Thursday, February 7, 2019

• Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Feb. 8 · Reuters Editorial
• To see blockchain's future in payments, follow the money
• The SEC's guidance is a catalyst for blockchain and crypto
• Left high and dry by a crypto founder’s demise
• Cryptocurrency Exchange Operator Dies Without Sharing Passwords With Anyone
• What to do with a lai see windfall? How about a whirl on Hong Kong’s new micro gold trading platform GoldZip · Enoch Yiu
• This Deal Could Be the First in a Wave of Big Bank Mergers · Ben Walsh
• Romanians charged with online car sales scam targeting Americans
• Bet on bitcoin as an insurance policy against 'irresponsible' government, crypto bull says · Matt Egan, CNN Business
• Canada securities watchdog says crypto firm Quadriga beyond its purview · Reuters Editorial
• All of the world’s money and markets in one visualization · Mark Frauenfelder
• Shoppers want to buy drugs, cryptocurrency on Amazon · Marketwatch
• Pot stocks may be a bubble that needs to burst · Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business
• Not worth a bolivar: Life in cash-starved Venezuela · Mery Mogollon
• Crypto space may be in for new round of pain
• Credit Suisse tests blockchain for processing fund trades · Reuters Editorial
• Goatse Is Now a Cryptocurrency Stunt · Brian Feldman
• The Tell: Bitcoin hasn’t been this oversold in 4 years, chart watcher says · Aaron Hankin
• Will bitcoin’s price crash cut into its energy use?
• What happens when your bitcoin banker dies?
• Only 3 of the top 50 blockchain apps are running on Ethereum · Mix
• What’s the Chinese threat to 5G? · tstarks@politico.com (Tim Starks)
• 11 More Universities Join $50 Million Blockchain Research Program · Jeff John Roberts
• Blockchain Wikipedia is a dish best served cold · Zachary Schwartz
• Your first trade for Thursday, February 7 · Tyler Bailey
• A fintech that helps the world's biggest banks chart data just raised $17.4 million · Dan DeFrancesco
• Cryptos: Bitcoin volatility tumbles to a 12-week low · Aaron Hankin
• Demystify cryptocurrency with this online boot camp · Boing Boing's Shop
• 2.7.19 Your morning briefing
• Hype is killing blockchain technology · Yessi Bello Perez
• Africa Roundup: Zimbabwe’s net blackout, Partech’s $143M fund, Andela’s $100M raise, Flutterwave’s pivot · Jonathan Shieber
• WSJ Wealth Adviser Briefing: Tech Rally, Token Funding, Israel Ski Trip · WSJ Staff
• International bank payments are changing, and cryptocurrency is the reason why · John DetrixheMatthew De Silva