19 February 2018
These are my selections of the most useful/entertaining articles on crypto I have found on the web in the past week. I haven't investigated their accuracy. Caveat emptor, I guess. Sorry about that.
Shock horror stories
Coinbase promises refunds after repeatedly charging crypto fees — 16 February 2018
Major cryptocurrency wallet Coinbase blames Visa for unauthorized charges to users
— 16 February 2018
Poland’s Central Bank Secretly Paid Youtubers to Slander Cryptos — 17 February 2018
Ukrainian Hackers Stole $50 Million in Bitcoins Using ‘Poison’ Google Ads — 15 February 2018
Cryptocurrency mining in Iceland is using so much energy, the electricity may run out — 13 February 2018
Now the good news
ICO startups band together to create $100M+ grant fund for Ethereum projects — 16 February 2018
Atari Announces Plans To Launch Own Cryptocurrency — 17 February 2018
Valuing cryptocurrencies
An Alternative Method to Accurately Assess Different Cryptocurrencies — 17 February 2018
The Art of Cryptocurrency Price Predictions and Technical Analysis — 16 February 2018
Ethereum Undervalued, Bitcoin Overvalued, Says Metcalfe’s Law — 15 February 2018
The Hard Thing About Crypto Price Valuation — 15 February 2018
Crypto uses
Journalism 2.0 in the Blockchain Era
— 18 February 2018
Regulation
Steps towards Self-Regulation in Croatia and Slovenia — 17 February 2018
Developments
Number of crypto hedge funds soars amid bitcoin volatility — 15 February 2018
How Ethereum’s Co-Founder Is Playing The Crypto Crash — 15 February 2018
The Central Bank Of South Africa Has Launched An Ethereum-Based Blockchain PoC — 16 February 2018
Philippines Banks to Use Visa's Blockchain Payments Platform — 15 February
Coins
Central Bank of Saudi Arabia Partners with Ripple to Handle Payments — 15 February 2018
Western Union to Trial Ripple XRP Transfers — 15 February 2018
Litecoin jumps 30% as traders bet on more users, upcoming split into litecoin cash — 15 February 2018
Bosch Looks to IOTA for its Autonomous Vehicle Project — 15 February 2018