Burger King has joined the rat race to launch its own digital currency in Russia, where cryptocurrency game is still on. According to the local reports, the Russian subdivision of Burger Kind has launched its own cryptocurrency called “Whoppercoin”.

The cryptocurrency market cap has set a new record, as the combined trading value has surpassed $150 billion. The combined value of Ether, Bitcoin and other blockchain based assets reached an all time high of around $154 billion.

According to the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA), it received as many as 50 Bitcoin exchanges applications as of August 2017. Currently, the applications are being reviewed for compliance.

Bitcoin prices are back below the $4,000 mark. After recording its peak high, the average prices across global exchanges started declining on August 22. The prices continued slipping down, after opening at $150 below for the day. The currency trading at $3,894, its lower since August 15, when the price hit as low as $3,892.

As per the reports, the Central Bank of the Philippines gave out two licenses to the two local Bitcoin exchanges.

Ever since the digital currency records its all-time high, its value has been trading between $4,050 to $4,200 range. The currency is averaged at $4,109 across the exchanges around the globe.

Australia has introduced a new bill that will regulate the cryptocurrency exchanges in the country. The government has presented the draft law in a bid to strengthen the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act and to support the Australian Transactions and Reporting Analysis Centre (Austrac).

Bitcoin Cash has broken all the range-bound market trend that has surrounded the currency, as its value hits past $400.

AMD, one of the biggest graphics card (GPU) making company is going to release software which would be exclusively for cryptocurrency mining.

London Police have shut down a boiler room recently in the city that was on a hunt to victimise people by calling them and pressurising them to invest in a fraudulent cryptocurrency that never existed.

The cryptocurrency legalisation bill in Russia is further delayed by the officials involved with the frame work of the state legislature in the country.

The Ukraine's National Bank of has recently announced that the legal status of the cryptocurrency; specifically, Bitcoin would be decided by the end of August. In a statement released by the deputy chairman Oleg Churiy, the Financial Stability Council (FSC) will decide on the legal status of bitcoin and its regulation by the end of August 2017.

In what seems to be the booming time for the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin crossed the $4000 mark today. The currency proved the predictions of the Bitcoin price prediction pundit, Vinny Lingham by hitting the exact price marks.

The central depository for Moscow Exchange, National Settlement Depository (NSD), the largest Russian exchange group is developing a blockchain platform that would provide deposit and settlement services for digital assets and cryptocurrencies.

A new digital currency ‘Bitcoen’ has hit the market aiming at the Jewish community which is set to launch in October this year. The digital currency will initially hold the value of $0.75 (£0.58) per coin and is very similar to Bitcoin.

NEO currency is making quite a buzz owing to the digital currency going from top 15 cryptocurrencies to a top 10 cryptocurrencies. Formerly known as AntShares, the virtual currency is commonly called the “Ethereum of China”. According to the company “China’s public blockchain” is the perfect description of the project.

Bitcoin prices have reached a record high above $3,400 on Monday after gaining 5%. The prices began settling at $3,451.86 on Monday, up by almost $600 from $2900 on Friday. The price of the most popular digital currency has gained 18% in August and has nearly tripled this year.

The cryptocurrency market has surpassed its previous all-time high of $116.2 billion set on June 12, setting a new record of all-time high by reaching over $116.9 billion. The overall value of the market was up by 30%, gained over the week, rising from below $90 billion on July 31, and striking up 80% higher from its recent low of $80 billion on July 16.

China government has recently announced its plan to include blockchain use for tax collection and to issue electronic invoices. The government revealed the idea to add the blockchain in 'Thirteenth Five-year National Informatization Plan' in 2016.

The Founder of Kuna Bitcoin Agency and Kuna Cryptocurrency Exchange, Michael Chobanian, has announced that around 150 Bitcoin automated teller machines would be installed in Ukraine in 2017. The capital city, Kiev alone would have a total of 20-30 ATMs installed by the end of the summer.