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Japan: E-Commerce Giant Rakuten's New Payment App Appears to Support Crypto
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten announced that a major update of its Rakuten Pay mobile app will be released on March 18, according to the firm's 2018 earnings release, published on Feb. 12.
Coinbase Wallet Users Can Now Back Up Their Private Keys on Google Drive and iCloud. How Safe Is It?
On Feb. 12, San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that users of its Coinbase Wallet can now back up their private keys on cloud storage, namely on Google Drive and iCloud.
Mayer Multiples: The Metric That Helps Call Bitcoin Bubbles and Bottoms
That said, some traders believe identifying speculative bubbles and moments of bearish exhaustion can be made possible through the use of a fairly new metric known as the Mayer Multiple.
Preliminary Injunction Against Blockvest for Fraudulent Securities Offering and Illegal Use of SEC Seal
The SEC filed a complaint against Blockvest and its founder for allegedly making unregistered securities offerings and using the SEC seal without permission.
Interview With Crypto 'Optimist' Brian Kelly: Bitcoin Is Still 50 Percent Undervalued
The author of the "The Bitcoin Big Bang - How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World," Brian Kelly calls himself an optimist when it comes to the future of the cryptocurrencies.
How the Marshall Islands Envisions Its National Digital Currency Dubbed 'Sovereign'
On Jan. 10, 2019, the team behind a national cryptocurrency for the Republic of the Marshall Islands - dubbed the Sovereign - revealed that the coin is still being actively developed, despite previous disagreements among government officials, as well as reservations expressed by the International Monetary Fund and the United States Treasury Department on the subject.
Most Cryptos See Gentle Green Amid Exceedingly Calm Market Picture
Saturday, Feb. 16: Cryptocurrencies are seeing mild price action, with virtually all of the top 20 coins by market cap seeing fluctuations of within 2 percent in both directions on the day, as data from Coin360 shows.
ErisX to CFTC: Regulated ETH Futures Would Result in More Robust, Liquid Market
Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX has filed a comment letter with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission in response to the agency's request for feedback on Ethereum's mechanics and market.
Vitalik Buterin Dismisses Rumors New Constantinople Feature Allows Attack Vector
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and other core devs have dismissed allegations that a new smart contract creation feature set to be released in the forthcoming Constantinople hard fork will have negative security implications.
Ordinary Stablecoin or XRP Killer? What We Know About JPMorgan Chase's New Cryptocurrency
On Feb. 14, United States banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase announced its own cryptocurrency.
Major Crypto Brokerage Coinmama Reports 450,000 Users Affected by Data Breach
Israel-based crypto brokerage Coinmama - which allows users to purchase Bitcoin and Ethereum using a credit card - has suffered a major data breach affecting 450,000 of its users.
Maker's MKR Crypto Outperforms in February with 37% Gains
The ethereum-based token maker is outperforming the broader markets with a 37 percent gain so far in February.
Norway: Anarcho-Capitalist Smart City Adopts Crypto as Sole Recognized Medium of Exchange
Liberstad - a private, anarcho-capitalist city in Norway - has adopted a cryptocurrency native to its blockchain-powered smart city platform as its official medium of exchange, according to a press release published on Feb. 12.
Metrics May Point to Ether Being Undervalued
After analyzing a few fundamental metrics and creating some of my own, a simple correlation matrix between the aforementioned indicators to in price of ETH is quite revealing.
Luxembourg's New Bill Affords Blockchain Transactions the Same Protections as Traditional Ones
Luxembourg lawmakers passed a new blockchain bill into law, giving transactions completed via distributed ledger the same legal status as those done via traditional means.
NEO Blockchain Platform Opens Seattle Office Headed by Ex-Microsoft Exec
Chinese blockchain platform NEO will open an office in United States city of Seattle, according to an official announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 15.
Report: QuadrigaCX Founder May Have Stored Private Keys on Paper in Safety Deposit Box
The founder of major Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX, Gerald Cotten, may have stored the exchange's private keys on paper in a safety deposit box, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 15.
Moscow Blockchain Cluster Needs Intellectual Property Mechanism, Says Expert
The Moscow-based blockchain innovation cluster needs a mechanism for assessing intellectual property, says the founder of blockchain platform Universa.io, Aleksandr Borodich.
Chinese Crypto Miner Predicts That Bitcoin Could Reach $740K
Zhu Fa, co-founder of Poolin, a Chinese-based crypto mining pool, predicted that the Bitcoin price could hit 5 million Chinese yuan, crypto news outlet 8BTC reported on Feb.11.
Report: Global Blockchain in Energy Utilities Market to Grow 60% by 2024
The global blockchain in energy utilities market is expected to grow by 60 percent by 2024, according to a new report from Infoholic Research LLP published on Feb. 15.
Indonesia: New Legislation Recognizes Crypto as Trading Commodity
Indonesia has introduced new legislation that recognizes Bitcoin as a trading commodity, Asia-oriented news outlet KrASIA reported on Feb. 15.
Binance Removing CLOAK, MOD, SALT, SUB, and WINGS: Industry-Wide Delisting Trend
Binance announced today that it will be delisting CLOAK, MOD, SALT, SUB, and WINGS from its trading platform, citing reasons ranging from "Commitment of the team to project" to "Fraudulent conduct." The move comes after the exchange's removal of BCN, CHAT, ICN, and TRIG last October, and may indicate a broader industry trend.
Apple Notes Blockchain Guidelines in Recent SEC Filing
Tech giant Apple has mentioned its work in forming the Blockchain Guidelines of the Responsible Minerals Initiative in a filing with the United States Security Exchange Commission.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, TRON, Stellar, Binance Coin, Bitcoin SV: Price Analysis, February 15
Considering the large target potential, we suggest traders maintain their stops at $100. We might recommend closing the position if the pair turns down and sustains below $116.30.XRP/USDRipple has been finding support close to $0.295 for the past three days, but the bulls are struggling to break out of the downtrend line.
Decentralized Finance Emerges as Banner Topic at Ethereum Denver Conference
Kicking off the annual ethereum hackathon ETHDenver, Aave CEO Stani Kulechov shared an opening address on on "Leaping decentralized finance [into the] mainstream."
Crypto Markets Continue to See Mixed Signals, Dow Jones Up Over 360 Points
Feb. 15 - crypto markets have continued trading sideways after hitting a multi-month high of daily trading volume of more than $36 billion yesterday, according to CoinMarketCap data.
Japan Economic Alliance Asks Financial Regulator FSA to Reduce Tax on Crypto
The Japan Association of New Economy has asked the Japanese Financial Services Agency to reduce the current tax rate for crypto trading income, Cointelegraph Japan reported on Feb. 14.
Argentina Settles Export Deal With Paraguay Using Bitcoin
Argentina has settled an export deal with Paraguay in Bitcoin, Cointelegraph en EspaƱol reported on Thursday, Feb. 14.
Ledger Commits to Remedying Nano S Update That Decreased Storage Capacity
French cryptocurrency hardware wallet company Ledger published a post on its official blog on Feb. 14 apologizing for issues with a recent firmware update for its Ledger Nano S. Specifically, the update reportedly decreased the device's storage capacity, which the firm has promised to remedy.
SEC Starts Review of NYSE Arca's Bitcoin ETF Rule Change Proposal
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission started reviewing a rule change proposal for NYSE Arca's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Feb. 11, according to an official document published today, Feb. 15.
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