BCH successfully upgraded on May 15th. This upgrade included two improvements to the BCH network: the removal of the unconfirmed transactions limit, and the ability to use multiple op_returns in a transaction.
Singapore-based DBS Private Bank launches Asia's first cryptocurrency trust service and is offering its clients the ability to invest and manage up to four assets, which are BCH, ETH, BTC and XRP.
BCHD has released 0.18.0 with changes for the May 15th upgrade. The updates include full support for SLP tokens, multiple OP_RETURN outputs, added SignMuSig to the bchec package and more.
Non-custodial wallet Signup v1.2.1 is released and out of beta. In this version, Signup fully supports SLP and NFT transactions for developers and various improvements including utilization of decentralized Electrum Cash servers and many UI bug fixes.
Bitcoin Cash Site has launched a promotion where users can win up to $15 in BCH by showing some elements of Bitcoin Cash, such as a wallet and logo in a video, and saying "Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day" in their native language.
Tokenview shows that on May 10, the mining difficulty of BCH was 477.9GH, rising by 103.4% compared to a month ago. Meanwhile, its hashrate was 4.2EH/s, rising by 116%.
Juungle has launched a Flipstarter campaign to raise 130 BCH to fund the development of Juungle 2.0. Juungle is a NFT exchange on BCH. It has had over 90 BCH in sales volume, over 2,000 signups and over 100 projects listed. Juungle 2.0 aims to bring a redefined user experience, native mobile app support, a creation tool, an auction system, additional open source libraries for third party developers and finally fully non-custodial smart contract trades.
The Bitcoin Cash Virtual Meetup (US Time Zones) hosted by Philadelphia BCH meetup organizers took place on May 15. Every attendee received some free Bitcoin Cash, and the meetup also covered some BCH basics like sending and receiving micro-payments online.
