ETHEREUM Pushes Past 340.00 On Coinbase - Next 1,000.00 Coin?

The value rise of the Ethereum coin has been what many early adopters use as their stake in the CryptoCurrency markets... myself for one. The coin with seemingly unlimited power at a most opportune time - and with a growing fleet of tokens dependent on it for their good fortune. Use the Ethereum tag on TCR for more info in the news links.
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Now, more important than ever - some Crypto news links:

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As the banner of TCR states - fraud and the powers that be can bring everything to a crash...and while the ripoffs might be slightly less than before - here's another complaint about OK Coin loosing someones coins (via NOT responding to validation requests for identity) - as reported last post - Poloniex too is overwhelmed with people seeking to get in on the Bitcoin explosion - growing pains is much more likely than fraud. The Reddit user who brought this to everyone's attention with proof via screen shots about some shady moves with his account - his received a call from OK.

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As you know...the media didn't tell you to buy Bitcoin at 10 bucks, or 50, or 100, or even at 500 or 1000 - they will never tell you to buy as it's value approaches 3,000 - is this a bubble? Or, does this analyst absolutely nail the four reasons it isn't.

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You need to own some Bitcoin. Seriously. I have made a website to guide you step by step - I named it Obtaining Bitcoin - it explains how to mine Bitcoin and where to buy Bitcoin.

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A few months ago...Bitcoin's dominance in the Crypto field was 80% - now it's under 50% - is the flock to the "alts" - do to the Block Size Debate in Bitcoin? (I doubt it...it's called big money re-evaluating the value of the technology...and money needing an entry point.)

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If you are wondering where the price of coins such as Ethereum goes from here - Here's the Charts And Analysis.

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And....yes...the dream is still quite alive that Bitcoin at 1,000,000.00 Will Become A Reality - no matter what price you get in at...buy some...heck buy 20 bucks a week and you'll own a dime of Bitcoin before summers end perhaps.

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Expect More Updates

Now Go Buy Some Bitcoin

POLONIEX CLOSES TROLLBOX - SEEKS TO COPE WITH CRYPTO EXPANSION

So, Poloniex - America's volume leader for Crypto trading - abruptly closed the window into the insanity of what passes for the new wild wild west. The announcement was made right below where the Trollbox used to be:

To meet the increasing demands on support staff, the Trollbox has been disabled indefinitely and moderators have been reallocated to assist in support.

It really should have been expected as the moderators were dealing with endless requests for level 2 verification and other service issues that seemingly..if the posts in the Trollbox are to believed - were going on for some requests for service for weeks upon weeks. That said, Poloniex also posted a further explanation as to how the process of hiring qualified people who know compliance laws is time-consuming. That said, Polo is routinely handling 55,000+ online at the same time without too much if any problem in lag...a major issue recently during the pump-up of big money into cryptocurrencies at numbers much lower.

I'd expect someone to step in and start a PoloChat website before too long - with all it's problems...the Trollbox was a good source for CryptoNews and coins that were suddenly moving in price up or down.

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In Other News

More and more companies are seeing the advantages of using the blockchain - and it appears that when the proper regulation comes...that it seems ready to work with the likes of Coinbase...with which it already has pilot projects.

Wall Street is figuring out ways to invest in portfolios of cryptos now that Bitcoin's influence in marketcap is waning - and others like Ripple and Ethereum and New Economy Movement are rising - minimum buy-in is 25,000 USD.

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I've found a website that has already taken a BILLION bets on Dice and Roulette - one reason is that it gives you 500 satoshis to begin for FREE. Heck a lucky bet or two on Roulette and your talking real money (you'd need to cash out your bitcoin winnings of course) - why not Check It Out?

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BTW - BITCOIN Mining is BACK at Genesis - they had suspended contracts for a spell. That said, they have RAISED the minimum payout to .001btc up from .0005btc - which means you'll need to wait on your payouts unless you buy in at a good level (I get paid about 120,000 satoshis every three days on my roughly 180.00fiat usd of Sha256 contracts with Genesis.) You can find the Genesis Mining links on this page.

