- Europe's largest shipping port launches a blockchain lab(news)
(portofrotterdam.com) - Hitachi partners with Mizuho to develop blockchain-based supply chain(news)(coindesk.com)
- Japan's regulator to put local cryptocurrency exchanges under heavy surveillance(news)
(japantimes.co.jp) 
- Blockchain sector tops $4.5B in private funding in 2017(opinion)(news)(forbes.com)
- JP Morgan CEO: Eventually governments will close down cryptocurrencies(opinion)(cnbc.com)
- Market abuse report filed against JP Morgan's CEO for his Bitcoin-related comments(news)(trustnodes.com)
- Russia postponed cryptocurrency bill(news)(forklog.com)
- Telecom company Swisscom sets up blockchain unit to develop applications(news)(reuters.com)
- First Bitcoin real estate purchase recorded in Texas(news)(prnewswire.com)
- China's government backs new blockchain lab(news)(coindesk.com)
- Malaysia's Central Bank developing regulation for cryptocurrencies(opinion)(news)(cryptocoinsnews.com)
- Bitcoin startup Luno raises $9M(news)(techcrunch.com)
- China bans Bitcoin executives from leaving the country(news)(trustnodes.com)
- Bitnovo adds opportunity to purchase Bitcoin at Carrefour stores in Spain(news)(blog.bitnovo.com)
- UK jeweller becomes first diamond dealer to trade in Bitcoins(news)(professionaljeweller.com)
- Australia introduces bill to remove double taxation of Bitcoin(news)(coindesk.com)
- JPMorgan handles Bitcoin-related trades despite CEO position(opinion)(news)(reuters.com)
- Government of Malta announced the launch of a Blockchain Taskforce(news)(independent.com.mt)
China widens Bitcoin crackdown beyond trading(opinion)(news)(wsj.com)- Nebraska ethics board gives an approval to local lawyers to accept Bitcoin(news)(coindesk.com)
- Bitcoin is now accepted by one of the largest retailers in South Africa(news)(electrum.co.za)
- US congressional representatives introduced new bill to reduce Bitcoin tax reporting requirements for transactions under $600(opinion)(news)(cryptocoinsnews.com)
- OkCoin & Huobi to stop trading services on October 31(news)(twitter.com)
- BTC-e reopens as WEX.nz(news)(wex.nz)
- Thomson Reuters has added the Bitcoin Liquid Index to their Eikon terminal(news)(bravenewcoin.com)
- ViaBTC exchange to close on September 30(news)(viabtc.com)
- Wipro joins Hyperledger blockchain consortium(news)(finextra.com)