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Crypto News Summary- February 12

General News:
Global Crypto market cap breaks $300B for first time since August.
Egypt’s largest bank joins RippleNet for remittances.
China files 84 patents for central bank digital currency.

Coin Specific News:
Chainalysis provides anti-money laundering compliance solution for Tether.
Eminer has been listed on Bithumb KRW market as of February 12.
Kusama Network (KSM) has been listed on KuCoin as of February 12.
Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) price has increased by 170% after Google joined their governing council.
Matic has launched incentivised testnet staking with Initial 20 validators.
Ethereum Bulls aim big after recent 12% surge to $250.

Exchanges:
Margin trading is now available on Coinbase Pro.
Binance Futures will launch BAT/USDT perpetual contract as of February 13.
Poloniex crypto exchange forced to roll back trades after update error.

Cool tech fact:
The fund raised by 1258 ICOs in 2018 was nearly $8 billion.

Quote of the day:
"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost." —Dalai Lama

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Crypto News Summary- February 13

General News:
FC Barcelona partners with Chiliz (CHZ) to issue its own token in Q2.
Bangladesh Bank with $4 billion in assets now employs RippleNet.
US authorities charge DropBit CEO for allegedly laundering $311M in bitcoin.

Coin Specific News:
Matic’s incentivised staking testnet, CS-2001, goes live
Moviebloc (MBL) and V-ID (VIDT) to compete in Binance community coin vote on February 20.
[bIOTA[/b] Trinity Wallet vulnerability reported, $1.6 million stolen.
Ethereum outshines Bitcoin again as its active addresses rise by 22%.

Exchanges:
BlockFi raised $30 million in its second round of financing.
Binance Futures will launch VET/USDT perpetual contract as of February 14.
Bittrex Global has announced that it will list Verasity (VRA), an attention-based platform.
FTX Exchange has launched privacy coin index perpetual contract.
Coinbase ranked most secure exchange.

Cool tech fact:
1, 000 Computers are used by a single Google query in 0.2 seconds to retrieve an answer.

Quote of the day:
"To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don’t worry about darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest." — Napoleon Hill

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Crypto News Summary- February 14

General News:
Bahamian Central Bank to roll out digital currency in second half of 2020.
China turns to Blockchain as coronavirus spins out of control.
Russia leads multinational stablecoin initiative.

Coin Specific News:
Open interest for Bitcoin futures surpasses $5 billion.
Hedera Hashgraph slumps 20% after meteoric rally.
Elrond implements native smart contracts royalties.
Steemit to shift its proprietary blockchain and token to Tron Network.
TON developers, investors back Telegram in SEC fight.
Ethereum just broke critical resistance, making a massive upsurge imminent.

Exchanges:
Binance adds 15 fiat currencies as exchange pushes global expansion
OKEx expands into india’s crypto market via partnership with local exchange
Coinbase and other crypto heavyweights invest $28 million in Hong Kong-based crypto trading firm Amber at a $100 million valuation

Cool tech fact:
The last Bitcoin will be reportedly mined in 2140, after which Bitcoin mining will be closed.

Quote of the day:
"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus." —Alexander Graham Bell

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Crypto News Summary- February 15

General News:
OTC Bitcoin trading volume [url
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Brazil's crypto-market takes a hit as regulations force exchange closures.

Coin Specific News:
Ethereum browser wallet Metamask hits a million user milestone.
Bitcoin dominance drops to 8-Month low, is Altseason finally here?
Ripple becomes second-largest Fintech firm in the US.
Bitcoin plummets to $9,700 in violent selloff after breaking below a key level.
XRP price hits 7-month high as BitMEX users reel from 60% flash crash.

Exchanges:
OKEx launches OKChain on Testnet, OKEx DEx becomes first dApp on the new blockchain.
BitMEX denies any technical problems led to XRP flash crashing and losing traders money.

