Cryptocurrency news - March 26, 2018. Part 2

⛏ The Monero team has released an update to prevent the use of ASIC-miners. The update of the program code went through the previously planned schedule, but it included some additions aimed at preventing mining using ASIC-miners. Earlier this month, Bitmain released a new Antminer X3, intended for Monero and other coins under the CryptoNight algorithm, but the developers of anonymous crypto currency opposed this type of crypto currency.

📊 KuCoin optimizes trading pairs. The currency exchange today makes some changes to trading pairs based on user feedback. From the listing will be removed several trade directions with coins KCS, USDT, NEO and Bitcoin Cash. A full list can be found in the site's news blog.

⛓ Trinity Protocol has launched a cross-converter between NEO and Ethereum. This will allow the Trinity Token start-up token (TNC) to work simultaneously in two lockers. The system operates on the same principle as the Lightning Network in bitcoin, and is currently in the test phase.

🇧🇾 Belarus has decided on the accounting status of tokens. The Ministry of Finance of Belarus has developed the National Accounting and Reporting Standard "Digital Signs (Tokens)", which fixes their accounting status. The standard specifies the procedure for the formation in the accounting of information on digital signs (tokens), as well as obligations to their owners.

💰 ICO Telegram attracted almost $ 1.7 billion of investment. According to Bloomberg, the second stage of the presale was not as staggering as the first. The cost of tokens increased three-fold and amounted to $ 1.33 per unit. Nevertheless, the decline in demand did not prevent to repeat the previous success - as a result of the 2 stages of resale, the organizers collected slightly less than $ 1.7 billion.