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? Daily Crypto News, March, 13th?

March 13, 2019 (updated March 13, 2019) Published by
  • Crypto Markets Are Trading Sideways, Bitcoin Holds $3,900 Support;
  • Thai SEC Approves Country’s First ICO Portal ;
  • SEC Chair Clayton Affirms Agency’s Stance Ether Is No Longer a Security;
  • IBM Quietly Enters Crypto Custody Market With Tech Designed for Banks ;
  • Xena Launches Leveraged Contract for Yet to Be Released Telegram Token ;
  • ? Daily Crypto Calendar, March, 13th?
  • STEEM Trading Update

Welcome to the Daily Crypto News: A complete Press Review, Coin Calendar and Trading Analysis. Enjoy!

? Crypto Markets Are Trading Sideways, Bitcoin Holds $3,900 Support

The top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap are seeing mixed signals, with losses not exceeding 1.1 percent, while some coins have seen a growth of over 3 percent over 24 hours at press time.

Market visualization from Coin360

? Thai SEC Approves Country’s First ICO Portal

Thailand’s securities regulator has approved the first initial coin offering (ICO) portal in the country,  local daily news outlet the Bangkok Post reported on March 12.


The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) board of directors has reportedly authorized the first ICO portal that allows to screen ICOs, perform due diligence, confirm smart contract source codes and conduct Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures. The operator of the ICO portal is reportedly a foreign entity.

?SEC Chair Clayton Affirms Agency’s Stance Ether Is No Longer a Security

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s chairman has seconded a colleague’s analysis that found the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency likely does not qualify as a security.


Last year, SEC Director of Corporation Finance William Hinman said during a speech that ethereum, the No. 2 coin by market cap, did not exhibit the properties of a security. At the time, he explained that he did not see a central group as being responsible for the cryptocurrency.

Congressman Ted Budd – with industry advocacy group Coin Center – asked for clarification on whether SEC Chairman Jay Clayton agreed with Hinman’s remarks. The regulator has now responded by saying he agrees “that the analysis of whether a digital asset is offered or sold as a security is not static and does not strictly inhere to the instrument.”

? IBM Quietly Enters Crypto Custody Market With Tech Designed for Banks

IBM is coming to the crypto custody space.
Later this month, Shuttle Holdings, a New York investment firm, will launch the beta version of a custody solution for digital assets built on IBM’s private cloud and encryption technologies. The companies won’t be storing cryptocurrencies and tokens themselves, but offering tools for others to do so.


Potential users include banks, brokers, custodians, funds, family offices and high net worth investors who want to do self-custody, as well as exchanges, Brad Chun, Shuttle’s chief investment officer, told CoinDesk.

? Xena Launches Leveraged Contract for Yet to Be Released Telegram Token

The Telegram token (gram) has started trading as a perpetual contract on London-based Xena Exchange. On Mar. 12, the crypto exchange launched a derivative contract for grams, with up to 100x leverage. The Xena-listed perpetual contracts are publicly tradable and are intended to provide liquidity for the gram token ahead of its release later this year.

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? Daily Crypto Calendar, March, 13th?

Bitcoin Future Contract (XBTH19) expires on March 13, 2019.

Holochain meetup in Montreal at Flowland Montreal 5369 boul. St-Laurent, #310 from 7:45-10:00 PM.

Dev team hosts weekly status update at 5 PM (MST) on current developments including Tritium mainnet and satellite launch.

“TOKEN2049 organizes the premier digital asset event in Asia on 13-14 March 2019 in Hong Kong.”

#SXSW2019 Blockchain & Music hosted by Phu Styles & VEZT at The Blockchain House in Austin, TX from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (CDT).

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STEEM Trading Update by my friend @cryptopassion

Here is the chart of yesterday :

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Here is the current chart :

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Yesterday, I was saying you that we must have a bounce from the support line in blue and hopefully it happened. We are now going in direction of the previous Top around 0.56$. This is the next objective to reach in order to start again to do new highs. The STEEM is in a UP trend the last weeks and even if it is normal to have some corrections, it looks like the market is much more positive than back. Enjoy !

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We Now have an ACTUAL PIVOT… $NDX $SPX $DJI

March 12, 2019 Published by

Markets are hard, no one truthfully will ever deny that. Bottom line is that you have to have a process and you have to stick with it. After nailing the low, for now it is safe to say that the bulls are back. I was guessing that the bears would put up a little more of a fight than they did but they can’t keep the market down for longer than 48 hours it seems.

