Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 16, 2021

With BTC briefly breaching $50K as the industry's market cap passes $1.5T, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Today's stories: First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $50K and Crypto's Nouveau Riche Move In Break of psychological threshold pushes largest cryptocurrency's year-to-date return to 70%, as a new breed of upstart tokens pushes industry market cap past $1.5T. SEC Signals a More Aggressive Stance Toward Wall Street (WSJ) Earn up to 12% APY on Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD, EUR, GBP, Stablecoins & more. Get started at nexo.io. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.