Crypto Weekly | Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Altcoin And Ico News From The Week

This week in the news: - Tether it seems is not actually backed 100% by US dollars. Crypto Weekly front running the news AGAIN. - MTGOX CEO is sentenced to a four years suspended jail term and found not guilty of two more serious charges. - IBM and Stellar announce bank to bank payments. - We deep dive into Litecoin this week after the listeners vote from last week. Plus more!

This week in the news: - Rumours of Facebook's stablecoin continue to circulate as they attempt to circumvent Visa and Mastercard fees. - Binance announce an Argentinian Fiat gateway with more such on ramps on the horizon. - Samsung S10 announce 4 dapps that will work with the new phone: CryptoKitties being one of them. - Ripple announce an entry into the blockchain gaming space, possibly realising that XRP needs more use cases than just bank to bank transfers. - We take a deep dive into Stratis as this week's weekly crypto. Plus more!

This week in the news: - We celebrate International Women's Day! Hooray for women! - Funds from the Quadriga wallets apparently find their way onto other crypto exchanges. - 8 ERC20 tokens will move over to and launch with the Binance Chain. - We talk Factom in the inaugural Crypto Weekly's Weekly Crypto! All this and more!

This week in the news: - XRP is announced on Coinbase! What a time to be alive! - Some suspicious transactions on the ethereum network leave some wondering about money laundering. - Samsung S10 phones will ship with built in hardware wallet and other crypto functionality. - LOOM staking hits mainnet launch! Stake up those LOOM tokens! Plus loads more!

This week in the news: - Crypto Weekly, the world's greatest cryptocurrency podcast turns 1 year old! - JP Morgan, after claiming that cryptocurrencies are a scam, launches a cryptographically-secured, blockchain-based coin that they say isn't a cryptocurrency. - KuCoin gets a platform upgrade. - Wikileaks give Craig Wright some well deserved grief and it is hilarious. - One of the Ethereum devs quits over online criticism - is it justified or is he being too sensitive? All this and plenty more!

This week in the news: - ZCash announce a vulnerability and a fix that would have allowed an attacker to mint unlimited coins. - CZ announces that February 20th will see Binance's new blockchain go live on their testnet. Get ready to get involved! - The SEC decide to return to being reasonable and announce their guide to ICOs. Basically, don't run it as a security. - IBM puts oranges on the blockchain! Presumably this fails the Howey test? Plus more!

This week in the news: - Owner of Quadriga, Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange, mysteriously dies with the only access to the cold wallets of the exchange. Fishy? - Coinbase announce that you can now withdraw direct to a PayPal account. Presumably normies everywhere go wild. - Kraken acquires UK exchange 'Crypto Facilities' for a reported $100ml. Could futures be coming soon? - Leaked documents show that the MtGox trustee has indeed been selling Bitcoin on the open market contrary to his claims. Plus more!

This week in the news: - The BitTorrent Token (BTT) sale goes live and sells out in minutes! - Nouriel Roubini is at it again as he compares blockchain to an excel spreadsheet. Not totally wrong there and finally something the Geordie Prince can agree with! - Vitalik receives suggestions for how to inflate ETH price in a world with PoS in order to improve security. - Crypto Twitter goes wild as one member, Romano, calls out influencers including one CryptoShillNye. All this and more!

This week in the news: - London Stock Exchange (LSE) sell some matching tech to a crypto exchange and it's misreported by the mainstream media! - Cryptocurrencies and distributed applications are seen as the saviour of the alt right as more are de-platformed. - The CEO of South Korean exchange, Komid, has been jailed for three years in part for faking volume on his exchange. Presumably every other exchange is quaking in their boots. - Georgia double down on their effort to be seen as one of the world leaders in cryptocurrency based industry. - Senators from the U.S table a bill to exclude ALL cryptocurrencies from being considered securities. How likely is this to go through? All this and more on this week's Crypto Weekly!

This week in the news: - Constantinople is delayed due to potential bugs being created in existing smart contracts. - Binance Jersey opens up to provide Euro and GBP on and off ramps! Hold tight CZ. - It's official, again, Justin Sun has no idea what he is doing and just repeats empty claims. - Supposedly Russia are buying up huge amounts of Bitcoin. Another Wall Street bonus meme? - China ban Bitcoin node operation. Or have they?

