Debate on Digital Dollar Delivering Inflation

New Jersey to License Crypto Firms

Bitcoin Outperforming Gold for Family Offices Says JPMorgan Chase

Links:

• Debate Rages on Whether a Digital Dollar Will Unleash Inflation - CoinDesk
• New Jersey follows in its neighbor state's footsteps with crypto license bill
• Family Offices May Now See Bitcoin as Alternative to Gold: JPMorgan Report - CoinDesk

New Jersey Muscles Cryptoverse

Central Bankers Conference: DLT? We Don't Need No Stinking Distributed Ledger

Links:

• New Jersey Introduces Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrencies at State Level
• Central Bankers From Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine Call Blockchain Unnecessary for Digital Fiat - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $9,662
XRP is down 0.5% at 27 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $262

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aragon Network up 17%

A New Jersey lawmaker is introducing a bill that would mandate that cryptocurrency businesses must obtain a license to operate in the state.

The IOTA foundation is set to resume its main net after it paused the network due to a 2 million dollar hack.

The US Marshals service auctioned off 4,000 bitcoins this week.

A man in ireland lost control of 6,000 bitcoin while he was in custody.

Links:

• New Jersey lawmaker files bill to require licenses for crypto companies - The Block
• Drug dealer loses codes for €53.6m bitcoin accounts
• IOTA Foundation expects to reactivate network by March 2 following $2M user wallet attack - The Block
• U.S. Marshals Service auctions off over 4,000 BTC to two winning bidders - The Block

Bitcoin is down 3.5% at $11,334
XRP is down 2% at 29 cents
and Ethereum is down 3.5% at $202

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Tierion up 31%
Dent up 25%
and PumaPay, up 24%

Ripple is looking to sign a few more investment and acquisitions deals.

Robinhood greenlit by the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate in the UK.

Rhode Island has added money-specific transmitter guidance for crypto companies into its legislation.

New Jersey governor commissions study on use-cases for blockchain tech.

Allianz is in the advanced stages of developing a blockchain based digital token for payments.

Links:

• Insurance giant Allianz creating a JPM Coin-like payment token; the project is in ‘advanced stages’ - The Block
• New Jersey Signs Blockchain Task Force Program Into Law - CoinDesk