Welcome to our ninth summary of the week!
Free jobs in Bakkt
Last week Bakkt announced that they are looking for employees for specific positions in two main locations - Atlanta and New York. They are primarily looking for developers at the "senior developer" and development director levels. They are looking for people primarily related to software as well blockchainbut there will also be something for people who are involved in finances. Such information is encouraging because it only strengthens the cryptocurrency community that Bakkt is still growing and doing well.
Great Britain cares about the interest of its citizens
The regulator there - Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) - has published a very interesting document that will help citizens understand how cryptocurrencies are and will be regulated in their country and how to navigate this market. The date of issue of the final version of the document was set for April 5, 2019.
Bitcoin for institutional
Licensed exchange located in Chicago - Seed CX - launched trade Bitcoin for institutional investors. Although they initially offer only the BTC-USD pair, they also plan to introduce pairs with Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash in the near future.
Singapore holds back STO
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) - that is, the local regulator stopped all Security Token Offering (STO) run locally. This is because according to the law, all such companies that want to finance themselves from STO must first register it with MAS. Taking into account the well-being of investors, MAS warns them about the risks associated with investing in this type of startup.
Italy on its way to regulation
The Italian government is making its first steps on the road to regulating the blockchain zone in its country. The Senate's website has the first approval by the local committee.
Coinbase introduces improvements
One of the largest exchanges - Coinbase - introduces improvements for US users. Users will be better informed on how to settle the necessary matters related to taxes on cryptocurrency trading, and the platform will support the software TurboTaxto which the user will be able to insert a list of his transactions.
The Swiss bank runs crypto-wallet
Swiss bank - Falcon - wanting to expand its services, it provides users with a new wallet - a wallet dedicated to cryptocurrencies. It will support four major currencies - Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Litecoin. Falcon is not only limited to institutional investors, because this service will also be available to private investors, and it will provide perhaps the most important function that someone who invests in cryptocurrencies can expect - direct exchange of cryptocurrencies for fiat currencies.
Stablecoin Huobi
According to the latest news, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges - Huobi - also plans to run its own stablecoina and it's still in the first half of this year. Is it a fashion or just a universal solution? Perhaps stablecoiny will cause greater stability of this market and will be a recipe for numerous turmoil that the crypto market has suffered.