- Deutsche Börse & Swisscom team up to build "digital asset ecosystem"(news)
(deutsche-boerse.com) - CFTC: 1pool CEO must pay ~$1M for illegal BTC transactions(news)
(cftc.gov) - Overstock's Medici acquires stake in blockchain banking startup(news)(globenewswire.com)
- Bitcoin mining equipment maker Canaan raises "hundreds of millions" in new funding(news)(news.stcn.com)
- Australia to hold world's first real estate auction using Bitcoin(news)(realestate.com.au)
- Kakao’s blockchain arm raises $90M in private token sale(news)(bloomberg.com)
Invesco blockchain ETF launches on London Stock Exchange(news)(ft.com)- Venezuelan economist: Cryptocurrency is “good money”, Bolivars are not(news)(coindesk.com)
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)