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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🇧🇷 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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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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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 The Russian Telegram community Telegram News has learned this from an unpublished sales document between Pavel Durov and the investors of the second round.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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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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➕ 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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South Korea-based digital asset trading platform Coinbin is filing for bankruptcy. The firm recently reported losses amounting to over $26 million. As per the company’s chief executive officer, the move has been caused by “a rise in debt following an employee’s embezzlement.”

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A country is not only thousands of square kilometers and millions of citizens. A state can be big or very small, like Monaco. With an area of ​​just over two square kilometers, this doesn’t bother the residents at all, but on the contrary, the state attracts tourists with its bountiful entertainment. The Monaco Grand Prix and the Monte Carlo casino are the main sources of wealth and prosperity of the country, which help it develop no worse than other, larger states. Will a super new microstate be able to achieve the same success and prosperity? And what if this is a state on blockchain, considering that the territorial issues have already been practically resolved? A new country has literally sprouted under the nose of Europe. DeCenter figured out whether a 21st century Libertalia could become a reality.

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My Crypto Heroes is the most popular game on the Ethereum platform from Japanese developers. In the top rankings of decentralized applications, MCH (briefly “my crypto heroes”) is second only to CryptoKitties. But My Crypto Heroes belongs to the genre of role-playing computer games, which means that MCH is most famous in its gaming segment.

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📱 At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung representative revealed the names of tokens that will be supported in the company’s new flagship phone Galaxy S10.
via Cointelegraph

🏙 In a record deal, Inveniam Capital Partners is going to lead an Ethereum blockchain-based tokenization of a $66 million building.
via CoinDesk

🤝 Online lending startup SoFi plans to launch cryptocurrency trading in partnership with Coinbase.
via ccn

🇨🇭 A 125-year-old Swiss-based private bank has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency banking startup.
via Bitcoin.com

🇺🇬 The Binance Charity Foundation has launched a blockchain-powered donation pilot for its Lunch for Children program in Uganda.
via Forbes

Accenture, a global management consulting and professional services firm, has announced a blockchain-enabled application that will allow consumers to track and tip producers that adhere to environmentally-conscious policies.

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As we reported earlier, Coinbase, one of the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, acquired blockchain analysis startup Neutrino in an attempt to better identify undesirable activity on its platform. Yesterday, the firm sent The Block an official response regarding the acquisition.

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The Supreme Court of India has given the country’s government four weeks to outline a cryptocurrency regulatory framework proposal. Should officials fail to meet the set deadline, the Court will make an independent ruling.

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Actifit Fitness Tracker, or just Actifit, is an application of a rare category for decentralized fitness and health programs. Actifit follows human activity and pays out its own AFIT tokens for steps taken. We figured out how the app works and how it differs from classic fitness trackers.

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How does the Blockstream satellite project work? What do you need in order to participate? What is it useful for? These are the questions that Andreas Antonopoulos answers in his latest Bitcoin Q&A session.

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💵 Payment processing company Square sold more than $166 million worth of Bitcoin in 2018, with a large percentage coming from Q4.
via The Block

🤝 Peer-to-peer payments technology firm Circle has partnered with Nice Actimize, a financial surveillance provider company.
via Bitcoin.com

💰 London Stock Exchange has led a $20 million funding round for capital markets blockchain startup Nivaura.
via Forbes

👋🏻 Coinhive, the in-browser Monero mining firm, will cease operations from March 8.
via Cointelegraph

💳 Switzerland-based Pangea Blockchain Fund has secured $22 million in a seed round backed by famous crypto entrepreneur Roger Ver.
via CoinDesk

Figure, a startup that uses the blockchain technology to provide online home equity loans, has raised $65 million, with the amount of funds raised by the firm totaling $120 million. The company is currently lending $1.5 million per day, the figure that company’s CEO expects to double every few months.

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