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浪花财经1、宏观新闻
德国政府宣布将在2019年中期推出区块链战略!
据德国内阁透露，该国的区块链战略将于2019年中期推出，并对德国金融科技发展的现状进行了点评。内阁表示，在引入区块链战略之前，他们将进行在线咨询。财政部以及经济事务和能源部正在制定该战略，期望其他相关部委此后也作出贡献。
The chief executive body of the German government, the Cabinet of Germany, has revealed that the country’s blockchain strategy will be introduced by mid-2019. The Cabinet commented on the development of fintech in the country on Feb. 26, following a request for information from parliamentarians in the Bundestag.
The document notes that fintech sandboxes are currently present in five member states of the European Union: Denmark, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom.
The Cabinet states that they will undergo an online consultation process prior to introducing the blockchain strategy. Per the Cabinet, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy are preparing the strategy, with the expectation that other relevant ministries will contribute at a later time.
◎内容来源：https://cointelegraph.com/news/german-government-to-introduce-blockchain-strategy-in-mid-2019
Facebook、Telegram和Signal在内的互联网公司正计划在明年推出新的加密货币!
包括Facebook、Telegram和Signal在内的互联网公司正计划在明年推出新的加密货币。据知情人士透露，被Facebook收购的WhatsApp正在开发一种可以即时发送给朋友和家人的代币。知情人士表示，该项目已经进行了很长时间，Facebook已经与加密货币交易所就向消费者销售Facebook代币进行了谈判。另外，三位了解相关计划的人士表示，Facebook正考虑将该代币与多种外币和美元挂钩，以此来为代币价值背书。
Some of the world’s biggest internet messaging companies are hoping to succeed where cryptocurrency start-ups have failed by introducing mainstream consumers to the alternative world of digital coins.
The internet outfits, including Facebook, Telegram and Signal, are planning to roll out new cryptocurrencies over the next year that are meant to allow users to send money to contacts on their messaging systems, like a Venmo or PayPal that can move across international borders.
The most anticipated but secretive project is underway at Facebook. The company is working on a coin that users of WhatsApp, which Facebook owns, could send to friends and family instantly, said five people briefed on the effort who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of confidentiality agreements.
◎内容来源：
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/technology/cryptocurrency-facebook-telegram.html
以太坊君士坦丁堡及圣彼得堡升级成功
据etherscan.io数据显示，今日凌晨03：52，以太坊区块高度达到7280000，君士坦丁堡及圣彼得堡升级启动。该区块由MiningPoolHub_1播报，共包含118笔交易，区块奖励已降至两个ETH。
当前以太坊网络算力为157.539TH/s（+1.63%）、难度为3.00P（+0.86%）、出块平均时间为20.3秒、未确认交易笔数为36189。
◎内容来源：https://etherscan.io
2、企业发展
Signature银行将向百慕大加密初创公司提供服务!
美国纽约Signature银行（SBNY）不久将向百慕大获得许可的金融科技公司提供全面的银行服务，包括那些难以获得账户安全的加密初创公司。该银行的CEO Joseph DePaolo表示：Signature银行是美国为数不多的向加密初创企业提供存款账户和企业借记卡的银行之一，但我们也愿意看到非加密企业注册。“
Signature Bank of New York will soon offer full banking services to financial technology firms in Bermuda, including crypto startups that have struggled to secure accounts.
In a press release Thursday night, the government of Bermuda announced that Signature would offer U.S. banking services to licensed fintech firms, including 66 startups already incorporated in the country.
When reached by CoinDesk, a spokesperson for Signature Bank confirmed that it would be providing these services.
Companies can apply for services effective immediately, the Bermudan government said.
Premier David Burt said in a statement that the island’s government had been working to “promote Bermuda as the destination of choice for FinTech companies looking for a place to domicile.”
◎内容来源：https://www.coindesk.com/signature-bank-to-offer-accounts-to-bermudas-crypto-startups
3、专业分析
瑞士金融科技市场在2018年实现增长62％!
来自卢塞恩应用科学大学发布一项最新研究显示，瑞士金融科技市场在2018年实现增长62%。这一增长取决于金融科技分布式账本（DLT）公司，其数量增长三倍。在瑞士现有的356家融科技公司中，122家从事分布式账本技术。
The Swiss fintech market grew by 62 percent in 2018, according to a recent study by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences published on Feb. 27.
The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences undertook an in-depth review of Switzerland's fintech market for the fourth time. The report dubbed "IFZ FinTech Study 2019" reveals that on a global scale the cities of Zurich and Geneva remain in second and third place for the best cities for fintech, respectively. The fintech sector inside the country grew 62 percent over the previous year.
Per the analysis, Switzerland had 356 fintech companies in 2018, compared to 220 companies one year earlier. The growth is reportedly contingent on fintech distributed ledger (DLT) companies, representing a triple increase in number. More precisely, “of the total of 356 companies, 122 are in Distributed Ledger Technology, 66 in Investment Management, 56 in Banking Infrastructure, 42 in Deposit & Lending, 36 in Payment and 34 in Analytics.”
◎内容来源：https://cointelegraph.com/news/report-swiss-fintech-market-grew-by-62-percent-in-2018
4、法律监管
美国加州议会提出新法案,最高处以5万美元罚款!
美国加利福尼亚州议会多数党领袖Ian Calderon提出了议会法案1489，该法案将管理与居民一起或代表居民进行的虚拟货币业务活动。该法案类似于纽约州的BitLicense，要求企业在该州进行与加密相关的活动时，必须通过审批程序。根据该法案，可能会对违反规定进行虚拟货币业务的行为处以每天1万美元的民事罚款。在没有许可证的情况下从事此类活动，每违反一项规定，最高可被罚款5万美元。
Bitcoin has been at the center of many discussions claiming that the entire country is turning to the leading crypto by market cap, with one recent op-ed in the New York Times offering up a story how it saved one struggling Venezuelan citizen’s family. However, a new counter-argument is suggesting that Bitcoin’s usage and dominance in the economically strapped country is extremely overstated, and is instead is being used to fuel cryptocurrency-promoting campaigns.
◎内容来源：
Counter Argument: A Caracas-Based Journalist Says Bitcoin is Not Saving Venezuela
