{"id":"tp-1017","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – January 4th, 2019","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1017","datePublished":"2019-01-04T11:02:00.000Z","dateModified":"2019-01-04T11:02:00.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"New York forms cryptocurrency task force New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill last month that would now see the state forming a cryptocurrency task force. According to the bill, the task force will “prov…","section":"Technology","references":[{"title":"New York forms cryptocurrency task force","url":"https://tokenpost.com/New-York-forms-cryptocurrency-task-force-1007"},{"title":"Wyoming ‘financial technology sandbox’ bill seeks to boost blockchain and fintech innovation","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Wyoming-financial-technology-sandbox-bill-seeks-to-boost-blockchain-and-fintech-innovation-990"},{"title":"Italian government brings together 30 experts to build national blockchain strategy","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Italian-government-brings-together-30-experts-to-build-national-blockchain-strategy-994"},{"title":"Irish cabinet approves bill to prevent use of cryptocurrencies for money laundering and terrorism financing purposes","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Irish-cabinet-approves-bill-to-prevent-use-of-cryptocurrencies-for-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-purposes-1016"},{"title":"Difficult to set specific timeline to come up with cryptocurrency regulation, says Indian Minister Pon Radhakrishnan","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Difficult-to-set-specific-timeline-to-come-up-with-cryptocurrency-regulation-says-Indian-Minister-Pon-Radhakrishnan-995"},{"title":"Reserve Bank of India shelves central bank digital currency plans – Report","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Reserves-Bank-of-India-shelves-central-bank-digital-currency-plans--Report-999"},{"title":"South African government sets up crypto assets regulatory working group","url":"https://tokenpost.com/South-African-government-sets-up-crypto-assets-regulatory-working-group-1010"},{"title":"Bermuda Monetary Authority publishes draft rules for cryptocurrency custody","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Bermuda-Monetary-Authority-publishes-draft-rules-for-cryptocurrency-custody-997"},{"title":"Abkhazia cuts off power to 15 crypto mining facilities","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Abkhazia-cuts-off-power-to-15-crypto-mining-facilities-1001"},{"title":"Iran moves to criminalize using Telegram’s cryptocurrency ‘Gram’","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Iran-moves-to-criminalize-using-Telegrams-cryptocurrency-Gram-998"},{"title":"Mike Novogratz","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Mike-Novogratz-now-owns-and-controls-nearly-80-pct-of-crypto-focused-Galaxy-Digital-1006"},{"title":"Bakkt","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Crypto-project-Bakkt-secures-1825M-in-first-funding-round-996"},{"title":"Lamassu","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Bitcoin-ATM-manufacturer-Lamassu-moves-to-Switzerland-1003"},{"title":"DMM.com","url":"https://tokenpost.com/DMMcom-to-quit-cryptocurrency-mining-business-1000"},{"title":"Huobi Group","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Huobi-Group-to-launch-EOS-exchange-in-Q1-2019-releases-English-language-white-paper-for-Huobi-Chain-992"},{"title":"Huobi Russia","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Crypto-exchange-Huobi-Russia-launches-legal-lab-989"},{"title":"NECTEC","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Thailands-NECTEC-develops-blockchain-based-e-voting-solution-1005"},{"title":"Saudi Customs","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Saudi-Customs-integrates-cross-border-trade-platform-FASAH-with-IBM-Maersk-blockchain-solution-TradeLens-1002"},{"title":"blockchain-based digital ID system","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Taiwan-to-launch-blockchain-based-digital-ID-system-in-2020-993"},{"title":"Overstock.com","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Overstockcom-to-pay-commercial-activity-taxes-in-Ohio-in-bitcoin-1015"},{"title":"trade tokens backed by real stocks","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Crypto-exchange-DXExchange-to-launch-platform-to-trade-tokens-backed-by-real-stocks-1012"},{"title":"BitTorrent","url":"https://tokenpost.com/BitTorrent-to-launch-own-cryptocurrency-BTT-1011"}]}