Cool tech fact:
Between 2010-2017, 2014 was the only year when the price of Bitcoin dropped by 62% between the beginning and end of the year. This was because of the hack of the MtGox exchange

Quote of the day:
"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!" —Andrew Carnegie

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This week in Crypto- week 7

Huobi joins Multinational Alliance Klaytn Governance Council.
Google joins Hedera Hashgraph’s governing council.
JPMorgan in talks to merge blockchain unit Quorum with startup ConsenSys.
Binance adds support for fee-free p2p trading with Russian Rubles.
China files 84 patents for central bank digital currency.
FC Barcelona partners with Chiliz (CHZ) to issue its own token in Q2.
Binance adds 15 fiat currencies as exchange pushes global expansion.
OKEx expands into india’s crypto market via partnership with local exchange.
OTC Bitcoin trading volume reaches $300 million in Chile.
Ripple becomes second-largest Fintech firm in the US.

Cool tech fact:
Several astronauts, on at least three separate trips, have reported hearing unexplained knocking on their spacecrafts during missions.

Quote of the day:
"A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul" — Jillian Michaels

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Crypto News Summary- February 17

General News:
⁠UEFA will issue over one million electronic tickets via blockchain technology during the 2020 season.
Indian electoral officials are working on a blockchain-based voting system.
Russia’s central bank completes blockchain pilot to issue tokenized assets.
Lightning Labs secures $10M in investments, releases beta of first paid product.

🔹 Coin Specific News:
Ethereum conference concludes with ETH 2.0 launch optimism.
IOTA releases patched Trinity desktop wallet.
TON Devs worldwide join forces to intervene in SEC case against Telegram.
Bitcoin price dips below $9.5K as Whale deposits 600 BTC to BitMEX.
KuCoin will offer Decred (DCR) soft staking for its users as of February 19, 2020.

Exchanges:
BT360 crypto wallet and website go dark users fear exit scam.
🏦 BitMax.io and Bithumb Korea announce strategic partnership
Binance applied for Singapore’s new crypto license, CEO says. The firm has also announced a B2B2C cloud solution.
Crypto Exchange FCoin insolvent after revealing up to $130M Bitcoin shortfall.

Cool tech fact:
Even astronauts binge-watch Netflix (while in space).

Quote of the day:
"A lot of people will just stop because they’re dead tired. You gotta do that extra one. That’s when you improve." — Usain Bolt

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Crypto News Summary- February 18

General News:
U.S. Treasury to roll out cryptocurrency rules.
Bank of Korea seeks to deploy blockchain in bond market.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin price reclaims $10K reversing weekend losses.
Libra threat spurs small nations to create own digital currencies.
Bitcoin daily golden cross forms bull market has officially arrived.
Ethereum bulls back in action, can ETH reach $300 this time?
BiKi.com announcec Electroneum listing with 6 Million ETN giveaway.

Exchanges:
FCoin is shutting down and still owes users up to 13,000 $BTC.
Binance to
take on Amazon and Google with crypto cloud services.
BitGo acquires Harbor in surprise expansion beyond crypto custody.
Binance Futures weekly volume hits record $16B.
bZx attacked again, $645K in ETH estimated to be lost.

Cool tech fact:
During an average working day, the distance covered by the fingers of a typist is around 12.6 miles, which is approximately 20 km.

Quote of the day:
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." — Henry Ford

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Crypto News Summary- February 19

General News:
Samsung newly launched Galaxy smartphone will come with the same crypto storage facilities.
Michael Bloomberg pushes for crypto regulation.
Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra and local gov’t launch blockchain accelerator.
Coinbase becomes the first pure-play cryptocurrency company to receive Visa membership.

Coin Specific News:
The MATIC token has been integrated into Play Royal’s innovative casino & exchange platform.
Handshake (HNS) is now available for trading on Gate.
BitMax will list CoinFLEX (FLEX) as of February 20.
SEC nails Enigma ICO: orders refund, registration and fine.

Exchanges:
Paxful reports $1.6B worth of trading volume for 2019.
ACX crypto exchange gets penalized by Australian blockchain body.
Binance Futures will launch QTUM/USDT  perpetual contract as of February 20.
KuCoin has officially launched its cloud solution, KuCloud .