After yesterday’s monster rip to the upside we now have a pivot (2 actually). The recent Friday Low, and the 200 day MA. As long

? Daily Crypto News, March, 12th?

March 12, 2019 (updated March 12, 2019) Published by
  • Barclays Analyst Predicts Billions in Additional Revenue From ‘Facebook Coin’ by 2021 ;
  • Blockchain ETF Launches On London Stock Exchange Today;
  • The SEC’s Crypto Czar Is Hitting the Road – And She Wants to Meet You ;
  • A Bitcoin Bull Market Is Still $350 Away;
  • Overstock’s Blockchain Subsidiary Acquires Stake in Blockchain Banking Platform;
  • ? Daily Crypto Calendar, March, 12th?
  • STEEM Trading Update

Welcome to the Daily Crypto News: A complete Press Review, Coin Calendar and Trading Analysis. Enjoy!

? Barclays Analyst Predicts Billions in Additional Revenue From ‘Facebook Coin’ by 2021

Facebook’s own cryptocurrency, if launched, could potentially generate $19 billion in additional revenue by 2021, CNBC reports on March 11.


Barclays internet analyst Ross Sandler wrote in a client note that a cryptocurrency could establish a new revenue stream for Facebook, aiding its share price that tanked amid a series of high-profile scandals last year.


In his forecast, Sandler pointed out that the crypto-based revenue option is something “sorely needed at this stage of the company’s narrative,” stressing that any advertising-free revenue streams are likely to be well-perceived by Facebook’s shareholders. Sandler said that his more conservative revenue estimate for the new coin is $3 billion.

? Blockchain ETF Launches On London Stock Exchange Today

Independent investment management firm Invesco has partnered with digital asset investment firm Elwood Asset Management to launch a <abbr title="

A record or ledger of all transactions that virtually eliminates third-party tampering. While every exchange of value or data is recorded and visible to users, the identities of those exchanging, and what the money is being exchanged for, is kept private. However, the amount of money is public. New blocks can only be added in chronological order (through mining or other means of block validation), and the inherent value and information cannot be compromised.

“>blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the London Stock Exchange. The goal of the ETF is to invest in constituents of the Elwood Blockchain Global Equity Index and, in this way, contribute to the performance of the index as a whole.


The ETF, dubbed the Invesco Elwood Global Blockchain UCITS ETF, was first listed on the London Stock exchange on Friday, March 8, and, according to an article in the Financial Times, started trading today, March 11. The blockchain ETF is issuing 500,000 shares with a net asset value of $20 million, meaning individual shares are valued at $40. (They carry an annual management fee of 0.65 percent.)

? The SEC’s Crypto Czar Is Hitting the Road – And She Wants to Meet You

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is going on tour in hopes of meeting with crypto entrepreneurs who otherwise might not engage with the regulator.


FinHub, the SEC’s branch dedicated to interacting with tech startups, posted a notice last week that it would be visiting major U.S. cities, allowing individuals or teams to set up face-to-face meetings with agency staffers to ask questions or provide feedback about issuing tokens or other issues under the regulator’s purview.

? A Bitcoin Bull Market Is Still $350 Away

Bitcoin has established a higher low near $3,300 in the last two months, signaling bearish exhaustion.


However, a break above the Christmas Day lower high of $4,236 is needed to confirm a bearish to bullish trend change.


Bitcoin (BTC) needs to climb at least anther $350 to confirm a long-term bullish reversal, technical charts suggest.

? Overstock’s Blockchain Subsidiary Acquires Stake in Blockchain Banking Platform

Retail giant Overstock.com, Inc.’s blockchain subsidiary, Medici Ventures, has acquired a stake in blockchain banking platform Bankorus, according to a press release published on March 11.


Medici Ventures has purchased a 5.1 percent stake in Bankorus, a blockchain banking platform that enables both individuals and institutions to buy, sell, lend and store digital assets. Jonathan Johnson, president of Medici Ventures, said that “the addition of Bankorus to Medici Ventures’ portfolio of companies will further our work in building the foundation of a blockchain-based technology stack for society.” The financial details of the acquisition were not forthcoming.

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? Daily Crypto Calendar, March, 12th?

“In order to increase VexGift users to tenfold or around 250.000 active users until Q2 2019 (for now VexGift users is around 23.000 users).”

Snapshot of the ETH blockchain at approximately 12 PM (UTC – 8) for upcoming Theta mainnet token swap and 1:5 Theta Field distribution.

Hard fork activation deadline.

Horizen meetup in Sydney, Australia from 6-8 PM.

Preperation for Governance and Guardian Masternodes.

