Cointelegraph

⁠A U.S. Department of Treasury Under Secretary urged crypto industry players and international partners to fight the illicit use of cryptocurrencies by bad actors

⁠U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson has announced plans to introduce legislation that would provide more clear regulations for cryptocurrencies and ICOs

⁠Most top coins are seeing minor gains on the day, while Bitcoin is hovering under the $4,000 mark

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⁠Signature Bank has been granted authorization by New York state regulators to operate a blockchain-based payments system for clients

​​Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has revealed the company’s plans to launch its own blockchain, “Binance Chain,” in the “coming months”

​​Brazil’s largest private bank Itau and U.K. Standard Chartered issue a $100 mln syndicate loan on blockchain

​​Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer has rejected a special blockchain law, notes that the government will instead change existing laws to include the technology

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​​China’s Bitcoin “tycoon” Li Xiaolai will develop a stablecoin within Hong Kong-based blockchain fund Grandshores Technology

​​A Russian court dedicated to the copyright area has stored data on right holders on blockchain in cooperation with a local startup

​​⁠A new, scalable blockchain-type network led by a Turing Award recipient and other academics has sealed $35 million in funding from big-name investors including Sequoia Capital

​​⁠Celebrity-endorsed fraudulent ICOs could end badly for both parties, sending a clear message to the world

​​⁠Israeli ex-PM compares cryptocurrencies to Ponzi schemes, but underlines the importance of blockchain technology

​​Crypto exchange ErisX has raised $27.5 million from Fidelity Investments and Nasdaq Ventures, among other investors

​​South Korea’s financial watchdog warns two domestic leading banks about the lack of management of cryptocurrency transactions

​​Singapore will launch a new blockchain accelerator in Q1 2019, backed by both a government body supporting enterprise development and PwC’s venture branch

​​The world’s second largest stock exchange Nasdaq has confirmed it plans to launch Bitcoin futures in the first half of 2019

⁠The CEO of Tokyo-based fintech firm and crypto exchange operator Quoine has said he believes Bitcoin will “surpass” its all-time price highs by the end of 2019

⁠Ethereum blockchain startup and incubator ConsenSys plans to streamline and toughen its business style, amid an increasingly “crowded,” competitive blockchain space

⁠French retail giant Auchan will expand its blockchain products’ traceability solution after successful 18-month pilot in Vietnam

⁠Japan’s government reportedly plans to elaborate a system that allows the National Tax Agency to request customer data from crypto exchanges to prevent tax evasion

⁠South Korean multi-billion dollar conglomerate and ConsenSys have partnered to build an enterprise blockchain business model

⁠American trading technology firm IPC Systems has partnered with the R3 blockchain consortium to purportedly improve smart contract accuracy

⁠Digital currency exchange OKEx has introduced a “Perpetual Swap” derivative product

⁠The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking questions and clarification on tools for the forensic analysis of blockchains, including those implemented by privacy coins

⁠Grayscale’s Bitcoin Investment Trust was worth under $1 billion at the beginning of this month for the first time in 2018