CrypTalk by Investing.com Clement Thibault

In this week's episode of Cryptalk by Investing.com, our senior analyst Clement Thibault covers in depth the most important topics of the past year and provide explanations and analysis. 

00:00-03:18 - Intro & Topics of the week

03:18-11:11 - We'll lead with Coinbase. The San Francisco-based exchange made the news on several occasions during the past week. First, by adding XRP to its trading platform, then by acquiring controversial intelligence firm Neutrino—whose founders previously sold spyware tools to governments under the name of 'Hacking Team.' We'll talk about these two major moves by Coinbase, and look at the crypto community's response to the controversy. 

11:11-16:06 -  We’ll examine a possible twist in the QuadrigaCX case we discussed a few weeks ago. A new report by Canada’s Globe and Mail suggests QuadrigaCX's co-founder Michael Patryn is actually Omar Dhanani, a fraudster deported to Canada after serving time for credit card fraud in the U.S.. As well, a report by Bloomberg claims that while six QuadrigaCX's cold wallets have been identified, five have been empty since April 2018. The U.S.-based Kraken exchange is offering $100K as a reward for tips on the missing $190 million Canadian Dollars ($142M USD). We'll take another look at recent developments in the QuadrigaCX case. 

16:06-21:54 - Malta-based Binance is single-handedly bringing ICOs back. Last month, BitTorrent's token sale on the Binance Launchpad platform sold out in less than 20 minutes. This week, Fetch.AI, the latest token to be up for sale on Binance, sold out in about 10 seconds, literally. Are these recent events indicators that ICOs are back? We'll take a look at Binance's Launchpad platform, and discuss how is it different from previous iterations of ICOs. 

21:54–22:29 - Outro

It's a pleasure to be here every Sunday , reach out to me @ClemThibault on Twitter for comments. Thanks for tuning in!

In this week's episode of Cryptalk by Investing.com, our senior analyst Clement Thibault covers in depth the most important topics of the past year and provide explanations and analysis. 

00:00-01:55 - Intro & Topics of the week

01:55-07:05 -    This week, the FBI announced it is seeking potential victims of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme BitConnect. We'll revisit BitConnect, where it went wrong, and see where the FBI investigation is headed – a year after the pyramid stratagem collapsed. 

07:05-11:59 - Gladius, a DC based company focused on renting spare internet bandwidth which issued a token, is now charged with conducting an unregistered ICO, in which it raised $12.5 million. However, since Gladius self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, it now avoids penalties. We'll talk about this case and about how the SEC is opening a window for troubled ICOs to come clean. 

11:59-16:23 - Finally, Samsung has announced that its new flagship smartphone, the S10, will have "secure storage backed by hardware, which houses your private keys for blockchain-enabled mobile services." There are still many things we don't know, but could this be the big mainstream break crypto has been looking for?

16:23–17:26 - Outro

It's a pleasure to be here every Sunday , reach out to me @ClemThibault on Twitter for comments. Thanks for tuning in!

In this week's episode of Cryptalk by Investing.com, our senior analyst Clement Thibault covers in depth the most important topics of the past year and provide explanations and analysis. 

00:00-02:42 - Intro & Topics of the week

02:42-08:31 -  This week, JPMorgan has become the first major US bank to issue its own cryptocurrency: JPM Coin. Is this the beginning of widespread adoption, or a gimmicky move by JP Morgan? We'll talk about the coin, its purpose, and its potential effect on XRP– which hopes to become the banks settlement coin.

08:31-13:48 -  Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square, recently took part in a Twitter trust experiment between Bitcoin enthusiasts involving passing around a 'torch' symbolizing the community around the lightning network. He voiced his support for the Lightning Network, a Bitcoin layer 2 protocol, and seemed keen on implementing cryptocurrency payment technology in his products. Can Dorsey spur a new Bitcoin bull market?
 

13:48-18:06 -  Finally, crypto investor Brock Pierce seems hell bent on resurrecting Mt.Gox. But it isn't going to be easy, as the ownership status of the defunct exchange is unclear. We'll explain why he wants to resurrect the moribund exchange whose name is synonymous with crypto mayhem, what’s happened so far, and what's next for Mt.Gox.

18:06–18:53 - Outro

It's a pleasure to be here every Sunday , reach out to me @ClemThibault on Twitter for comments. Thanks for tuning in!

 In this week's episode of Cryptalk by Investing.com, our senior analyst Clement Thibault covers in depth the most important topics of the past year and provide explanations and analysis. 



00:00-02:14 - Intro & Topics of the week



02:14-07:48 -  Last week, Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX filed for creditor protection in Canada. Its CEO died, and the password to access the exchange's cryptocurrency was reportedly lost. Or was it? We take a look at the facts and try to understand what really happened. 



07:48-13:23 -  ICOBench, a website that rates initial coin offerings, released its report for Q4 2018 this week. According to the report, ICOs may not be quite dead yet. We'll drill down deeper to gain some insights from the report.
 

13:23-17:55 -  Google and Facebook are making moves into the crypto industry.  What is big tech looking for and what's next for the two giants?



17:55 - 19:18 - Outro



It's a pleasure to be here every Sunday , reach out to me @ClemThibault on Twitter for comments. Thanks for tuning in!

In this week's episode of Cryptalk by Investing.com, our senior analyst Clement Thibault covers in depth the most important topics of the past year and provide explanations and analysis. 

00:00-03:06 - Intro & Topics of the week



03:06-09:04 - Just a week after the Cboe withdrew VanEck and SolidX’s iBitcoin ETF application, the two providers are at it again.  We'll talk about the application's timeline for approval or rejection, the changes in the application, and the reasons behind the move to withdraw and refile.
 

09:02-14:10 - Binance, one of the top cryptocurrency by volume, decided to start accepting credit cards for cryptocurrency purchases. We'll explain why the move is controversial and what Binance hopes to achieve.
 

14:10-19:04 - The NEM Foundation, a community-funded nonprofit established to promote the NEM blockchain (XEM), is in big financial trouble, and could end up going bankrupt. We'll explain why and analyze the implications for XEM.



19:04-22:10 -  BitGo launched "Wrapped Bitcoin" - an Ethereum token backed by Bitcoin. We'll explain how it works, why they did it, and what BitGo hopes to achieve by creating this cryptocurrency crossover. 



22:10 - 22:42 - Outro



It's a pleasure to be here every Sunday , reach out to me @ClemThibault on Twitter for comments. Thanks for tuning in!

In this week's episode of Cryptalk by Investing.com, our senior analyst Clement Thibault covers in depth the most important topics of the past year and provide explanations and analysis. 

00:00-02:49 - Intro & Topics of the week

02:49-09:02 -   Korean exchange Bithumb is working towards a reverse merger with US public company Blockchain Industries, with the goal of being publicly listed in the US.

09:02-14:41 -  The VanEck/Solid X Bitcoin ETF application has been withdrawn by the Cboe before the SEC could make its final decision regarding its approval. What needs to change for an ETF to be approved, and when will that happen? 

14:41-19:53 -  The money from venture capital funds keeps flowing to crypto startups. This week, Japan's SBI Holdings invested $15 million in a San Francisco based crypto wallet startup. We'll list major deals and speak about the ramifications for the industry.  

19:53-20:37 - Outro

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