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Antigua And Barbuda To Support Ethereum-based ‘ICO For Development’

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CFTC Provides Guidance For Employee Investment In Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Futures

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Rabobank May Launch A Cryptocurrency Wallet Service Tied To Bank Accounts, Rabobit

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J.P. Morgan Sees Threat of Disruption By Cryptocurrency

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SEC Provides Guidance For Employee Investment In Cryptocurrencies, ICOs

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Australian Tax Office To Track Down Bitcoin Tax Evaders

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The Bitcoin Game #52: Mike In Space

Hello, welcome to episode 52 of?‚ The Bitcoin Game , I'm Rob Mitchell. This episode I speak with Mike In Space, longtime creator of Bitcoin memes, and more recently, the host of the comedy series, Bitcoin Car Talk . I?'?ve never heard Mike interviewed, so I thought it would be fun to learn a bit more about him. I enjoy Mike?'?s unique sense of humor enough that you'll hear me laugh just hearing his voice at the beginning of our conversation. SHOW LINKS Bitcoin Car Talk http://bitcoincartalk.com Mike In Space on Twitter https://twitter.com/mikeinspace Info on Mike's older Twitter Avatar https://news.artnet.com/art-world/botched-restoration-of-jesus-fresco-miraculously-saves-spanish-town-197057 Brian Hoffman's comedic YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdZZFJLp77OHDlyxQSqov89Qko_hBYpU8 Bitcoin Uncensored, early podcasts https://soundcloud.com/bitcoinuncensored Bitcoin Uncensored, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/cderose36/vid

Bill Gates Offers Sobering Perspective On Cryptocurrencies, ICOs

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Texas State Securities Board Issues Cease And Desist To LeadInvest

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#224 Jeff Garzik: Metronome - Of Bitcoin Satellites and Built-to-Last Chain-Hopping Tokens

We're joined by Jeff Garzik, who was among the very first developers to work with Satoshi in the early days of Bitcoin. Later, he was a core developer at Bitpay and even tried to put a Bitcoin node on a satellite in space. Today, he is co-founder at Bloq, a company providing enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure. Bloq recently announced a new project called Metronome that challenges some of the design and governance principles of many public blockchain networks. Metronome is cryptocurrency that sits on top of existing blockchains and aims to allow tokens to easily move from one network to the other. A series of standard blockchain contracts allow for daily descending price auctions to occur automatically, and for users to buy and sell the tokens using a Bancor-like system with built-in liquidity. Topics discussed in this episode: Jeff's background as a web developer at CNN and as a Linux developer His early days in Bitcoin working with Satoshi His thoughts on Bitcoin

US Department Of Justice Developing Cryptocurrency Strategy

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Israeli Supreme Court Judgement Backs Cryptocurrency Exchange

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FATF Plenary Meeting Seeks To Improve Understanding Of Virtual Currency Risks

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Poloniex Cryptocurrency Exchange Purchased By Goldman Sachs-Backed Circle

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The Crypto Show At The Mexico City Bitcoin Meetup.....Sponsored By Ripple?

A live show from the Mexico City Bitcoin Meetup at EBC Escuela Bancaria Y Comercial which is also venue where a previous Latin American Bitcoin Conference was held. This was an Amazing event sponsored by Ripple and 150 people were turned away because there wasn't enough room. Ripple was not our topic of discussion (the Ripple reps were not permitted to be interviewed) but rather the growth of crypto in Mexico. We also chat with Rosio one of the organizers as well as Jose Rodriguez and Pablo Echeverria. Sponsored by: Dash , CryptoCompare and Defense Distributed Links LogosRadioNetwork https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119365597/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_IQPczbQHWJKP8 TheCryptoShow FreeRoss Social Media The Crypto Show on Facebook @TheCryptoShow @The_Crypto_Show @the_crypto_show instagram The Crypto Show YouTube Tip with Crypto BTC: 139R6K7fxTYaFf2aXTid84Le1ayqMVvSCq Dash: XoeHNrTMKcLWxZpKfUnDMpRbHFNgFmRrLF LTC: LUTJtk4QqXLiDkK8pDKK3jM73VVwbp7oSr ETH: 0x10cfd6916832566e82b3ab

Bringing Renewable Energy to the World Using Blockchain Technology

Modern energy services are vital to human well-being and to a countrys economic development, yet according to the International Energy Agency IEA, globally 1.2 billion people lack access to electricity. Its thought that around 95 percent of these people are in either sub-Saharan Africa or developing Asia, with 80 percent in rural areas.Ethereum-based platform ImpactPPA is attempting to turn on the lights using the power of the blockchain.Selected as one of the top three most promising ICOs at

Nokia Launches Blockchain-Powered IoT Sensing as a Service for Smart Cities

Nokia is launching a set of services, based on Internet of Things IoT, data analytics, and blockchain technologies, for economically and environmentally sustainable smart cities.In the emerging IoT, billions of connected devices and sensors will generate vast amounts of data. Smart cities will need to retrieve, process, interpret and act upon real-time environmental data in a timely manner to ensure they remain sustainable environments for their citizens. To enable efficient IoT ecosystems fo

