Dates of the most anticipated events in the crypto industry for 2020

The new decade promises to be saturated with cryptocurrency events, which everyone is looking forward to. We have put together in one list the most interesting news items that will blow up the news feed this year.

TON Court

Date: February 18, 2020.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began preparations for the hearing in December.Then the SEC, through the court of the Southern District of New York, demanded Pavel Durov to disclose financial information about the TON ICO.Initially, the judge ruled that the SEC's claims were unfair and rejectedA few days later, the decision changed in the opposite direction.Durov's company is now required to disclose bank records in the case by January 27. 

The main reason for the requirement is the SECProve that the token sale was held after the established dates for the ICO. The results of the trial will directly affect the launch of TON, which is scheduled for April 30.

Bitcoin halving

Date: May 10, 2020.

We have already considered the opinion of experts onthe upcoming halving of bitcoin. Another reduction in remuneration will occur after 4 months and will affect miners most of all. Traders are waiting for a jump in the BTC rate from the halving and are stocking up currency in anticipation of a new big race.

Launch Libra

Date: until December 31, 2020.

The potential of Libra is so great that the launch of the mainnet can be safely called the revolutionary cryptocurrency event of the decade, which simply cannotFacebook's cryptocurrency is opposed by governments around the world, making no secret of their fear of Libra's potential.In addition, the project lacks a go-to-market strategy, according to board member Patrick Ellis.However, Ellis noted that the launch should take place in 2020, without specifying an exact date.

CoinFlex Exchange decided to make money on this event,having launched physically delivered futures contracts in October, which will be calculated depending on whether Facebook developers, lawyers and officials have time to launch the platform before the end of the year.

Zero phase Ethereum 2.0

Date: July 30, 2020.

Postponements of dates in Ethereum roadmaps are commonplace, but it is on July 30 that the developers are going to take the first serious step towards the transition to PoS.Ethereum 2.0 Phase Zero Will Mark the Beginning of the End for the Ether Mining Era, But Graphics Card OwnersPhase 0 does not imply a complete transition to a new consensus algorithm, although the first step in this direction will beA clear signal for miners. 

Successful CBDC Launch

Date: 2020

At the moment, the wholesale CBDC in Thailand, the e-peso of Uruguay, the Swedish E-krona, the Venezuelan El-Petro and the DCEP in China are developed to varying degrees, but the world practice still has not seen a fully functioning project, in the footsteps of which people will followThe benefits of blockchain are no longer in doubt, so it remains only to wait for an example of the successful implementation of cryptocurrency in the banking system of one of the countries this year.

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CFA Law in Russia

Date:  Spring-Summer 2020.

The Civil Code already contains a clause onsmart contracts. On January 1, 2020, the law on crowdfunding came into force and the next in line is the law on digital financial assets. Chairman of the Financial Market Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Anatoly Aksakov is 99.9% confident that this law will be adopted in the spring session. This event will help the Russian cryptocurrency business, which will finally receive clear rules for conducting business related to the blockchain.