Nasdaq is open to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in the future; this news comes from the head of the exchange, who stressed that the only prerequisite is that ”the regulatory environment evolves”; in the meantime, Nasdaq is exploring ways to provide market infrastructure technology to cryptocurrency exchanges; one promenent crypto exchange, Gemini Trust Co. hired Nasdaq Inc. to conduct market surveillance for Bitcoin and Ether trading, as well as Bitcoin futures trading - Link
The 17 millionth Bitcoin has been mined; this development would mark yet another milestone for the world’s oldest cryptocurrency; only 21 million Bitcoin can ever be created; moreover, this is the first time a million-Bitcoin milestone has been crossed since 2016 - Link
Ethereum smart contract bug leading to integer overflow; this was discovered by the blockchain security startup PeckShield; the startup’s researchers found that the bug is present in many different tokens, such as UGTokens, SMART, MTC, FirstCoin, GG Token, MESH, CNY Token and SMT tokens - Link
Binance founder Zhao Changpeng sued by a unit of Sequoia Capital; in response to this, Binance has released a statement clarifying that Sequoia Capital China obtained an injunction without notice against Zhao; moreover, the High Court of Hong Kong has now determined that the injunction should not have been granted - Link
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz looking to launch new cryptocurrency investment fund to invest exclusively in cryptocurrencies and blockchain; the firm is now hiring staff for the fund; this comes after the firm has already invested in both Coinbase and Ripple - Link
Blockchain job listings on Angel List have doubled during the last three months; this comes as Bitcoin prices have reduced significantly since its high this past December; this shows long-term trust in the sector, and the listings are mainly within Decentralized Finance, Security Hardware, and Decentralized Internet, Privacy and Confidentiality - Link
IBM teams up with the jewelry industry to create a cross-industry supply chain tracking platform to track metals from mine to market; the blockchain - called the TrustChain Initiative - will be built on the Hyperledger Fabric; initially, the TrustChain will track six styles of diamond and gold engagement rings on the system - Link
The Indian cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay has introduced cryptocurrency to cryptocurrency trading on the platform; this comes as the Reserve Bank of India has banned banks from assisting in cryptocurrency trading; Zebpay’s CTO said that the company now has a 60% market penetration in Indian cryptocurrency traders - Link
Samsung reports huge revenue for its semiconductor division; this comes as the cryptocurrency mining industry has driven a strong demand for server chips and mining cards; moreover, demand for flagship smartphone chips is also reported to be a contributing factor - Link
SBI Holdings has bought a stake in the token-trading platform Templum; this comes after Templum recently announced the end of its $10M financing round; Templum is looking to build a regulation-abiding platform facilitating the sale and trade of digital securities and assets - Link