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The Wall Street Journal drew attention to an interesting application placed on the American exchange LedgerX - the first American regulated exchange for the transfer of Bitcoin. which included Bitcoin derivatives in its listing. An unknown trader paid $990,000 for the right to buy up to 275 BTC at $50,000 in 2018.
The Japanese group GMO Internet has announced its desire to become one of the leaders in the mining of cryptocurrencies
One of Japan's largest used car dealerships, Idom Inc, has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Bitflyer to enable Bitcoin payments at all of its branches across the country.
From the point of view of Shariah, Bitcoin transactions carry elements of gharar (transaction uncertainty) and maysir (high degree of risk inherent in gambling). In Islamic law there is also a concept that only the State prints money, and in the case of mining, this concept does not work. Currently, no Shariah standard has been developed for cryptocurrencies, since there are also no compelling arguments to ban them as haram.
The top financial regulator, the US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), says Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to existing financial systems around the world. The FSOC's 152-page report said that while cryptocurrencies are used by very few people, their underlying blockchain technology has enormous industrial potential.
Vladimir Rushailo, vice president of the Russian company Transneft for security, speaking at the company’s expert council on cybersecurity, said that company employees used official equipment to mine cryptocurrencies.
The other day, a video was published with a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he highlighted his vision of the issue of cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin in particular. The minister expressed the opinion that the classical banking system is outdated and can easily be replaced by Bitcoin.
To attract the best students in Bulgaria, Varna University of Management is offering Bitcoin scholarships for students in the Bachelor's program in Software Engineering in the 2018 academic year.
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