Dash is expanding on its $50,000 donation to ASU’s Blockchain Research Lab (BRL) from last year by donating an additional $100,000 to the BRL and $50,000 for the university’s Luminosity Lab. Dash is also funding $100,000 in scholarships and is creating a Blockchain course. #NEWS

Morgan Stanley Now Clearing Bitcoin Futures for Clients, Helping Institutions Gain Exposure
https://cointelegraph.com/news/morgan-stanley-now-clearing-bitcoin-futures-for-clients-helping-institutions-gain-exposure

Morgan Stanley becomes the second major Wall Street firm to begin clearing Bitcoin futures contracts, possibly opening the floodgates. #NEWS

Obelisk Threaten Soft Fork in Reaction to Bitmain Antminer A3 Launch
https://cointelegraph.com/news/obelisk-threaten-soft-fork-in-reaction-to-bitmain-antminer-a3-launch

Obelisk has threatened to trigger a soft fork that would invalidate Bitmain’s new Antminer A3 miner for Siacoin - which was launched this week. #MINING

SEC Says Crypto-Based Funds Not Ready For Regulation
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-says-crypto-based-funds-not-ready-for-regulation

SEC is not ready to support Bitcoin ETFs, cites crypto-based funds’ inability to comply with existing regulations #NEWS

S. Korea: Major Banks’ Income From Crypto Accounts Up X36 From 2016
https://cointelegraph.com/news/s-korea-major-banks-income-from-crypto-accounts-up-x36-from-2016

Income from crypto account fees for South Korean banks soars, 36 times higher than in 2016 #NEWS

Gold Sales Spike During Crypto Market Crash, Highlighting Inverse Correlation
https://cointelegraph.com/news/gold-sales-spike-during-crypto-market-crash-highlighting-inverse-correlation

A number of gold investment industry insiders claim up to fivefold increases in sales during a week of volatility on the crypto market. #NEWS

Bitcoin Core Devs Reveal How Schnorr Signatures Can Help Scale Bitcoin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-core-devs-reveal-how-schnorr-signatures-can-help-scale-bitcoin

A scaling solution for Bitcoin in the form of Schnorr signatures is explained in a paper by Core developers #NEWS

Former FDIC Chair Says ‘We Don’t Ban Assets,’ Bitcoin Just Needs To Be Regulated
https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-fdic-chair-says-we-dont-ban-assets-bitcoin-just-needs-to-be-regulated