📅 Some notable news and updates today

📌 Malaysian Central Bank: ID Now Needed For Any Crypto Exchange Transaction
Trading crypto for fiat or crypto for crypto now needs ID in Malaysia.

📌 ⁠ ⁠Jack Dorsey: Square Will Go Further With Bitcoin Than Buy/Sell Option
Square CEO Jack Dorsey says the company “is not stopping at buying and selling” Bitcoin, plans to develop further

📌⁠ ⁠ Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Stays Bullish On BTC Price, Sees Major Firms Joining Crypto Sphere
Wall Street strategist Tom Lee repeats past prediction that BTC will double in 2018, says major corporations are moving towards crypto

📌 ⁠ Dubai To Release Blockchain-Based System To Track Vehicle Lifecycles
Dubai Transport Authority has announced a future Blockchain initiative that will track the lifecycle of your vehicle.

📌 Bitcoin and Solar Energy Fuel Investment in Japan: Expert Take
Japan has a strong appetite for cryptocurrency, largest hacks of exchanges.

📌 ⁠ Marshall Islands Plans To Launch National Cryptocurrency And ICO, Gov’t Officials Report
A national cryptocurrency and ICO are one vote away from reality for Marshall Islands

📌 ⁠ Goldman Sachs Investment Chief: Crypto ‘Bubble’ Burst Will Affect 1% Of Global GDP
Goldman Sachs CIO Mossavar-Rahmani stated that when the cryptocurrency “bubble” bursts, it will impact 1% of global GDP.

📌 Coinbase: BTC Buys And Sells Issue Resolved, Bitcoin Performance Still ‘Degraded’
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has fixed the processes that caused Bitcoin buys and sells to become temporarily unavailable on the platform.

📌 Porsche ‘First’ To Test Blockchain Technology For Cars
Porsche considers Blockchain applications for their
vehicles with the help of Berlin-based startup XAIN.

📌 Russia: Municipal Court In St. Petersburg Rules To Unblock 40 Bitcoin-Related Websites
The Municipal Court of St. Petersburg unblocks 40 Bitcoin-related websites, will consider case further.

📌 Germany: Blockchain Service Bitwala Introduces ‘Crypto-First’ Banking
Blockchain-based payment service Bitwala is launching a banking service with debit cards, promises “seamless transition between the crypto and fiat worlds”.

📌 WSJ: SEC Launches Cryptocurrency Probe
In the US, the SEC has launched a probe into ICO activities and crypto business, WSJ reports.

📌 India: Two Crypto Exchanges Halt Trading, Blame ‘Discouraging’ Government Stance
Two Indian crypto exchanges will soon stop trading, citing “stress” on their business from “discouraging” government stance.

⁠ 📌 Singapore: Central Bank ‘Assessing’ Need For More Cryptocurrency Regulation
“Investor protection” the focus of Singapore central bank, now looking at additional crypto regulations

📌 Japan’s Banking Giant SBI Delays Launch Of Crypto Exchange To ‘Strengthen Security’
Japan’s banking giant SBI Group postpones the launch of its crypto exchange to “strengthen security measures”.