So Vitalik and the folks at Omise Go, met with the Central Bank of Thailand together yesterday.

I found an insightful comment on reddit where a user wrote that "its easier to talk to regulators / policy makers in emerging economies. They don't hold huge amounts of legacy infrastructure and are more willing to experiment with newer tech to encourage growth, as opposed to throwing a huge regulatory blanket over it." Fair point good sir, fair point.

Vitalik had a Q&A type thing yesterday where he answered questions about himself, Ethereum, Plasma, etc...

You can check that out here

Bitcoin ETF Filed with SEC by Leading Gold Fund Manager

Investment management firm Vaneck has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to list and trade a bitcoin ETF. However, the "Vaneck Vectors Bitcoin Strategy ETF" will not hold actual bitcoin.

According to the filing, "The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in U.S. exchange-traded bitcoin-linked derivative instruments (“Bitcoin Instruments”) and pooled investment vehicles and exchange-traded products that provide exposure to bitcoin."

Oh yeah, and someone at Vaneck has called Bitcoin a fad. "Bitcoin and other digital currencies are a fad that has attracted the attention of programmers, speculators, and early adaptors."

Click here to read the story.

Problem's I Didn't Know Existed

Are you afraid of food made in China? Do you want to look at a detailed history of your steaks—from when the cow was born to what it was eating? Now you can. #inblockchainwetrust.

Click here to read the full article about how blockchain tech could fix a key problem in China’s food industry.

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