{"id":"tp-1159","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – January 25th, 2019","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1159","datePublished":"2019-01-25T11:18:46.000Z","dateModified":"2019-01-25T11:18:46.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Government of Ireland to host two-day blockchain hackathon for public services Ireland’s Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, in association with The Department of Finance, is going to host Blockathon Ireland.…","section":"Technology","references":[{"title":"Government of Ireland to host two-day blockchain hackathon for public services","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Government-of-Ireland-to-host-two-day-blockchain-hackathon-for-public-services-1155"},{"title":"Wyoming lawmakers introduce bill to clarify classification of digital 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