BitTorrent’s Token Price Spikes 600 Percent Since ICO

BitTorrent token’s (BTT) price has gone up over 600 percent since its initial coin offering (ICO) which sold out in minutes, according to the data from CoinMarketCap on Feb. 4. Peer-to-peer torrent client BitTorrent, which allows users to distribute files over the Internet launched its Tron-based native token BTT in the beginning of January. BTT is purportedly part of a broader ambition to build a decentralized content distribution platform using the digital currency. On Jan. 28, the BTT sale on the Binance Launchpad platform made headlines, netting $7.1 million dollars…

Bitcoin Cash Clothing Charity Expands to a Dozen Cities Across Canada

Coins 4 Clothes, a cryptocurrency charity that rewards people with bitcoin cash (BCH) for donating gently used items of clothing, has announced the expansion of the organization to a dozen cities across Canada, exactly a year after it was first launched. Also Read: The Daily: Twitter CEO Talks Bitcoin, Bitstamp Releases New Mobile App Helping People From Toronto to Vancouver The Toronto-headquartered organization Coins 4 Clothes is now also operating in Hamilton, Oakville, Vancouver, Whistler, Montreal, Quebec City, Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Saskatoon. The group announced that people who…

A Court Date for QuadrigaCX: What to Expect at Tomorrow’s Hearing

The troubled crypto exchange QuadrigCX has appealed for creditor protection, setting the stage for a significant court hearing on Feb. 5 in Canada. Last Thursday, the exchange’s appeal was made before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, with QuadrigaCX claiming that doesn’t have access to wallets containing some $137 million (U.S. dollars) in cryptocurrency. As such, it has claimed to be unable to repay more than 115,000 customers who are owed funds – and creditor protection is being sought to forestall any lawsuits while it attempts to find a solution. To…

A Court Date for QuadrigaCX: What to Expect at Tomorrow’s Hearing

The troubled crypto exchange QuadrigCX has appealed for creditor protection, setting the stage for a significant court hearing on Feb. 5 in Canada. Last Thursday, the exchange’s appeal was made before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, with QuadrigaCX claiming that doesn’t have access to wallets containing some $137 million (U.S. dollars) in cryptocurrency. As such, it has claimed to be unable to repay more than 115,000 customers who are owed funds – and creditor protection is being sought to forestall any lawsuits while it attempts to find a solution. To…

Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Tron, Stellar, Bitcoin SV, Cardano: Price Analysis, Feb. 4

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. While some are predicting the end of cryptocurrencies, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey has projected a very bullish future for Bitcoin (BTC). During a podcast with Joe Rogan, Dorsey said that he sees Bitcoin as the Internet’s native currency, his…

Facebook Acquires Blockchain Startup in Apparent First

Social media network Facebook has reportedly acquired Chainspace in its first apparent blockchain-related acquisition, Cheddar reports on Feb. 4. Sources purportedly told Cheddar that Facebook acquired Chainspace, a small blockchain startup, in an ‘acquihire,’ or an acquisition of a company made primarily for the skills or expertise of its staff, rather than the service or products the company provides. Per Cheddar, four of the five researchers that worked on Chainspace’s academic whitepaper will be joining Facebook. A Facebook spokesperson told Cheddar that, while the social media giant had hired on…

Overstock Blockchain Subsidiary to Develop Land Registry in Tulum, Mexico

Retail giant Overstock.com’s blockchain-based land registry subsidiary has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Mexico to develop a digital land records platform. The news was revealed in a press release published by Nasdaq on Feb. 4. Under the agreement, Medici Land Governance (MLG) and the municipality of Tulum in Quintana Roo will jointly develop a digital platform for collecting real property ownership data issuing certificates of title to land and related proceedings. At a later stage, the parties will purportedly develop a method of automatically securing and storing land…

Bitcoin (BTC) Could End 2019 Above $7,000, Claims Fintech Experts

Fintech Experts Expect Bitcoin (BTC) To Rally By 80% According to a report/informal study conducted by Finder.com.au, a popular media outlet centered around Australia, a number of so-called “fintech experts” believe that Bitcoin (BTC) will do rather well for itself in the upcoming eleven months. Per statements conveyed by the panel to Finder, they collectively (average) believe that BTC will breach a valuation of just a tad under $7,000 by year’s end. The most optimistic panelist was Ben Ritchie, the chief operating officer of Digital Capital Management, a blockchain-friendly investment…

Cardano and Ethereum Co-Founder Charles Hoskinson Joins Predictive Analytics Firm

Cardano (ADA) CEO and Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Charles Hoskinson has joined predictive analytics firm Endor. The company announced the appointment in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 4. Established in 2014, Endor claims to be the first automated predictions engine in the field of business decision-making by means of a blockchain-based and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytical platform. Last spring, Endor reportedly raised $45 million in a token pre-sale for its predictive analytics technology. According to the press release, Endor has onboarded Hoskinson as a senior advisor, who will…

Crypto Bank Seba Partners With Mortgage Bank Hypothekarbank

Switzerland-based crypto bank Seba Crypto AG has signed an agreement with Swiss mortgage bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG to use its core banking system, Finstar, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports on Jan. 31. The partnership will allow for the implementation of Seba’s decentralized software into Finstar, as well as allowing Seba to use Finstar’s conventional services.  Additionally, Seba will be able to use Finstar to process and store transactions made with cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based products. The project is set to be completed in Q2 of 2019, a Jan. 31 press release…