BITREFILL LAUNCHED THE OPENING OF THE CHANNEL IN LIGHTNING NETWORK Payment platform Bitrefill launched Thor — a service allowing users to access channels in the Lightning Network (LN). Thor will be able to join the Bitrefill node in the Lightning Network, so…

ONLY SEVEN KOREAN CRYPTO EXCHANGES PASSED CYBERSECURITY SYSTEM STATE AUDIT The South Korean government has checked 38 cryptocurrency exchanges of the country. As a result of the audit, it was found that only 7 trading platforms meet the security requirements, 17 exchanges…

TOKENIZED SHARES OF APPLE AND TESLA COULD BECOME THE NEXT CRYPTO-HIT On Monday, the Estonian cryptocurrency organization DX.Exchange has launched a trading platform that gives investors the opportunity to buy shares placed on the Nasdaq stock exchange via security tokens, such as…

ONE OF THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAS INVESTED IN THE CRYPTOCURRENCY PLATFORM BAKKT Bakkt, platform for trading digital assets created by Intercontinental exchange (ICE), has completed its first round of funding on December 31, 2018 (the trading platform was able…

NICK SZABO: INSTEAD OF GOLD RESERVES, IT IS BETTER FOR CENTRAL BANKS TO ACCUMULATE CRYPTOCURRENCIES The famous crypto-enthusiast Nick Szabo believes that in 2019 Central banks can start using cryptocurrencies for reservations. And especially fast integration of digital money will take place…

HUOBI RETURNS TO JAPAN Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has resumed servicing of the Japanese market with the launch of a new trading platform this Wednesday. Local licensed exchange BitTrade purchased by the company in 2018, was converted into Huobi Japan. Currently, the exchange…

SAMOURAI WALLET IS FORCED TO REMOVE PRIVACY FEATURES FROM THE WALLET UPON GOOGLE’S REQUEST On Monday the developers of the bitcoin wallet with increased privacy Samourai Wallet reported that the special features of the Android application were forced to be disabled due…

PARITY RECEIVED $5 MILLION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ETHEREUM 2.0 The Ethereum Foundation has allocated a grant of $5 million to the company Parity, which will develop solutions for the global update of Ethereum 2.0. The list of developments includes the introduction…

BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES CANCELED THE PROJECT FOR THE CREATION OF CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE Jair Messias Bolsonaro, new President of Brazil, criticized the investment projects adopted under his predecessor and announced the abolition of the state contract for the creation of cryptocurrency for…

JAPAN MAY APPROVE THE CRYPTOCURRENCY ETFs Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering to approve exchange traded investment funds (ETFs) that track digital assets. According to the recent reports, the financial regulator is currently studying the sector’s interest in cryptocurrency ETFs. It…

COLORADO INTRODUCED A BILL THAT PROVIDES AN EXCEPTION TO THE SECURITIES LEGISLATION The deputies of the state of Colorado presented a bill on digital assets, which proposes to withdraw cryptocurrencies from the action of regional securities legislation. Meanwhile, the local financial regulator…