Proposed Texas bill requires identity verification to use cryptocurrencies(news)
(capitol.texas.gov)- US congressman: Regulators should give Bitcoin some breathing space(news)(bitcoinist.com)
- Swissquote bank launching "nuke proof" crypto custody(opinion)(news)(resources.swissquote.com)
- German finance ministry calls for regulated blockchain securities market(news)(bundesfinanzministerium.de)
- Connecticut lawmakers seek to legalize blockchain smart contracts(news)(cga.ct.gov)
Fidelity's Bitcoin service goes live with select institutional clients(news)(twitter.com)- Australia watchdog suspends 2 Bitcoin exchanges for ties to drug syndicates(news)(reuters.com)
- UN report: North Korea hacking crypto exchanges to amass crypto & circumvent sanctions(news)(asia.nikkei.com)
- Revolut app now lets users auto-trigger crypto trades(news)(blog.revolut.com)
- Japanese finance giant Nomura invests in smart contract auditing startup(news)(medium.com)
- Israeli regulator suggests regulating cryptocurrency trading(news)(reuters.com)
- Investment firm LedgerPrime raises $12M for crypto quant trading(news)(coindesk.com)
- Eastern Caribbean Central Bank plans to issue digital currency(news)(stluciatimes.com)
- SWIFT teams up with major banks & the Singapore Exchange to trial blockchain voting(news)(fintechnews.sg)
- Argentina’s government to invest in blockchain projects backed by Binance(news)(coindesk.com)
- New crypto hardware wallet fits in phone sim card slot(news)(vaulttel.net)
- Large Turkish real estate firm accepts Bitcoin & sold 9 homes for BTC in 2018(news)(bitcoinexchangeguide.com)
- Coinbase fires ex-hacking team employees following uproar(news)(blog.coinbase.com)
- Bitcoin coders send Lightning payment over ham radio(news)(coindesk.com)
- Emaar Properties denies it will accept cryptocurrency as payment(news)(bloomberg.com)
- Russia to regulate crypto & launch oil backed cryptocurrency(news)(finance.rambler.ru)
- South Korean crypto exchange Coinbin declares bankruptcy citing embezzlement(news)(businesskorea.co.kr)
- US gov’t returns 28 bitcoins from 2016 hack to Bitfinex(news)(medium.com)
- Malta set to become first country to put all education diplomas on blockchain(news)(maltatoday.com.mt)
- UK auction house to sell $400,000 worth of dark web Bitcoin(news)(wilsonsauctions.com)
- Developers of Burj Khalifa add Bitcoin as a method of payment(news)(cryptolinenews.com)