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The ongoing government shutdown achieved a new milestone on Friday by hitting the record for the longest shutdown in US history. While all the spheres are negatively affected, this has laso put key developments in the crypto space on hold.

Recent news that “Russia will buy $10 billion in Bitcoin and ditch the U.S. dollar” is backed by the publications such as The Telegraph, Bitcoinist, Daily Hodl and even The Fortune. However it seems that they all took the bait.

Konstantin Rabin, financial expert and crypto enthusiast, unveils what hides behind Bitmain’s recent decision to cancel mining operaions in Texas explaining what this could mean for the whole industry.

LedgerX offers crypto traders its new Bitcoin volatility index to help them build their trading strategy more efficiently.

Malaysia’s watchdog ‘Securities Commission’ will regulate the digital assets market making sure businesses follow strict AML and CFT rules.

Licensed, authorized and regulated by the High Technology Park of Belarus, Currency.com allows investors to trade, invest in, and benefit from real-world financial instruments by directly using cryptocurrencies.

While Bakkt is still waiting for the approval by the CFTC to launch its planned Bitcoin futures platform, it announced its first acquisition.

Should the bulls defend the demand level of $109 and the price bounces Ethereum price will resume its uptrend movement and may have its target at the previous high of $164.

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has announced the launch of its over-the-counter trading desk that will facilitate trading between two parties.