Iran pumps Bitcoin, former Bakkt CEO is to regulate trading on a governmental level, Asian countries keep standing at the forefront of the blockchain adoption.
This week on the radar by BTCMEX
Bitcoin price reached $8,500 this week as the mainstream media stated Iran has bombed the US military base in Iraq. BTCMEX previously reported that Bitcoin is selling at $24,000 on a local exchange in Iran after the airstrike at Baghdad's airport ordered by United States President Donald Trump killed the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani.
The Bitcoin priced-in at $8,000 after Donald Trump announced the US would not seek further military action against Iran after the airbases bombing in Iraq.
It’s official: Senator Loeffler to set regulations
Kelly Loeffler, the former Bakkt CEO and wife of Jeffrey Sprecher, founder, and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, has become Georgia's new Senator and will help oversee the major financial regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
China is launching National Blockchain
Blockchain-based Service Network that has been tested for 6 months in China is reported to be launched in April 2020.The project aims to reduce technical and economic costs for wide blockchain adoption in China and is an important milestone in the development of smart cities and the digital economy. China has earlier announced the launch of its national digital currency in 2020.
South Korea: Crypto Derivatives are the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The South Korean Presidential Committee on technological development sees cryptocurrency OTC and derivatives trading as a powerful force to drive the country’s economic growth.
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