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STEEM Trading Update by my friend @cryptopassion

Here is the chart of yesterday :

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Here is the current chart :

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After the big UP on the STEEM yesterday and the current correction on the BTC, STEEM is doing also a consolidation. Till now, there is no drama as we could even touch the support line in blue without damaging the current UP trend. So A touch on that line is possible and even usual but we must have a bounce from it if it happens. Let’s see what will be the reaction if we touch it.

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Did the Big Boys need a Dip? $BA $DOW

March 11, 2019 Published by

Whenever there is panic it is very hard to push out the noise. There is one thing that you should learn to control, and that is your emotions. With the unfortunate Ehtiopian Plane crash over the weekend, the markets came in and saw the entire airline industry gapping down, BIG. $BA gapped down over FIFTY Points! (12%) I am sure MANY average joes and possibly long term holders from very low levels sold at the open. Then what happened?…

That one day crash was bought, MASSIVELY. You got a gap down that trended up all day, and in the beginning I

Bitcoin Technical Analysis: QUICK UPDATE

March 11, 2019 Published by

Bitcoin continues to consolidate within a wedge, creating a series of lower highs and higher lows. I’m expecting a larger move as it approaches the apex. Volume remains relatively high, just above $10 Billion for the day.

In today’s analysis I discuss, where price may go in the coming days/weeks, short term trades I’m considering, traps to avoid and so much more. I hope you find it helpful.

Video Analysis:

If you don’t see the above video, navigate to TIMM (https://mentormarket.io/workin/) or Steemit in order to watch.

I hope this has been helpful. I’d be happy to answer any questions in the comment section

Bit Brain’s not-so-little guide to Holochain – Part 2

March 11, 2019 Published by

This post is part of a series which started yesterday with “Bit Brain’s not-so-little guide to Holochain – Part 1” (an introduction to Holochain). Part 1 is necessary reading before carrying on with this post. Today we look at what is probably the most important part of how Holochain works: the characteristics of, and differences between Holochain, Holo, Holo fuel and HOT.

Bit Brain’s not-so-little guide to Holochain – Part 2

Holochain, Holo, Holo fuel and HOT

Now that we’ve warmed up, let’s get into a little more detail:

Don’t go to CoinMarketCap and search for “Holochain” – it isn’t there. But what you

? Daily Crypto News, March, 11th?

March 11, 2019 (updated March 11, 2019) Published by
  • South Korean Kakao Corp’s Ground X Plans to Extend ICO After Raising $90 Million ;
  • Ethereum’s ProgPoW Proposal: An Expensive Game of Whack-a-Mole ;
  • Venezuelan Economist: Cryptocurrency Is ‘Good’ Money, Bolivars Are Not ;
  • Blockchain As A Competitive Edge? CFOs Should Think Twice Before Saying No ;
  • Binance CEO CZ Hints at Creation of Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange in Argentina ;
  • ? Daily Crypto Calendar, March, 11th?
  • STEEM Trading Update

Welcome to the Daily Crypto News: A complete Press Review, Coin Calendar and Trading Analysis. Enjoy!

? South Korean Kakao Corp’s Ground X Plans to Extend ICO After Raising $90 Million

The crypto unit of South Korea’s largest internet conglomerate Kakao Corp will repeat its initial coin offering (ICO) after netting $90 million from investors, Bloomberg reported on Mar. 11.


Klaytn, the blockchain platform which is the responsibility of spin-off firm Ground X, will now seek to raise another $90 million as soon as this week. In December 2018, Kakao had first announced that it was planning to raise around $300 million through Ground X to develop its own token.
According to Jason Han, CEO of Ground X, IDG Capital, Cresendo Equity Partners and Translink Capital were some of the venture capital and private equity funds to participate in the ICO round.

? Ethereum’s ProgPoW Proposal: An Expensive Game of Whack-a-Mole

Recently, there has been discussion regarding a proposal to migrate ethereum away from proof-of-work called ProgPoW (short for programmatic proof of work). Proponents of ProgPoW want to flip the paradigm of the cryptocurrency mining industry on its head. Their thought is: instead of building hardware to fit the mining algorithms, a somewhat “wasteful” approach, we should be using mining algorithms that are optimized for GPUs to encourage the decentralization of mining.

At first glance, ProgPoW appears to minimize the advantage ASICs have over commodity hardware, making mining more accessible and thus decentralized. But upon further inspection, it becomes evident that ProgPoW doesn’t truly democratize mining as it claims.

