BLUETOOTH LEDGER NANO X HAS BEEN RELEASED The manufacturer of hardware wallets for storing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies – Ledger introduced Ledger Nano X – an improved version of Ledger Nano S. The new model was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show…

THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LEGALIZES CRYPTOCURRENCIES SUBJECT TO STRICT REGULATION Indian authorities plan to legalize digital assets, establishing strict regulatory control over this area. According to the New Indian Express publication, the interdepartmental Committee created by the Indian Parliament to study the…

JAPANESE FINANCIAL GIANT MIZUHO INTRODUCED DIGITAL CURRENCY FOR NON-CASH PAYMENTS The Japanese Bank holding company Mizuho plans to introduce a digital currency, which will be used for non-cash money transfers. The launch of the corporate cryptocurrency is scheduled for March 2019. According…

INDIAN CRYPTO-EXCHANGES REGISTER RECORD TRADING VOLUMES Despite the banking limitations and the uncertainty of regulatory measures, the Indian crypto currency exchange noted an increase in trading volumes every month. The head of the Indian crypto-exchange Wazirx Nischal Shetty in an interview with…

PwC: 2019 WILL BE A POSITIVE YEAR FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES PwS leading employee Henry Arslanyan said that in 2019, the cryptocurrency market is expected to be dominated by positive trends. Among them is the increase in the number of major players and the…

ISRAELI STARTUP LAUNCHES FIRST MIMBLEWIMBLE-CRYPTOCURRENCY WITH PERSONAL PRIVACY SETTINGS Located in Israel, the start-up Beam on January 3rd plans to launch the first cryptocurrency based on the MimbleWimble Protocol, designed to provide users with personal privacy settings. Unlike other cryptocurrencies with anonymization…

GMO INTERNET STOPS MINING EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION The Japanese Internet Corporation “GMO Internet Group” refuses to produce equipment for bitcoin mining, citing documents in which the company reported “huge losses” for the fourth quarter of this year. GMO, which joined the bitcoin mining…

BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CHRISTMAS GAME IS LAUNCHED BY WAVES Waves, blockchain platform and decentralized exchange, which uses a proof-of-stake algorithm, has cooperated with Tradisys to launch a Christmas-themed game that shows the usefulness of Waves smart contracts in gaming. As per the statement, the game is a selective reward generator where…