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📱 New Samsung Galaxy S10 will allow users to securely store cryptocurrency private keys.
via Cointelegraph
📈 The total cryptocurrency daily trading volume has reached a 10-month high.
via CoinDesk
📉 According to a recent report from Vision Hill Advisors, cryptocurrency-dedicated funds lost approximately 20 percent in aggregate in the last quarter of the previous year.
via The Block
👩⚖️ Crypto startup Gladius has settled charges over an unregistered securities offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
via ccn
🇨🇦 Two Canadian law firms have been ordered by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to represent customers of cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX.
via Bitcoin.com
📱 New Samsung Galaxy S10 will allow users to securely store cryptocurrency private keys.
via Cointelegraph
📈 The total cryptocurrency daily trading volume has reached a 10-month high.
via CoinDesk
📉 According to a recent report from Vision Hill Advisors, cryptocurrency-dedicated funds lost approximately 20 percent in aggregate in the last quarter of the previous year.
via The Block
👩⚖️ Crypto startup Gladius has settled charges over an unregistered securities offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
via ccn
🇨🇦 Two Canadian law firms have been ordered by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to represent customers of cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX.
via Bitcoin.com
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland office is asking victims of an alleged global Ponzi scheme BitConnect to help justice prevail.
The BitConnect coin (BCC) market capitalization once stood at $2.5 billion. Things went south after the company received two cease-and-desist letters issued from regulators in Texas and North Carolina.
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The BitConnect coin (BCC) market capitalization once stood at $2.5 billion. Things went south after the company received two cease-and-desist letters issued from regulators in Texas and North Carolina.
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FBI seeks potential BitConnect victims
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland Division has sent a request seeking “potential victims who invested in the cryptocurrency BitConnect coin.” According to the FBI, the entire BitConnect market “crashed in late January 2018, after two U.S. state…
In an interview with Harvard Law Professor, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of the world’s largest social media network, revealed he is considering transitioning Facebook’s sign-in procedure to a blockchain. The move, he believes, would provide users with a better opportunity to govern their own data.
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CoinDesk
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Sees Pros and Cons in Blockchain Logins
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's seriously evaluating blockchain's potential for decentralized single logins.
Aiming to secure a total of $175 million, cryptocurrency and blockchain investment fund Pantera Capital has already raised $125 million in an ongoing third round of funding that is expected to conclude in March.
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Pantera Has Already Raised $125 Million for Its Third Crypto Fund - CoinDesk
A slide deck obtained by CoinDesk shows Pantera has secured the majority of its third venture fund, though the bear market has slowed progress.
The experience of federal-level cryptocurrency regulation in the United States is remarkable in that it is largely a model for other countries and reveals the mechanics of what is actually happening. After all, the decisive role in the administration of this market belongs to the central government, even in the U.S., where some states, such as Wyoming, allow themselves to take broader steps towards accepting the crypto market than other American regions. DeCenter figured out what the CFTC and SEC are cooking in the current regulatory pan.
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The CFTC Accused the SEC of Bias Towards Cryptocurrencies. What Does This Mean?
The infighting among U.S. regulators intensifies as pressure from the market mounts.
Status is a project from Swiss developers that combines a messaging platform and an open-source mobile browser that allows users to interact with decentralized applications on the Ethereum network. In Status, users completely control their own information, wealth, and digital identity.
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Status: Review of a Chat Where Users Can Exchange Ether and Other Crypto Coins
Status, a chat app with embedded cryptocurrency transfers.
