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As speculation about South Korea's stance on crypto shifts markets, it has emerged that at least one government official in the region is under investigation for insider trading.

On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan, Andreas Antonopoulous and Adam B. Levine kick off 2018 with a wide ranging conversation about... 1 - Lightning Network in Real Life, Today; and what we might see at mainnet launch 2 - BitConnect Failure. Lessons, Fallout, Rules of Thumb to avoid. 3 - Ethereum and Bitcoin Decentralization Report. Neither one is very decentralized.... Depending on how you look at it. This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! was sponsored by EasyDNS.com and edited by Matthew Zipkin. Thanks to Stephanie Murphy, Andreas Antonopoulos, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine for participating in the discussion. This episode featured music by Jared Rubens & the New Time. Any questions or comments? email adam@letstalkbitcoin.com Links https://HTLC.me (Easy to Use, Hosted Lightning Testnet Wallet) https://Yalls.org (Yours.org clone built on lightning testnet) https://lightninggem.com (super basic game using lightnin

As the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry moves into the mainstream, more companies and organizations will need to start taking notice to keep up with the latest technology. The latest to acknowledge the ever-growing presence of digital currencies is Weiss Ratings. In a notice on their website, the independent financial ratings agency announced that they were going to issue letter grades on cryptocurrencies. The company, founded in 1971, claims to be Americas only 100 independent ratingsnRea

Countries across the world remain divided over the cryptocurrency revolution that has emerged over the past year. Some, such as China, strive to eradicate all instances of it, but others, including Switzerland, are embracing the blockchain with open arms. Ahead of a potential crypto G20 summit which could result in a wave of regulatory action, Switzerland has emerged in full support of the technology as voiced via Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann. Crypto Nation The affluentnRead MorenT

For a few months, the Cointed team worked together with independent auditors to create a detailed Transparency Report. In it, you can find details about the companys strategic plan and actualized financial performance of all four of their business ventures. Also, you can access documentation surrounding partnerships, ownership and property rights. Here, we will discuss only the details of Cointeds structure. If you want to get a general idea of who are the amazing peoplenRead MorenThe post Coint

The mainstream press has a knack for giving airtime to Bitcoin naysayers who repeat the same tired arguments. Here are the top five most common myths presented against Bitcoin and why they are wrong. Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Insert Country &8220One Bitcoin Transaction Now Uses as Much Energy as Your House in a Week!&8221 &8220Bitcoins energy usage is huge we can&8217t afford to ignore it&8221 &8220Bitcoin consumes more electricity than Denmark!&8221 Deliber

Lets face it, buying things online can always be a bit of a risk. Theres fraud everywhere, scammers around every corner, and half the time sites just dont care. Few ecommerce platforms have, until now, put the effort into keeping things really safe for their users. This is something that has more or less become part and parcel of doing business transactions on the internet. When dealing with individuals or small companies there is oftennRead MorenThe post Buy&038Sell A Secure and Safe Digita

In a recent speech, Natalya Kaspersky, the co-founder of Kaspersky Labs, made the claim that Bitcoin was a project by American intelligence agencies. Cruise around the internet long enough, and you&8217ll come across a wide range of conspiracy theories. Most of them are pretty outlandish, and the people propagating such claims tend to be of the highly eccentric to put it mildly type. Every once in a while, however, a theory is pushed by someonenRead MorenThe post Kaspersky Labs Co-Founder Sa

Singapore &8211 11 Jan 2018 Singapore-based MegaX introduces first-of-its-kind global millennial online mall having raised USD2.5M from a token sale concluded on 16 November 2017. MegaX, a partnership between iFashion Group and MC Payment, has launched an online mall Megaxstore.com targeted at millennials. Having been in the retail industry since 2009, the mall has served over 1 million customers worldwide. The mall will provide visitors with access to over 1,500 global brands and 80,000 pro

At least two US institutions have requested that the IRS propose a definitive structurefor taxing cryptocurrencies in the country. As authorities see the lucrative appeal of virtual currencies, they also see that they can benefit from this wealth in some way, specifically through taxing crypto holders. However, even though cryptocurrencies may only have been thrust into the mainstream spotlight last year, taxation queries are not as recent. According to CNBC, Tyson Cross, a US-based taxnRead Mor

Zach Piester, a co-founder of Intrepid Ventures, works in Central Asia and refers this part of the world to a center of the universe for him and his colleagues. During the interview with the media office of Blockchain &38 Bitcoin Conference Philippines, he described the region in terms of the growth of blockchain companies there and revealed why investments in cryptocurrencies and blockchain would be a prerogative of major investors soon. Interviewer Blockchain &38 BitcoinnRead MorenThe

The cryptocurrency community is celebrating what may have been the first ever transaction on the Bitcoin Lightning Networks LN mainnet. Additionally, the good news is that the Bitcoin payment operation was, instantaneous and fee-free. LN Transactions Prove to be Cheap and Faster The cryptocurrency community is becoming increasingly enthusiastic about the LN implementation because it promises to significantly lower Bitcoins transaction fees while making possible near-instant transactions. Social