Oh..by the way..here's my new webpage dedicated to getting Bitcoin into your life 

Obtaining Bitcoin

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Price Of Gold Ounce And One Bitcoin Play Tag

At the moment of writing this on the morning of the 7th of March ...gold is priced at 1228 USD and Bitcoin...after some profit taking last night is at 1235 USD...after falling briefly below 1200. Perhaps the psychology of the crowd wants the two prices to be associated with each other - it is indeed a tough realization to internalized IMO. Are the powers that be worried? Is that ETF really going to happen?

I hope that you read our last post about AVOIDING the 'lifetime investment' scams involving slow pay ponzi's - and while I will get to the GOOD btc ideas out there to make btc...today let's focus on the links.
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Blockchain and Bitcoin Links

Here's a CNBC link that talks of the rumored Bitcoin ETF...so long in the works. The effects of the price? No one knows.

And here's Bloomberg - positioning ETHEREUM as Bitcoin's top rival...and what's next for it (the end of mining).

Now..in 2017, everyone wants to get a sense of what the Trump Adminstration's view about Crypto will be.... fingers crossed. Already the DHS is granting Factom money for blockchain development. Indeed, Factom...also has had recent news at cranking out a Commercial Product For The Mortgage Industry - as uses for the blockchain proliferate. 

The Philosopher King of Crypto Vitalik Buterin in this paper discusses the theory edge of rewards and punishments ....as they relate to crypto. Meanwhile...Russia is investigating claims of fraud at Crypto Exchange Yo-Bit.

There is of course...a continued evolution in how Bitcoin is being viewed by not only the powers that be...but by the mainstream media ..which this report may be becoming more balanced in the UK. And, as has been continually a point in those in favor of the blockchain taking over the world.... development in Africa is hinging on it's development.

Is 14,000 USD Bitcoin Coming By 2018? Lots of predictions for the moon for sure.

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Going  to get to a huge backlog of links in the next posting.

Pascal Coin Re-Ignites Crypto Exchanges

How about a new coin with new blockchain language - that reads like a bank account instead of dozens of random letters and numbers? Pascal coin had trading volumes in excess of 25,000 btc on Poloniex in one day and huge moves in both directions of price discovery... which ultimately remains to be seen. It's been the coin positioned for humans not geeks - read more via their webpage.

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Blockchain Links And Crypto Coin News

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It's already old news...but part of Bitcoin's volatility this month has been the result of ...perhaps scare tactics.... such as the rumor of China Banning Bitcoin - that said, volume was affected by making trading of it involve fees...no more free trading in China.

Ethereum continues to make headway after a tough first year in the real world of Crypto - here's some of the Latest News And Developments.

If you are looking for banter out there that Bitcoin Is The New Gold - here's one read. Might take 20 years. But,,, IF Bitcoin can be the basis for international currency Exchange - who knows the ultimate potential for usage.

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Updates Are Going To Be More Often In 2017

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Finally remember the very generous offer from Coinbase to everyone who buys bitcoin from them. IF you use someones Affiliate Link to join Coinbase...the first 100 dollars of Bitcoin you buy is then matched with 10 additional dollars worth of BTC - the affiliate (This Blog) also gets the same reward. BTW, when you join you too will have your own affiliate link to spread the good news about BTC.

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Bitcoin Tweets Dominated By California

Crypto And Blockchain Links/News

An analysis of tweets from 2014 revealed that the term Bitcoin was centered in California and a few other locations.... of interest in the article was that NY state didn't have that orientation but sure did for the word BANK....good read. Speaking of banks...the FED just raised rates for only the second time in a decade...good news, or, time to put your money into Bitcoin? 

And, IF you still don't own any Bitcoin ...use my link and when you buy your first 100.00 USD worth of BTC from Coinbase - they will give you 10.00 worth of BTC FREE (Barfstew gets FREE BTC too) - don't be the last to own Bitcoin.

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IF you have been reading Barfstew over the last month or two..you realized by now that things are rapidly changing ... from changes in law in Japan and Russia about BTC to the near fall of fiat, resulting in a rising barter economy, in some major countries India (to combat fraud) - so, with BTC once again in higher demand worldwide... and being seen as more and more a store of value as it approaches 800 dollars per coin... here's some stories of folks that simply Already wish they had bought more when it was cheaper.... that said, at least they have some of the 16 million available coins. Indeed...this analysis suggests that Bitcoin Is Headed To 1000 Plus in value.