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🇪🇺 Eurex, a major Germany-based derivatives exchange, is reportedly planning to introduce cryptocurrency futures contracts.
via The Block
🇯🇵 Mizuho Financial Group, a Japanese banking giant, is set to roll out its yen-pegged stablecoin as soon as March 1.
via Cointelegraph
🇨🇦 Cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has transferred its remaining crypto assets to EY, a Big Four auditor overseeing company’s proceedings.
via CoinDesk
✉️ As Afri Schoedon, one of Ethereum’s major contributors, recently quit the project, community leadership has released an open letter speaking out against the “toxic” behavior that led to that.
via ccn
📈 Bitcoin futures trading volume on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit a new record last week, and the firm says it may have been caused by institutional interest.
via Bitcoin.com
🇪🇺 Eurex, a major Germany-based derivatives exchange, is reportedly planning to introduce cryptocurrency futures contracts.
via The Block
🇯🇵 Mizuho Financial Group, a Japanese banking giant, is set to roll out its yen-pegged stablecoin as soon as March 1.
via Cointelegraph
🇨🇦 Cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has transferred its remaining crypto assets to EY, a Big Four auditor overseeing company’s proceedings.
via CoinDesk
✉️ As Afri Schoedon, one of Ethereum’s major contributors, recently quit the project, community leadership has released an open letter speaking out against the “toxic” behavior that led to that.
via ccn
📈 Bitcoin futures trading volume on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit a new record last week, and the firm says it may have been caused by institutional interest.
via Bitcoin.com
Having previously committed $3 million to Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund a16z back in June 2018, the University of Michigan, which has an endowment of about $12 billion, is now considering follow-up investments.
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University of Michigan Considers Further Investment in A16z's Crypto Fund - CoinDesk
The University of Michigan, which has an endowment valued at about $12 billion, may further invest in Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund.
Telefonica, one of the largest private telecommunications companies in the world, is piloting a decentralized data trading platform that would allow subscribers to regain control over their personal information and sell it “when and to whom” they want.
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Telefonica will allow users to sell their private data via blockchain marketplace
Multinational telecom giant Telefonica is trialling a decentralized data marketplace that allows subscribers to sell their personal information, according to a statement. Telefonica will play a key role in verifying consumers’ data but its subsidiary Movistar…
Part of the crypto community believes that limited Bitcoin supply will inevitably lead to a decrease in the number of miners and, therefore, make the network less secure and operational. Those people are in favor of increasing the supply of the first cryptocurrency, which Satoshi set at 21 million coins. The majority is categorically against it and believes that this may dethrone Bitcoin. We reviewed the arguments of both sides, weighing the pros and cons.
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Should Bitcoin Supply Be Increased? The Pros and Cons
Someone proposed to increase the supply of Bitcoin, shaking the foundations of Satoshi’s postulates, and a storm began.
Partiko is a decentralized social network for content monetization, the second-most popular application on the Steem blockchain after SteemApp, which we reviewed earlier. Despite the similar goals of the two platforms in granting users profits for likes and reposts, Partiko is notable for maximum usability and high speed.
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Partiko: Review of a Censorship-Free Social Network
Another blockchain-based social network that wants to allow its users to earn on content.
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🇧🇷 Banco BTG Pactual SA, one of the largest investment banks in Latin America, is planning to run a security token offering.
via Bloomberg
🔥 American investment behemoth Fidelity received and passed on the Lightning Torch.
via Cointelegraph
🇷🇺 According to former energy minister of Russia, the country’s plans for an oil-backed crypto asset are in “final stages.”
via ccn
📈 Dan Morehead, the chief executive officer at Pantera Capital, predicts that institutional investors will start stocking up on cryptocurrency after the next bull run has already taken off.
via Bitcoin.com
🔛 A peer-to-peer content distribution platform Ara hired former BitTorrent token (BTT) designer as an advisor.
via The Block
🇧🇷 Banco BTG Pactual SA, one of the largest investment banks in Latin America, is planning to run a security token offering.
via Bloomberg
🔥 American investment behemoth Fidelity received and passed on the Lightning Torch.
via Cointelegraph
🇷🇺 According to former energy minister of Russia, the country’s plans for an oil-backed crypto asset are in “final stages.”
via ccn
📈 Dan Morehead, the chief executive officer at Pantera Capital, predicts that institutional investors will start stocking up on cryptocurrency after the next bull run has already taken off.
via Bitcoin.com
🔛 A peer-to-peer content distribution platform Ara hired former BitTorrent token (BTT) designer as an advisor.
via The Block
Forbes contributor utilized the PageRank algorithm to rank all accounts on the XRP ledger.
