ETH: Another vulnerability has emerged causing a second delay to the Constantinople upgrade.
CRYPTOPIA: NZ exchange hacked. Alerts show ~19k ETH and ~48m CENNZ were transferred to unknown wallets on Jan 13.
BITMEX: Closing trading accounts in the US and Quebec due to (potential) regulations.
BELARUS: Startup, Currency.com, launches trading platform for tokenized securities. Investors can buy a token that reflects performance of listed shares.
GIGA WATT: After declaring bankruptcy in Nov, mining co is finally shutting down. Rigs can be returned to clients if they cover the shipping costs.
BTC: A whopping 22% of blocks were mined by unknown miners in Dec. Indicates less centralization.
ETC: New dev team will spend 1Q looking into Constantinople before finalizing the next improvement proposal.

BAKKT: Acquisition of an independent futures commission merchant to enhance risk mgmt and treasury operations. The platform has been on hold as CFTC is still reviewing.
BITTREX: Launches OTC desk that will support ~200 cryptocurrencies. Min ticket size $250k.
BITMAIN: Cost cutting continues as co downsizes its Netherlands operations.
SWITZERLAND: Third largest custody provider, Vontobel, launches a crypto custody solution for banks and asset managers.
HSBC: Settled over $250b in txs using DLT across internal balance sheets.
MALAYSIA: New regulation classifies all digital assets as securities.
DASH: Releases update 1) InstantSend by default, 2) split of masterkeys, 3) PrivateSend for lite clients.
ETC: Fees surge ~8x in last 24hrs. Experts concerned this may be a GasToken exploit.