The Four Phase Coinbase Secret Master Plan

A 'secret' for all to see...good read on the future of Crypto and what Coinbase intends to do about it. Looks like we are in Phase Two and about ready for the REAL big breakout. Will you be a part of the blockchain early? (Good background read too.)

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Crypto Links

The real promise of the blockchain is to the TWO BILLION UNBANKED PEOPLE - which could even make their freetime valuable. A new way of thinking about labor?

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I'll bet you have never heard of Liberland...the micronation? Right? (on the Danube) - Well, their national currency is Bitcoin Ya'll. Find out where other countries are moving. That said, the President of Liberland suggested that the Crypto coin DASH may be of interest too. Also... Is China about to launch their own Crypto?

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Last week we cued you into the seeming Fiat problems in India and Venezuela -- resulting perhaps in BTC's price rise to the rest of the world... (including the Yuan's devaluation)...but...could another country... Italy be about to face a banking crisis?

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And, finally - ya gotta love the stories by folks that should know - who say that there is still a chance that Bitcoin... Could Rise To One Million Dollars Each - why not buy some at Coinbase today... and the first time you buy 100.00 worth - they give you 10 bucks of FREE Bitcoin.... 

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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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Might China Impose Bitcoin Controls

Good Morning Crypto Folks - Seems that China due to their own currency problems - may impose Restrictions on Bitcoin - such as restricting exchanges in China from moving BTC out of the nation. And, while prices immediately fell (probably by pure chance and not regarding this story IMO) - to me the effect might be a limiting to a degree of the supply to the world - driving prices higher. Meanwhile...is it possible that having China be the center of Bitcoin Trading And Mining a good thing?
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Crypto Links

Bitcoin Foundation Hits At Banks

the outdated system clings to power while billions live on 3 dollars a day

Bitcoin Circles The Legal Pot Business In USA

and the problems with having marijuana be an all cash business

Ethereum And Microsoft Just Got Closer

continuing the relationship on the Azure Cloud

Here's Some Advice And Background About Mining Zcash

and why some are buying mining machines

More Exchanges Add Alternative Cryptos

one coin that could benefit is EXP (Expanse)

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THE OCTOBER 29TH Zcash Crash - AND - Swiss Railway Company Turns Ticket Machines Into Bitcoin ATM's

If you are a crypto-trader you probably lost money yesterday doing so; as much like 10-29-1929 - yesterday's 10-29 saw the similar crash - of not only the newly introduced Zcash - but nearly all cryptos; as Bitcoin itself, seems determined to return to the 800 dollar level again. Nonetheless... a few coins are already in recovery mode and timing the bottom was probably impossible.
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Crypto Links

BITCOIN ATMs Just Spread Like Wildfire In Switzerland

to the tune of 1000 more

Here's Why Zcash Might Still Be Worth 70.00 Bucks A Month From Now

details on the mining and money behind the latest Crypto rage

BTC Passes 700 Bucks Per Coin

lots and lots going its way right now IMO - including China's own fiat problems

Overstock - Digs Deeper Into Bitcoin Via Stock Offering On Blockchain Platform

into the weeds of details on the continuing revolution

The Coming War Between Banks And Bitcoin?

the battle between money, bitcoin and information - meanwhile, the banks themselves are stocking up on Bitcoin to pay Cyber Security Ransoms.

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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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SegWit To Soft Fork Bitcoin In November

Crypto Links

The Segregated Witness augmentation to the Bitcoin core should help in the desired scaling solution for BTC. Along the same theme - why are BTC confirmations taking so long?

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Do you want three good reasons to invest in Cryptocurrencies? How about Japan - Litecoin - Diminshing Fiat Values! Seems a Japan utility is accepting BTC and giving a discount for its use; the Chinese are going for the silver coin LTC; and the Pound and other fiats decline in relation to the dollar.

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With Trump calling the vote rigged - the blockchain could once again come to the rescue - For Security.

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Will Japan Dropping The BTC Sales Tax Be A Boom To BTC?

Once again....might be a good time to get in.

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Need more? How about a Netflix executive saying he'd like to see BTC become the world currency....sees efficiency and cost effectiveness. 

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Or..how about an online platform of Doctors... that takes Bitcoin in payments for extra privacy.

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And finally

Are some BTC miners trying to force the Blocksize Issue? - No wonder SWitness is about to happen too.

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Monero's BubbleBump Over?

Crypto Links

Despite a ready market - the Monero excitement has largely ended - or has it? Monero Loses Top 5 Marketcap. And, is it possible that Monero Was Part Of An Exit Scam?
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Ethereum To Power Lottery Alternative? - here's the ICO info.
And More Info directly from the ICO site.
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ICONomi Raises Nearly 9 Million In ICO - this one is based on investing in crypto itself. BIG TIME IDEAS indeed.
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Warnings That OneCoin May Be A Scam - buyers beware.
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BITCOIN.COM Secures More Than 1% Total BTC Hashrate - more approaches to the blocksize issue.
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Is A BTC Storm About To Unleash In Argentina? Regulations are easing.
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Bitcoin Usage Grows

Here's some of the latest links in Cryptocurrencies:
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10's of 1000's Of Merchants In South Africa Take Bitcoin

friendly government policies

Paying Your Electric Bill In Bitcoin In Japan Might Save You 5%

how's that for confidence in future value?

The Over The Counter BTC Market In China Is Dominating BTC

does it suggest that prices will rise?

First Blood Crowdsale Sells Goal In Under One Hour
the betting days are near indeed
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I have found a very private way to play Roulette, Dice, Video Poker or Blackjack on the internet - it's called DogeSpin - http://dogesp.in/ and I've used it for over a year. On this website you have YOUR OWN PERSONAL page for all your gambling. Yes... no chat...just privacy the way you like it.

