Jon Buck

Graft is a new cryptocurrency that aims at creating a decentralized debit/credit card payment system. Graft will simplify the usage of multiple cryptocurrencies as payment options at points-of-sale.

Iran’s ICT Minister stated that their central bank is working on an in-country developed cryptocurrency which will soon be tested by the ICT ministry. This past week, Venezuela rolled out the new cryptocurrency called the Petro (PTR).

The growing popularity of cryptocurrency mining has sent the prices of GPUs to the moon. This is hindering the search for extra-terrestrials, due to the fact that scientists rely on GPUs to be able to listen out for broadcasts by extra-terrestrials.

Stargram Coin is a cryptocurrency dedicated to the entertainment industry. Stars within the industry are able to issue a token through stargram’s global coin, under their own name. It can be purchased by fans who can use it as a form of payment.

Hayver has innovated a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program based on the blockchain technology. Addicts are incentivized with duitcoin for being sober and actively participating in the rehabilitation program.

Morehead is the founder/CEO of an investment and hedge fund firm called Pantera Capital, who believes that bitcoin price will recover, even though it has just tanked to its lowest level since the beginning of the new year.

Christopher Harvey, Head of Equity Strategy at Wells Fargo, sees a correlation between bitcoin and equity markets. Harvey believes the crypto markets will be less risky when regulatory measures are established. Wells Fargo predicts that cryptocurrency and equity markets should trade in correlation for the next several months.

Credium's blockchain based solution will enable various credit entities to accurately exchange their credit assets via a decentralized marketplace. This is expected to revolutionize how assets move within the ecosystem of the credit industry.

The blockchain technology will be used for the first time to track cobalt's journey from its artisanal mines in Democratic Republic of Congo all the way through to its various products that are used in smartphones and electric cars.

Even though cryptocurrencies have been making headlines during the past year, British investors have no idea how bitcoin can be bought. A recent survey concluded that UK investors cite security risks and market instability as reasons why they don't consider investing in cryptocurrencies.

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) ordered Coincheck to improve their operational procedures, after more than 500 million NEM coins were stolen from the exchange's platform last Friday.

Nordea Bank, a retail bank headquartered in Denmark, banned its employees from owning bitcoin. The ban will force all employee's on the bank's payroll to stop buying bitcoin by February 28th.

After awarding bitcoin a C+ rating, Weiss was targeted by a DDoS attack. Weiss ratings is a group that formally rates various investment assets, currencies, and financial institutions. The group had rated cryptocurrencies for the first time before being the target of the attack..

Venezuela offers inexpensive electricity, which makes mining bitcoin very profitable. However, government crack downs have threatened the bitcoin mining community in the country.

Coincheck, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in Japan, was hacked. In the attack, $534 million worth of NEM coins were stolen in what is considered the biggest cryptcurrency exchange cyberattack since the Mt. Gox's incident.

Benebit has just turned to dust, to become the most prominent exit scam in the world of cryptocurrency ICOs to date. The scam artists behind Benebit managed to walk out with at least $2.7 million.

Bitflyer, the Tokyo based bitcoin exchange, has just been licensed in EU, to become the first and only exchange to be officially recognized by authorities in Japan, the US, and Europe.

Hackers managed to control one of the top online seed generators for some time, which enabled them to phish the seeds created by thousands of IOTA users. Later on, they used these seeds to move users' funds, following a widespread DDoS attack on IOTA's fullnodes.

The South Korean Fair Trade Commission chairman says regulation for cryptocurrency exchanges is impossible to enforce within the current legal framework of the country. With many governmental officials openly working towards regulating the industry, many are wondering how this will be done.