- Lightning Labs launches desktop app on Bitcoin mainnet(news)
(blog.lightning.engineering) - Disney may soon own Bitstamp after $13B deal(news)(koreaherald.com)
- Crypto custodian BitGo completes security exam by Big 4 auditor(news)(sys-con.com)
- Hyundai uses blockchain tech that allows users to customize vehicle performance via smartphone(news)(greencarcongress.com)
- Japan's regulator probes 2 Bitcoin exchanges after management changes(news)(reuters.com)
Rothschild-linked oil billionaire bought 14% of Bitcoin mining company Argo(news)(dailymail.co.uk)- Moon Chrome extension to allow users to shop with Bitcoin Lightning on Amazon(opinion)(news)(paywithmoon.com)
- FinCEN fines US Bitcoin trader $35,000 for violating AML laws(news)(fincen.gov)
- South Korea's 5th largest Bitcoin exchange, Coinnest, shuts down(news)(coinnest.co.kr)
- Japan requires cryptocurrency exchanges to tighten cold wallet security(opinion)(news)(reuters.com)
- Paypal wins patent for crypto ransomware defense(patft.uspto.gov)
- Coinbase brought in $520M in revenue in 2018(opinion)(news)(uk.reuters.com)
- ZenGo raises $4M to bring “keyless” crypto wallets to mainstream users(news)(techcrunch.com)
- 3 countries tell IMF they want to issue Bitcoin bonds(news)(asiatimes.com)
- Most American retirees have a negative outlook on Bitcoin according to new survey(news)(goldiraguide.org)
- HTC backs new blockchain-focused $50M VC fund(news)(techcrunch.com)
- Bolt Labs raises $1.5M to boost Lightning privacy(news)(forbes.com)
- Japan's biggest bank invests in crypto sleuthing startup Chainalysis(news)(reuters.com)
- Brazil trades a record 100,000 Bitcoin in 24 hours(news)(riotimesonline.com)
- London’s first Lightning Network bar opens for business(news)(coinrivet.com)
- US lawmakers urge IRS to update crypto tax guidelines(news)(emmer.house.gov)
- South Korean telecom firm KT launches blockchain based 5G network(news)(m.koreatimes.co.kr)
- France to ask EU to adopt its cryptocurrency legislation(news)(uk.reuters.com)
- eToro launches cryptocurrency exchange(news)(twitter.com)
- A top UK travel company, Corporate Traveller, now accepts Bitcoin(news)(apnews.com)
- ING bank using Bitcoin “bulletproofs” in private blockchains(news)(bitcoinexchangeguide.com)