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February 12 · Issue #168 · View online
Kyle Torpey has been a full-time Bitcoin writer and researcher since early 2014. Currently, he contributes regularly to Forbes and CoinJournal. His work has also appeared in Business Insider, VICE Motherboard, Nasdaq, and many other media outlets. Additionally, Kyle goes over the day's top Bitcoin stories in a daily YouTube show and podcast, which can be found at http://kyletorpey.com.
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Note: This week will be ad-free as I search for new sponsors. Feel free to shoot an email to email@kyletorpey.com if you know anyone interested.
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Europol: Criminals using cryptocurrency to launder $5.5 billion - Business Insider
Rob Wainwright of Europol says he only expects the figure to increase.
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BitGrail Cryptocurrency Exchange Becomes Insolvent After Losing $170 Million
Italian cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail announced it lost 17 million Nano cryptocurrency (XRB, formerly known as RaiBlocks), currently worth over $170 million.
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BitGrail Exchange Asks Devs of ‘Stolen’ Coin To Alter... | News | Cointelegraph
The owner of an Italian crypto exchange asked for reportedly stolen coin Nano’s ledger to be “altered”, according to altcoin staff… | News | Cointelegraph
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JPMorgan Publishes The "Bitcoin Bible" | Zero Hedge
We have officially gone from “Bitcoin is a fraud” to “cryptocurrencies could potentially have a role in diversifying one’s global bond and equity portfolio”…
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Microsoft to Embrace Decentralized Identity Systems Built on Bitcoin and Other Blockchains
Decentralized identity has been touted as a major use case for Bitcoin and other public blockchains for a few years, and now Microsoft is the first tech giant to get behind the concept.
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Bitcoin Chip Battle Brewing Behind Hut 8's Canadian Listing - Bloomberg
A new stock listing in Canada will soon give investors their first chance to buy into the booming market for computer chips driving most of the world’s bitcoin mining farms.
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Nvidia CEO Huang: Crypto Is Real, The World Is Coming to Terms With It - Barron's
Nvidia’s chief executive officer, and founder, Jensen Huang, talks with Barron’s about crypto-currencies and how his company is advancing its GPUs after quarterly results and outlook that both topped analysts’ expectations.
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Anonymous Bitcoin – nopara73 – Medium
As of February 2018, the path to anonymous Bitcoin is finally clear. While strong anonymity in itself was already achievable, no strategies could achieve it in a convenient and economical way. During…
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Funny Name or Not, Schnorr Is a Big Deal for Bitcoin - CoinDesk
While this cryptocurrency rallying cry is typically used as the price of a coin starts a climb, this time the slogan’s being used to demonstrate excitement over the progress that’s being made on a long-anticipated bitcoin code optimization.
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Thailand Central bank bans banks from cryptocurrencies | Bangkok Post: business
Thailand’s central bank said on Monday it had asked financial institutions not to get involved in cryptocurrency transactions for fear of possible problems from the unregulated trading.
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Bitcoin energy use in Iceland set to overtake homes, says local firm - BBC News
Data centres mining the crypto-currency will use more electricity than homes this year, an energy firm says.
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Icelandic Lawmaker Floats Bitcoin Mining Tax - CoinDesk
Speaking with Associated Press, Smari McCarthy of the Icelandic Pirate Party floated the idea during an interview about the country's global position as a hub for bitcoin miners.
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Vermont Lawyer Warns of Legal Complications Ahead for Cryptocurrency Miners
Could miners — the nodes on a blockchain that process transactions — be considered “partners” in a “company”?
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Lazarus Resurfaces, Targets Global Banks and Bitcoin Users | McAfee Blogs
This blog was written with support and contributions provided by Asheer Maholtra, Jessica Saavedra Morales, and Thomas Roccia. McAfee Advanced Threat Resea
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Cryptocurrency Ads Find Ways Around Facebook’s Ban - Bloomberg
Bitcoin ads rely on email spam technique
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Bitcoin makes up 32.7 pct of all cryptocurrency trade in S. Korea
Bitcoin made up 32.7 percent of all cryptocurrency trading in South Korea in December, the lowest ratio among global exchanges, a local think tank said Sunday.
