This is part of a series that retraces the growth narrative in the cryptocurrecy asset class in 2016-2018.
Russian Ministry of Finance Proposes Legalization of Cryptocurrency Trading
Link: JP Buntinx, Merkle
Ethereum Classic Devs Aim to Address Scaling With Callisto Sidechain
Link: JP Buntinx, Merkle
Lightning Charge Powers Developers & Blockstream Store
Link: Christian Decker, Blockstream
Japan’s Largest Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchange
Link: Avi Mizrahi, Bitcoin news
U.S. warns investors over Venezuela's 'petro' cryptocurrency
Link: Lesley Wroughton, Reuters
The misaligned incentives of protocol developers
Link: Rob Clark, Hackernoon
Europe’s central banks are starting to replace dollar reserves with the yuan
Link: Thomas Peter, qz.com
Ledger Integration Update
Link: Radar Relay, Medium
Dev Team Thoughts on the Bitmain A3
Link: Taek42, Reddit
The Fat Controller of the Lightning Network
Link: Frances Coppola, Coppola comment
As the first bitcoin futures expire, price and volume concerns arise
Link: Bob Pisani, Cnbc
Bitcoin Devs Release Long-Awaited Schnorr Paper for Scalability Gains
Link: Nikhilesh De, Coindesk
HSBC to Pay $100 Million to End U.S. Currency-Rigging Probe
Link: Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg
Japan's Biggest Bank Is Releasing Its Own Cryptocurrency In March
Link: Rakesh Sharma, Investopedia
As Bitcoin Tumbles, New Fund Offers Crypto Investors an Easy Exit
Link: Natalie Pearson, Bloomberg
This Is How Chinese Bitcoin Buyers Are Getting Around The Government Ban
Link: Tyler Durden, Zerohedge
The SEC and CFTC are taking the right approach to ICO scams
Link: Jerry Brito, Coincenter
Run your own mainnet Lightning Node
Link: Dougvk, Medium
Economic Bootstrapping of the Lightning Network
Link: David Moser, Medium