Crypto Daily News Summary - 18th October 2018

Hello Fellow Crypto Enthusiasts. Here is Your Daily Roundup of the Crypto News.

• BitMEX to Launch Software to Compete With Bitcoin Core

• We are pleased to announce that $WTC has been listed on @Ethfinex and @Bitfinex on October 18th. Thank you Waltonchain supporters for voting for us in the Ethfinex listing vote!

• Bitcoin (BTC) Has 'No Lender of Last Resort', 22-Year Wall Street Veteran Warns

• Circle - Introducing BNT, our newest market on Poloniex

• Crypto Exchange Coinbase Open-Sources Its Security Scaling Tool

• Natwest Bank Launches R3 Corda Blockchain-Based Syndicated Lending Platform

• Ticketmaster to Enhance Ticketing System with Blockchain in New Partnership

• “Perfect Use”: Canadian Crypto Startup Puts Marijuana On Blockchain

• Goldman Sachs Investing in Crypto Custodian BitGo

• Long-Time Critic Explains Why Bitfinex is Unable to Work With Banks

• Spain's Central Bank Calls For Investigation of International Payments Using Blockchain Technology

• RUSSIA CENTRAL BANK HEAD: CRYPTOCURRENCY CRAZE IS ‘FORTUNATELY FADING AWAY

• Only 39 Percent of Chileans Are Aware of Cryptocurrencies, Study Shows

• Confirmed: Baidu and TRON to Cooperate on Cloud Computing Resources

• Emma, the money management app, rolls out cryptocurrency support

• US Marshals To Auction Bitcoins Valued at Around $4.3 million In November

• $152 Million Cryptocurrency Lawsuit Involving Augur Settled Outside of Court

• Japanese Government Working to Simplify Cryptocurrency Tax Filings

• 54.8% of Publicly Funded Cryptos Could Be Securities in FINMA's Eyes, CryptoCompare Research Finds

• Ripple (XRP) Is On A Hot Streak As Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Deepens Partnership, XRP Can Be Used As Crypto Loan Collateral

• Japanese Electric Power Company Partners With Bank, University on Blockchain Research

• Responsible Finance and Investment Foundation Turns to Blockchain for Tracking Firm Sustainability Goals

• WISeKey launches blockchain-based mobile identity platform

• Accenture and Digital Ventures launch blockchain trade solution

• Qtum (QTUM) Enters “Historic Partnership” With Amazon Web Services, Surges 5%

• NSW to Make Conveyancing Efficient and Cheaper with Blockchain

• Nigeria: How Security Layers Will Address Rise in Cryptocurrency Fraud

• PAX, GUSD, USDC Gain Widespread Relevance as Demand for Regulated Stablecoins Increase

• Blockchain Technology Can Scale to 100 Million Equity Trades per day, DTCC Study Claims

• STC, ConsenSys team up to promote blockchain in Saudi Arabia

• Horizen Updates on Crypto Project, Publishes New Whitepaper

• Bitcoin Trades at $300 Premium on Bitfinex as Tether Faces Panic

• BITTO launches world’s first cryptocurrency exchange with ERC20 Proof of Stake

• Blockchain Could Help One Million People in Kenya Become Homeowners

• African Cryptocurrency Exchanges Forced to Step up Security

• Russian Bitcoin Mining Criminal Faces up to Five Years in Prison

• How Blockchain is Helping to Clean Up Our Oceans

• Rwanda Government to Track Rare Earth Metal Mining With the Help of Blockchain Technology

• PIVX -We are very pleased to announce that $PIVX is getting listed on Bithumb Korea

• 0x [ZRX], Basic Attention Token [BAT] see double-digit rises; Coinbase speculated to be common factor

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