- 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)
- Global puzzle game “Satoshi’s Treasure” offers $1M Bitcoin prize to winner(news)(coindesk.com)
- President of Belarus plans to build Bitcoin mining center(news)(forklog.com)
- 1 Bitcoin could exceed $1M in 7-10 years: Xapo CEO(opinion)(kanaandkatana.com)
- Bitcoin Lightning Network torch reaches its destination in Venezuela(news)(twitter.com)
- Japan’s largest bank confirms launch of digital currency “Coin” in 2019(news)(japantimes.co.jp)
- The $2T French life insurance market can now invest in Bitcoin(news)(lesechos.fr)
- Crypto exchange Bithumb posts $180M loss for 2018(news)(koreatimes.co.kr)
- Binance partners with CipherTrace in latest KYC/AML compliance push(news)(binance.com)
- “Crypto Stripe” Flexa raises $14M to make buying coffee with Bitcoin possible(news)(coindesk.com)
- World's 2nd largest grocer, Albertsons, joins IBM Food Trust blockchain(news)(forbes.com)
- Head of IMF: Crypto is clearly shaking the system(news)(cnbc.com)
- Coinbase launches crypto Visa debit card for UK and EU customers(news)(blog.coinbase.com)
- US Bitcoin trader ordered to forfeit $800k gained via unlicensed exchange(news)(justice.gov)
- Poll reveals only 2% of Russians have invested in Bitcoin(news)(wciom.ru)
- Bitstamp receives New York BitLicense, plans US expansion(news)(dfs.ny.gov)
- Facebook said to be seeking $1B in funding for stablecoin project(news)(opinion)(twitter.com)
- Lead advocate for Mt. Gox creditors quits, says payouts could take years(news)(coindesk.com)
- Next Bitcoin Core release allows hardware wallets to connect to full nodes(news)(coindesk.com)
- Capital One bank wins patent for content validation using blockchain(news)(patft.uspto.gov)