Bitcoin Price Analysis Bitcoin Faces Pivotal Support as Bulls Exhaust Buying Pressure

After seeing a rally to the $11,000s, bitcoin has managed to pull back to the $9,000 range and has left many bullish investors confused. The initial bullish rally seemed promising as it broke the macro, descending channel that governed much of the market over the last two monthsFigure 1 BTC-USD, 6-Hour Candles, Descending ChannelThe breakout of the descending channel red dotted channel gave hope to many bullish investors as it seemingly signaled the end of the downtrend and perhaps the beginn

Riot Blockchain Gets Hit by Another Shareholder Lawsuit

After changing its name to Riot Blockchain in October to include the word blockchain, the public company watched its stock skyrocket from $8 a share to more than $38 during a cryptocurrency rally at the beginning of the year.The first significant problem was the company did not have any real focus on blockchain technology. Before October, Riot was known as Bioptix, a maker of diagnostic machinery for the biotech industry. The company also changed its ticker symbol to RIOT from BIOP.Another pr

Week in Review for February 23, 2018 Sidechains, Stings and Venezuela

In the past week, news from Venezuela was at the forefront, where crypto mining is way up due to cheap electricity. But their stab at launching their own crypto, the Petro, is not looking like a great plan so far.Good news in regulation, however, is coming from the state of Wyoming as the House unanimously passed two pro-blockchain bills, with five more in the pipe.On the technological front, researches think they have solved a big part of the sidechain puzzle and have published a detailed pa

Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 Is Released Heres Whats New

Today marks the official release of Bitcoin Core 0.16.0, the 16th generation of Bitcoins original software client launched by Satoshi Nakamoto a little over nine years ago. Overseen by Bitcoin Core lead maintainer Wladimir van der Laan, this latest major release was developed by some 100 contributors over a span of five months.As is usual for new releases, Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 includes performance improvements, bug fixes and other optimizations. This release in particular includes several adde

Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com Launches Blockchain Accelerator

Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, a member of the Fortune Global 500 headquartered in Beijing, is launching AI Catapult Accelerator AICA, an accelerator program designed to unlock the transformative potential of startups demonstrating cutting-edge talent in the blockchain space.JD.com is one of the two largest business-to-consumer B2C online retailers in China by transaction volume and revenue, and a major competitor to Alibaba-run Tmall. As of September 2017, JD.coms platform, often referre

European Commission Urges Nations to Embrace Blockchain Tech but Address Risks

Following remarks made by Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Commission EC, after a roundtable on cryptocurrencies, it appears that the European Union EU is prepared to take steps toward regulating cryptocurrencies.While acknowledging that European nations should embrace blockchain technology in order to remain competitive in financial markets, Dombrovskis also cautioned that they should be taking steps to protect their citizens from hazards in the cryptocurrency space.Based o

Circle Leaps Into Exchange Business With Poloniex Acquisition

Circle, a mobile payment app company backed by Goldman Sachs, has announced it is buying U.S.-regulated cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex Inc. a move that will transform Boston-based Circle into one of the biggest players in the industry.According to Fortune Magazine, Circle paid $400 million for the exchange, which handles a trading volume of around $1.5 million per day. Up till now, Circle had three main products Circle Pay, a mobile app that allows users to hold, send, and receive traditio

Op Ed What Do We Mean When We Talk About the Blockchain Ecosystem

Ethereum has just announced its Ethereum Community Fund ECF grant program, an initiative launched by a collection of major players in the Ethereum world that is designed to accelerate the development of blockchain infrastructure apps and services. The stated aim of the ECF is to bring about an environment where teams and ideas can thrive, grow, and collaborate to become essential and functioning pieces of the broader Ethereum ecosystem.All of this raises the question of what exactly we mean w

Goldman Sachs Echoes BofA In Citing Cryptocurrency Risk For SEC Filing

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CoinDash Hacker Returns 20,000 Ether

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Indian State Gov’t, Singapore’s Central Bank To Explore Blockchain Projects

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European Commission VP Contemplates Cryptocurrency Regulation For European Union

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ETHNews Exclusive | Executive Director Of The Ethereum Foundation Aya Miyaguchi

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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #357 Real Lightning with Elizabeth Stark

On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Adam and Andreas are joined by Elizabeth Stark, CEO and Co-Founder of Lightning Labs for a wide ranging discussion about the current state, and future potential, of this exciting open source technology. Some topics include: Splicing, Atomic Multi Path (AMP) Transactions, Neutrino, Negative Fees, Connecting Ethereum and Bitcoin through the same Lightning Network, and more! This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! was sponsored by EasyDNS.com and was edited by Matthew Zipkin. Today's discussion featured Elizabeth Stark, Andreas Antonopoulos and Adam B. Levine. This episode featured music by Jared Rubens & General Fuzz. Any questions or comments? email adam@letstalkbitcoin.com Read More

These Are Not The Tweets You’re Looking For: Scammers Posing As Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin

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Coinbase Sends IRS Summons Notification To 13,000 Customers

