MARKETS DAILY: China Moving Closer to Digital Yuan Launch

On today's episode...

Bitcoin markets over the past 24 hours
CME launches new bitcoin options trading
Japanese regulators cut maximum leverage in half
U.S. regulators seek more than $16 million from ICOBox

Also:

U.S. Treasury reportedly moving forward with tracking grants on a blockchain
China reports progress towards launch of Digital Yuan
Exchange platform LedgerX raised money, dropped founders and re-hired its former CTO as new CEO
A brief look at Ethereum Classic and why the "conservative" chain keeps upgrading

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