As it became known from four sources who wished to remain anonymous, the managing company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is working to create a platform for online trading that will allow large investors to buy and sell Bitcoins. Recently, Goldman Sachs Bank announced its intention to launch trading futures for Bitcoins first, and later allow its customers to trade Bitcoins.

The US Congressman called for the banning of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) during the hearing on Thursday. The proposal came from a member of the House of Representatives from California County Brad Sherman. He made a statement after William Hinman, head of the direction of securities and exchanges in the field of corporate finance, spoke before the subcommittee on the securities and investment markets. Hinman told the committee that his unit "seeks a balanced approach" when it comes to cryptocurrencies and ICO.

Recently, more and more often there are reports that almost 70% of the decrease in the price of Bitcoin at the beginning of this year caused a new surge of interest in cryptocurrency markets by institutional investors. In particular, Jeffrey Van de Leemput, a Cryptocampus analyst, points out that the interest in institutional buyers is increasing, which states that "serious money is coming to the market for the first time."

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, spoke optimistically about the cryptocurrency, saying that they "do not pose an immediate danger," and their regulation is appropriate "in a balanced manner." 

Pantera Capital Management, one of the leading investors in the cryptocurrency industry, expressed a "firm belief" that Bitcoin had found its bottom mark. The fund assumes that the price of $ 6,500 will be the lowest indicator of the current bear market, and also predicts that the markets are likely to reach new record highs within 12 months. About this Pantera Capital, an investment company operating exclusively in the industry of cryptocurrency and blockchain, said in a letter published on the website Medium. Pantera refers to a number of factors, explaining prediction.

The founder of the hedge fund Tetras Capital and former economist of Goldman Sachs Bank Brendan Bernstein argues that Bitcoin will help to burst the bubble of traditional finance. In a tweet on April 10, Bernstein supported the position of Bitcoin Foundation director Jon Matonis, who disagreed with the statements that Bitcoin is an economic bubble.

The popular "anti-establishment" investor, journalist, economic activist and host of the show The Keizer Report on Russia Today, Max Keizer commented on the current situation, as well as some political aspects around the cryptocurrency. Keiser has been promoting Bitcoin ideas since 2011, on which he earned his fame. 

The Vietnamese company Modern Tech disappeared, cheating about 32,000 people who invested more than 15 trillion Vietnamese dong ($ 660 million) in two fraudulent cryptocurrency projects. Last Sunday, dozens of disgruntled investors gathered near the company's office in Ho Chi Minh City demanding to return the invested money. However, the owner of the building, which housed the office of Modern Tech, said that the company had moved out about a month ago.

According to a survey conducted by the Japanese online publication Shin R25, whose main readers are young people, 14% of Japanese young people between the ages of 20 and 25 own digital assets. The research was conducted from January to March of this year. More than 25% of the respondents said that this was their first investment experience, 92% said they invested their free funds in digital assets. Interest in the cryptocurrencies 37.4% of respondents explained that it is fashionable, and 19.9% paid attention to cryptocurrency due to their popularity in the media.

The former president of the infamous MtGox exchange once again apologized for his role in the bankruptcy of the exchange in 2014. On Wednesday at Reddit Mark Karpeles published a letter to the Exchange users, many of whom became participants of a long battle in the struggle for their money lost by the exchange. In the letter, he responded to accusations that he personally would benefit from the decision of the Japanese courts considering the case. According to the Wall Street Journal, Karpeles can get almost a billion dollars, which will remain after the Exchange users receive returns on the current settlement scheme. Under the decision of the Tokyo court, the creditors of MtGox will be paid the cost of their Bitcoins in the Japanese yen at the time of closing the exchange, and not in the cryptocurrency.