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While most folks are aware that buying and selling BTC can involve the IRS if you turn all that into cash - and that profits are taxable.... (assuming you cash out) - it's still somewhat of a relief that someone is saying the recent IRS grab to get to the records of over One Million Coinbase Clients may be stopped because of government overreach. We'll see.

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You say you want to know the latest news about Ethereum? Might the 7.82 price be the get in moment? Or, is the price headed downward for at least the short term?

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Meanwhile... at BitPay they indicated that in year to year comparisons that commerce in BTC was up...over 1,800%. That is not a misprint. And imagine what may happen if Bitcoin addresses some of it's limitations with SegWit - currently sitting at about 25% adoption by the miners of BTC.

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India Moving To Biometric Scans On Every Person For Banking

Whether it is big brother or 1984 - India seems bent on skipping the debit card part of world society and leaping ahead...furthering the move to a cashless society via bioscans. And more and more in India are viewing Bitcoin As Wealth Protection. On a similar front... should Governments and Bitcoin, Finally Bury The Hatchet?

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Do You Own Some Bitcoin Yet?

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With cyber attacks in the headlines continuously, such as the latest hack at Ethereum And Augur (which was dumped on exchanges) - often for the ransom of Bitcoin - it's of interest that the same blockchain technology could be used to Prevent Cyber Attacks. Or secure voting systems...or even Vehicle Registrations. You get the gist...the blockchain isn't going away.

Could it be used to stop illegal laundered money?

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By the way...before you begin trading on the Crypto Exchanges - be aware that analysis this sophisticated is out there along with manipulative bots and developers who want an active coin.

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Bitcoin Soft Fork Becomes Political Popularity Contest - Perhaps

In most updates I provide a `breaking' story - this really is more background than story.... but - it's new today too - Bitcoin Softfork... underlying question of course is when or if BTC will change into store of value haven and challenge the existing fiats. Read more about the SegWit Solution soft fork.
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Crypto Links

In HUGE news - The IRS Has Issued A Summons To Coinbase to identify at least several BTC accounts that seem to suggest illegal activity that avoids IRS taxes - since most in USA if not many nations use Coinbase as their source of BTC - worrisome indeed. The story really leaves it open how large or specific the IRS request to Coinbase is...stay tuned.

First India and now Venezuela is imposing currency ATM restrictions - and the interest in Bitcoin continues to grow as fiats are seen as less reliable. Same is true for Canada - even if for different reasons than a currency collapse - indeed, BTC ATM's have come to Coffee Shops In Canada Recently.

As Bitcoin continues to rise in price - 4% Rises In One Hour are starting to occur.

As you know by simply being here and reading the links a few times a month - things are changing fast as more and more uses for the blockchain are imagined... now how about earning money for your computer's own downtime? Read About The Golem Pre-Sale. (earlier in month)

As more and more merchants understand the potential to reach the BTC market... and understand it's convertibility - more and more are accepting it for retail - Like Dozens Of Merchants In France This Week.

How about this read about ETH's situation... seems that various ETHEREUM projects may be what is Sustaining It's Real Value. Interesting.

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What Does Zcash Mean For Ethereum?

First up is a highly speculative article about how the Zcash coin could enhance Ethereum.... Will it be a competitor or ally? The whole Zcash phenomena is still ongoing as this post is uploaded.
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Crypto Links

Seems that UBER has teamed up with a debit card company to serve underbanked markets...like Latin America. Can accepting BTC be far behind?

Leave it to Redditors - seems someone offered up .01btc for EVERY comment if Trump won on one thread - and suddenly - with Hillary Clinton REJECTING BTC - Trump and btc have a strange connection (he also is buds with Tyson of course).

Did you know that India Replaced It's Currency Last Month? And it seems that all is not peachy keen.

Could Bitcoin increasingly be viewed like a Swiss Bank Account? In other words - like a Safe Asset? - And if so, what may happen to the price when the super wealthy discover that they need some?

