The second roadmap of the Facebook cryptocurrency project is published by the Libra Association. It describes the development of the Libra Core software - implementation, which is a decentralized database that provides the financial infrastructure for Libra cryptocurrency, which should be launched as early as 2020.
Starting December 30, KT, a telecommunications service provider from KT, will become the operator of the Dongbaek cryptocurrency, issued by the city of Busan for settlements by citizens in local shopping centers. Tokens will be stored on special bank cards.
The Crime Telegram channel reports that a mining farm owned by the governor of the Oryol region, Andrei Klychkov, is located at the closed Dormash plant in Orel. Advisor to the governor Sergey Lezhnev called the channel’s text absurd, and advised its authors to treat drug addiction.
Financial conglomerate from Japan SBI Holdings intends to invest in two cryptocurrency units of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange (Börse Stuttgart). The partnership will help shape the “global ecosystem of digital assets using blockchain technology.”
At the summit of representatives of Islamic countries in Malaysia, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani proposed opposing US sanctions by creating a separate banking system for Muslim states and issuing a single digital currency for them. He was supported by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has received a patent for technology for conducting bitcoin transactions using e-mail associated with a hot wallet. He filed the application for this patent back in 2015.
Blockchain company Ripple raised $ 200 million in Series C fundraising, which it closed today. Now Ripple's market valuation is more than $ 10 billion. Ripple will use the proceeds to promote its XRP cryptocurrency.
IOTA cryptocurrency developers updated the project roadmap, adding a few changes to it that will increase network bandwidth and efficiency. All innovations will be introduced in the first half of 2020.
Expected: US SEC deferred consideration of Wilshire Phoenix Bitcoin ETF application until February 26, 2019
IOTA developers introduced a new project roadmap aimed at increasing network bandwidth
While exchanges tighten their screws, the Poloniex platform returned unlimited deposits and removed restrictions on trading for accounts without KYC
Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange adds deposit function from credit and debit cards