ALTCOIN NEWS - CARDANO PREYED UPON ELDERLY AND CHILDREN * 5 REASONS WHY NEO IS THE NEW KING OF CRYPTO * SAUDI CENTRAL BANK TO TEST RIPPLE PAYMENTS * STELLAR STEPS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

CARDANO

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson: “Preyed upon Elderly and Children?” Fake News!
"Cardano Founder in an exclusive interview on Japan, controversies, and the future of the project....Not all of the buzz has been positive. By some accounts, ninety-five percent of buyers in Cardano’s ICO were of Japanese origin; conspiracy theories and accusations of foul play have arisen in relation to Cardano’s decision to establish itself in Japan. Additionally, Cardano has been named by some significant voices in crypto community as ‘vaporware.’"

Playing your cardano right: It's made some bold claims, but will the cryptocurrency succeed?
"Described by Forbes as the cryptocurrency to watch, cardano lifted the roof off expectations when in December 2017, its value appreciated to a $30bn market capitalisation no shorter than four months after launching. Impressive, even by the extremities of cryptocurrency volatility. So, what is cardano and – putting to one side the incredible investment returns – why is everyone so interested? The first reason undoubtedly is thanks to a visionary founder."

NEO

5 Reasons Why NEO Is The New King Of Crypto
"Despite being one of the lesser known digital currencies, NEO is poised to become the new king of cryptocurrency in 2018. A bold statement, you might think. Well, let’s see what NEO has to offer."

NEO’s New Vision: The Moonshot
"“I’m always asked how many smart contracts, how many dApps are built on NEO’s blockchain,” he said. Pointing to a presentation slide displaying these projects, he told his listeners, “now you can see–there are dozens.” Pleased as he is with this progress, Hongfei told the audience that he won’t be satisfied until the platform reaches its peak, long-term goal: “To make NEO the No.1 blockchain by 2020.” “But how? It’s difficult–it’s really difficult,” he continued to admit. Laying out his gameplan to (hopefully) get NEO to Bitcoin’s gold medal pedestal, he delved into the three “killer apps” he believes that blockchain have created thus far."

RIPPLE

Saudi Central Bank to Test Ripple Payments Tech
"Distributed ledger startup Ripple has struck a deal with Saudi Arabia's central bank on a pilot program that will see banks in the country trial the company's tech. Announced today, the pilot with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority marks the second central bank to work with the startup, coming after the Bank of England, the U.K.'s central bank, began working with Ripple last year. Word of the latest deal first emerged earlier this week following comments from CEO Brad Garlinghouse at the Blockchain Connect Conference in San Francisco."

Ripple CEO: 'We are solving a problem measured in trillions of dollars'
"In emerging markets, banks typically need to have pre-funded accounts with funds in the local currency. “There’s over $20 trillion parked in pre-funded accounts around the world,” Garlinghouse said. “This is dormant capital. We’re solving a problem measured in the trillions of dollars. And if we can activate that asset, if we can make global commerce more efficient, there’s an opportunity to drive a lot of velocity.”"

STELLAR

Stellar Lumens Steps in the Spotlight After 12.38% Price Spike
"Stellar Lumens recently showed us why so many people are putting their trust in it. We are talking about what happened yesterday, February 14th. All top 10 cryptocurrencies that the market has to offer went down in value while Stellar Lumens did the exact opposite. Instead of following the herd and dropping value, Stellar Lumens went up by 6%. Things get even better than this because Stellar Lumens kept on growing until it reached a 12.48% premium."

Here’s Why Stellar XLM Could Be the Next Cryptocurrency to Explode
"The XLM to USD rate may not be as overwhelming as the XLM to BTC rate, which is up about 3.99% as I pen this piece. Alternatively put, Stellar is performing better than Bitcoin, the bellwether cryptocurrency which drives sentiments in this space. So what, exactly, is causing the surge in prices? While there are some tailwinds playing in favor of cryptos, in general, there’s one particular reason why Stellar has ended up under the spotlight. I’ll discuss that shortly. First, let’s take a quick look at what’s driving the renewed investor optimism in cryptos this morning."