Lots of people are in the dark as to what the IRS ruled about Bitcoin and alternative currencies in 2014 - now the treasury is asking the IRS again to look at all of the hubbub - much of it is summarized in this article.

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Are Fiat Bankers Beginning To Fear Bitcoin?

Crypto Links

The headline refers to the EU Central Bank's newly stated views on Cryptocurrencies - you can almost smell the fear in their words about losing control of money itself.

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Another example of how the international banking scene could be affected is the use of BTC across international borders - like how in just 2016...on a month to month basis - the increase has been 10 fold already from about 5 million (USD) a month to over 40 million (USD) a month.

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The Real Estate Industry Tries Out The Ethereum Blockchain

Things may never be the same.

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Underserved banking markets like India have adapted to BTC in rapid fashion - here's a short read about just how explosive the digital payment environment in India is expected to grow. Think HUGE by 2020.

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More good crypto news? OpenBazaar - A Bitcoin Based Marketplace has version two of the platform and just one version short of being able to do it in one click perhaps. Even so - the reviewer REALLY likes the new version. Oh... ZCash Arrives On October 28th - I got me some at Bittrex the other day.

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With ICO's SO SO hot - here's a few comparisons of ICO's to Crowd Funding and the drawbacks some are pointing out (like it's an unknown quantity, etc.)

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ETHEREUM CRASHES....ALL ALTS CRASH IN Bloody Sunday Of Red

It was a bloodbath as the Crypto traders got a taste of what inviting the BIG money does when playing the Crypto Currency game of the wild wild west. All that said, here's some of the news lately... 
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The ETHEREUM Price Trends For This Week

Has support been found for a new uptrend?

The BITCOIN Price Trends This Week

Each can be dependent on the other as you know

Alt Coin Analysis For This Week (4/10) - DASH and LTC

other coins too.... does the downward trend continue?

Blockchain News

Will People Become Their OWN Banks?

Can we assume TPTB might have another opinion?

DISNEY To Use The Blockchain?

It's started .... find out how and where

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Other News

The Dream Is For BITCOIN To Take Over The Banking System

could it?

Report Claims Bitcoin Worth Over 600

perhaps a base price after the hardfork?

Will BITCOIN Even Survive 2016

will it continue to be a storehouse of value?

Panama Papers Show Broken System... Could BITCOIN Help?

or... too daring a solution not sought by the powers that be 

Will Wright Prove He Is Satoshi?

he's got 4 days I guess

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Crypto Explodes - ETHEREUM Marketcap ($ 1,104,791,536 near peak) Flirts With One Billion

A Lot Has Happened In Crypto Since The Last Post - Dig In

ETHEREUM... the coin we have been following since near it's real beginnings has EXPLODED the perceptions of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain. In just the past 10 weeks.. ETH has increased in value 10X and more... and more is just around the corner for the `new bitcoin'. See and read the many links about ETHEREUM below and how REAL business is the new crypto catalyst.
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Winners
The Watershed Moment Has Arrived

Microsoft Azure Adds New Certified Blockchains
AND
More Of The Same
Adds for Augur, BitShares, Lisk, SYScoin, Slock.it, 
(Slock.it - building the Ethereum Computer)

Just One Method That BitShares Is Applying To The Technology

Update #7 NEW ADDS - Expanse, Radium, Monero - Influx, Tendermint, Algorythmix

Microsoft Certifies Ethereum

the biggest news of all

(from the link)

BlockApps, a startup providing Ethereum blockchain software for enterprises, has become the first certified offering on Microsoft Azure's Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) marketplace.

With its latest post, Microsoft also announced that asset exchange provider AlphaPoint and Internet-of-Things micropayments startup IOTA have joined its Azure BaaS platform.

Launched in October, Microsoft has been steadily adding providers to its blockchain testing environment for enterprises, though BlockApps' Strato platform is the first to gain certification.

Calling the news "a watershed moment", Marley Gray, director of blockchain strategy at Microsoft, said:

"The simple, rapid and flexible one-click deploy of Ethereum blockchain architecture launched on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace enables enterprises and developers to quickly deploy a certified blockchain environment on Azure."

