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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #350 - Such Great Heights

On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin, Andreas Antonopoulos rejoins Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine to dissect the cryptocurrency bubble. Later, the discussion turns to troubled Venezuela's bi-polar approach to Bitcoin Mining while launching it's own Altcoin. And what is Crypto-Fiat anyways? This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! was sponsored by EasyDNS.com and edited by Matthew Zipkin. This episode featured music by Jared Rubens & the New Time. Any questions or comments? email adam@letstalkbitcoin.com Album Art modified from an original created by By Alan from oralMent, adanaC (Everything is fine) CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Have a good one! Read More

Essex House Becomes First UK Home to Sell for Bitcoin

Crypto history was made in the United Kingdom as a home in Essex became the first UK home to be sold for Bitcoin. 2017 has been an exciting and historic year for cryptocurrency. We watched at Bitcoin went from roughly $1000 at the start of the year to breaking the $18,000 barrier earlier this month. Altcoins have been surging in value as well, and we&8217ve seen the launch of Bitcoin futures trading. Now another bitnRead MorenThe post Essex House Becomes First UK Home to Sell for Bitcoin app

BCDiploma, the French ICO EdTech Which Will Compete With MIT Dont Miss the Presale!

BCDiploma is a team of EdTech experts, specialists in higher education for more than 10 years. Since then, we still have the intuition that with the Ethereum blockchain we would be able to meet the expectations of higher education institutions by creating the &8220standard&8221 of certification for the millions of diplomas issued each year in the world BCDiploma. Easy to deploy and use on a large scale Secure and durable Imagine that a single clicknRead MorenThe post BCDiploma, the Frenc

Heres Why TravelChain Is Getting So Much Attention Right Now

The TravelChain presale has gotten off to an incredible start and the primary token sale is just around the corner. Here is a look at why this company and its flagship project is attracting so much attention in the blockchain and initial coin offering ICO space right now and, additionally, why we expect to see substantial demand for the tokens that comprise the primary ICO sale. Many reading might already be familiar with TravelChain basednRead MorenThe post Heres Why TravelChain Is Getting So M

Coinbase Announces 2018 SegWit Support As Third Engineering Priority

Largest US cryptocurrency wallet and exchange Coinbase has confirmed it &8220plans&8221 to support SegWit transactions in 2018. SegWit Follows Security, Performance As Top Priority In a blog poston Friday, the company&8217s vice president Dan Romero confirmed the timeframe, despite noting that SegWit, as a &8220new feature,&8221 was only Coinbases third priority. In the post, published on Medium, Romeo wrote In terms of our engineering priorities, securely storing customer fu

MintHealth Announces Vidamints VIDA to Align Stakeholders in a New Healthcare Ecosystem

Immediate Availability of White Paper Outlining Incentive Token to Engage and Empower Patients in Their Journey to Better Health Healthcare Reform Leader, Tee Green, Joins Board of Directors MintHealth A Blockchain Solution to a Healthcare Crisis SAN DIEGO &8211 MintHealth offers a global decentralized health platform with a portable, secure, and self-sovereign personal health record PHR built on blockchain technology and designed to drive healthy patient behavior through the Vidamint token.

Real Wolf of Wall Street Takes Up the Bitcoin Bubble Chant

Jordan Belfort, who is the real-life inspiration for the Wolf of Wall Street film, has branded Bitcoin a bubble and cautioned people that it is, in fact, a scam. Belfort, who has experience in running a scam and has the prison time to prove it, is yet another crypto critic who has labeled the worlds most popular digital currency a bubble. He added that the value of Bitcoin will also drop. In an interview withnRead MorenThe post &8216Real Wolf of Wall Street&8217 Takes Up the Bitcoin Bubb

Chinese Billionaire and Giant Network CEO Invests Tens of Millions, Acquires 10 Stake in OKCoin

Shi Yuzhu, CEO of online game developer Giant Network has reportedly invested millions in OKCoin&8217s sole shareholder, effectively giving it a 10 stake in the online exchange. Word has emerged from China that Shi Yuzhu, CEO of Giant Network, has become OKCoins latest shareholder by way of a significant and widely anticipated investment in Beijing Oukai Lianchuang Network Technology Co., Ltd., which is OKCoins sole shareholder, holding a 100 stake in the company. According tonRead MorenThe

Bitcoin Price Breaks $20,000 on CEX.io Exchange

It seems like the trend of consecutive all-time highs isnt stopping anytime soon, as Bitcoin has sailed over $20,500 and has its sights set on $21,000. Bitcoin Breaks the $20,000 Barrier On CEX.io, a popular Bitcoin exchange, the price of just one bitcoin has broken through $20,000 with no signs of stopping. This may seem insignificant, as it only one exchange, and on top of that, weve seen Bitcoin prices skyrocket over the market pricenRead MorenThe post Bitcoin Price Breaks $20,000 on CEX.io E

The Signal Founder Has a Plan to Fix Cryptocurrency

Many cryptocurrencies are trying to replace Bitcoin by offering faster and cheaper transactions. The founder of the popular messaging app Signal has a plan to truly fix cryptocurrency. High Transaction Fees Today Bitcoin managed to break a new all-time high price. The demand for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has drastically risen in the last couple of months, as more and more experts believe that the sector is going to rapidly grow in the next years.nRead MorenThe post The Signal Founder Ha

Cryptocurrency Market Cap Surges to $600 Billion USD

The total market cap for cryptocurrency has reached an all-time high, breaking the $600 billion USD barrier. No matter how you slice it, 2017 has been a banner year for cryptocurrency. Despite all the impending doom talk from the usual talking heads in the financial media, cryptocurrency continues to gain speed as it cheerily chugs along. Now the doubters and naysayers have another reason to gnash their teeth in frustration as the cryptocurrency market capnRead MorenThe post Cryptocurrency Marke