There is no possible way to summarize the last two months of the CryptoCurrency arena - other than to say - who knows where this is all going. First, after the fork, Bitcoin rose to 5,000 USD...only to fall to under 3000 a few days (weeks later) - only to rise again......China has stepped in...banning ICO's (initial coin offerings to raise cash for companies based on the blockchain tech....and then banning exchanges. Some say it is to keep the Bitcoin profits of the miners within the border of China...one never knows. Meanwhile, Bitcoin itself seems headed for yet another hard fork in a matter of weeks - and the "camps" for the existing versions already...leave a bit to be desired as far as motives....and what about Bitcoin Cash?...said to be the real bitcoin by some real power-players...what happens if the Bitcoin mystic de-materializes?
Regardless of how impossible it is to review two months of changes to the blockchain tech and it's adaption and rebuff my the mainstream...below you will find many Bitcoin links that attempt to bring you up to date in a sense at least...you will also find many links of a NON Bitcoin nature...you may want to bookmark Bit-Stew...it has a lot for you.
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While China has closed its exchanges... Japan just ENDORSED 11 of them for it's citizens to be at the forefront of Crypto.
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Meanwhile Dubai will become the first nation to issue its OWN crypto coin...for payment of government services. Hmm. The link also points out that some property is now being sold in Dubai priced in Bitcoin for payment.
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Hey...forget countries getting involved in Crypto..how about the real power players ... like McDonald's who is now teasing that they may be taking the coin that Jamie Diamond hates...
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From the above...you'd think that all is rosy in the Bitcoin garden right?....hardly...here's a very LONG (but worth it) detailed Reddit read that will totally shake your confidence that the value of Bitcoin will rise forever...as it is now close to be being controlled by some not so cool forces...you decide.
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Speaking of forces not under control...as you know...the MSM (mainstream media) has had a hard hard time "explaining" the motives of the Las Vegas shooter last week...let's devolve into some of the conspiracy stuff out there.... such as this link about what a couple of Australians claim to have seen...
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Speaking of theories...you ever hear the one about ELVIS and aliens? Didn't think so.
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I think that will do for today...please bookmark and return for more...and again...the archive...will keep you busy the rest of the hour...give it a shot.
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