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How to Profit and Claim Bitcoin Forks in 2018 - The Ultimate Guide
Warning: claiming and selling forkcoins involves considerable risks, and requires some advanced knowledge. By attempting these procedures, you accept all of these risks:
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JPMorgan explains why a bitcoin ETF is a 'holy grail' that could change the game for the cryptocurrency - Business Insider
BI PRIME: 10 bitcoin ETFs are waiting in regulatory limbo, according to JPMorgan. Such a fund could be a game changer for the cryptocurrency.
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Bitcoin Finds a Bottom as Risk Aversion Grips Global Markets - Bloomberg
What’s supposed to be the most volatile asset in the universe is proving to be a bastion of stability compared with wild swings and carnage in global equities this week.
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Hedge fund manager has nearly all his money in bitcoin, other cryptos
“Like 90 percent,” Brian Kelly estimates. “I run a fund. I have my money in that. I’ve got investments elsewhere.”
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Bitcoin: JPMorgan warns there's a fairly high risk sell-off isn't over - Business Insider
BI Prime: Technical analysts at JPMorgan see a ‘fairly high risk’ of bitcoin dropping to $4,605 a coin.
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Bitcoin's Tumble Was a Warning for Stock Swoon, Morgan Stanley Says - Bloomberg
Esoteric exchange-traded products? Risk parity? Inflation fears?
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Canadian speed skater the first athlete to get paid in cryptocurrency | WGN-TV
There are almost 3,000 athletes competing at the Peyongchang Olympics, but there is only one who is paid in cryptocurrency. Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen recently became the first athlete to be paid in virtual money when he struck a one-year sponsorship deal with ONG Social, a social netw…
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Houston mother behind latest Bitcoin boom
Tree-lined streets with rose bushes in the yards and squirrels on the lawn is the all-American-type of town Kingwood soccer mom Kym Morgan lives in.
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Lightning Network Meets eCommerce & Online Tipping – CoinMall – Medium
Our objective has always been to enable as many people as possible to transact with one another online. To realize this objective, we created CoinMall — a digital marketplace on which anyone can buy…
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Satoshi Roundtable IV Recap – Jameson Lopp – Medium
It was my pleasure to once again attend the Satoshi Roundtable; this year it was scaled up immensely and I didn’t even have a chance to talk to all of the attendees. We also had a ton of breakout…
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The Satoshi Roundtable IV: The first appearance of the Panda.
As most of you know last week the Satoshi Roundtable took place. This is not a secret meeting of any sorts, it is however a private invite-only conference. There is a lot confusion about what this…
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GMO Internet Eyes August Launch for Crypto Cloud Mining - CoinDesk
GMO Internet, a publicly listed IT firm headquartered in Japan, has set August as the tentative launch date for its previously announced cloud mining service.
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The Electrum Personal Server Will Give Users the Full Node Security They Need
The Electrum Personal Server promises a resource-efficient, secure and private way to use bitcoin with hardware and software wallets, connected to full …
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Electrum 3.1 to have mempool based fee estimation, ability to rebroadcast stuck transactions and many more changes : Bitcoin
reddit: the front page of the internet
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Bread - Bread's roadmap to SegWit
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Dubai Trader Gets First Middle East License in Cryptocurrencies - Bloomberg
Dubai gold trader Regal RA DMCC is the first company in the Middle East to get a license to trade cryptocurrencies, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre said.
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Prices Aside, Crypto's Tech Stack Is Steadily Improving - CoinDesk
A look at the headlines of late may leave you with a familiar conclusion – with all the ups and downs in the market, it’s just too early to take crypto seriously.
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Blockstream - Simplicity — A New Language for Blockchains — BPASE '18
Russell O’Connor spoke at the recent Blockchain Protocol Analysis and Security Engineering (BPASE) 2018 conference on the new smart contract language, Simpli…
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Cryptocurrency startup LoopX pulls exit scam after raising $4.5M in ICO
Up-and-coming cryptocurrency startup LoopX has dashed off with its investor’s money after raising over $6.5 million in an ICO.
