The latest congressional hearing had some important technical and regulatory discussions on cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology.

A report from The Guardian cites that the U.K has all the required resources - industrial, technological and governmental to emerge as a leader in the crypto space.

In addition to Bitcoin, the crypto market added $20 billion with other popular altcoins gaining 5-10%.

Litecoin founder, Charlie Lee, expects a recent 10% stake acquisition in German Bank WEG Bank to work in the best interest of the two parties.

Japan is taking a formal approach to cryptocurrency taxation through new regulations implemented on this month.

The company also said that for the crypto space to mature a lot of regulatory work needs to be done.

The G20 has submitted a standardized framework to its member nations while stating that it be monitoring the crypto space vigilantly.

Six Group, the operator of the largest stock exchange in Switzerland, is planning to create a digital platform for the trading of tokenized digital assets.

The new blockchain-based solution will streamline the KYC process for the international banking fraternity.

The Founders Bank will let is clients decide on future developments by implementing blockchain-style governance model based on smart contracts.

The task force will work towards combating the crypto crimes and also bring new investor protection initiatives and regulations.

Owing to a huge demand from institutional investors, STASIS has launched its EURS stablecoin which is currently available for trading on DSX exchange.

The Philippines has joined a growing list of countries looking to generate some form of income from the burgeoning cryptocurrency market.

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is considering implementing Distributed Ledger Technology, to enhance various stages of securities transactions in the market.

The Opera browser will initially support Ethereum for its decentralized applications.

The official also said that India’s cryptocurrency panel could also consider treating cryptocurrencies as commodities.

Brin also admitted that he along with his son have been mining Ethereum cryptocurrency.

China de-facto central bank, People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has once again made it clear, Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) are illegal in the country.

The CBOE Bitcoin ETF will provide facilities of over-the-counter (OTC) trades and insurance for investor funds.

Mastercard, Deloitte and PWC are the latest high profile companies to have reiterated their intentions to leverage blockchain technology as they look to enhance their operations.