As Countries Turn Against Fiat - Bitcoin Volume Slows Blockchain

Is the bad Fiat news the good news for Bitcoin..or is Bitcoin's slow transactions due to pickup... bad news - When Average Confirmation Times Hit Two Hours? -- on the country front... Spain Is Rumored to be ready to impose some fiat control like other countries....read deeper on the blog for more links in this regard.... Before you think that the blockchain will never compare to the speed of wire transfers.... It's already here.
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Crypto Links

We've been detailing the many reasons that Bitcoin seems to have an overall upward price pressure.... As 774 USD suggests .. IMO...if China restricts the outflow of BTC from it's shores or into non China exchanges...what BTC that is not in China would have even more upward pressure. Significant arbitrage exists already for those prepared to joust with exchanges and such.

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This man senses that India may be only 8 to 10 years from Bitcoin adoption. 

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Community News From LISK - as more and more development teams begin to understand the marketing side of Crypto.

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So... Russia's tax authorities now recognize Bitcoin as a monetary transaction. Threats against individuals and banks have been dropped. Yet another potential BOOM to bring folks in from the sidelines. And Norway's Largest Bank just made buying and using BTC easier for their customers.

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Have you been wondering how much some of the Bitcoin mining machines cost?... And what the Pros And Cons of Bitcoin Mining Might Be? - about a 4 minute read with links.

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So...you've heard about the money some folks have made on ICO's over the past couple of years... here's a review of what to look for in Initial Coin Offerings.

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And for today's final read.... how about those free Subway Rides courtesy of hackers... demanding BTC.

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The DAO Hack Changes Crypto

Have you had a good summer? I want to thank visitors to this site to continue to visit the archive at the 1000 pageviews a day level ALL SUMMER despite no updates... that is about to change bigtime as we move back into blogging season.

As you can see from today's headline - the 100 million dollar plus `hacking' or `executing the code' of the DAO is obviously the summer lead story; and represents the tarnishing of one of ETH's biggest promises..the smart contract to fund the autonomous development of an idea....the hard fork and the creation of ETC... only highlighted the problems to many.

The video below is worth the watch:

26,000 Views and about a 40/1 positive to negative reaction

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NEWS - Perhaps

Why Ripple And BTC Will Be There When The US Dollar Gig Gives Up

very dire view....probably overstated

Blocksafe --- Chooses LISK For Gun Safety `Lock' Innovations

the LISK sidechain scores big

Is Synereo Facebook Competition?

the blockchain comes to social media in September?

rival to Steemit?

Is First BTC For OIL Market Emerging?

as more countries seek to replace US Petro Dollars

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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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(Smart Links)
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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