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Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick has announced a “globally positioned” institutional cryptocurrency trading platform subsidiary, which “combines the regulatory security of the traditional securities business with the advantages offered by the new digital token asset class.”
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Liechtenstein’s Bank Frick Launches Institutional Crypto Trading Platform
Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick is launching an institutional cryptocurrency trading subsidiary, DLT Markets.
An interesting article on the International Blockchain Monetary Reserve (IBMR), a Singapore-headquartered blockchain startup that aims to combat corruption in the Southeast Asian region by incentivizing local “urban working class” to publicly report problems.
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Decrypt Media
Expose corruption for crypto cash
A new Singaporean startup lets users expose ‘systemic corruption' in exchange for crypto. But what happens if the startup itself is accused?
TON, Pavel Durov’s blockchain platform that was initially planned to be launched in Japan, will not sell the GRAM cryptocurrency to the residents of this country as per the contract. The Russian Telegram community Telegram News has learned this from an unpublished sales document between Pavel Durov and the investors of the second round. In addition, the project’s coins were not designed to be purchased by citizens and legal entities from the regions under the U.S. sanctions, namely Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea. The GRAM token was sold to investors for $1.33 apiece during the second round. DeCenter examined the document and found the remaining details of the deal between TON and the early owners of GRAM.
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Without Sanctions-Hit Countries and Japan: How TON Conducted the Second Round of Its ICO
Pavel Durov remains skittish with the launch of TON and abides by all the rules of the SEC.
The TronWallet is one of the official wallets of the Tron decentralized platform, which is intended for users all over the world. Using the application, users can not only exchange TRX platform tokens but also participate in games. And there are a lot of them because Tron was initially created as a platform for entertainment content.
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TronWallet: Review of the Wallet Adapted for Gaming
An overview of the gaming wallet for Tron blockchain users.
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➕ Coinbase Pro, a professional trading platform of the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has added support for Ripple’s XRP token.
via Bloomberg
🔍 A group of central securities depositories (CSDs) is researching possible ways to design a crypto asset custody solution.
via CoinDesk
🇺🇸 The U.S. government has returned a small portion of Bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange in a major 2016 hack.
via official blog
🔐 An EOS block producer allegedly failed to update the blacklist for Mainnet accounts, which enabled an anonymous hacker to successfully move $7.7 million worth of the network’s native digital token.
via Cointelegraph
🇧🇭 The Central Bank of Bahrain has issued a rulebook aimed to ensure that all cryptocurrency-related activity in the country complies with the regulatory requirements.
via TradeArabia
➕ Coinbase Pro, a professional trading platform of the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has added support for Ripple’s XRP token.
via Bloomberg
🔍 A group of central securities depositories (CSDs) is researching possible ways to design a crypto asset custody solution.
via CoinDesk
🇺🇸 The U.S. government has returned a small portion of Bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange in a major 2016 hack.
via official blog
🔐 An EOS block producer allegedly failed to update the blacklist for Mainnet accounts, which enabled an anonymous hacker to successfully move $7.7 million worth of the network’s native digital token.
via Cointelegraph
🇧🇭 The Central Bank of Bahrain has issued a rulebook aimed to ensure that all cryptocurrency-related activity in the country complies with the regulatory requirements.
via TradeArabia
Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, reported that Fetch.AI’s crowdsale had sold out in about 22 seconds on the Binance Launchpad platform. Out of those who managed to place a buy order, however, only 13.9% were lucky (and fast) enough to get the tokens.
A multi-strategy asset management platform CoVenture Crypto published a whitepaper on liquidity of cryptocurrencies. Below is The Block’s summary article about the findings of the study.
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The Block
Suspected wash trading rife at major exchanges, per study
CoVenture Crypto, a business line of CoVenture, released a study that analyzes the “true liquidity” of crypto exchanges by exploring where (exchanges) and what people trade (liquidity pairs). Key findings from the report include: 1) Reaching similar conclusions…