Hot off the Steeming press! This Series intends to share news, resources & tools relevant to the Blockchain/Cryptocurrency communities.

Government

SEC is Still Eyeing to Regulate the ICO Market
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-is-still-eyeing-to-regulate-the-ico-market

Colombian Government Still Does Not Recognize Bitcoin as a Legal Currency: Financial Superintendent
https://cointelegraph.com/news/colombian-government-still-does-not-recognize-bitcoin-as-a-legal-currency-head-of-finance

Japan Will Test Government Tenders on a Blockchain this Year
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/japan-will-test-government-tenders-blockchain-year/

US Navy Looks at Connecting its 3D Printers on a Blockchain
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/us-navy-looking-connecting-3d-printers-blockchain/

Delaware House Passes Historic Blockchain Regulation
http://www.coindesk.com/delaware-house-passes-historic-blockchain-regulation/

Finance

Seven Major European Banks Select IBM to Bring Blockchain-Based Trade Finance to Small and Medium Enterprises
By Richard Kastelein on Jun 27, 2017 03:38 pm

IBM has announced that it has been selected by a consortium of seven of Europe’s largest banks to build and host a new trade finance platform based on IBM Blockchain powered by Hyperledger Fabric. The platform is designed to simplify and facilitate domestic and cross-border trade for small and medium enterprises in Europe, while helping to increase […] Please click here to read the article in full - Seven Major European Banks Select IBM to Bring Blockchain-Based Trade Finance to Small and Medium Enterprises (http://www.the-blockchain.com/2017/06/27/seven-major-european-banks-select-ibm-bring-blockchain-based-trade-finance-small-medium-enterprises/) .

Crypto Valley Startup Takes on Swiss Banking System With Blockchain
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-valley-startup-takes-on-swiss-banking-system-with-blockchain

Growth in Cryptocurrency: Four Reasons Why it Benefits the Global Financial System
https://btcmanager.com/growth-in-crypto-four-benefits-for-the-global-economy/

LG Launches Corda-Based Blockchain Platform in South Korea
LG have introduced a financial blockchain based on corda - the distributed ledger software built by R3. The permissioned blockchain will allow individual ratified companies the chance to trade between each other and share specific sets of information in what hopes to be a more efficient form of commerce.
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/lg-launches-corda-based-blockchain-platform-south-korea/

Business

Blockchain Will Come Into Industry in Two Years: Accenture Aerospace Head
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-will-come-into-industry-in-two-years-accenture-aerospace-head

From Flying Money to Blockchain: How Remittance Industry Has Reached Turning Point
https://cointelegraph.com/news/from-flying-money-to-blockchain-how-remittance-industry-has-reached-turning-point

Two NYC Private Preschools Now Accept Cryptocurrencies for Tuition Fee Payments
https://cointelegraph.com/news/two-nyc-private-preschools-now-accept-cryptocurrencies-for-tuition-fee-payments

Burger King to Accept Bitcoin in Russia This Summer
https//cointelegraph.com/news/burger-king-to-accept-bitcoin-in-russia-this-summer

Dash Payment Platform Evolution Aims to Undercut PayPal, Venmo From 2018: Altcoin’s Roadmap
https://cointelegraph.com/news/dash-payment-platform-evolution-aims-to-undercut-paypal-venmo-from-2018-altcoins-roadmap

How Blockchain Reshapes Online Advertising: Trends
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-blockchain-reshapes-online-advertising-trends

ICO

Tame the Whales? Developer Nick Johnson Thinks He Can Fix ICOs
Ethereum Foudnation Developer says ICO's can be fixed as problems with whales ousting small investors through Pre-ICO sales or paying large transaction fees to gain priority access to smart contracts. His idea is to reduce the time sensitivity of ICO's so that there is no fear of missing out and that the price you bid is not influenced by the price that other people are paying - this is a form of Vickrey auction where the owner sets the maximum amount of tokens or ether to raise and subsequently calculates the optimal price for a token based on the bids.
http://www.coindesk.com/tame-whales-developer-nick-johnson-thinks-can-fix-icos/

Tech

What is Rublix?
One group called Rublix is working on closing the pitfalls in emergent decentralized markets. They want to rid users, investors, and traders of some of the most common issues and risks that are associated with the current state of these new markets. They have a few projects that are worth checking out as well.
https://themerkle.com/what-is-rublix/

Crime

Michael Richo Admits to Stealing US$365,000 Worth of Bitcoin From Darknet Criminals
https://themerkle.com/michael-richo-admits-to-stealing-us365000-worth-of-bitcoin-from-darknet-criminals/

FBI Says Hackers Managed to Extort $28 Million in Cryptocurrencies
https://themerkle.com/fbi-says-hackers-managed-to-extort-28-million-in-cryptocurrencies/

Resources

Blockchain Dictionary
An in-depth list of the most common terms used in blockchain space
https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-dictionary-f4d098c9ef89

Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies & the New Decentralized Economy: Part 1 — A Gentle Introduction
https://medium.com/blockchain-at-berkeley/blockchains-cryptocurrencies-the-new-decentralized-economy-part-1-a-gentle-introduction-edcb4824b174

WTF is The Blockchain?
The ultimate 3500-word guide in plain English to understand Blockchain.
https://hackernoon.com/wtf-is-the-blockchain-1da89ba19348

ICOs for Dummies (like me)
https://medium.com/@ourielohayon/icos-for-dummies-like-me-1e82a8bc27f4