TL;DR: Welcome to In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), a daily crypto news update. Vitalik Buterin slams cryptocurrency news outlets. Bitmain announces new Antminer S19 ASICs. Changpeng Zhao is the wealthiest person in blockchain. Bank of Japan calls for caution when issuing central bank digital currencies. Kraken donates $150,000 in BTC to save Noisebridge, and RBI vs Bitcoin case in India to be delayed due to H1N1 contagions.

Vitalik Buterin Slams Crypto Media

Your daily reminder that 95%+ of articles of the form "event X will make crypto go (up | down)" are post-hoc rationalized bullshit. pic.twitter.com/KBQps4MF5H — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) February 27, 2020

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, slammed crypto pricing prediction articles harshly, saying most of them aren’t accurate. Buterin declared “95%+ of articles of the form ‘event X will make crypto go (up | down)’ are post-hoc rationalized bullshit,” via his Twitter account, referring to contradicting statements linking BTC price with the coronavirus outbreak. Buterin also criticized the accuracy of the BTC “stock-to-flow” model of price prediction articles.

Bitmain Announces Antminer S19 Series of ASICs

Announcing the #Antminer S19 Series! The #AntminerS19 has 2 variants, a 95 TH/s and 90 TH/s model, with a power efficiency of 34.5±%5 J/TH. The #AntminerS19Pro has a 110 TH/s and 105 TH/s model, both with a power efficiency of 29.5±%5 J/TH. Learn more at https://t.co/2ftncwFOl2 pic.twitter.com/opW7IcZ3yZ — Antminer_main (@Antminer_main) February 27, 2020

Bitmain, the world’s biggest ASIC mining manufacturer, announced its new and innovative Antminer S19 series of miners, claiming to improve energy efficiency and performance over their earlier S17 series. The new Antminer S19 will be available in two versions: a high end version surnamed “Pro,” sporting a hashrate of 110TH/s, and the normal version that will offer a hashrate of 95TH/s. These are the last offers Bitmain will introduce to the market before the Bitcoin halving, and their launch date is still to be announced by the manufacturer, as shown on their online shop.

Changpeng Zhao is the Wealthiest Person in Crypto

The Hurun Report of the wealthiest people in the world has come out, mostly with the usual suspects. However, some cryptocurrency and blockchain people were also named. Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, the biggest exchange in the world, is now the wealthiest man in blockchain, according to the report, with a fortune estimated in $2.6 billion, doubling his wealth in just a year. Other rich blockchain people on the list are Xu Mingxing of OKCoin with $1.4 billion, Chris Larsen of Ripple with $1.3 billion, and Brian Armstrong of Coinbase with $1 billion.

Bank of Japan Calls on Banks to be Cautious About Issuing Digital Currencies

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya called for other banks to be cautious at the moment of issuing a digital currency. “When countries consider issuing central bank digital currencies, they must conduct a comprehensive study on how it affects their settlement and financial systems,” Amamiya said during a speech in Tokyo. About the possibility of Japan issuing a digital currency, he stated that “unlike emerging economies, we cannot and should not jump immediately.” Japan requested help to fight the influence of the new Chinese digital currency to be issued later this year.

Kraken Donates $150,000 to Save Noisebridge

I… still can't believe that this is real. @krakenfx just donated $150k to Noisebridge. That's insane. Incredibly generous. I can't believe it. Thank you @jespow!!https://t.co/2YVw7CD0PZ https://t.co/Ahph07LJ2E — John Backus (@backus) February 27, 2020

Kraken, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange, donated $150,000 to save Noisebridge from closing its doors in San Francisco. Noisebridge is an “an anarchist hackerspace” where people can go and tinker with hardware and software freely, no strings attached. Noisebridge was being evicted from its current location due to fire hazards and lack of funding. Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken, donated $150,000 worth of BTC to build the sprinkler equipment needed to continue operating in the location.

RBI vs Crypto Resolution Delayed Due to H1N1 Contagions

That's not a good news. Wishing them a speedy recovery.#rbivscrypto pic.twitter.com/PUEaIeSYxP — Crypto Kanoon (@cryptokanoon) February 25, 2020

Verdict on the cryptocurrency ban trial happening in India might be delayed due to the series of H1N1 contagions among the country’s Supreme Court members, according to an article from TrustNodes. Six Supreme Court judges were diagnosed with H1N1, a type of influenza that had its largest outbreak during 2009. Now, both parties in the trial, the Reserve Bank of India and pro-cryptocurrency plaintiffs will have to keep waiting for the resolution of the crypto ban controversy previously expected this month.

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