposals to the annual meetings of 23 Japanese companies so far this year, saying the firms have plenty of cash to maintain during the pandemic and still provide value to shareholders with stock buybacks.
European equities may continue to outperform Wall Street peers according to Bloomberg. Euro Stoxx 50 Index and Stoxx Europe 600 Index have both been outperforming the S&P 500 since mid-May 2020.

The Week in Charts

Top Quotes & Tweets

"Some fund managers are increasingly basing investment decisions in part on how considerate companies are to their employees and clients during the coronavirus pandemic."

- Ayai Tomisawa, Bloomberg

"We received ETN block rewards equivalent to nearly £15,000 (US$19,000) in the first five months of crypto mining. Those block rewards are helping support and empower 100 women and their families in Kamalini, India for the next three years."

- Carmen Gonzales, Wonder Foundation Director & Trustee