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India’s Tech Mahindra Pledges Large Investment In Canadian Blockchain Research

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Bank Of America Cites Cryptocurrency Risks In Annual SEC Filings

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UK Treasury Committee Looks Into Risks And Opportunities For Cryptocurrencies And Commerce

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Iran’s ICT Minister Hints At Forthcoming Cryptocurrency Pilot

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AT&T, Bayer Look To Blockchain To Track Advertising Data

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Venezuela’s Maduro Announces Gold-Backed State-Issued Cryptocurrency

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German Regulator BaFin Emphasizes Securities Compliance By ICOs

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Ubisoft Eyes Digital Collectibles On Blockchain

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French Regulator: Online Crypto Derivative Firms Must Abide By Stricter Standards

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Tezos President Johann Gevers Resigns

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Venezuelan President Claims $735 Million In Petro Presale Investment

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SEC Brings Charges Against BitFunder, Jon Montroll

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Omise Signs MoU To Participate In Official Thai Digital Identity Project

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Italian Ministry Of Economy And Finance Establishing Rules For Virtual Currency Companies

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Bitcoins & Gravy EP #100: Bitcoins & Beer in Nashville!

On today's show I am privileged to be speaking with a very enthusiastic group of People who get together every Tuesday night for Bitcoins & Beer! Join us as we talk about Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, financial technology and the future of the world here at the Dawn of the Age of Cryptocurrency. That-s right Cryptocurrency - the new asset class that enables decentralized applications. Come on out and join us each Tuesday night for Bitcoins & Beer from 7 - 10pm at The Village Pub & Beer Garden in East Nashville, Tennessee. Here?'?s the address: 1308 McGavock Pike - Nashville, TN 37216. CREDITS & VALUABLE LINKS: http://www.riversidevillagepub.com/ Ode To Satoshi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEQ2nPSL5-0 Ode to Satoshi lyrics & melody by John Barrett Copyright 2014 RJM Publishing - BMI Nashville. Guitar: Jonathan Brown Mandolin: Ben Miller Bass Guitar: Michael Rinne Lead Vocal, Harmony Vocals, Harmonica, Snare Drum: John Barrett Harmony vocals: John Ba

#223 Kyle Samani & Tushar Jain: Multicoin - Emerging Frameworks for Cryptoasset Investing

That decentralized networks represent a massive investment opportunity is no longer a controversial view. In the last year alone, over 200 funds dedicated to investing in cryptoassets have been created. But the principles and frameworks to understand this new world are still in its infancy. One fund at the forefront of advancing this understanding has been Multicoin Capital. Their Founders Kyle Samani and Tushar Jain joined us to discuss some of the concepts they use to invest in decentralized networks. Topics discussed in this episode: Google Glass and the origin story of Multicoin Capital Why the most used smart contract platform will produce the winning store of value Why they are bearish on Bitcoin Why money is best thought of as an adjective not a noun Differentiating between work, payment and burn-and-mint tokens Why work tokens capture network value better than payment tokens The future of Multicoin Links mentioned in this episode: Multicoin Capital Website New Mo

Eight Caribbean Island Economies Could Adopt Central Bank-Issued Cryptocurrency

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With 'FutureSkills' Program Launch, Indian Minister Sees Catalyst In Blockchain Technology

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Israel Officials Will Consider Cryptocurrencies Property For Tax Purposes

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Dutch Parliament Has Questions After ING Confirms Banking Relationship With Bitfinex And Tether

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Three Laws Would Regulate Malta’s Blockchain Space, Encourage Innovation

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Wyoming Bill Would Exempt Cryptocurrency From State Tax

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UK, US Agencies Join Forces To Study And Regulate Cryptocurrencies

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France To Invest 700 Million Euros In Tech, Blockchain To Slash Bureaucracy

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South Korean Cryptocurrency Official Dead At 52

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Cyber Days @ UCLA | Day 2

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Monero Team Mulls Changing PoW Algorithm To Protect The Network’s ASIC Resistance

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Cyber Days @ UCLA | Day 1

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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #356 - Privacy on the Blockchain with MimbleWimble

On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Adam and Andreas are joined by Michael aka "YeastPlume", one of the developers of the GRIN project, a first real-life implementation of the MimbleWimble Privacy Protocol. The discussion covers the MimbleWimble protocol at both a user level (Adam asking questions) and at a deeper level (Andreas asking questions). MimbleWimble also has several layers of interesting origin story, which we get into. This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! was sponsored by EasyDNS.com and was edited by Matthew Zipkin. Today's discussion featured Michael, Andreas Antonopoulos and Adam B. Levine. This episode featured music by Jared Rubens & General Fuzz. Any questions or comments? email adam@letstalkbitcoin.com Read More

IARPA’s Geopolitical Forecasting Challenge And Blockchain For Prediction Markets

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Robert Herjavec Weighs In On Blockchain Technology’s Disruptive Capacity

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Bitcoin Trader Faces 20 Years In Prison

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Swiss Regulator FINMA: AML, Securities Laws To Apply To Some ICOs

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FCC Threatens Seizure Of Brooklyn Resident's Bitcoin Miner

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