Cointelegraph

⁠South Africa’s Central Bank has successfully implemented a Proof-of-Concept for an interbank payment system that tokenizes fiat using an Ethereum-based blockchain

⁠As long as central banks are doing their jobs, crypto won’t replace them anytime soon, said an executive at Swiss National Bank during Money20/20 today

⁠Binance will invest in blockchain-based esports voting platform chiliZ to promote “mainstream adoption” globally

​​U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration plans to “increase focus” on blockchain tech

​​With record numbers of crypto mining hardware imports, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a temporary blanket ban, local media reports

​​Volkswagen grants a high-tech project €15,000 for joint development of blockchain-based applications this year #SPONSORED

​​Coinbase hopes to conquer the Japanese market, but there are many obstacles along the way — from FSA to powerful competitors. Read more in our article

​​In the event of a crisis, food and fiat are better than Bitcoin, says famous short-seller Jim Chanos

​​A major Hong Kong-based exchange allows fast-track listing for projects supported by a majority of users and approved by a listing review committee #SPONSORED

​​Denmark joins EU blockchain partnership, plans to implement the technology in shipping

​​DHL and TradeIX announce a partnership for blockchain trade financing at the Money20/20 conference in Amsterdam today

⁠What next? A look at the launch of EOSIO, following a year-long ICO that raised a record $4 bln

⁠Risk management giant LexisNexis has partnered with Australian crypto exchange Blockbid to make trading more secure

⁠A Russian Court has overturned a previous court’s decision to block crypto media website Bitcoininfo ahead of new crypto regulations

⁠An ex-chair of the US SEC has been employed to represent Ripple in a class action lawsuit filed last month for the alleged sale of unregistered securities

⁠Bitcoin celebrated its 300th ‘death anniversary’ after a Forbes article called mining energy consumption its “Achilles Heel”

⁠The head Binance Labs suggests that the ICO bubble needs to burst to clear a path for truly valuable products

⁠Google Trends data for “Bitcoin” web searches shows a decline of 75 percent in 2018 so far, as well as slow growth in new wallets