Authentication
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Is Seriously Considering Blockchain Authentication
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s seriously evaluating blockchain’s potential for decentralized single logins.
Business News
Samsung Confirms Galaxy S10 Will Include Private Crypto Key Storage
The Samsung Galaxy S10 will feature a secure storage system to hold private crypto keys.
Bancor
A David vs. Goliath Battle Is Brewing in Ethereum Decentralized Exchange Race
Data provided to CoinDesk shows that one of the biggest ICOs ever isn’t guaranteeing success for Bancor. For two days last week, the three-month-old Uniswap saw more volume.
Bitcoin
Global Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Jump to 300-Day Highs
The total trading volume in the cryptocurrency market recorded yesterday reached a its highest amount since April 25, 2018.
Enforcement
SEC Settles Unregistered Securities Charges Against ICO Issuer Gladius
Gladius Network will refund investors who request it and register its tokens as securities after settling “unregistered ICO” charges with the SEC.
blockchain analysis
Galaxy Digital Backs $15 Million Raise for Crypto Analytics Firm CipherTrace
Blockchain and crypto security firm CipherTrace has raised $15 million in funding from investors including Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital.
Uncategorized
Pound Slides on Ireland Border Issue – 20 February 2019
The Pound Sterling edged off the recently struck 1-week peak while the Prime Minister holds out all hope that her amendment proposals to the European Commission will have been approved.
Business News
Goldman Sachs Veterans Raise $3 Million to Fight Crypto Manipulation
A U.S.-based crypto market surveillance startup led by former Goldman Sachs fintech engineers has raised $3 million in seed funding.
Blockchain Rewards
Sparkpool to Freeze Mysterious 2,100 Ether Mining Payout for Now
Mining pool Sparkpool says it’s temporarily freezing an unusually high mining payout worth $300,000 in case it was sent in error.