# [Video] TokenPost Daily News: Russia allegedly invests 10 billion US dollars in BTC - 15 January 2019

By Jean-Luc Leese

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1080
Published: 2019-01-15T08:36:54.000Z
Updated: 2019-01-15T08:36:54.000Z
Section: Business

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In today’s news...

Bakkt acquires independent futures commission merchant RCG.

HSBC processes 250 billion US dollars in forex trades using blockchain. [[Read more](<http://tokenpost.com/HSBC-settles-250B-worth-of-FX-transactions-using-distributed-ledger-technology-1079>)]

Russia allegedly invests 10 billion US dollars in bitcoin.

Crypto mining giant Bitmain is set to close its Amsterdam operations.

Wordpress parent company Automattic announces the launch of ‘Newspack by Wordpress.com’ a CMS for newspaper newsrooms. [[Read more](<http://tokenpost.com/Google-LenFest-and-blockchain-startup-ConsenSys-back-Automattics-new-publishing-project-Newspack-by-WordPresscom-1074>)]

## Links in this article

- [Read more](http://tokenpost.com/HSBC-settles-250B-worth-of-FX-transactions-using-distributed-ledger-technology-1079)
- [Read more](http://tokenpost.com/Google-LenFest-and-blockchain-startup-ConsenSys-back-Automattics-new-publishing-project-Newspack-by-WordPresscom-1074)