Daily Crypto Report

Bitcoin is up 1% at $3,756 XRP is up 2% at 30 cents and Ethereum is up 3% at $128 Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news Ernst and Young is looking to make your crypto taxes easier with a new accounting tool. Tether is launching a new version of its USDT stablecoin on Tron. Pantera capital, and the Yale-University backed Paradigm investing in Tagomi. Two developers have successfully sent a Bitcoin lightning payment over radio waves. Links: TRON-Tether Collaboration: USDT Stablecoin Will Launch on TRX Blockchain Pantera and Yale-backed Paradigm get behind crypto broker in new fundraising round - The Block EY Aims to Make It Easier to Calculate Crypto Taxes With New Tool - CoinDesk Bitcoin Coders Send International Lightning Payment Over Ham Radio - CoinDesk Tether to Launch New Version of USDT Stablecoin on Tron Blockchain - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news: Bitcoin is down 2% at $3,703 XRP is down 3% at 29 cents and Ethereum is down 6% at $123 IBM has released a report detailing that cryptojacking has overtaken ransomware attacks as the most popular cryptocurrency cybercrime. US based exchange Bittrex is being ordered to reveal one of its users due to criminal activity. A senator from utah has introduced a bill proposing cryptocurrency/blockchain-related products should be exempted from the state’s money transmitter act. A hotel chain in spain has launched a pilot to test customer payments in bitcoin. Links: Hotel Chain in Spain Launches Pilot to Accept Bitcoin Payments | The Daily Hodl IBM: Cybercriminals Are Moving On From Ransomware to Cryptojacking - Bitcoinist.com Utah Bill Would Exempt Blockchain Firms from Money Transmitter Act - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cryptocurrency and blockchain news Bitcoin is holding at $3,803 XRP is even at 31 cents and Ethereum is even at $131 Those are your leaders by market cap The largest Saudi ATM provider, Alhamrani Universal, has collaborated with the blockchain identity platform ShoCard to develop a blockchain based biometric ATM. Ripple has won a small victory in a class action lawsuit—a judge ruled this week that the class action lawsuit must remain in federal court. Circle seeks 250 million in additional funding. Germany sets date to establish a national crypto strategy. Links: XRP Now Officially Supported on Tim Draper-Backed Crypto Exchange Coinhako Germany Follows Russia: Government To Outline Crypto Strategy by Mid-2019 Major Saudi ATM Provider Partners With Blockchain Identity Platform Ripple Scores Minor Victory in US Securities Class Action - CoinDesk Crypto Startup Circle Seeking $250 Million in New Funding — The Information Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news: Bitcoin is down slightly at $3,806 XRP is down 2% at 31 cents and Ethereum down 2% at $130 At the recent agriculture summit in Paris, Macron called for exploring blockchain to improve traceability of agriculture products. A recent audit has shown the QuadrigaCX cold wallets have been empty since April of 2018. Thai SEC steps back on coins allowed for ICOs, and base pairs. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey shows off his Casa Node. Links: Quadriga Crypto Mystery Deepens With `Cold Wallets' Found Empty - Bloomberg Déclaration de M. Emmanuel Macron, Président de la République, sur la politique agricole commune, à Paris le 23 février 2019. - vie-publique.fr Thai SEC Bans Three Cryptocurrencies from ICO Investment, Trading Pairs - CoinDesk Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Shows Off His (Casa) Bitcoin Full Node - Bitcoinist.com Thailand SEC Makes Bizarre Crypto Announcement Ahead of Heated Crucial Elections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, March 1, 2019. Ethereum OK NYT Says Facebook Launching Crypto Federal Reserve Incorporates Hypothetical Crypto Failure Into Stress Tests Ripple Did Not Pay Coinbase to List XRP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain news for today, February 28,2019. GIC Private Limited Backed Coinbase Brave Taps TAP Network Sixty-five Million More for Figure Technologies Links: Singapore State-Owned Fund Backed Coinbase's $300 Million Raise: Report - CoinDesk Morgan Creek Joins $65 Million Series B for Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm - CoinDesk Basic Attention Token Now Redeemable at Over 250,000 Brands Including Amazon, Starbucks, Uber, and Apple | CryptoSlate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 27, 2019. Russia Clarifies AML Rules for Crypto Nivaura Raises $20 Million Total Cryptopia Reveals 9.4 Percent of Total Assets Stolen in Hack Expect Ether Price Volatility During Constantinople Links: Russian Supreme Court Classifies Illicit Crypto Use Under Money Laundering Laws London Stock Exchange Leads $20 Million Fundraise for Blockchain Startup Nivaura - CoinDesk How the Coming Constantinople Hard Fork Could Stir Up Ether Markets - CoinDesk Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Discloses Estimate of Stolen Crypto - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 26, 2019. Coinbase Pro Lists XRP Softbank and TBCAsoft Partnert ICO Fetch.io Sells Out ICO in Ten Seconds Links: Coinbase Pro Adds Support for XRP | Cointelegraph SoftBank Eyes Blockchain to Solve Issues With Online Authentication - CoinDesk The Block - Crypto simplified Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 25, 2019. Tapatalk Taps EOS US Government Returns Bitcoin After Hack TRON Hard Fork Links: Tapatalk takes EOS to the Mainstream, Over 300 Million Users Introduced to the Digital Currency US Government Returns Bitcoins Retrieved Following 2016 Bitfinex Hack - CoinDesk Tron Will Hard Fork in February to Add Institution-Friendly Features, CEO Confirms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up 4.5% at $4,112 XRP is up 4.5% at 33 cents and Ethereum is up 10% at $162 Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick