BTC halted after two weeks of healthy gains. Prices briefly topped $9,000 but then bled lower. Some good news in the industry spurred optimism. Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto-exchange operators, announced negotiations with Z Holdings (formerly Yahoo Japan) and TaoTao to form strategic partnership in the Japanese market. The collaboration would aim to develop advanced trading systems. Although this was initially bullish, sellers quickly emerged to take profits following BTC’s recent gains. This Week’s Topics • Liquid Global cancels a planned sale of Gram tokens provided by Telegram. (1/17) • The Sacramento ... (full story)