Gray added that he believes the offering will expedite enterprise blockchain development, as it enables enterprises to develop proofs-of-concept (PoCs) and scale to full production systems.

ETHEREUM.ORG

the website

The ETHEREUM PROJECT ON FACEBOOK

for the very latest ETH news

ETHEREUM On Wikipedia

for the short and real history

The ETHEREUM Whitepaper

the Github must read

ETHEREUM PROJECT ON TWITTER

for the instant communications

The Augur Beta Program Is Up
this prediction market will be a winner IMO .... more about Prediction Markets as two OTHER website owners of Prediction Markets interview each other. (This is a YouTube link.) - I also personally play in Spark Profit and Preditit.Org a stockmarket/commodities/btc marketplace and a political prediction market respectively. 

Early Warnings To Buy ETHEREUM
months ago... much like this website

Vitalik Buterin Charts ETHEREUM's Future In Coinbase Meeting
how long before ETH is available via Coinbase? how much more awareness and marketcap?

ETHEREUM Founder Gets Role At Toronto Stock Exchange
the big money does not want to be left out

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Meanwhile... At Bitcoin

Factom And Bitcoin To Secure The Future?

real business deals by Factom - Factom's Very Active Twitter Account and yet More About Factom

Another First - Real Estate Sold Via BTC
happening in Denmark... good details... short article

More About The Upcoming Hard Fork For Bitcoin - And The 5,000 Dollar Bet
that it all works out fine... hmm.

then... less than a week later... this

OR... Is THIS The Hard Fork Solution - Segregated Witness
sounds like a spy novel.... relocating some outside the chain

Another Look At The On-Going Bitcoin Debate

with examples of other `hard forks' that science has delivered

And, while they have removed links to the stories.... for one day... during the ETH surge... they were no longer accepting BTC at the Microsoft store.

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Meanwhile  As Microsoft ..... Gets Into The Blockchain Business

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Speaking Of Real Business

Stellar Coin To Bring Banking To Nigeria Population
it's REAL Business that will be the key to coins and the blockchain - here's another `Underbanked' Story and how the blockchain will be vital for transformation

ETHEREUM Used by Ridesharing Start Up
real business via ETH and `Arcade City'

And Airbnb Is Considering Using The Blockchain Too
quick read... part of the theme you are reading
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Other Coins Of Utility To Smart Contracts/Blockchain

Counterparty
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Other Crypto Winners You May Have Missed

How BitWage Works
could this be the movement that finally cripples the Fiat dominance? - the evolution of Payroll is right. More About Bitwage. Crypto is moving into employment big time - Gigs For Crypto - BitHire...

UK Treasury Says Crypto Has LOW Laundering Usage
could limit negative perceptions a bit

Ultimately... Why Criminals Can't Hide Behind Crypto/Bitcoin
not all proven as of yet IMO... but interesting

Tether.To
The way to some Crypto via Fiat
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The Bitcoin/Crypto BARF
One Coin - Much Scam
shit coins and shit developers continue to pepper the industry
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The Bitcoin/Crypto STEW

The Day The MS Store Didn't Take Bitcoin
in some circles called a trial balloon IMO

The Big Visions Of The NEM (New Economy Movement) Coin
new Proof Of Importance concept out to beat BTC

Are Digital Versions Of Fiat Coming?
Australian Central Bank Studies Idea

Billed As A Java Version Of ETHEREUM - LISK
2nd largest ICO ever... and yes... I bought in too.
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The Ethereum Sensation II

The surge in marketcap at Ethereum http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/views/all/ has put it into uncontested 2nd place as we do this posting. Rumors of the marketcap exceeding BTC are not impossible to find (50 dollars a coin)...  and, since a handful of coins are up since the Hearn BTC analysis - are they the ones to inherent the scene? Will the comparison for coins be to ETH's value soon as the ETH fiat market grows too?..... Which all belies... what happens to BTC?
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The Ethereum Sensation II
Here's the Ethereum Sensation One Link From August 31st, 2015

And, here's all the specific updates

2016 - Predictions... and It's all Ethereum

the cat is out of the bag... it's game on

It's Beyond Businesses Using - Governments Are Getting Interested

how long before weak third world economies do the switch? Is that why Scot Coin is also doing well?

