Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) ("Riot" or the "Company"), one of the few Nasdaq listed public cryptocurrency mining companies in the United States, received a written notification from the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on January 29, 2020. According to the letter, the SEC has concluded its investigation of Riot, which was originally announced on April 9, 2018, and based on the information the SEC has as of the date of the letter, it does not intend to recommend an enforcement action against Riot, with respect to the matters investigated by the SEC.

The initial speculative trend of the blockchain industry, which gave it a negative appearance, is gradually decreasing. The market is starting to clear itself from this "wild west" brand, and corporations are beginning to look into the available technologies and even integrate them. For many years now some of the major companies with ties to different business fields were developing their own proprietary DLT solutions, as well as supporting the developments by the third parties with investments.

Up and Running Software continues to work closely with its high-tech clients, ready to take on the next breakthrough. In business for over two decades, Up and Running Software designs custom enterprise and web-based solutions used by millions across the globe. The company is fluent in all mainstream programming languages and technologies, including PHP, Ruby, Java, Python, C++, .NET, and jаvascript.

Alternet Systems, Inc. (USOTC: ALYI) today announced meetings in Malta this week with local legal representatives, crypto strategy experts and African electric vehicle partners to coordinate the launch of new business entity domiciled in Malta. The new Malta business is the target organization intended to launch a $100 million initial coin offering (ICO) to fund infrastructure for electric vehicle production in Africa. The company plans to release a summary of the meetings that conclude this Friday on Monday, February 2nd.

LifeFilez® LLC, a cloud-based subscription service that empowers people to effectively manage important life documents, has developed a strategic partnership with BurstIQ to further develop the blockchain capabilities of its platform. This partnership will be focused on BurstIQ's ability to segment data on-chain, which will allow the life planning platform to deliver state-of-the-art security and privacy tiers for document collaboration.

Researchers from Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), inventor of the Digimarc Platform for digital identification and detection, will present details of a system for mitigating the problem of Deepfake news videos using digital watermarking at Electronic Imaging 2020 in Burlingame, CA, on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.  

TradeStation Securities, Inc. (TradeStation), a Monex Group company and award-winning* online broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, now offers its futures clients the ability to trade options on Bitcoin futures contracts (BTC) from CME Group (CME). TradeStation futures clients can now also trade Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) futures options on the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE). By supporting the trading of these new derivative products, TradeStation clients have another way to participate in Bitcoin price fluctuations through an established futures commission merchant.

Bitcoin IRA, the world's first, largest and most secure digital asset IRA technology platform that allows clients to purchase cryptocurrencies, gold and other digital assets for their retirement accounts, today announced that it has exceeded $400 million in cryptocurrency transactions after launching their 24/7 self-trading crypto IRA platform one year ago.

New Zealand Cherry Corp. announces the launch of a new partnership with Techrock, part of the Tael ecosystem, to protect fresh cherries as they travel from the pack-house and orchards in Cromwell, in the South Island of New Zealand, to consumers in the China market. Techrock is a 'safe product' ecommerce channel for Chinese consumers. NZ Cherry Corp. will employ the unique anti-counterfeiting technology used on Techrock, and throughout the Tael ecosystem, to protect Chinese customers.

BTCMEX is a new cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that aims to bring opportunities for everyone. The platform started operating at the end of 2019 and already boasts more than $50 million USD in daily trading volume, a $120 Trading Bonus, and one of the most lucrative affiliate programs in the industry. The exchange was founded by one of the world's most famous crypto investors, and the biggest Bitcoin adopter in China, Li Xiaolai, who founded many successful crypto and blockchain projects including Steemit and BigOne exchange. BTCMEX is headquartered in Hong Kong with offices worldwide. The company's core values are people, trust, and innovations, all of which guided its team to create a fair and transparent exchange to level the playing field between aspiring and professional traders.