Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency News – Week 1’19

Weekly SummaryRussia is looking at Bitcoin as a way to mitigate the effect of the latest U.S. sanctions, Fortnite accidentally accepts Monero for merchandise shop, New York State forms a cryptocurrency task force, Overstock becomes the first company to pay taxes in crypto, New Swiss president is pro-crypto, Japan makes moves towards a crypto ETF, and more interesting events await you in this article.
Before getting started, let’s have a look at how the price of BTC has evolved over the fir