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This special edition of Blockchain Bites covers everything you need to know from invest: ethereum economy and the news from elsewhere in the cryptoverse.

Japan Exchange Group, operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange will begin experimenting with blockchain technology for post-trade solutions such as clearing and settlement of trades. The operator will team up with IBM Japan for the project. The operator of Asia’s largest stock exchange is joining IBM Japan to run blockchain tests for clearing, settlement, and other operations. According to a report by Nikkei Asian Review, the proof-of-concept testing will commence next month in March. Currently, the Japan Exchange Group’s record-keeping platform stores trading data on a centralized server. The....

Bitcoin is moving off exchanges, has been less volatile than TLSA and broke its record for longest streak trading above five figures.

There are now more active bitcoin users than ever before, as CEOs of both PayPal and BlackRock think about the future of finance.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is showing strong interest in attributes of distributed ledger technology (DLT). The private central banking entity has just released a paper that explores the agencies research on blockchain based settlement. Federal Reserve Research Team Paper Focuses on Blockchain Technology. The report issued by the Federal Reserve Board....