BitConnect Shutters Crypto Exchange Site After Regulator Warnings

News
Vircurex Faces Class-Action Lawsuit
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/vircurex-faces-class-action-lawsuit/

Bitcoin Mining Hardware Firm Posts Massive 2017 Profits
https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/01/15/bitcoin-mining-hardware-firm-posts-massive-2017-profits/

South Korean Cryptocurrency Investors Face Fines for Anonymous Accounts
https://www.coindesk.com/south-korean-cryptocurrency-investors-face-fines-for-anonymous-accounts/

Kazakhstan President Proposes a Global “Cryptocurrency” Known as G-Global
https://themerkle.com/kazakhstan-president-proposes-a-global-cryptocurrency-known-as-g-global/

Nationwide Insurance Rolls Out Proof of Insurance on the RiskBlock Blockchain
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/nationwide-insurance-rolls-out-proof-insurance-riskblock-blockchain/

Mississippi Doctors Sued Mt.Gox for Bitcoin Loss Now Worth $133 Million
https://www.coindesk.com/mississippi-doctors-sued-mt-gox-for-bitcoin-loss-now-worth-135-million/

Ethereum Classic Devs Aim to Address Scaling With Callisto Sidechain
https://themerkle.com/ethereum-classic-devs-aim-to-address-scaling-with-callisto-sidechain/

Lithuania’s Central Bank Unveils Blockchain Startup Sandbox
https://www.coindesk.com/lithuanias-central-bank-unveils-blockchain-startup-sandbox/

German Central Banker: Cryptocurrencies Must Be Regulated On a Global Scale
https://www.coindesk.com/german-central-banker-cryptocurrencies-must-be-regulated-on-a-global-scale/

St. Louis Fed: In Some Ways, Bitcoin Is More Robust Than Many Fiat Currencies
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/st-louis-fed-some-ways-bitcoin-more-robust-many-fiat-currencies/

Russian Businessman Buys Power Plant for Cryptocurrency Mining
https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-businessman-buys-power-stations-for-crypto-mining

$400k: Hacker Makes Off With Stellar Lumens in Black Wallet Theft
https://www.coindesk.com/400k-hacker-makes-off-with-stellar-lumens-in-blackwallet-theft/

Telegram CEO Officially Confirms Gramtoken.io ICO as FAKE
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/breaking-telegram-ceo-officially-confirms-gramtoken-io-ico-fake/

Shipping Blockchain: Maersk Spin-Off Aims to Commercialize Trade Platform
https://www.coindesk.com/shipping-blockchain-maersk-spin-off-aims-commercialize-trade-platform/

BitConnect Shutters Crypto Exchange Site After Regulator Warnings
https://www.coindesk.com/bitconnect-shutters-crypto-exchange-site-regulator-warnings/

Proposed US Task Force Would Tackle Crypto Use in Terrorism Financing
https://www.coindesk.com/proposed-us-task-force-would-tackle-crypto-use-in-terrorism-financing/

Poland is Developing National Cryptocurrency
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/poland-developing-national-cryptocurrency/

Axed List
Ukraine Is Creating Official Group for Cryptocurrency Regulation- Looks more like Ukraine is trying to collect more money than anything. They are even considering their own currency to pull people away from Bitcoin and altcoins. Funny considering there were a few politicians with massive stash that were uncovered around 6 months ago.
http://bitcoinist.com/ukraine-is-creating-official-group-for-cryptocurrency-regulation/

Russia Set to Vote on Legalizing Cryptocurrency- Russia seeks to regulate crypto and have it available through more controllable exchanges. Citing that this move is to allow the government to be in a better position to help citizens with any potential problems crypto may cause.
http://www.newsweek.com/russia-bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-legalize-trade-781125