*Deal reached to end US government shutdown
*India & blockchain
*BitFlyer Gets License to Operate in Europe
The PI licence was granted by Luxembourg’s financial watchdog and the company will be based at the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Foundation
BitFlyer also announced it will offer euro-denominated bitcoins and the company is planning to add support for other cryptocurrencies including Litecoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic and Bitcoin Cash later in the year.
*South Korean card companies are reportedly working on blocking payments to overseas cryptocurrency exchanges. Currently, 20 major crypto exchanges are blocked but that number is expected to increase, according to the Korean Credit Finance Association.