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Venezuela has officially launched the pre-sale of its Petro cryptocurrency, first such issuance done by a government. The value of all tokens is equal to $6 bln, more than all 2017 ICOs combined. Will Venezuela manage to…

Letter #60. The 5 largest “ICO exit scams” Crypto Market • BTC: traders should keep the stop loss at $9,800. • ETH: we recommend raising the stop loss on the remaining position from $775 to $900. The target objective is…

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⁠PayPal Exec Says ‘Very High Likelihood’ Bitcoin Will Become Popular Payment Method Paypal executive speaks positively of the “high likelihood” for BTC to be a popular payment option #NEWS

⁠RMIT University Launches Australia’s First Blockchain Course An Australian university has launched the country’s first Blockchain course online #NEWS

⁠Wyoming Passes Bill To Relax Securities Law For Some Blockchain Tokens Wyoming has passed a bill releasing certain Blockchain tokens from securities obligations. #NEWS

⁠Blockchain Alliance R3 Launches Training Consortium For Lawyers R3 has launched a consortium aimed at training lawyers in Blockchain technologies #NEWS

⁠SegWit Gets Its Big Debut As Latest Bitcoin Core Version ‘Introduces Full Support’ Latest version of Bitcoin Core features “full support” for SegWit. #NEWS

⁠Singapore’s Government Blockchain Experiment Is a Road to Regulatory Understanding Since 2016, Singapore’s Central Bank and its Monetary Authority have been working to create an experimental Blockchain solution to under…

Russia's Cryptocurrency Kindergarten: In a room covered in Bitcoin pillows and posters of crypto-celebrities, five-year olds are learning phrases like, "The price of a carrot on the exchange depends on different factors.…

⁠Bank of England Governor Claims Bitcoin Has ‘Failed’ As A Currency Bank of England Governor argues that cryptocurrency is neither a store of value nor a medium of exchange, countering US IRS definition #NEWS

⁠Crypto Investment Shows ‘Limitless Ignorance Of Human Race’, Hedge Fund Tells Clients US hedge fund Elliott Management calls cryptocurrencies “one of the most brilliant scams in history”, questions Bitcoin’s scarcity #N…

⁠Israel Confirms Cryptocurrency Will Be Taxed As Property, Not Currency Cryptocurrencies will be taxed as property in Israel, Tax Authority confirms #NEWS

⁠S. Korean Gov’t Official In Charge Of Crypto Regulations Found Dead Of Heart Attack South Korean official working on developing cryptocurrency regulations was found dead of a suspected heart attack #NEWS

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⁠Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, EOS: Price Analysis, Feb. 19 It’s a new day, it’s a new stop loss order? #PRICE_ANALYSIS

⁠Tezos Co-Founder Kathleen Breitman: Platform Will Soon Be Launched Tezos’ CEO Kathleen Breitman promised to launch the platform “in a matter of weeks”, regardless of the ongoing legal troubles. #NEWS

⁠Don’t believe the hype. The five largest “ICO exit scams”: Expert Take Investors of five largest ICO exit scams lost over $20 million. #EXPERT_TAKE

⁠Wyoming Introduces New Bill To Exempt Crypto From Property Taxation Wyoming’s new proposed bill exempts crypto from property tax. #NEWS

⁠Bitmex: Tether ‘Possibly’ Has Enough Cash Reserves, Could Still Be Shut Down Bitmex Research reports shows that while Tether probably has enough fiat reserves, it is at risk of a regulatory shutdown. #NEWS

⁠Green Mining Company To Reduce Coin Generating Energy Costs By Harnessing Renewable Power Could we put an end to mining energy wastage through hydro and wind power? #SPONSORED

⁠US: Republican, Democrat Officials Calling For Crypto Regulation In Rare Show Of Unity Bipartisan group of US lawmakers seeks crypto regulation, prompted by ‘growing popularity’ of crypto leading to ‘growing risks’. #NE…

⁠S&P Global Ratings: Crypto Needs ‘Some Rules’ For ‘Future Success’ S

⁠South Korea’s Cryptocurrency Exchanges Made ‘$648 mln’ Taxable Revenue For 2017 South Korea’s crypto exchanges are in line to pay 24.2% tax on revenues worth $650 mln, says the government. #NEWS

⁠Lenovo Explores Blockchain For Document Validation With US Patent Chinese PC company explores Blockchain technology for document validation in US patent application. #NEWS

⁠Crypto ‘Scams’ Have Affected Over 1.2k Australian Investors In 2017 Vitalik Buterin angry as crypto “scams” see continued success throughout the world. #NEWS

⁠Bitcoin Breaks $11k As New Support Forms And Analysts Turn Bullish Week begins with Bitcoin and Ethereum Classic leading short-term market gains. #NEWS

⁠New Platform For Social Media Influencer to Increase Views and Save Earnings A Japanese startup to save money for Influencers. #SPONSORED