Nasdaq Acquisition / Jack Ma / Stripe / Whales

Subscribe | View in browser $BTC (1:32 p.m. EST): $6,351.74 (0.78%) // 90-day high: $8,245.16 // 90-day low: $5,889.64/ / More… $BCH (1:33 p.m. EST): $435.75 (2.79%) // 90-day high: $872.84// 90-day low: $420.58 // More… $ETH (1:33 p.m. EST): $210.63 (2.07%) // 90-day high: $531.53 // 90-day low: $171.58 // More… $LTC (1:34 p.m. EST): $53.96 (0.53%) // 90-day high: $107.31 // 90-day low: $49.35 // More… $XRP (1:34 p.m. EST): $0.31 (16.16%) // 90-day high: $0.57 // 90-day low: $0.22 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today       1. Nasdaq has offered $190 million to acquire Cinnober, a Swedish financial technology provider. Cinnober has worked with BitGo to create an enterprise-grade bitcoin wallet. BitGo announced last week that it had won regulatory approval as a regulated, qualified custodian of cryptocurrencies. It is believed Nasdaq will use Cinnober's technology to expand cryptocurrency to more institutional investors. –DAILY HODL       2. Alibaba Founder Jack Ma believes blockchain tech will be meaningless unless it helps transform the manufacturing industry and protect the environment. In a speech at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in China, Ma added that the current information age has the opportunity to make dramatic changes. He did stop short, though, of revealing how Alibaba would use blockchain to accomplish these goals. Alibaba, combined with IBM, hold about 90 percent of all distributed ledger technology-patents worldwide. –COIN TELEGRAPH       Seamlessly access digital currencies today with Uphold!  Instantly invest, convert, and transfer 8 cryptocurrencies + 23 fiats + 4 precious metals. With Uphold, you can send any currency to anyone, instantly for free. You can even connect to US and EU bank accounts, credit cards, and 8 blockchain networks. Uphold is trusted, transparent, and fully reserved. Click here to sign up for free >>>       3. Stripe President John Collison said that while his company no longer processes bitcoin payments it still sees a future with cryptocurrency. At a recent event, Collison said the company stopped processing bitcoin payments because of both the time they took and bitcoin's unpredictable price fluctuations. However, Collison said the company is open to processing payments in other types of crypto, including in other countries where payment infrastructures are not as well established. –RECODE       4. 1 percent of bitcoin wallets hold 55 percent of bitcoin, a total worth more than about $100 billion. These wallets primarily just hold the bitcoin. A majority of them did not sell during bitcoin's peak at the end of 2017, and a third of these large accounts have never been used for an outgoing transaction. Diar, the research firm reporting these numbers, believes that at least some of these accounts are accidentally locked due to owners losing private keys. –THE NEXT WEB       5. Bitfinex has launched a hybrid ethereum-based exchange named, easily enough, Ethfinex. –BITCOINIST 6. Bitmain has too many assets tied in cryptocurrency when it should be in cash. –THE WASHINGTON POST 7. Bitcoin's price outlook continues to get worse. –COINDESK 8. North Queensland in Australia has become an unlikely hub for bitcoin cash. –BITCOIN.COM 9. An analyst tries to make sense of China's blockchain strategy. –FORBES 10. Palestinians have begun using bitcoin more to send funds across borders. –COINDESK       Written and curated by David Stegon. He has been a reporter for 15 years, the past 10 focused on technology. Follow him @davidstegon. Editing team: Lon Harris (editor-in-chief at Inside.com, game-master at Screen Junkies), Krystle Vermes (Breaking news editor at Inside, B2B marketing news reporter, host of the "All Day Paranormal" podcast), and Susmita Baral (editor at Inside, recent bylines in NatGeo, Teen Vogue, and Quartz. Runs the biggest mac and cheese account on Instagram).       Dozens of analysts covering news on 2,000 coins in 24/7 realtime. Over 80,000 staff-written headlines. CryptocurrencyNewsfeed.com

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