U.S. regulators may be taking a more flexible approach to enforcing security regulations in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. That could include granting no-action letters to ICO and other cryptocurrency projects that can now demonstrate a viable use-case.

History is the best of teachers. If you want to learn something about Bitcoin’s future, it might be instructive to study our economic past – especially interest rates.

It may not be the most exciting topic, but it’s easy to understate the importance of loan interest. We live in a debt-focused society that depends on borrowing in order to function.

• Bitcoin has a short-term bullish bias, with the cryptocurrency still trading above its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame
• The BTC / USD pair’s medium-term outlook remains bullish while price trades above the $8,600 level
• The daily time frame shows a false breakout above the neckline of a bullish inverted head and shoulders pattern

Bitcoin has a bullish short-term trading outlook, with price still trading above the BTC / USD pair’s 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame.

• Steem has a bullish short-term outlook, with the STEEM / USD pair still holding above its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame
• The STEEM / USD pair has a neutral medium-term outlook, with price now consolidating around its 200-day moving average
• The daily time frame is showing that a large bearish head and shoulders pattern remains present.

Steem has a bullish short-term trading outlook, with the cryptocurrency still holding above its 200-period moving average on the four-time frame.

A Telegram-based wallet is in early-stage talks with Facebook to provide cryptocurrency payment services, including in bitcoin (BTC).

Alekasndr Safanov, co-founder and CEO of Button Wallet, says his company is currently in discussions with the social media giant to build an inbuilt payments feature for Facebook’s two billion users. Button Wallet is a Venmo-like non-custodial wallet that allows users to send and receive crypto payments on the Telegram network.

The ARK crew plans to bring blockchain to the masses by building a sandbox DIY ecosystem of blockchain development. The ARK platform uses SmartBridges and listeners to connect blockchains and has built-in support for over a dozen alternative programming languages, including Python, Java, Swift iOS, and Ruby. Recently, it launched the ARK Deployer, a graphic tool to create your own blockchain in minutes. The ARK coin is used to fuel transactions on the platform.

A small group of deep-pocketed traders has been able to exploit market sentiment and set the trajectory for crypto prices, according to one asset manager. Travis Kling, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Ikigai Asset Management, believes that there could be sufficient momentum to take Bitcoin (BTC) past its all-time high.

The blockchain is out of the bottle, with Facebook the latest corporate giant to announce a native cryptocurrency. It won’t be without competitors, though.

Coinbase has today announced it will be adding EOS to its custodial wallet, effective immediately.

Coinbase customers will now be able to buy and sell EOS, as well as exchange it against supported fiat currencies. The coin will be available in most countries in which the exchange operates, with the two exceptions of the United Kingdom and the state of New York.

BitTorrent and TRON (TRX) have developed a new decentralized storage system, which they hope will become key infrastructure for a new, borderless internet.