Cool tech fact:
WhatsApp recently reached 1.5 billion users worldwide with upto 60 billion messages, 4.5 billion images and a billion videos sent every day.

Quote of the day:
"Never think there is anything impossible for the soul." — Swami Vivekananda

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Crypto News Summary- February 20

General News:
South Korea’s central bank is building a new blockchain system for the bond market.
Norwegian Ai to accept cryptocurrency payments.
Sweden starts testing world's first central bank digital currency.
Brazilian central bank promises instant payment platform to compete with crypto.

Coin Specific News:
Kyber Network (KNC) will get listed on Coinbase Pro as of February 24.
Moviebloc (MBL) and V-ID (VIDT) compete in Binance  community coin vote.
Bitcoin sees its fifth largest hourly price crash ever.
Ethereum nosedives to $250 in massive crypto market dump.
Tether slashes 30% off TRON-USDT, moves coins to Ethereum network.

Exchanges:
Binance Futures will launch IOST/USDT perpetual contract as of February 21.
KuCoin will list ROAD (ROAD) as of February 20.
Tax and KYC issues plague Upbit's foreign withdrawals, exchange says.

Cool tech fact:
According to an estimate, Google handles about 1 billion search queries every day and because of this, it releases 200 tons of CO2 every day, i.e. 7600kg of CO2 every hour.

Quote of the day:
"Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true." — Naval Ravikant

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Crypto News Summary- February 21

General News:
Riot Blockchain, a Nasdaq-listed crypto firm in the US, plans to sell its exchange to focus on Bitcoin mining ahead of the halving.
Fidelity International invests $14M in Asian crypto exchange operator.
E-commerce platform Shopify joins Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra Association.

Coin Specific News:
Cardano completes Hard Fork paving the way for Shelley launch.
Binance will list community coin vote round 6 winner $MBL.
Ripple launches New XRP fraud reporting procedure.

Exchanges:
Binance CEO, CZ, responds to reports that his exchange is not authorized to operate in Malta
Ukrainian exchange Kuna has released an apparently first stablecoin pegged to local fiat currency, the Ukrainian hryvnia
TradeSatoshi Exchange shuts down, users report foul play.

Misc:
Irish drug trafficker claims he lost the keys for BTC wallets worth $56 million, confiscated by the police in connection with his recent arrest.
Vodafone includes Bitcoin in new advert after exiting Libra.

Cool tech fact:
Inside an original Macintosh case, you will find 47 signatures for each member of Apple's Macintosh division as of 1982.

Quote of the day:
"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." —Niels Bohr

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This week in Crypto- week 8

⁠UEFA will issue over one million electronic tickets via blockchain technology during the 2020 season.
BitMax.io and Bithumb Korea announce strategic partnership
Binance to take on Amazon and Google with crypto cloud services.
Bitcoin daily golden cross forms, bull market has officially arrived.
Coinbase becomes the first pure-play cryptocurrency company to receive Visa membership.
KuCoin has officially launched its cloud solution, KuCloud.
Sweden starts testing world's first central bank digital currency.
South Korea’s central bank is building a new blockchain system for the bond market.
Fidelity International invests $14M in Asian crypto exchange operator.
Ukrainian exchange Kuna has released an apparently first stablecoin pegged to local fiat currency, the Ukrainian hryvnia.

Cool tech fact:
In 2016, the total weight of the electronic waste produced globally was 44.7 billion tons!

Quote of the day:
"The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire, the size of your dream and how you handle disappointment along the way." — Robert Kiyosaki

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Crypto News Summary- February 24

General News:
G20 urges countries to implement crypto standards set by FATF.
Bank of England adds support for central bank digital currency.
The U.S. may soon get its first dedicated bank for digital assets.

Coin Specific News:
Bitcoin just plunged from $10k, but this data shows bulls are still in control.
COTI is listed on StakingRewards.com
Bitrue announced a partnership with CREAM and pledged their support for the  VeChain $VET ecosystem and related projects.
Crypto lending platform Celsius continues to grow its user base, and has doubled its total paid interest since late last year.

