Bitcoin has recently dropped by over 22% from its $10,400 high to as low as $8,070... But the miners don’t seem to mind. Record levels of mining power are being reported on the network, exceeding all previous levels...

The launch makes ErisX one of just three officially regulated platforms offering bitcoin futures in any form… A move many consider to be another step toward the institutionalization and maturation of the crypto space...

The introduction of blockchain technology into the Russian market is expected to facilitate greater levels of international trade for the country. Maersk CEO Yuriy Tsvetkov said the platform—called TradeLens—would bring greater levels of transparency to the contracting procedure by “distributing information about supply and demand, conditions, and operations between many participants of the transport and logistics processes.”