Vitalik Buterin is advocating to free Virgil Griffith, an Ethereum Foundation researcher arrested days ago for allegedly aiding North Korea evade sanctions using blockchain.

“I refuse to take the convenient path of throwing Virgil under the bus,” said Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on Twitter, “because I firmly believe that that would be wrong.”

Digitex Futures has launched the public beta for its platform today. Traders are now able to test the futures exchange with its promised zero-commission trading on BTC/USD perpetual swaps.

Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith was charged for violating federal law after traveling to North Korea to deliver a presentation on using cryptocurrency and blockchain. Allegedly, his talk helped North Korea evade sanctions.

• Tezos has a bullish short-term and medium-term trading outlook
• The four-hour time frame shows that a bullish inverted head and shoulders pattern has been triggered
• The daily time frame shows that a larger bullish reversal pattern has taken shape

Tezos is trading around the $1.30 level, with the XTZ/USD pair looking to be among the select few cryptocurrencies to end November in the green.

Starting from 2020, German banks should be able to provide sale and custody services for cryptocurrencies. This is the result of a bill approved today by the Bundesrat, a state-level representative body often compared to the U.S. Senate.

Long-running litigation concerning Tezos’ status as a security is still in progress, according to a lawyer in the project’s community. Alex Liu of Tezos Commons has indicated that a federal lawsuit has not yet ended, contrary to widespread suggestion.

Unicorns, companies that have crossed the $1 billion valuation mark, are a rare breed. Even more so in crypto. Here’s a list of the 10 most valuable blockchain companies.

Blockchain and crypto startups make up just a small fraction of unicorn companies, a category that includes any company with a valuation of $1 billion or more. It’s an exclusive club: the Hurun Research Institute suggests that just under 500 companies around the world fall into the category. Even fewer crypto companies make the list.

Bitcoin’s lack of widespread acceptance by merchants and use by shoppers isn’t just because of the perceived technological barriers and a lacking ecosystem. Tax complications also plague would-be BTC spending.

Three popular narratives have developed to explain why Bitcoin isn’t being used more widely to buy and sell goods and services. One is the relatively small number of outlets ⁠— online and offline ⁠— that accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment. That is due to a lack of infrastructure and the complexities of off-ramping from crypto to fiat.

Cardano Foundation and COTI released AdaPay, a solution allowing merchants to accept ADA and receive fiat on their bank accounts.

• Monero has a bearish short-term and medium-term trading bias
• The four-hour time frame shows that a bullish inverted head and shoulders pattern has been triggered
• The daily time frame shows the cryptocurrency has bounced from major trendline support

Monero has posted double-digit gains following a strong bullish reversal from $45.00. The cryptocurrency is now attempting to recover from an eight-month trading low.