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Spanked By Hackers

The Persian Gulf may get its <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/middle-easts-first-central-bank-backed-crypto-exchange-to-launch-in-2019/" target="_blank">first cryptocurrency exchange licensed by a central bank.</a><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-fund-wins-license-from-swiss-markets-watchdog/" target="_blank">A cryptocurrency investment fund in Switzerland receives a license </a>from the nation's financial markets regulator.Blockchain startup Bitwala is aiming to launch <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/bitwala-partners-with-visa-backed-solaris-on-blockchain-bank-account/" target="_blank">Germany's first "blockchain bank account."</a>SpankChain, a cryptocurrency project focused on the adult industry, has suffered a breach that saw<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/spankchain-loses-40k-in-hack-due-to-smart-contract-bug/" target="_blank"> almost $40,000 in ethereum (ETH) stolen.</a>Japanese IT giant GMO Internet is jumping into the race to launch a successful stablecoin, planning the launch of <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/internet-giant-gmo-to-roll-out-yen-pegged-crypto-stablecoin-in-2019/" target="_blank">a yen-pegged cryptocurrency in 2019.</a> Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production made in collaboration with <a href="http://www.thepodglomerate.com" target="_blank">The Podglomerate.</a>For more information,<a href="http://www.coindesk.com" target="_blank"> visit www.CoinDesk.com</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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