This week in the news: - Ethereum Classic hit with a deep chain reorganisation following a 51% attack. - Ethereum SNARKs scaling solution, dubbed mini plasma, hits testnet with plans to reach mainnet soon. - IBM unveil their Quantum Computing product at CES 2019. What does this mean for crypto? - The yellow vests launch a run on the existing financial system asking everyone to withdraw their balance from their bank on a given day. All this and more!

This week in the news: - Bakkt raises $182 million in an initial round with such names as Microsoft and Pantera Capital getting involved. - Huobi plan to open EOS trading pairs on their exchange. We ask the main question: why? - Jihan, CEO of Bitmain, is rumoured to be resigning his position in the company. - Cameroon separatists looks to cryptocurrency to form their own currency. All we know is that Southern Cameroon now has 4 more ardent followers.

This week in the news: - HMRC release their guidelines on how cryptocurrency will be taxed in the UK. - Coinbase announce crypto to crypto exchange and 12 more exciting features to come over Christmas. - Venezuelans forced to receive their state pension in Petro. - Bloomberg claim that Tether (USDT) have all the dollars that they claim to have. - The contest is decided! Plus more!

This week in the news:   - Data suggests that EOS and TRON applications have surpassed ETH dApps in volume and total users. How true is this claim?   - US Regulatory body, the CFTC, release a request for information on Ether. Is this good or bad?   - Ex MtGox CEO starts his trial in Japan for charges unrelated to the fallen crypto exchange that could see him facing 10 years behind bars.   - More ERC20 tokens are added to Coinbase, including Crypto Weekly favourite, LOOM.   The final pick of the contest, beak's market round up and more!

This week in the news: - Geordie P runs us through yield curve for US bonds inverting. Is Bitcoin the safe haven we need? Probably not... - OKEx announce a new futures platform so you can trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and others in even more ways! - Binance tease the UI of their new DEX and the price pumps an unreasonable amount. - ZEC is added to Coinbase to an underwhelming fanfare and pump. Plus Petro updates, ETC Devs throw in the towel, Vertcoin 51% and more! 

This week in the news: - NASDAQ suggest that their Bitcoin futures are still on track. - An NPM package is hacked to target CoPay wallet users. Stay safe and get the breakdown! - You can officially withdraw Tether to USD! Fudders blown out (sort of). - Pay your taxes with Bitcoin (if you live in Ohio).   Also: - SEC clamping down on illegal ICOs  https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-making-of-the-first-us-ico-fraud-case

This week in the news: - Nouriel Roubini calls for more centralisation of central banks and possible central bank digital currencies. The Geordie Prince takes him on for round 2... - Bakkt delayed until January due to 'high demand'. - Bitcoin, and most other cryptos, crash into the basement. What has happened? - BitMEX release a scathing review on the technology of EOS. Can it get any worse for Dan Larimer? - A new contest begins!

This week in the news: - Tone Vays officially receives half his income from BitMex affiliate fees. Not so impressive from a 'master' trader. - EtherDelta founder pays the SEC $400,000 following a legal claim from them. - Bitcoin Cash fork in detail. What are the hash power wars? - Iran hope to evade sanctions by using anonymous cryptocurrencies. - Ethereum developers mark January as the potential new time frame for Constantinople.

This week in the news! - Bitcoin Cash hard forks with Roger Ver, Craig Wright and Calvin Ayre choosing sides. - Gate.io is hacked through some rogue Javascript. Calls for the internet's most widely used scripting language to be boycotted begin. - P Money regales us with his tales from World Crypto Con. The good, the bad and the ugly. - BAT is added to Coinbase Pro, with a future Coinbase listing to come. If only a crypto hero had predicted this...

This week in the news... JP Morgan looks to tokenize gold bars and potentially other assets using their fork of Ethereum, Quorum. EY implements a private transaction on the Ethereum network. More finance giants getting interested in blockchain. MapleChange, Canada's finest cryptocurrency exchange, is hacked. Or is an exit scam afoot. Oyster Pearl undergoes some drama. We react to strange situation that surrounds this exit scam.