has announced they’re launching an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform called DLT markets. The developers of Ontology have released a development platform on Google’s cloud marketplace. Mercury FX, a ripple partner is planning to open up as many as 10 new payment corridors using xRapid by the middle of 2019. Microsoft’s Stratis, a turnkey ICO platform. Links: Microsoft Wants to Help Make Your ICO a Success Liechtenstein’s Bank Frick Launches Institutional Crypto Trading Platform Ontology Development Platform Now Released on Google's Cloud Marketplace Ripple Partner Integrating XRP-Based Payments to Middle East and Canada | The Daily Hodl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todays's cryptocurrency and blockchain news: Bitcoin is down .5% at $3,933 XRP is down .75% at 31 cents and Ethereum is down slightly at $146 Those are your leaders by market cap. Thailand has approved an ammendment that would allow blockchain-based securities to be issued and traded in the country. The FBI is now soliciting voluntary information from those who invested in the BitConnect Samsung to store cryptocurrency private keys on its new S10 phone. CasperLabs, a new startup in New York, has launched with the aim of building a new blockchain based on a version of proof-of-stake. Links: Samsung's Galaxy S10 Will Support Cryptocurrency Key Storage | CryptoSlate CasperLabs Is Building a PoS Blockchain With Help from Ethereum's Vlad Zamfir - CoinDesk FBI Seeking Potential Victims of BitConnect to Assist Investigation - CoinDesk Thailand Green Lights Issuance and Trading of Blockchain Securities - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, Febrary 22, 2019. Pantera Capital Raises $130 Million for Third Fund University of Michigan Investing in A16z, Again Zcash Company Name Change Links: Crypto Hedge Fund Pantera Capital Seals $130 Million for Third Crypto Venture Fund — After Cease University of Michigan Considers Further Investment in A16z's Crypto Fund - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 21, 2019. Total Crypto Trading Volume Hit 10-Month High Binance Launches Testnet Google Adds Bitcoin Symbol to iOS Keyboard French Tobacco Shops Get Crypto With It Links: Global Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Jump to 300-Day Highs - CoinDesk Forbes Search Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 20, 2019. BitGo Offers $100 Million in Insurance on Lost or Stolen Crypto Keys Industry Group Wants Gov Support For Crypto R3 and Instamatch Global Partner with 50 Banks Using Corda Settler Links: BitGo Offering $100 Million in Crypto Insurance Through Lloyd's of London - CoinDesk US Advocacy Group Calls for National Action Plan on Blockchain - CoinDesk The Ripple Effect: R3 Bringing XRP to 50 Banks in New Blockchain and Crypto Pilot | The Daily Hodl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 19, 2019. Coinbase Buys Neutrino Germany Wants Crypto Comments Beam Gets Recruit Co., Ltd. Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 18, 2019. Streamr Anounces Monoplasma The Shift Gets the Shaft April 11 SpendApp Adds XRP Links: Ethereum Scaling Tech Monoplasma Wants to Let Dapps Broadcast Crypto - CoinDesk Report: Coinbase-Supported Bitcoin Debit Card to Shut Operations in April Ripple’s XRP Can Now be Spent in More than 40M Locations Across 180 Countries | CoinSpeaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is down .5% at $3,563 XRP is down .5% at 29 cents and Ethereum is up 1% at $123 Hackers used PUBG to orchestrate a hack on a Turkish crypto firm stealing nearly 2.5 million worth of crypto. Visa and Mastercard are expected to raise fees for processing transactions in April The Constantinople update should occur in about 2 weeks. Over 150 people bought pizza with Bitcoin this week using the lightning network. Links: 'Make Bitcoin Fun Again': New Lightning App Lets You Buy Pizza With BTC - CoinDesk Visa, Mastercard mull increasing fees for processing transactions: WSJ | Reuters (152) Ethereum Core Devs Meeting #55 [2019-02-15] - YouTube Turkish police catch suspects who stole TL 13 million in cryptocurrency while playing PUBG - Daily Sabah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is up .5% at $3,585 XRP is up slightly at 30 cents Ethereum is up 1% at $121 Apple looking at blockchain guidelines for supply chain per SEC filing Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse is taking JP Morgan to task for the launch of JPM Coin Mastercard is teaming up with Token.io, to develop an "Open Banking Hub” The SEC has announced that it’s beginning review of the NYSE Arca and Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Links: Mastercard Teams Up With Stellar Fintech Startup | Crypto Briefing J.P. Morgan is using Ethereum to launch a 'digital U.S. dollar'—here's what it means for blockchain - The Block Apple Hints at Behind-the-Scenes Blockchain Work in New SEC Filing - CoinDesk NYSE Arca Filing Kicks Off Countdown for New Bitcoin ETF - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 15, 2019. Coinsquare Buys StellarX Luxembourg Approves Blockchain Securities Elevated Returns Turns to Tezos Links: Major Canadian Exchange Coinsquare Acquires Zero-Fee Payment Network StellarX Luxembourg Passes Bill to Give Blockchain Securities Legal Status - CoinDesk Elevated Returns and Securitize to Tokenize USD $1B of Real Estate on Tezos, Will Build New Compliant Security Token Issuance Standards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news for today, February 14, 2019. Coinbase Pays 30K to Fixl Bug Intel Launches Commercial Blockchain Status Has Your Wallet Links: Coinbase Just Paid a $30K Bounty for the Discovery of Critical Bug - CoinDesk Intel Launches Commercial Blockchain Package Based on Hyperledger Fabric Status Launches a 'Tap-to-Pay' Crypto Hardware Wallet - CoinDesk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices