former Representative George Nethercutt argues that the approach to fostering technological development that the US authorities have presently taken is hurting its competitiveness in the international market, while China is continuously pushing against the US intellectual property rights in the international market.

https://all-stocks.net/former-us-congressman-washington-regulators-thwart-crypto-innovation/

During a speech at the plenary meeting of the 10th Gaidar Forum where he delineated global challenges that the Russian economy is facing, Prime Minister Medvedev addressed specifically the current cryptocurrency status and made quite a sensible statement regarding crypto.

https://all-stocks.net/russian-prime-minister-medvedev-dont-bury-cryptocurrencies-yet/

The chairman of the State Duma committee of Financial market, Anatoly Aksakov, shared his opinion on the launch of a crypto-Rubel, stating that it may appear in the next two or three years.

https://all-stocks.net/russian-statesman-crypto-rubel-may-emerge-in-two-three-years/

Recent researches by various experts show that the Ryuk ransomware attack has most likely originated from Russian cybercriminals, not North Korea. This was concluded after extensive research by several cyber-security firms such as FireEye, McAfee, CrowdStrike, and Kryptos Logic.

https://all-stocks.net/experts-ryuk-ransomware-was-launched-by-russian-cybercriminals-not-north-korean-hackers/

On January 6th, 2019, Izabella Anna Bowles was born. Shortly thereafter, her full name was already in print in The Times as part of an ad that her parents had issued, seeking cryptocurrency donations for the future education of the little “Bitcoin Baby.”

https://all-stocks.net/parents-ask-for-bitcoin-donations-to-newborn-babys-college-fund-in-newspaper-ad/

2018 saw a sharp adoption by many major corporations to build new systems around the distributed ledger technologies. A new report indicates that because of the increased interest in these technologies, pays are rising for blockchain developers and other blockchain related roles.

https://all-stocks.net/industry-wide-blockchain-adoption-is-pushing-up-salaries-for-related-jobs/

Last year Bitmain announced its intention to build one of the largest crypto mining centers in the world. But the smiles have been wiped off their faces as the project scheduled to hold in Rockdale TX has hit an unfortunate roadblock.

https://all-stocks.net/report-bitmain-cuts-back-its-texas-crypto-mining-project/

Vermont is the latest US State to devote increased time and money to emerging blockchain technologies. On January 9 the Secretary of State Jim Condos and Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak signed a memorandum focused on collaborating together in the blockchain space.

https://all-stocks.net/vermont-states-initiates-a-blockchain-insurance-pilot/

Gate.io reports that the exchange has received $100K back from the same enigmatic hacker who executed the Ethereum Classic 51% attack without any explanation why he did it or returned the money.

https://all-stocks.net/ethical-hacker-attacker-returns-100k-to-gate-io-after-ethereum-classic-51-attack/

Reddit user eli0tz has brought attention to Google Ads seemingly blacklisting “Ethereum” as a keyword. The user said they have been using keywords containing “Ethereum” for the last 6 months without issue, in order to get more visibility for their “smart contract auditing services”; however, since January 9 they have noticed a change, and now it appears that “ethereum” has been blacklisted.

https://all-stocks.net/ethereum-blacklisted-in-google-ads-according-to-reddit-reports/

Come February 2019, the South Korean Government is planning to include the blockchain industry in its Research and Development (R&D) tax relief. The new tax reform will allocate 30 to 40% of R&D expenses as tax deductible for small businesses. While a total of 20 to 30% of R&D expenses would be allocated as tax deductible for large and medium businesses.

https://all-stocks.net/south-korea-plans-to-include-the-blockchain-industry-in-its-2019-rd-tax-relief/

After GoFundMe pulled they Impeach Trump Fund worth $50 million, Escobar Inc. is getting ready for an initial coin offering (ICO) for a stablecoin that’ll be attached to the US dollar. The coin has been named ESCOBAR.

https://all-stocks.net/pablo-escobars-estate-launches-cryptocurrency-to-impeach-president-trump/

Bitcoin ETF has been filed several times and it has been denied just as many times as it was filed. The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) claims crypto firms are yet to satisfy relevant requirements. Having prepared for about a year, Bitwise Asset Management has announced on January 10 that the firm is up to the task.

https://all-stocks.net/up-to-the-task-bitwise-files-for-a-bitcoin-etf-after-a-year-of-thorough-research/

 The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published “Regulation for Managing Blockchain Information Services” on Thursday. This publication defines new laws and regulations that wrap blockchain technologies and defines how they are to be treated across the internet in China.

https://all-stocks.net/chinas-internet-censor-sets-blockchain-firms-in-its-crosshairs/

While web-browser cryptojacking, the commonly known form of crypto-mining malware, has got all of the attention. This necessitated the need for in-depth research on the entire underground ecosystem of crypto-mining malware.

https://all-stocks.net/a-quick-look-at-the-underground-world-of-crypto-mining-malware/

A Chinese blockchain security firm SlowMist who was also responsible for initially identifying the attack has now released a detailed analysis of the Ethereum Classic 51% attack, elaborating how the events as they took place chronologically.

https://all-stocks.net/ethereum-classic-51-attack-security-firm-submits-final-report/

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced up to $4.8 million in federal funding for research and development (R&D) of blockchain projects.

https://all-stocks.net/us-department-of-energy-begins-funding-blockchain-projects-up-to-almost-5-million/

Media outlets in Norway report on the kidnap of Anne-Elisabeth Falkevik Hagen, the 68-year old wife of Norwegian 172 richest man. The kidnappers are demanding a sum of 9million Euros in Monero (XMR), a privacy-centric cryptocurrency, as a ransom for the 68-year old victim.

https://all-stocks.net/9-million-euros-worth-of-monero-xmr-demanded-as-ransom-for-norwegian-billionaires-wife/

Two US law firms, Silver Miller and Levi Korsinsky, LLP, have commenced a class action lawsuit against the developers of the blockchain-based payment platform and cryptocurrency Nano (NANO), and the Italian crypto exchange BitGrail.

https://all-stocks.net/blockchain-payment-platform-nano-hit-with-its-second-class-action-lawsuit/

The Ethereum Foundation has issued a grant worth $5million to a blockchain infrastructure firm called Parity Technologies. The grant was issued as a reward for their unwavering support towards the growth of the Ethereum ecosystem and an incentive to bolster their commitment towards the ongoing projects for Ethereum 2.0.

https://all-stocks.net/parity-technologies-receives-a-5m-grant-from-the-ethereum-foundation-for-supporting-the-ethereum-ecosystem/