February 2020

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The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin’s lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments, even a fraction of a cent.

Michael Ackerman and unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded investors of $33M in a crypto-trading scheme targeting doctors.

It is profitable for exchanges to list low market-cap coins, despite the potential for 51 percent attacks, say two VCs from Dragonfly Capital.

Blockstack is integrating the security and the incentive of bitcoin to its ecosystem. CEO Muneeb Ali explains the changes.

Outlaw, a group specializing in cryptojacking machines to mine monero, has returned after a brief hiatus and is expanding its global reach, according to Trend Micro.

Ether will face more volatility than bitcoin over the next six months, according to how options have been priced in recent weeks. 

Vermont state regulators will begin recording the production of hemp – a low-THC cannabis strain popular in textiles – on the ethereum mainnet this year.

With bitcoin dropping below recent highs of $10,000, Markets Daily is back with a slow-day news round-up.

The Activate network requires tokens to reach maturity within three years of the first token sale.