Every week I read different news portals to know and enrich the knowledge of Digital Asset Market which helps me to understand the blockchain and crypto sentiment Here is the Top 7 News of last week.
2nd Week, 2020
1. JPMorgan Report Shows Bitcoin Institutional Demand is Rising, And It’s Crucial
Institutional interest in Bitcoin-related contracts appears to be building and market measures indicate high anticipation of the launch of CME Group Inc.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-11/jpmorgan-sees-high-anticipation-for-cme-bitcoin-options-launch
2. 12 percent of America's 100 biggest charity organizations accept bitcoin
The Block's new research data shows that relatively few of the United States' biggest charities currently accept bitcoin in 2019 accept bitcoin as donations.
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/52673/12-percent-of-americas-100-biggest-charity-organizations-accept-bitcoin
3. EU Countries Commence Crypto Regulations as Mandated by New Directive
The European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive mandates that member states start regulating crypto assets by Jan. 10.
https://news.bitcoin.com/eu-countries-commence-crypto-regulations/
4. China’s state digital currency nearly ready, says central bank
The bank has finished the top-level design for the currency; research and development; and completed testing for the currency.
https://decrypt.co/16415/china-digital-currency-nearly-ready-says-central-bank
5. North Korean hacker group Lazarus is using Telegram to steal cryptocurrency
A hacking group believed to be from North Korea is reportedly stepping up its game to continue its cryptocurrency stealing campaigns.
https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2020/01/09/north-korea-hacker-group-lazarus-telegram-steal-cryptocurrency-bitcoin/
6. South Korea Moves Toward Institutional Acceptance of Cryptocurrency
The South Korean Presidential Committee has made recommendations that the government work toward institutional acceptance of crypto assets.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/south-korea-moves-toward-institutional-acceptance-of-cryptocurrency-2020-01-09
7. Student Wins Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship to Build Media-Focused Platform
A PhD student awarded at Cambridge University with its Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship, designed to support the development of blockchain applications.\
https://cointelegraph.com/news/student-wins-satoshi-nakamoto-scholarship-to-build-media-focused-platform
Mir Rasel,
Digital Lead, Bitcurate ( Bitcurate is the best place to analyze, research, understand & forecast your cryptocurrency investments.)
Web: https://bitcurate.com/
I saw that you only cares about positive news, I have no problem with it but it will be best also if you can share some of the news that are against crypto currencies so we can at least compare whether the anti crypto currencies are growing or not. As I heard that there are other countries that starts banning crypto currencies as of the moment and I would love to check whether what countries are these.