? Venezuelan Economist: Cryptocurrency Is ‘Good’ Money, Bolivars Are Not

The adoption of cryptocurrencies in Venezuela, first due to hyperinflation and later due to dollarization, could come to play a role in the country’s economic rebuilding.


At least that’s according to Venezuela’s most outspoken economist on the subject of cryptocurrencies, professor Aaron Olmos, who dissected the reasons for his country’s current dependency on the US dollar in a new interview with CoinDesk. A passionate advocate of the benefits of cryptocurrencies, Olmos has lectured about the technology for over two years, even leading a program focused on blockchain for IESA, the most prominent business college in the country.

? Blockchain As A Competitive Edge? CFOs Should Think Twice Before Saying No

There’s a reason some jokers in business refer to their finance group as the “sales prevention department.” Corporate CFOs and controllers take very seriously their responsibility for safeguarding company resources, especially cash. When it comes to investing in new technology, the typical CFO is likely to say “no” right off the bat, and force the person making the capital request back to the drawing board.


Investing in <abbr title="

A record or ledger of all transactions that virtually eliminates third-party tampering. While every exchange of value or data is recorded and visible to users, the identities of those exchanging, and what the money is being exchanged for, is kept private. However, the amount of money is public. New blocks can only be added in chronological order (through mining or other means of block validation), and the inherent value and information cannot be compromised.

“>blockchain technology, whether as a penny saver or game changer, should involve a different dynamic. People on the business side should be extra careful to avoid hype and instead argue the strategic benefits of exploring and experimenting with this new approach to data storage and verification. CFOs, for their part, will want to check their natural impulses and keep an open mind.

? Binance CEO CZ Hints at Creation of Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange in Argentina

CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, has hinted at the creation of a new fiat-to-crypto exchange in Argentina in a tweet sent on March 9.


The tweet was in reply to a piece published by crypto news website CoinSpice. The article in question concerned the agreement between the government of Argentina with Binance Labs, the exchange’s investment and social impact arm, to co-invest in blockchain projects that are backed by the exchange.

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? Daily Crypto Calendar, March, 11th?

Binance takes snapshot of TRX balances at 0:00 (UTC) on the 11th day of each month and airdrops BTT to TRX holders.

Undisclosed exchange(s) list CLO.

ARK Core v2.2 will be released with a full blog post on what it brings and what is next.

Cindicator meetup at Genesis Block in Hong Kong from 6:30 – 9:30 PM (HKT).

“Global upgrade of the platform server core for enhanced functionality and performance.”

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STEEM Trading Update by my friend @cryptopassion

Here is the chart of yesterday :

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Here is the current chart :

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Yesterday, I was saying you that we really need to break the previous TOP to continue the nice trend of the last weeks. See what was the reaction when we have broken it. A superb UP break out to confirm the break of this resistance line. We are now consolidating a little after that nice UP and a pull back on the support line is even possible. Anyway, it is again a nice indicator of a UP trend which is taking in place for the STEEM.

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Bit Brain’s not-so-little guide to Holochain – Part 1

March 10, 2019 Published by

My complete guide to Holochain (HOT). It’s not a blockchain, but it is a cryptocurrency.

On the 1st of this Month I published a short post in which I explained that I had been rather busy, busy entering a blogging competition. The topic was “Holochain”. Being myself, I wrote a rather detailed article. Unfortunately, as per the rules of the competition, I was not allowed to publish it anywhere else until after the competition. Good news! The competition is now over and I can share my guide to Holochain with you!

Before I do that; my congratulations to all the winners and

STEEM Price Touched Our First Price Target – What Next?

March 10, 2019 Published by

Okay, if you have read listened to my price analysis of steem on the scaredy cat investor show over on MSPWaves, then you know the price points we were looking for on steem.
Steem once again charted well technically and we surpassed the first resistance at the 40-45 cent area to touch the first upside target.
Rebound Off The Target
I’ve noticed that when steem makes a push higher it tends to have that big upper wick bounce off the next upside target.  We are seeing it today so far.

Looking at the chart you can see we finally busted out of the lower

Steem Test First Level of Resistance of Many, the big one

March 10, 2019 Published by

Steem spikes to above 0.55 overnight and is presently finding trouble at the declining 200 day MA. This is the first large level of resistance after the grind and spike and is very important. Assets do not trend higher if the 200 day MA is declining. That is simple logic.

If Steem can get over this line in the sand we will be testing the MAJOR BREAKDOWN ZONE OF 0.80ish. This is where the fun starts. If Steem and many other crypto’s can get above the major capitulation zones then we have a new bull market commencing.

Very constructive action

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