Ethereum Developer Vitalek's List Of Crypto Involvement
the markets guru is Vitalik Buterin, and investing where he puts his time is important

YES - Doge Coin IS Linked To Ethereum (in a way)
and Doge went WAY up in value for realizing the future?

Is Ethereum Going To Power The Internet Of Things?

could the `things' make MONEY?

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Once 100 ETH = 1 BTC... can the direction be anywhere but UP? How low will the ratio go? Will there be TWO value centers?
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More Coin News
Coinbase Announces - First 1 Million Spent By Consumers On Shift BTC Card
so, the answer to where can BTC be spent is ... where ever VISA is accepted.

The 40 TRILLION Dollar Supply Chain
the next market that the blockchain will be disrupting

And Finally
Goodman Sachs Says It's Examining If Capitalism Works
and perhaps, currency fluctuation?
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The Hearn Bitcoin Analysis Shakes Market

It has already been an eventful 2016 in nearly all financial markets as you know... most markets have taken significant hits to marketcap, While BTC Soared In The First Days Of 16...and that includes Cryptocurrencies in general too. But, now, already,  there are significant new patterns too - such as the surge in certain fiat values despite BTC's volatility - and yes... we are speaking about the Ethereum fiat value spike (to 2.22 as of this post) as folks search anew for a new `Bitcoin' - to replace a flawed product as it now stands - perhaps...... I'll let Hearn explain it all via this link and the excerpt below: Hearn Leaves BTC - Selling All His Coins - Trashing The Coin While Exiting (Jan14th)

"From the start, I’ve always said the same thing: Bitcoin is an experiment and like all experiments, it can fail. So don’t invest what you can’t afford to lose. I’ve said this in interviews, on stage at conferences, and over email. So have other well known developers like Gavin Andresen and Jeff Garzik.
But despite knowing that Bitcoin could fail all along, the now inescapable conclusion that it has failed still saddens me greatly. The fundamentals are broken and whatever happens to the price in the short term, the long term trend should probably be downwards. I will no longer be taking part in Bitcoin development and have sold all my coins.

Why has Bitcoin failed? It has failed because the community has failed. What was meant to be a new, decentralised form of money that lacked “systemically important institutions” and “too big to fail” has become something even worse: a system completely controlled by just a handful of people." 
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Immediately... the price tanked from 430ish to 360ish - and every follow up MSM article made the coin value even more reactive - both ways... as many articles pointed out it was the 90th declaration of BTC being dead..Bitcoin Isn't Dead.... YET... and many point out that now the `community' will have some fire under its ass to make the needed changes.... we will see.
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Since the Hearn analysis, the coin generating the most trading interest and that seems to have the most development potential and everyone's favorite... Ethereum... here's some recent ETH links to get you up to speed:

Will The Number Of Ethereum Coins Be Capped?

and

Here's The Numbers
and another of the crowd favorites of late is
Factom

Oh, on the same day as Hearn made his announcement.... Cryptsy officially offered up an explanation by Big Vern indicating the loss of 10,000 BTC and 300,000LTC in a wallet theft in 2014.... at times now the website seems dead.... over 10K BTC loss by investors.... including about .09BTC by yours truly.

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MORE Crypto News

The On-Going Rumor Of Crackdowns On BTC Coming - This One Because Of The Paris Attacks

And for those who say ... who controls the info controls the news and flow will note the Sale Of CoinDesk - a major source of BTC info and analysis.

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Buckle Your Seatbelts, 2016 Looks Wild

Is Craig Steven Wright ..... Mr. Bitcoin? ....Satoshi Nakamoto

As always... tons is happening in the BTC scene but few IMO expected that Satoshi Nakamoto was perhaps about to be revealed to all -- or has he been? The follow up to this Wired Article I bet will finally settle the case once and for all.... now about those taxes on 1.1 million coins?
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The connection between the blockchain (bitcoin technology to the MSM) and banking is seemingly growing daily - is a power shift going on?
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The Ethereum team calls the prediction market the 7th information revolution an interesting read.
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The 14 Biggest Bitcoin Headlines (and stories) Of 2015 you can learn a lot in a small amount of time with this click.
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Bitcoin - Spiking - Huge Companies Entering Into Bitcoin-Blockchain Investments

It's like a light going off in one's collective head - or the clanging of a LOUD bell ... but wall street and more has discovered possible uses for the technology this blog is about - and the next spike in Bitcoin value may have already began.
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Recent Links Of Interest

Firms Investing Include MasterCard And New York Life... Etc

a tease from the above link

The other investors in DCG include a range of venture capital firms and family offices such as FirstMark Capital, Novel TMT, Oak HC/FT, RRE Ventures, Solon Mack Capital, and Transamerica Ventures.

