What It's Really Like to Talk to the SEC About Your ICO ;
Report: Two Japanese Crypto Exchanges to Shut Down ;
Most Privacy Coins Aren’t That Private ;
Bank of England To Test Blockchain Features For New Payment System ;
Canceled Audit and Issuance of 300 Mln New Tokens: What’s Going on With Tether?
Daily Crypto Calendar, March 29th 💰
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What It's Really Like to Talk to the SEC About Your ICO

There amidst attorneys from various government agencies, including the SEC, the CEO of blockchain startup Sweetbridge and long-time logistics tech specialist was prepared to discuss his company's forthcoming initial coin offering (ICO). The lawyers on his team had tried to persuade him not to go.

"I think this is a case where the American use of lawyers -- and overdependence on them, I think -- is probably hurting the industry."

Report: Two Japanese Crypto Exchanges to Shut Down

Two cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan are reportedly set to cease operating amid growing scrutiny from regulators in the wake of a $500 million theft.

According to Nikkei, two exchanges - Mr. Exchange and Tokyo GateWay - are withdrawing previously filed applications with Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) in which they sought approval to launch services to domestic customers.

Most Privacy Coins Aren’t That Private

Privacy coins are meant to be private. That’s their raison d’être. Strip away the privacy, and they simply become altcoins, and dangerous ones at that, with the potential to deanonymize their users and expose their secrets. A number of recent reports have cast doubt on the privacy features offered by coins such as zcash and monero.

Bank of England To Test Blockchain Features For New Payment System

The Bank of England is undertaking a proof-of-concept (PoC) to understand how the renewed Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service could be capable of interacting with Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), according to the bank’s statement on March 27.

Canceled Audit and Issuance of 300 Mln New Tokens: What’s Going on With Tether?

The inner workings of Tether have been under constant scrutiny and they’re in the spotlight again after issuing 300 mln new Tether tokens last week. To understand why Tether has been the subject of controversy for the past six months, one should remember how this cryptocurrency works.

Daily Crypto Calendar, March, 29th

Nebulas (NAS)

Mainnet launched and afterwards the swap from erc20 to nebulas blockchain will take place.

Bitcoin (BTC)

Last trade date / contract expiration of: 2018 MARCH BTC Futures contract / @CME exchange/marketplace / Trading terminates 4:00 p.m. GMT

SolarCoin (SLR)

"To overcome this, we will be building a SPV wallet to meet the needs of most grant recipients and community members."

Databits (DTB)

Token Holder Alpha will take place from Thursday March 29th to Saturday March 31st.

Ethereum (ETH) and 2 others

Presentation of the first programmes granted by Ethereum Community Fund in Tokyo. Golem Project, Cosmos and OmiseGo will be on stage.

Sources: Coincalendar.info, Cryptocalendar.pro, Coinscalendar.com, CoinMarketCal

Daily Crypto News, March 29th

What It's Really Like to Talk to the SEC About Your ICO

Report: Two Japanese Crypto Exchanges to Shut Down

Most Privacy Coins Aren’t That Private

Bank of England To Test Blockchain Features For New Payment System

Canceled Audit and Issuance of 300 Mln New Tokens: What’s Going on With Tether?

Daily Crypto Calendar, March, 29th