Another exciting week in crypto space is coming to an end. The most important events around Bitcoin, Ethereum and Co. at a glance.
Digital identities: Parliament gives EU wallet the green light
With 418 votes to 103, the EU Parliament decided to hold talks with the member states about a European Wallet respectively. EU citizens could use these to identify themselves online, for example, without going through a third party.
You can read more about it here: Parliament votes for EU-wide wallet
At the same time, new requirements for smart contracts were defined in the EU Parliament. All details here: EU Parliament passes stricter rules for Smart Contracts
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Fidelity: Wealth manager launches crypto app
With “Fidelity Crypto”, the asset manager gives a total of 37 million customers access to cryptocurrencies. Fidelity’s new app aims to enable users to trade via the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) platform.
More information can be found here: 37 million customers now have access to Bitcoin and Ether
Money laundering on the dark web: “ChipMixer” busted
What they claim to be “the world’s largest money laundering service on the dark web” has now been put on hold. That said the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) in a press release. A total of around 154,000 Bitcoin have been washed via “ChipMixer” since 2017.
You can read more details here: Largest crypto money laundering service in the dark web blown up
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Berlin: Bitcoin logo shines in the capital
The bitcoin collective Bitman has done it again: After the logo of “Orange Coin” adorned the Berlin TV tower some time ago, it was now a skyscraper next to the Warsaw Bridge. Participating live: BTC-ECHO.
You can read everything else about the background to the campaign here: Bitcoin logo shines over Berlin’s Warsaw Bridge
Mining: Solo miner finds Bitcoin block
Sometimes you just get lucky. Just like the solo bitcoin miner, who managed to solve a block with a hashrate of just 0.002 percent. For this he received 6.25 BTC as a reward. However, this is not an isolated case: in January and February last year, two solo miners were able to defy all odds.
You can read here how this happened: Lucky solo miner finds Bitcoin block
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