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Blockchain application and sidechain platform Lisk has been officially launched. Version 0.3.0 is publicly available for downloading. The launch anticipated by many, however, experienced some technical difficulties.

A roundtable on Bitcoin’s legal status in Ukraine was held on May 19 in the country’s capital of Kyiv.

Ukraine may soon present a blockchain-based system for financial entities, which might resemble that developed by R3, a consortium of upwards of 40 major banks. Developers from Distributed Lab intend to implement this system, unofficially known as ‘financial internet’ in one of Ukraine’s banks in three months’ time. The ‘financial internet’ will be based on Infra, […]

German Gref, head of Russia’s biggest state-owned bank Sberbank, said that penalizing Bitcoin in Russia will result in blockchain development’s halting and regress of the country in general.

California officials stated the state would not regulate digital currencies under existing regulations, Bloomberg reported.

One of the world’s leading bitcoin exchanges and wallet providers Coinbase has announced it intends to add Ethereum to its list of services. Additionally, the exchange intends to undergo rebranding, resulting in a new name and logo.

A bitcoin enthusiast and blockchain developer from Belarus has assembled a ‘smart socket’ capable of selling power and WiFi connection for Ethereum tokens. The smart socket’s creator, Valery Litvin, is also one of Cyber.fund developers. He told ForkLog the socket will be officially presented on May 21 at Blockchain Conference Kyiv.

This week, Vitalik Buterin visited Russia to participate in Ethereum Russia 2016 conference. Over the course of the event, the platform’s founder talked with Russian crypto-enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and government officials.