Anthony Pompliano has significantly adjusted his forecasts regarding the market prospects of Bitcoin for the near future. 

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that he does not view the decline in the value of cryptocurrency as a constraint on the growth of the industry. In his recent interview with Bloomberg, Lubin said that the drop in prices is not a new phenomenon. It was present in the "ecosystem of the blockchain since 2009 - from the moment Bitcoin was invented."

He also noted that, despite the declining value of the cryptocurrency, price bubbles will appear to be "small bumps on the chart", because "growth was exponential".

The Committee of the European Parliament on Economic and Monetary Affairs has published a document, according to which it is proposed to create new rules for the primary placement of tokens (ICO).

Ashley Fox, a member of the European Parliament representing the UK, drafted a bill on the proposed regulation rules for European companies and operators of crowd-hosting platforms.

One of the founders of Finder.com, 26-year-old entrepreneur Fred Schebesta plans to open a cryptocurrency bank in Australia. In his opinion, interest in the cryptocurrency is growing in the country and very soon people will need an institution that can meet their needs in this area.

American economist, Nobel laureate, as well as ardent cryptocurrency skeptic Paul Krugman once again criticized the cryptocurrency and its supporters.

Krugman, who previously called Bitcoin "evil", said that the cryptocurrencies are the embodiment of economic regression that discards the financial system for 300 years ago. According to him, in Bitcoin, he is confused by two things: transactional costs and "no binding".

According to Michelle Chivunga, the regional adviser to the British Blockchain Association, international trade, identification and financial isolation are the main areas that can be improved with the help of blockchain technology.

During a lengthy interview at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York, former adviser to US President Donald Trump Steve Bannon said he owns Bitcoins and reminded him that he was working to create his own cryptocurrency.

"I like Bitcoin. I own Bitcoin," Bannon said at the conference, but he did not specify the amount of cryptocurrency he owns.Enter heading here...

The operator of crypto-payments, BitPay, became the eighth organization that received BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). On Monday, the Department announced that it had conducted a "comprehensive review" of the company's compliance with the principles of combating money laundering and fraud, as well as its capitalization, consumer protection and cyber security policies, after which the BitPay application was approved.

Vice President of the People's Bank of China Pan Gongsheng during the meeting of the working group on financial transformation on the Internet recalled that the ICO and any other projects on attracting investments are still banned in China. Pan noted that after the ban in September 2017, many projects moved to jurisdictions more loyal to the cryptocurrencies industry, but they continue to attract Chinese investors.Enter heading here...

British media reported that 34-year-old Ben Delo, co-founder of the Bitmex crypto-exchange, became the youngest British billionaire who succeeded on his own.

According to The Sunday Times article, in the final issue of Ben Dong College, according to the results of the vote, he was recognized as a student with the greatest chance of becoming a millionaire. In addition, within the same vote, he took second place among the most likely candidates for imprisonment based on his performance.