1️. Morgan Creek Founder: Bitcoin Is Becoming the Global Reserve Currency
Anthony Pompliano, founder of Morgan Creek Digital, said on Twitter, "Sovereign nations are already settling transactions in Bitcoin. Don't blink. Bitcoin is becoming the global reserve currency right before our eyes."
2️. Japanese Tech Giant Rakuten Pay Will Integrate Bitcoin Support by March 2019
Rakuten, one of the famous Asian technology giants, is expanding the functionality of its payments app and will also integrate cryptocurrency support. An unexpected positive turn of events.
The Rakuten Pay app will receive a big overhaul. Once the new version goes live in March 2019, users will be able to benefit from significant changes. Native support such as Rakuten Card and payment cards, barcodes, and QR code payments will take center stage. All of these features will be very useful within Japan, as consumers are spending more and more money through mobile applications these days.
How this will affect the cryptocurrency industry as a whole, remains unclear. It seems Rakuten is keen on bringing Bitcoin to more consumers in Japan. Moreover, their plan to provide convenient access to all kinds of payment methods through one application is a very significant development. Cryptocurrencies are like any other form of money or value, viable as a payment method.
3️. Ethereum Developers Start Collecting Istanbul Upgrade Ideas
At the Ethereum Core Devs Meeting last Friday (Feb 15), Ethereum developers discussed the status of the testnet after the Constantinople hard fork and rejected the EIP1355 "Ethash 1a" proposal. Besides, they began collecting proposals for the next hard fork of Istanbul, the deadline of which is May 17. The hard fork of Istanbul may consider EIP1418's proposal on blockchain rent.
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