Cointelegraph

​​A partner at one of the oldest blockchain venture capital firms, Blockchain Capital, says that crypto opportunities are “still gigantic” despite the current bear market

​​Tokyo University receives almost $800K in donations from several companies, such as local banking giant and the Ethereum Foundation, to launch a blockchain course

​​Authorities in the U.S. state of California have arrested a 21-year old New Yorker for the alleged theft of $1 million in crypto using “SIM-swapping”

​​Blockchain came along to solve problems in the old-fashioned economy, but then faced inefficiencies of its own. A new global finance blockchain infrastructure is tackling those issues #SPONSORED

​​Amazon has decided not to accept Bitcoin and chose a different path: the e-commerce giant is pushing blockchain adoption

​​South Korean messaging giant Kakao Corp has established a subsidiary company in Singapore to attract investments through the company’s blockchain platform

​​Bitfury has added a stalwart investment banker to its board of directors, and a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) member to its advisory board

⁠Bart Smith, digital asset head at U.S.-based global trading and technology firm Susquehanna, says he is still a long-term Bitcoin believer

⁠Cryptocurrency exchange Quoine and liquidity provider B2C2 are the opposing parties in Singapore’s first court case involving Bitcoin (BTC)

⁠The cryptocurrency market crash has eased pressure on the U.K.’s financial regulator to introduce hasty new rules for the sector

⁠SWIFT India has partnered with fintech company MonetaGo to launch a blockchain pilot addressing fraud in the financial sector

⁠Italy’s securities watchdog ordered cease and desist orders on several crypto-related firms for reportedly unauthorized financial activities

⁠Trustwave cybersecurity team has reported a case of cryptojacking malware stealing computing power from visitors to the website of the Make-A-Wish Foundation

⁠A VanEck subsidiary has launched a BTC index based on U.S. price feeds from major over-the-counter liquidity providers

⁠Tom Lee has maintained his year-end Bitcoin price prediction at $15,000, claims that institutions are “not necessarily getting hurt” by the recent collapse of crypto

⁠A recent study by Chainalysis reportedly shows that BTC usage as a method of payment dropped by 80 percent in the course of the current year

​​In-app game transactions are increasingly being completed using crypto – and now, a blockchain platform has teamed up with a major game engine #SPONSORED

​​The Big Issue, a newspaper sold by the homeless in the U.K. and other countries, is launching a social investment platform on blockchain in six months

​​“Given the volume of interest in Bakkt and work required to get all of the pieces in place,” the Bakkt digital assets platform has settled on a Jan. 24, 2019 start date

​​A subsidiary of China’s leading insurance holding Ping An will create an investment bank backed with blockchain tech

​​North Dakota’s Securities Commissioner has warned about a Russia-based individual who stole the identity of Liechtenstein Union Bank’s token

​​The U.S. Department of Justice has focused in on its investigation into whether or not Tether (USDT) was used to manipulate Bitcoin (BTC) prices during last year’s bull run

​​To enhance tax control, Spain’s tax agency will investigate 15,000 taxpayers who made transactions with crypto

​​Launching a token is hard, but an upcoming blockchain network plans to vet projects and offer support and contacts to help fledgling crypto startups thrive #SPONSORED

​​As the market panic continues, Peru’s central bank reminds citizens that cryptocurrencies might be risky, especially due to their high volatility

​​​​U.K. regulator considers ban of cryptocurrency contracts-for-difference (CFDs) and will “consult” on the idea, says official

​​Rogue actors copying Trezor’s hardware wallets have led to an official warning from the company

​​Twice Olympic gold medalist Kobe Bryant will attend a crypto conference as a special guest to “inspire young leaders and entrepreneurs”

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