The webpage also has good customer service the one time I had a question too. Additionally it shows you the odds of any bet you make and like other internet gambling webpages - is provably fair if you take the time to verify your bets. And, as you can probably bet - it takes deposits in Doge coins and pays out the same....one time I did have a large positive run and easily transferred my Doge into an exchange.

I highly suggest Dogesp.in - and unlike nearly all gambling sites - it has NO affiliate links - your cut is never compromised...so check it out.
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Joe Rogan Aids In Bitcoin Awareness

Hey hey readers - more Bitcoin links below.
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REVOLUTION OR BARFSTEW?

The Joe Rogan Show

Andreas Antonopoulos makes his fourth appearance

Could Bitcoin's Rise Above 600 Be Because Of A Looming Recession?

Or, is it just a pump by the China miners?

I Phone 7 Dumps Dash - Hopefuls Push Ethereum Classic

Certainly could boost the image of ETC

Advertiser Friendly YouTube - May Drive Vloggers And More To Decentralized Platforms

PopChest Is One Of These Platforms

DAO Hacker Donates Measly 1,500.00 Fiat Value To ETC

Is the hacker converting his stash of ETH to Monero?

Will Synereo Bring A New Blockchain?

Devs claim it would have stopped DAO attack

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Monero Becomes The Big Cheese

Hey Crypto fans - got some links for you today to enjoy. As noted by our headline, on Sept 1st Monero became a new currency accepted on the so-called dark web - and consequently has seen real volume and action...even becoming at times the most valuable Crypto except for BTC. Who'da thought privacy would still matter?
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Revolution Or Barfstew?

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Bitcoin Investors Turn To Physical Bitcoin For Long Term Security

no, not coins, an excellent 'physical' wallet, read all about it

Reasons For Monero's Growth

certainly worth the read

An Institute Studies If BTC Could Topple Fiat Currencies

here's a quote

"Contrary to conventional wisdom, our research shows that fiat currencies crowd out Bitcoin, not the reverse and that the design and size of the Bitcoin market deprive the currency of its intended use as a medium of exchange. What is also evident is that Bitcoin poses minimal risk to financial or monetary stability. Despite this, if the acceptance of Bitcoin or other virtual currencies increases significantly on a global scale, it could have significant consequences on the relevance of monetary policy, as its decentralized and independent nature makes regulatory oversight difficult.”

no shit sherlock

Is Arcade City - The Next Uber ... that runs on Ethereum?

podcast worth your ear perhaps

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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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LISK and THE DAO Change Crypto Currency Landscape

It's been a busy month or so... let's get to some of the important links:
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BITWAGE - Yes, With DAO... You Can Be PAID In Ethereum

the world it is a changing

RIPPLE Finally Signs A BIG Bank Deal

is it finally safe to put some BTC into Ripple?

What IS The DAO?

an explanation about Distributive Autonomous Organizations

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Craig Wright = Satoshi?

does anyone really know... does anyone really care?

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ETH - The Next Bitcoin?

a hard sell on the new technology

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How The ETHEREUM Price Crash Made Me A Better Crypto Trader

IF you dig into this blog deep enough you can find when I became involved in the Crypto trading area - late 2014. I've been through several exchanges and yes... lost money in Cryptsy like everyone else too... not seeing the handwriting on the chat room wall. That said, it is also easy to see that I've been `pushing' this thing called Ethereum... and had Tether shares of Ether on Bittrex well before it was knee high to a molehill....additionally I was in on all the early trading and more than anything kept holding my Ethereum coins when it became real..... indeed being one of the lucky ones in before the huge rise.... and giving me nearly ALL my profits... as I saw it rise until I had over 1,300.00 fiat in my trading account...90% of it ETH....ETH pushing the .035btc levels ect.... 15 a coin.... and then the decline came.

I already had the `stick with it too long' thing with the Navajo coin in early 2015 - but... nonetheless I stuck with ETH... thinking that it just could take off at any moment..yes the FOMO idea even though I wasn't missing anything as I rode  it all up..... but eventually as my BTC value and fiat value declined - and I started to `short' my ETH - to maintain - I knew it was time to treat my trading BTC as just that... something to trade and not be attached to .... with ETH being the best to trade of course... but now... not trading through rose colored glasses.
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Iceland's Coin Aurora Coin... Ad's Hit Bus Stops... Common Folk

It's going to take a small nation to blow this thing up IMO

The Things Famous People Say About Bitcoin

Get ready to shake your head

Bitcoin Explained - The Human Blockchain

Get the idea without the tech talk

The Worldwide Network For Buying (and Selling) Bitcoin - AT ATM's

There's more than you think

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The BTC Halving Speculation Heats Up

Of course the fear in trading Crypto's is that any large rise in BTC will mean AT LEAST a corresponding drop by other Alts.... (maintaining Fiat value hopefully). Are lower volumes to be expected? And what about the increase from 220 last year to the 430 of today - isn't that the large rise? Read up below on other news stories in the world of the blockchain.
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Disney..... To Use The Blockchain

here comes the mainstream

Did You Know That YOU Can Be Paid In BTC?

brave new world?

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Will People Become Their Own Banks?

disruptive ideas.... you bet

Is The Bank Of England - Discussing Crypto?

last of the paper money?

Did Presidential Candidate McAfee Suggest That CryptoCurrencies Could End The Fed?

dangerous free speech?

BIG Ideas About BTC Changing Things - Or Not

banking cartels may have their own ideas?

Are Micropayments A Real Business Model?

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Craig Wright..... NOT Satoshi?

where's the miracle?

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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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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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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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