Cryptocurrency news - March 21, 2018. Part 2

🔍 The US government monitored transactions in the bitcoin network. Edward Snowden handed over the documents to the Intercept edition, from which it follows that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been actively analyzing and processing the bitcoin network traffic through the OAKSTAR program and the MONKEYROCKET VPN service since 2012 (which is exactly what those code names mean). Most likely, thanks to these programs, the NSA and the FBI managed to de-nominate Ross William, the creator of Darkk Road's Darknet Service.

👍 CEO Twitter: in 10 years, bitcoin will become the only currency in the world. Jack Dorsey believes that at the moment bitcoin is slow and expensive. But, thanks to technologies such as SegWit and Lightning Network, it can evolve into a global ecosystem that, in importance, will eclipse the US dollar and other fiat currencies.

💸 Tether organized a new issue of USDT worth $ 300 million. Immediately after the release, new tokens were sent to the Bitfinex exchange. In the network, disputes about the security of USDT with dollar deposits and the possible involvement of this crypto-currency in artificially pumping the bitcoin rate have not yet abated in the network. The new issue may cause another market fluctuation.

🔗 Korea Telecom spoke about its plans to implement the blockade. The leading mobile operator of South Korea plans to launch a new telecommunications platform based on the blockbuster. The system called "Future Internet" will be able to reliably protect the data of people and enterprises, and will also allow exchanging personal data with a high degree of privacy.

🐱 CryptoKitties received $12 million from large investors. The creators of the popular game based on the blockbuster Ethereum reported on the completion of the first round of venture financing. The bulk of investments came from Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. All the funds raised will be used to expand the project team.