Main cryptocurrency news on the 12th of February

Main news: 

• Ethereum returns to second place in CoinMarketCap

Business and Finance

• Another malicious application disguised as MetaMask wallet found on Google Play
• “Bomb of complexity” reduced Ethereum emission to 13,000 coins per day
• BitTorrent Airdrop has been launched for six years
• Fundstrat: 2019 will bring “support to cryptocurrency prices”
• A large bank in the Philippines will establish a two-way crypto-ATM
• Lightning Torch Initiative Grows Lightning Network Up to 6000 Nodes
• CEO Binance believes that a bright future is still ahead

Law and Legislation

• SEC: functioning network tokens are not securities
• LocalBitcoins will introduce new user identification rules
• Venezuela has established a 15% commission for cryptocurrency transfers

Ecosystem

• Intercontinental Exchange plans to spend up to $ 25 million by the end of the year to develop the Bakkt platform