Cryptocurrency news - March 20, 2018. Part 1

🇺🇸 The United States imposed sanctions against the Venezuelan crypto currency. The decree of President Donald Trump for American citizens prohibits any type of transactions and transactions with coins or tokens issued by the government of Venezuela.

⚡️ Stellar will connect to the Lightning Network in 2018. The test version of the Ligtning network - a technology originally intended for battle bitcoin, will be launched before April 1. The release of a stable customer for payments is planned by the developers for the fall of this year.

🚫 The Israeli authorities excluded crypto-currency companies from stock market indices. The decision was made by the regulator because of the high volatility of the cryptology and the potential risks for investors. The decision is temporary and applies to all companies involved in investing in crypto-currencies and mining.

🔬 The Government of England will begin to carefully study crypto-currencies. The Minister of Justice of Great Britain John Glen said that new research will be launched, aimed at studying the potential risks created by crypto-currencies. Since the projects on the basis of the blockbuster attracted a flow of large investments to the country from abroad, the regulator regards blockade as a promising technology, but the crypto-currency continues to be feared.

☹️ 76% of ICO this year are unprofitable. In fact, 57 of the 74 ICOs completed this year are now traded at a price lower than the original bid price. Of the 22 ICOs that have a stable profit, only 2 are designed to pay for internal platform services. All other projects are aimed at developing the infrastructure of the blockhouses.