- Vietnam may soon have a licensed cryptocurrency exchange(news)
(prnewswire.com) - Bitwise: 95% of reported Bitcoin trading volume is artificially created by exchanges(news)(bitcointradevolume.com)
- Japan’s SBI to manufacture & develop mining chips & systems(news)(sbigroup.co.jp)
- Not-yet-launched Bakkt crypto exchange valued at $740M(news)(theblockcrypto.com)
- Bitmain to deploy $80M worth of Bitcoin miners(news)(coindesk.com)
- Mt. Gox trustee approves creditor claims worth billions(news)(mtgox.com)
- Lightning Labs releases “Loop” feature for Bitcoin payment channels(news)(blog.lightning.engineering)
- Blockstream launches new "Green" Bitcoin wallet, with added security features(news)(blockstream.com)
- ChainFront announces Bitcoin integration into its API platform(news)(globenewswire.com)
- Caspian launches Bitcoin options & futures trading(news)(globenewswire.com)
- Binance to launch "cash for Bitcoin" service via 1300 Australian newsstands(news)(nuggetsnews.com.au)
- Fortune 500 tech firm Avnet now accepts Bitcoin via BitPay(news)(news.avnet.com)
- Former CFTC chair calls on Congress to strengthen crypto regulation(news)(brookings.edu)
- Real-world blockchain applications presented to UK Parliament(news)(coindesk.com)
Dubai launches its first Bitcoin ATM(news)(twitter.com)- A Lightning API for Bitcoin futures data launches(news)(suredbits.com)
- Blockchain companies step up lobbying efforts in Washington(news)(politico.com)
- South Korea’s largest Bitcoin exchange Bithumb to lay-off half its staff(news)(coindeskkorea.com)
- E-commerce giant MercadoLibre bans crypto after receiving $750M from Paypal(news)(criptofacil.com)
- Banking startup 2gether to launch Visa card that lets you spend Bitcoin(news)(pr.blonde20.com)
- Israeli court rules bank cannot close Bitcoin miner’s account(news)(calcalist.co.il)
- Crypto investment app Donut raises $1.8M in funding(news)(medium.com)
- Australia’s government announces national blockchain roadmap and gives funding of $71,000(news)(minister.industry.gov.au)