Daily Crypto NewsEDITION #155, 18 February 2021

Okay, Google! Bye, Google!

Hey #Moni Maker 👌

Today is the fiftieth day of the Gregorian calendar; bitcoin is trading above $50,000; 315 days until the end of the year. Following the simplest calculations, we can assume that by December 2021 we may see BTC > $300,000 *lol. But seriously, crypto events are worth at least 5 minutes of attention a day, so…

Let’s go!

The capitalization of the cryptocurrency market surpassed the capitalization of Google, coming close to the capitalization of Amazon.

So what?

Easy! Bezos, you chose good time to step down as CEO. Apple, you are NEXT!

The Ontario Securities Commission has approved an exchange traded fund (ETF) from Evolve Funds Group Inc that will trade under the tickers EBIT (quoted in Canadian dollars) and EBIT.U (quoted in U.S. dollars).

So what?

Just blink and, bitcoin will appear on ALL exchanges. Mass Adoption, sign it.

Crypto exchange FTX came in second place after Binance (CoinTiger does not count, because this exchange copies Binance positions) on the open interest in futures positions.

So what?

We advise you to register on FTX. Exchange convenient, it will suit almost everyone.

According to Glassnode, the number of addresses holding at least $1 million in BTC has reached ATH - 94,000 addresses.

The last time the number of millionaire addresses increased dramatically was in mid-December, when BTC surpassed $20,000, making all early miner addresses (rewarding 50 BTC) millionaire addresses.

So what?

These are the people who will represent the so-called elites in the future. Of course, many of the current elites will be in their ranks, but... a redistribution of power and influence is inevitable. And bitcoins will help with that.

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been valued at $77 billion based on the value of privately traded shares. Coinbase's stock is quoted at $303 per share on the NASDAQ Private Market platform, they said.

“The third weekly transaction closed on Friday and the clearing price was $303 a share,” said a source. “The first week it was 200 bucks a share, the second week it was $301 a share, and the third week it was $303 a share. So you can kind of see price discovery happening.”

It's important to keep in mind that the post-listing price can be very different from the current secondary market price, which is formed based on half a percent of the shares available.

However, sources say that the volume of trading in Coinbase shares to date has been "significant."

Incidentally, tokenized contracts for Coinbase shares that trade on FTX are now worth about $380.

BlackRock Investment Director Rick Reeder talked about the company's interest in bitcoin as an alternative protective asset.

By the way, BlackRock iShares are the largest ETF issuers in the U.S. with a 39% share and they may soon be filing with the SEC for approval of their Bitcoin ETF. Moreover, Canada has already approved 2 Bitcoin-ETFs.

— Router Protocol (Route) has announced a partnership with Avalanche (AVAX);

— Elrond (EGLD) announced the launch of the DeFi 2.0 module.

And one more thing...Buy Bitcoin! 😉