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The Ultimate Marriage?

Ethereum - Bitcoin - Gold - Diamonds

the shit is getting real folks

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Ethereum Could Be A Strategy For Big IT Firms

Ethereum Too Is Spiking Recently

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Ethereum's Augur Crowdsale - Plus Details

yes... I bought in and have 33 reps

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And finally for Today's Must Read

Interview With Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin theorises about monetising an Ethereum browser, the price of Bitcoin and education in China

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What IF... There Was A BitRuble?

As you are aware... other than perhaps MAZA coin.. no other current cryptocurrency can truly be tied to ANY sovereign nation... and as you are aware... one nation in it's eyes has been `under attack' and it's currency has taken a HUGE hit via sanctions and with the declining price in Oil.... yes.. that would describe Russia... the old USSR..... led by as big an ego maniac they say as our own Donald... a guy that just might go his own way... as he already has shown to the world.. and who just might ONE UP the entire world.... with the BitRuble move... peg his currency to not a basket of Fiat currencies but to the international price of the Bitcoin Cryptocurrency.

So WHAT IF.. suddenly a NATION was using it's resources to REPRICE it's trade? Via the BITCOIN structure? Could it be the EXACT mechanism needed for the long awaited Bitcoin Spike? Could all trade with Russia suddenly be the new market for other nations having to pay in BitRubles? Does ANYONE NOT UNDERSTAND what that would do to demand?

Here's a few tokens of what I've been reading.... your comments?
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The Russian Bitcoin Factor

The BitRuble Rumor

a huge positive... OR... the Banning Of Bitcoin?

Head Of Russia's Largest Bank A Bitcoin Owner

he makes a joking point about Bitcoin being the only currency down more than the Ruble

HUGE Spikes In Folks Buying Bitcoin In Russia

is this INSIDE buying?

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In Other Crypto News

First ETF Impressed By Bitcoins Price Stability

and they will be more impressed by the price spike that they avoided

The USA Declares Bitcoin And Other Crypto A Commodity

like gold and oil

9 MAJOR Banks Unite Behind The Blockchain

perhaps the biggest recent news of all

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Also Worth Noting - Perhaps

Bitcoin At 300,000 Buzz

most interesting is the contention that the value may be in other coins 

The REAL Bitcoin BET About Ethereum

one amazing website IMO

Buy Now Or Cry Later?

the easy easy case for why you need to own more than 0.002 BTC

Source For Latest Bitcoin And Blockchain News

I bookmarked this one

Mike Tyson's Bitcoin ATM Goes Live

BTC's new image..... Vegas .... of course

The Coin Index @ Poloniex

interestingly... it gets NO trades hardly

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The Ethereum Sensation

I was not caught completely off guard like many concerning Ethereum and knew that its release would cause ripples... but... not like this... and some are saying it could compete with the God of Crypto, Bitcoin, for marketcap - in as little as a few years or less. Rumors abound about it... that large companies want to use it... that pension funds want to buy and hold it... that Augur will be amazing.... etc.

All that said... how about links from the Cryptoworld as I continue to put together a big post for all.
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First... Ethereum
Fourth In Marketcap
as of 8/31/15

Blog Post About Ethereum's Security
impressive

meanwhile, some say this `leaked' chat memo indicates Ethereum has a ways to go in development:

Ethereum Launches..... BUT
will all this cashflow help?

Many who are part of the Ethereum gold rush point at this tape where an intelligent woman at 2:15 identifies Ethereum as the connection potential for the Internet Of Things. IMB is bigtime and so is the marketcap of Ethereum already:

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