crypto news 12march 2019

Sparkpool Splits the 2100 ETH with Accidental Sender Remember the news when someone got rekt after sending 2100 ETH in mining fee? Ethereum mining pool Sparkpool has verified the accidental sender of and agreed to split the amount. In a message embedded in a transaction, the sender thanked Sparkpool for their integrity and agreed with the amount split. CoinDesk

Bancor launches new Cross-chain wallet on BancorX Bancor (BNT), a decentralized liquidity network, has announced the launch of its new Bancor Wallet. Users can sign up for the wallet through Bancor's cross-chain platform BancorX. Users can get a new EOS account and easier access to cross chain liquidity between EOS and ETH network using the new wallet. Cryptoninja

Paxos’ Precious Metal-Backed Cryptocurrency to Launch This Year - CEO In an intereview with Fortune, CEO of Paxos Chad Cascarilla said that precious metals backed Paxos tokens will launch "definitely this year,". “In order to put something in a blockchain, you have to make sure you have the right amount of inventory in the real world versus what is in the blockchain." While the company is planning to launch its precious metal-backed coin this year, Cascarilla said that Paxos has not set the exact date yet. CoinTelegraph

Kakao Corp raises $90M Private Coin Offering for it's Blockchain Platform Kakao Corp., the parent company of a South Korean messaging app KakaoTalk, raised $90 million in a private coin offering The blockchain platform dubbed Klaytn is planned to launch in June. Klaytn already has 26 partnerships lined up with apps that already have millions of daily active users. TheBlockCrypto