National law on cryptocurrencies will be adopted in autumn
The national law on cryptocurrencies will be adopted in the fall. The document will contain a number of fundamental requirements for the cryptocurrency market, said the head of the Financial Market Committee Anatoly Aksakov.
Ethereum Berlin hard fork launch delayed
The Ethereum 1.0 update called Berlin carries over. Initially, a hard fork was planned for the current month, but, according to the developers, at the moment it still requires modernization.
Anatoly Aksakov: responsibility for the purchase of cryptocurrencies is not provided
Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, has denied the information that the normative acts being developed will include data on administrative and criminal liability for the purchase of cryptocurrencies.
Mark Zuckerberg: Libra will help Facebook make money on advertising contracts
Facebook’s cryptocurrency called Libra will help the social network earn on advertising contracts, said Mark Zuckerberg, the head of the site.
Goldman Sachs: cryptocurrencies cannot be classified as assets
One of the largest investment banks in the world, Goldman Sachs, has identified several reasons why cryptocurrencies cannot be classified as assets.
Samsung released a chip for secure transactions
Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics announced the development of the Secure Element (SE) chip (S3FV9RR) and advanced software with the ability to work regardless of the device’s main processor, which will allow crypto transactions from gadgets to be completely safe.
Coinbase and Polychain have funded the development of the Indian exchange CoinDCX
One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in India, CoinDCX, received funding of $ 2.5 million through an investment round initiated by the hedge fund Polychain Capital in conjunction with the venture division of the Coinbase crypto exchange.
Telegram will not dispute Gram coin distribution ban
Telegram will not dispute the ban on distributing Gram coins. The relevant appeal has already been withdrawn by decision of the parties using the appropriate form under rule 42.1 – “leave without consideration”.
Sichuan administration calls for limiting mining in the province
The authorities in the Chinese province of Sichuan plan to ban mining activities on their territory. Officials have already prepared a notification.
Coinbase will continue to work remotely after removing restrictions on COVID-19
Employees of the largest US trading platform Coinbase will continue to work remotely even after lifting the restrictions in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, said the head of the cryptocurrency exchange Brian Armstrong.

