​​A senior U.S. regulator has stated that Ethereum “in its present state” is not a security under U.S. law

https://ctlgr.com/6u4i

​​A senior U.S. regulator has stated that Ethereum “in its present state” is not a security under U.S. law

https://ctlgr.com/6u4i

⁠A South Korean financial association plans to build “Crypto Beach” in Busan to explore and keep blockchain technology prospects in the country

https://goo.gl/x8phhF

⁠At a recent Ethereum dev’s meeting, Vitalik Buterin suggested that Casper and sharding upgrades should be released together

https://goo.gl/BdTu2C

⁠This week in crypto, the SEC finally decided that Ethereum is not a security, Bitcoin’s price drop is revealed (allegedly) to be due to Bitcoin future contracts expiring, and more in the Hodler’s Digest

https://goo.gl/ZCAUZu

​​Bancor, the world’s largest decentralized crypto exchange, is launching a network of blockchain-based community currencies in Kenya aimed at combating poverty

https://ctlgr.com/6u53

​​Crypto markets experience solid gains today, despite news of a scathing report on crypto from the Bank of International Settlements

https://ctlgr.com/6u5v

⁠The CEO of UBS said in an interview that blockchain will transform the cost base of the financial industry and is “almost a must”

https://ctlgr.com/6u74

​​Crypto-adoption on the rise as football fans have many ways to use cryptocurrencies at the FIFA World Cup 2018

https://ctlgr.com/6ul6

⁠NYC Square Cash users are now given a BTC option, a non-profit starts accepting crypto and immediately gets $1,000 ETH — delve more into this week’s adoption wins in the Hodler’s Digest

https://ctlgr.com/6uof

⁠The Financial University of Russia has implemented blockchain technology to store diplomas issued over the past 10 years

https://ctlgr.com/6uxf

​​Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao has revealed the company is about to launch a crypto-fiat trading platform in Uganda, in an exclusive interview with CT today

https://ctlgr.com/6uzd

​​China is ready to legalize cryptocurrencies and ICO

The Chinese authorities determined the legal status of cryptocurrencies and equated them with classical financial assets. Activities related to the turnover of cryptocurrencies will be considered as financial services and licensed under the supervision of the Banking Regulatory Commission of China (CBRC).

In China, since September last year, the turnover of cryptocurrencies, ICO and mining has been banned. The CBRC has already issued a statement, according to which the regulator's actions will extend not only to the turnover of digital assets, but also to any services that perform financial transactions on the blockchain.

​​The European Parliament has taken issue with crypto naysayers, calling many traditional economists ‘mistaken’

https://ctlgr.com/6v8r

​​The South Korean government is drafting major new industry classification standards for blockchain to serve as a basis for policy making, promotion and regulation

https://ctlgr.com/6vhf

⁠The central bank of the Philippines has approved applications from two new digital currency exchanges, which allows the conversion of Philippine pesos into virtual currencies

https://ctlgr.com/6vm0

⁠Chinese city of Nanjing has launched a $1.48 billion blockchain investment fund to foster the token economy and public projects

https://ctlgr.com/6wu4

​​Crypto analyst Brian Kelly has predicted that approval of a Bitcoin ETF will “likeliest” and “earliest” come in February 2019

https://ctlgr.com/6z5a

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