Crypto Breakingviews #5 [4-24-2018]
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Crypto Breakingviews #5 [4-24-2018]
Iran’s central bank has banned the country’s banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, over money-laundering concerns, the state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday as the country tries to halt a currency crisis.
On Thursday, April 19th, a transaction of 700,000 LTC (currently $ 106 million) was carried out among the anonymous members of Litecoin's blockchain. Note that the transaction took only 2.5 minutes to arrive at the destination and the network fee was only $ 0.40.
The spokesman of the investment bank Goldman Sachs confirmed that the organization has hired a cryptocurrency trader. The trader is called Justin Schmidt, he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and will take on the role of vice-president of the department dealing with the "digital goods markets". "In response to client interest in various digital products, we are exploring how best to serve them in the space. At this point, we have not reached a conclusion on the scope of our digital asset offering." said the bank spokesman.