Exchanges:
Binance now supports deposits and withdrawals in Hong-Kong dollars.
OKEx makes OKB and 18 other assets available for spot margin trading and savings.
Amsterdam's retail brokerage firm, BUX rebrands crypto platform Blockport.

Misc:
Sports fan token platform Socios will launch a live crypto debit card.

Cool tech fact:
According to data, around 90% of the messages sent through various messaging services are read within 3 minutes of being delivered.

Quote of the day:
"A positive mind finds a way it can be done; A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done." —Napoleon Hill

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Crypto News Summary- February 25

General News:
U.S. House subcommittee to host hearing on digital currencies next month.
Russia’s central bank approved tycoon’s blockchain platform.
France, Austria join forces to combat crypto crime.

Coin Specific News:
Ripple’s XRP scores two new crypto exchange listings Valr.com, a South African exchange, and Luno, a Singapore-based.
Bitcoin price hits $15k in Lebanon amid worsening cash crunch.
Binance to list COTI as of February 26th.
Suterusu (SUTER) will get listed on KuCoin as of February 25.
Polkadot to use Chainlink Oracles for interoperability network.

Exchanges:
FTX is selling its equity for bitcoin and other payment methods
Coincheck announces Qtum soon available for trading.
Singapore’s Court of Appeals rules Quoine Exchange in breach of contract in landmark crypto case.
Germany’s second largest exchange Boerse Stuttgart lists short Bitcoin ETP.
BTSE to launch liquid network-powered token sale in March.

Misc:
Billionaire investor Tim Draper quit Stocks for Bitcoin 6 months ago.
Token Trading Platform from Russia’s richest man enters testing phase.

Cool tech fact:
After the introduction of the web, domain registration charges were not applicable till 1995. That means you could have registered the domains for free if you did it before 1995.

Quote of the day:
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." —Vince Lombardi

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Crypto News Summary- February 26

General News:
Canada next in line for central bank digital currency.
Samsung increases crypto info security on its smartphones.
Swiss Stock Exchange partners with Omniex to access crypto exchanges

Coin Specific News:
Facebook’s Libra Association adds crypto prime broker Tagomi.
Bitcoin breaks $9K support, HODL on everybody.
Compound will issue its own token COMP to decentralize the Compound protocol.
MoneyGram expands Ripple partnership with $11.3 million.

Exchanges:
Coinbase Wallet adds short, customizable addresses to simplify sending cryptos.
BitMEX liquidations hit YTD record as Bitcoin nosedives.
Binance will offer LISK (LSK) staking as of February 27.
KuCoin has launched the instant exchange function as of February 26.
Bittrex has been approved as a Money Transmitter in the state of Virginia!

Misc:
Dapper Labs partners with UFC® to bring new digital collectibles to fans on blockchain.
Formula 1 open tokenized crate sale on Ethereum Blockchain.

Cool tech fact:
An average person blinks his eyes around 20 times a minute, however, when the same person is on computer staring at a computer screen, his eyes blink about 7 times a minute.

Quote of the day:
"Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Crypto News Summary- February 27

General News:
Hong Kong to strengthen its policies around crypto money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing.
Iranian General calls for use of crypto to evade sanctions.
South Korea’s NH Bank debuts Samsung-backed Blockchain ID system.

Coin Specific News:
Ripple partners with European remittance company Azimo.
Stellar invests in security token platform targeting developing markets.
Bitcoin erases February’s gains as price sinks below $8,700.
Ripple class-action lawsuit can proceed Judge rules.
Litecoin launching at 13,000 ATMs in South Korea.

Exchanges:
FCoin announces its re-launch, promising to repay all its users.
Bitstamp adds support for bech32 Bitcoin addresses.
Binance has partnered with the Shyft Network to launch global. FATF travel rule solution
KuCoin will distribute 8% of its new token POL via LockDrop activity as of February 28.

Misc:
Bitmain announces specs for next-gen Antminer S19 and S19 pro coming soon.

Cool tech fact:
Vladimir Lukyanov built a device in 1936 which used water to create a power source for a computer that solved differential equations.

Quote of the day:
"You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results." — Bill Parcells

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