Hodler's Monthly February 2020

Review of the main news, events and stats of the past month
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— SEC vs. Telegram case is developing
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Milestones & Events

1 February Feb.
Portfolios With Bitcoin Allocation Outperform Traditional Investments
2 February Feb.
Mastercard CEO Reveals Why the Company Left Libra
4 February Feb.
Blockchain Plays an Unlikely Role in the Global Battle for Human Rights
5 February Feb.
Crypto Goes IPO — Ripple Could Lead the Blockchain Industry's Charge
6 February Feb.
Singapore AML Framework Can Attract Crypto Businesses, Not Chase It Away
7 February Feb.
FTX Derivatives Exchange Opens TRUMP Futures Market
8 February Feb.
Coinbase Says Bitcoin Will Become Closer to Digital Gold in 93 Days
9 February Feb.
Bitcoin Price Hits $10,000 for the First Time in 2020
11 February Feb.
William Shatner Doubts Craig Wright’s Claim to Inventing Bitcoin
12 February Feb.
Crypto Community Loses Its 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang
13 February Feb.
Iota Foundation Investigates Funds Allegedly Stolen From Trinity Wallets
14 February Feb.
Google Partnership With Hedera Hashgraph Can Generate $1.9B by 2024
16 February Feb.
MoneyGram Reveals Remittance Tech Based on Visa, Not Ripple
17 February Feb.
Crypto IRAs Gain Traction as Ex-Director of US Mint Dives in
18 February Feb.
Chinese Exchange FCoin Closes Down, Still Owes Users $125 Million
19 February Feb.
Stellar’s Jed McCaleb Says His XRP Sell-Off Won’t Disrupt Crypto Market
20 February Feb.
Sweden Begins Testing New Central Bank E-Krona Digital Currency
21 February Feb.
Vitalik Buterin Reveals Ethereum 2.0 Roadmap to Cointelegraph
22 February Feb.
Are the BZx Flash Loan Attacks Signaling the End of DeFi?
23 February Feb.
Former CFTC Chair Says Fed Should Create a Digital Dollar
24 February Feb.
Caitlin Long Seeks Charter for First US Crypto Bank
25 February Feb.
Bank of Canada Preps for Central Digital Currency
26 February Feb.
Coinbase Wallet Now Enables Sending Crypto Through Usernames
Price of Bitcoin Drops After $150 Million Liquidated on BitMEX

February market stats From Coin360

Cointelegraph February market stats Cointelegraph February market stats
Cointelegraph February market stats
Cointelegraph February market stats
Cointelegraph February market stats
Cointelegraph February market stats

Numbers of the month

$144M  

in BTC is the cost of ransomware hacks to victims in over last six years, according to FBI

99.99999%  

chance we’re living in a simulation, according to Binance CEO CZ

18 

felony convictions for ex-Microsoft employee who conducted digital currency scheme

69,354 

new cases of coronavirus registered in February

Quotes

While there is great work left to be done, you know, I am the math guy, and it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race.
Andrew Yang
Unsuccessful presidential candidate
Andrew Yang Unsuccessful presidential candidate
I don’t own any cryptocurrency. I never will. […] You can’t do anything with it except sell it to somebody else.
Warren Buffett
Billionaire investor
Warren Buffett Billionaire investor
Trust companies can’t offer the risk reduction benefits of direct access to the Fed.
Caitlin Long
Founder & CEO of Avanti Bank
Caitlin Long Founder & CEO of Avanti Bank
Let me know what works, and what doesn’t.
Hester Peirce
SEC Commissioner on Twitter, regarding her Safe Harbor plan.
Hester Peirce SEC Commissioner on Twitter, regarding her Safe Harbor plan.

Buzz of the month

Finnish Customs Puzzled on What to Do With 15M Euro Seized in Bitcoin
Finnish Customs Puzzled on What to Do With 15M Euro Seized in Bitcoin
⁠1,666 Bitcoins were seized from drug criminals years ago
More
Unknown number of major league baseball players lured into crypto Ponzi scheme
Irish drug dealer tells police that keys to $56 million in confiscated BTC are lost in a fishing pole
Gemcoin founder admits to fraud in $147 million scheme
‘Rationalized Bulls**t’ — Vitalik Buterin Pans Bitcoin Price Forecasts

Adoption & Tech

The State of Blockchain: Experts Weigh in on Adoption Around the World
The State of Blockchain: Experts Weigh in on Adoption Around the World
Blockchain is becoming a hot topic, but is it being effectively implemented around the world?
Country-level
U.S.A. and Japan
U.S. Fed is exploring potential for digital currency, says board member
Japan Uneased by Chinese CBDC, Plans on Digital Yen in ‘2 to 3’ Years
Trump’s Proposed Budget Snubs Blockchain, Crypto in Crosshairs of Security Service
Governments Begin to Roll Out FATF’s Travel Rule Around the Globe
Crypto Fraud Now Exposing Legacy Banks to Compliance Issues, Reports CipherTrace
Switzerland to Require ID for Crypto Exchange Transactions Over $1k
Enterprise-level
Burger King, SegWit, Lenovo and more
Coinbase and Ripple Push for Regulatory Framework, US Congress Stalls
Twitter Adds Bitcoin Emjoi, Jack Dorsey Suggests Unicode Does the Same
Binance Adds Support for Instant Crypto Purchases With Russia Ruble
Overview and Market Trends of Crypto Games in 2020
FC Barcelona Dives Into Crypto, Partners With Chiliz to Create Token
Coming to a ConsenSys: Alleged Quorum Merger Paves JPM Coin Growth
One Million UEFA Tickets to Be Distributed Via Blockchain in 2020
The Simpsons Introduce “Cash of the Future” to Millions

Major regulation updates

Updates:
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Drafts:
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Drafts or updates or both:
BOTH Restrictive and
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Official Updates:
Permissive
Singapore
Singapore Digitized Securities Get Regulator’s Go-Ahead
USA
IRS Does Not Consider Fortnite Money as Virtual Currency
Ukraine
Crypto Mining Does Not Require Governmental Oversight, Says Regulator
Australia
Australia’s Blockchain Roadmap Isn't Music to Everyone’s Ears, Draws Criticism
Restrictive
Permissive
Singapore
Singapore Digitized Securities Get Regulator’s Go-Ahead
USA
IRS Does Not Consider Fortnite Money as Virtual Currency
Ukraine
Crypto Mining Does Not Require Governmental Oversight, Says Regulator
Australia
Australia’s Blockchain Roadmap Isn't Music to Everyone’s Ears, Draws Criticism
Drafts and Ideas:
Restrictive and Permissive
India
Indian Government Think-Tank Releases National Blockchain Strategy
USA
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Explains Planned ICO Safe Harbor
Japan
Japanese Lawmakers Want US to Place Digital Currencies on G-7 Agenda
Russia
Legal Framework for Tokenization Added to Russia’s Crypto Bill
USA
US Treasury Secretary Promises ‘Significant New Requirements’ on Cryptocurrency
India
Verdict in India Imminent, RBI Cites Warren Buffet Skepticism as Reason to Ban Crypto
Restrictive
USA
US Treasury Secretary Promises ‘Significant New Requirements’ on Cryptocurrency
India
Verdict in India Imminent, RBI Cites Warren Buffet Skepticism as Reason to Ban Crypto
Permissive
India
Indian Government Think-Tank Releases National Blockchain Strategy
USA
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Explains Planned ICO Safe Harbor
Japan
Japanese Lawmakers Want US to Place Digital Currencies on G-7 Agenda
Russia
Legal Framework for Tokenization Added to Russia’s Crypto Bill
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