Top 5 News For Today - 19 Feb 2018
Summary:
Litecoin Forks to Litecoin Cash (LCC); Telegram’s ICO raises $850mln and sets a new world record; Bank of America actually owns more cryptocurrency patents then anyone else; White House will not regulate bitcoin yet; More European countries are trying to self-regulate cryptoworld.
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1.Litecoin Cash (LCC) Hard-Forks from Litecoin
According to official Litecoin Cash site, fork has commenced at block 1371111. Every Litecoin produced 10 LCC tokens but only if wallet had access to private keys. Litecoin Cash is now traded at $2.75.
2.Telegram Sets Record with $850mlin Pre-ICO
Telegram’s ICO – TON project has had a successful pre-ico round raising a milestone of $850mln, thus making TON project most funded ICO of all times. Project is dedicated to foster decentralized economy and gathered venture investors from all around the globe. Public token sale starts in March hoping to reach $1,15bln mark.
https://btcmanager.com/telegram-sets-record-initial-850-million-pre-ico/
3.Bank of America is a Leader in Cryptocurrency Patents
Bank of America, an institution that does not openly support cryptocurrencies, in fact owns more patents then any other company in the world – 45. Hard to say what are their exact plans for those patents, but this is a nice example of a decentralized idea going totally centralized.
https://news.bitcoin.com/bank-america-filed-cryptocurrency-patents-company/
4.White House Won’t Regulate Bitcoin Yet
Officials form White House, responsible for Trump’s administration cybersecurity, declared that US government does not have any intention to apply any regulation on bitcoin in the nearest future. Although criminal activity concerns remain and most likely will not fade away completely, right now there is just too much of everything to be make strict decisions.
https://bitsonline.com/white-house-no-bitcoin-regulation/
5.More European Attempts for Crypto Self-Regulation
Croatia and Slovenia, two neighbours share similar views on crypto regulations. Both countries want to educate their citizens and officials in crypto and blockchain space. In Croatia – UBIK – Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Association had been formed. They will be advising regulators on anything from buying and seling crypto to payments and salary payouts.
https://news.bitcoin.com/steps-towards-self-regulation-croatia-slovenia/
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