Top Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency News Stories From February

February was the month when fear gripped financial markets; with stock markets tumbling in the face of worldwide fears of Coronavirus.

But that didn’t halt progress towards further development and regulations. So much so that Democrat presidential candidates were pitching crypto policy ideas this month. Here, we chronicle some of the most impactful events from the month.

February 1 – Pro-Crypto presidential candidate, Andrew Yang calls for uniform crypto regulations

In an interview with Bloomberg, responding to a question on how his administration would tackle cryptocurrency regulation.

Andrew Yang advocated for a uniform, nationwide range of crypto regulations, rather than fractured state-by-state policing, which he argued impeded innovation and forced Bitcoin businesses out of certain states.

He further added that regulators could not hope to stop or impede cryptocurrencies with regulations,

“We need to have a uniform set of rules and regulations around cryptocurrency…