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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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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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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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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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?

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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

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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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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?

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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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