Thread by @mwill_crypto

0/ The last day in February is here. Already over 15% through the year!

As always, there was a ton going on in the #blockchain/#crypto space today. Let's look back at some events from the past 24 hours!

1/ 🔲 Square, the payments giant led by Twitter's Jack Dorsey, reported its 4Q18 earnings. In total, users of Square's Cash App sold >$166M worth of #bitcoin in 2018 and $52.5M in 4Q. Considering the timeframe, that's some very solid QoQ growth! Graphic from @TheBlock__.

2/ 🤓 @BinanceResearch published an in-depth research report on @IOStoken [ $IOST ], a #blockchain-as-a-service platform focussed on mass adoption. Love this initiative from @Binance. info.binance.com/en/research/IO…

3/ 🏆 @Chainlink [ $LINK ] published a blog post detailing the 3 winning #Chainlink projects from #ETHDenver. Judge's choice = SmartPiggies. 2nd place = Grand Fondo. 1st place = EventLINK. blog.chain.link/detailing-the-…

4/ 🚢 @0xProject [ $ZRX ] unveiled 3 extension contracts that "enable projects to offer new forms of crypto trading to their users." Deployed are a Forwarder contract, Dutch Auction contract, and Whitelist contract. Check out the 0x docs for more.

5/ 🥳 @ConsenSys' protocol engineering team - @PegaSysEng - unveiled v1.0 of Pantheon, a brand new #Ethereum enterprise client!

Features two forms of permissioning: node-level permissions and Ethereum account-level persmissions. pegasys.tech/protecting-the…

6/ 📣 @SetProtocol unveiled Strategy Enabled Tokens, tokenized asset management strategies facilitated by Set Protocol's smart contract system. Allows any customized strategy to be programmed into a smart contract from equal-weighted index rebalances to complex quant. strategies.

7/ 🔥 @ConnextNetwork released Card on the #Rinkeby testnet! It's a simple off-chain, in-browser wallet that utilizes Indra payment channels. Inspired by @SpankChain's SpankCard and @AustinGriffith's Burner Wallet. github.com/connextproject…

8/ 🧾 @AaveAave - the parent co. of #ETHLend [ $LEND ] - unveiled Aave Pay, an app through which consumers can use any of thirteen cryptocurrencies to pay their bills. There are six fiat currencies accepted, also. pay.aave.com

9/ 🎟️ @DXdotExchange and @PerlinNetwork announced a partnership "to empower millions of retail investors from the world's poorest populations to own fractional shares" in highly sought-after traditional stocks (e.g., AAPL, FB, NFLX, TSLA). They'll do this 'tokenizing' the stocks.

10/ 📊 @CoinMetrics closed a $1.9M seed round. Based out of Cambridge, MA. Founded in 2017 by @TimRice99, Alexander Bich, Jacob Franek, @Nic__Carter and Aleksei Nokhrin. Will now focus on building and advancing their #data for institutions.

11/ 🇰🇷 Top-tier South Korean crypto exchange @BithumbOfficial listed @PundiXLabs [ $NPXS ] and @HdacTech [ $HDAC ]. Both tokens will be paired against the Korean won (KRW). For those unaware, Hdac is a #blockchain-based platform backed by Hyundai BS&C.

12/ 📺 One of the leading #crypto-focused YouTubers, @AlexSaundersAU (CEO, @NuggetsNews) uploaded a video in which he investigated the countries that could potentially prove to be the biggest adopters of #bitcoin.

13/🎙️ @APompliano uploaded a new 'Off the Chain' #podcast episode!

He and guest @EdwardAMoncada (CEO, @Blockfolio) discuss Ed's poker background, DASH's origin story, the impetus for starting Blockfolio, #blockchain governance and more! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ed-…

14/ 🌱 @Cent's very own @maxbrody and @chejazi appeared on @ethhub's 'Into the Ether' #podcast!

Both co-founders' backgrounds are discussed, along with the ideology underpinning the #Ethereum-powered Cent platform. podcast.ethhub.io/cent-the-visio…

15/ 👇 Speaking of @Cent, that's where you can find the full version of today's thread. It's 24 parts altogether. And includes a spotlight on @getNuo.

Check it out! Oh, and while you're there, be sure to give me a follow (mattw) 😉 beta.cent.co/+s0uzlu