- 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)
- Riot Blockchain to launch regulated crypto exchange in USA(news)(sec.gov)
- Bitcoin's Lightning Network grows to capacity of 1,000 BTC(news)(1ml.com)
- Japan's government proposes bill to strengthen crypto exchanges(news)(nikkei.com)
- Gatecoin crypto exchange shuts down on court orders(news)(gatecoin.com)
- Cboe exchange halts Bitcoin futures(news)(markets.cboe.com)
- Spanish stock exchange to go live with blockchain collateral certificates(news)(iberclear.es)
- IBM makes blockchain deal with French court clerks(news)(newsroom.ibm.com)
- Bitfury integrates Lightning Network payments for more merchants(news)(bitcoinexchangeguide.com)
- Stock exchange of Thailand building digital assets platform for 2020(news)(set.or.th)
- Republican leader of House calls for blockchain tech in Congress(news)(republicanleader.gov)
- Nasdaq licenses tech to spot-market crypto trading platform(news)(forbes.com)
- Cryptocurrencies pose risks to banks, warns Basel committee(news)(bis.org)
- Malta teams with crypto analytics firm CipherTrace for compliance monitoring(news)(timesofmalta.com)