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U.S., UK government websites infected with crypto-mining malware: report | Reuters
Thousands of websites, including ones run by U.S. and UK government agencies, were infected for several hours on Sunday with code that causes web browsers to secretly mine digital currencies, technology news site The Register reported.
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BitConnect Lawsuits Are Piling Up In Florida - CoinDesk
Yet another lawsuit seeking class-action status has been filed in Florida against BitConnect, constituting the third legal action of its kind to be initiated in the state and the fifth overall in the U.S.
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Black Ruby Ransomware Skips Victims in Iran and Adds a Miner for Good Measure
A new ransomware was discovered this week by MalwareHunterTeam called Black Ruby. This ransomware will encrypt the files on a computer, scramble the file name, and then append the BlackRuby extension. To make matters worse, Black Ruby will also install a Monero miner on the computer that utilizes as much of the CPU as it scan.
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SEC Denies FOIA Request on Controversial Tezos ICO - CoinDesk
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied a request for information regarding the Tezos blockchain project, citing an exemption typically applied to records gathered for law enforcement activities.
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Russia: Ministry of Communications Requires ICO Issuer... | News | Cointelegraph
Russia’s Ministry of Communications published requirements for ICO issuers. They have to have at least $1.7 mln in nominal capital… | News | Cointelegraph
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Vitalik just donated 100 ETH to the Internet Archive! P.S. I'm matching all donations, up to $1 mil 🍍 : ethereum
reddit: the front page of the internet
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Ethereum Devs Call for Public Debate on Fund Recovery - CoinDesk
Ethereum’s more senior developers are calling for a public debate over what steps, if any, should be taken at the software level to return funds lost in high-profile hacks and incidents.
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Gibraltar's Government Is Moving to Regulate ICOs - CoinDesk
Officials in Gibraltar are reportedly weighing rules for initial coin offerings (ICOs), a move that follows a bid to develop a licensure framework for companies working with the tech.
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Crypto Fanboys Celebrate Surprising New Hero: A Washington Regulator - Bloomberg
Meet #cryptodad, a top U.S. financial regulator who’s emerged as a cult hero for a crowd that’s often suspicious of government bureaucrats: digital coin enthusiasts.
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IMF Chief Lagarde: Global Cryptocurrency Regulation Is 'Inevitable' - CoinDesk
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, has stated that international regulatory action on cryptocurrencies is “inevitable.”
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Coincheck heist sheds light on Japan's rush to create cryptocurrency rules | Reuters
After the Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange was stung by a half-billion dollar theft in 2014, Japanese regulators swung into action.
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China Fintech Watchdog to Step Up ICO Oversight - CoinDesk
A self-regulatory association that draws support from China’s banking and securities sectors is vowing to increase its oversight over cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICO) in 2018.
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China's State Media Takes Aim at Crypto Trading, ICOs - CoinDesk
China’s state-owned news agency appears to be stepping up rhetoric on over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading and overseas initial coin offerings (ICOs), calling the blockchain use cases attempts to bypass domestic regulation.
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EU watchdogs warn consumers of cryptocurrency 'pricing bubble' | Reuters
Virtual currencies such as bitcoin have shown clear signs of a pricing bubble and consumers could lose all their money, the European Union’s banking, securities and insurance watchdogs said on Monday.
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Cryptocurrency speculation could hurt innovation: MAS fintech exec
Sopnendu Mohanty, chief fintech officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), voiced his concerns about speculative cryptocurrency trading.
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Abu Dhabi financial regulator may create framework for virtual currencies | Reuters
The regulator of Abu Dhabi'sinternational financial centre said it could create rules forexchanges handling virtual currencies, in a sign thatauthorities in the United Arab Emirates may allow trade incryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to develop.The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) isconsidering whether to establish a framework for virtualcurrency exchanges, the FSRA, which supervises the Abu DhabiGlobal Market (ADGM), said on Sunday.
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