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December 21 · Issue #139 · 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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Bitcoin.org
Bitcoin.org was originally registered by Satoshi Nakamoto, and is a non-profit, community-run site, funded by donations. If you’d like to contribute to Bitcoin, visiting Bitcoin.org is a good way to learn how to get started.
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Goldman Is Setting Up a Cryptocurrency Trading Desk - Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is setting up a trading desk to make markets in digital currencies such as bitcoin, according to people with knowledge of the strategy. The bank aims to get the business running by the end of June, if not earlier, two of the people said. Another said it’s still trying to work out security issues as well as how it would hold, or custody, the assets, Bloomberg News reports.
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Security researchers not convinced North Korea behind ransomware attack - Salon.com
Trump officials say unequivocally that North Korea started this. Is this a WMD-esque ruse to start a war?
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Multimillion Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam By Mining Max Busted In South Korea
Authorities in South Korea have indicted over two dozen people associated with Las Vegas-headquartered Bitcoin mining company Mining Max.
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LaurentMT on Twitter: "Managing the fragmentation of their utxo set will become a critical factor for BTC services."
For example, this entity (https://oxt.me/entity/tiid/483238635 …) is a wallet controlled by Coinbase. To date, it owns around 203 BTC split in 1,464,545 utxos ! With BTC at $15.8k, it means $3.2M with an average utxo value of 2.2$. #DustInTheChain
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A Million-Dollar Bet That Bitcoin Will Hit $50,000
Just under $1 million was paid for the options in one or more trades that took place during the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, the records show. It is unclear from LedgerX’s data who the buyer or buyers were or whether the purchasing was done in multiple transactions or just one.
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The Bitcoin Whales Are Cutting Back - Bloomberg Gadfly
With so many greater fools out there, it might be a good time to sell.
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Why Cryptocurrency Beginners Should Invest In Bitcoin Instead Of Bitcoin Cash
It’s critical to understand what you’re buying when you acquire a cryptocurrency, as well as what technology, team, and processes that cryptocurrency (that is, your value) is secured by.
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The Long Island Iced Tea company said it's pivoting to blockchain â and its stock is soaring by more than 400% | Markets Insider
Shares of The Long Island Iced Tea Corporation soared as much as 432% pre-market Thursday morning after the company said it would change it’s name t…
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Jameson Lopp on Twitter: "Just met someone who saw my BITCOIN license plate and told me they were thinking of buying bcash because they can't afford a whole bitcoin.… https://t.co/rIShpkfUVO"
Just met someone who saw my BITCOIN license plate and told me they were thinking of buying bcash because they can’t afford a whole bitcoin. 🤦♂️
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Bitcoin Intensifies Pain for Some as Ransom Demands Skyrocket - Bloomberg
Hey, want those photos and files back? It may cost more than it used to.
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Cryptocurrencies: FINRA warning investors about pump and dump schemes - Business Insider
FINRA, the US financial regulator, put out an alert on Thursday to warn investors about risks associated with investing in companies linked to cryptocurrency…
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Tether updates on hack, wallets, terms of service, audit, and redemptions - Business Insider
The hack led to speculation online and in the press that Tether did not hold the dollar reserves it claims are backing its cryptocurrency.
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Think Tank Links Rising Bitcoin Price to Terrorist Use - CoinDesk
Groups affiliated with Islamic extremism are showing an increased willingness to raise funds with bitcoin, according to a U.S. national security advisor.
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JPMorgan Dips a Toe Into Analysis of Bitcoin Futures Volatility - Bloomberg
Jamie Dimon may think bitcoin is a “fraud,” but that isn’t stopping JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists from analyzing volatility for the cryptocurrency.
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BofA CEO: Society Struggles Over How to Handle Bitcoin – Bloomberg
Brian Moynihan, chief executive officer at Bank of America, speaks with Bloomberg’s David Westin about the merits of bitcoin as a currency and the bank’s focus on the growth of real-time payments. (Source: Bloomberg)
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World Economic Forum: Digital currency is here to stay
Sheila Warren, World Economic Forum head of blockchain, discusses the rise in popularity in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as well what she sees for the future of blockchain technology.
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Bitcoin Trust Plunges as Cryptocurrency Slides Below $16,000 - Bloomberg
Bitcoin’s worst three-day slide in more than a month is spilling over to the structured note that tracks its price.
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VenusLocker Ransomware Gang Switches to Monero Mining
The criminal group behind previous campaigns that have spread the VenusLocker ransomware have now switched their focus to delivering a Monero cryptocurrency miner instead.
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Investing.com Launches Cryptocurrency App Amid Strong Demand
A leading financial markets app and platform has launched a new cryptocurrency service that lets users track the price of over 1,300 cryptocurrencies.
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Romanian hackers arrested in international ransomware investigation - The Washington Post
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is helping handle the American part of the investigation.
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With Forkgen, Anyone Can Now Create Their Own Bitcoin Fork (Even Us)
Introducing the Bitcoin Magazine Cash fork.
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Blockchain's First Open Source Developer - Blockchain Blog
Sjors has decided to focus on open source protocol development. I know he’ll bring a valuable perspective from his time working on our platform.
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Canaan (Avalon) Release A841 Miner At 13T/1200W And AI KPU | NEWS.8BTC.COM
December 19 2017, Hanghzou-Avalon, now Canaan Creative, release its latest A8 miner, featuring TSMC Gen2 16nm chips, 13T hashrate with 1,200 kwh. Jiananyunzhi, the parent company of Aval…
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Bitcoin company one step closer to 'bitcoin mining' in Anaconda | Local | mtstandard.com
The bitcoin business striving to build a facility in Anaconda is one step closer to mining for bitcoin gold.
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Samourai Wallet - Samourai + OXT
Samourai + OXT Today we have an announcement that is a little bit different than our usual wallet updates, but we hope you’ll share in our excitement. We are very happy to announce that Samourai has…
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GDAX has just updated its trading rules
All Traders have equal access to the GDAX API and Web Interface. Coinbase does not provide prioritized access to any Trader. GDAX Market Operations has the authority to take any action deemed appropriate to preserve market integrity. Such actions include, but are not limited to, the halting of trading, modifying risk-mitigating parameters, restricting Trader access to GDAX or any other actions deemed to be in the best interest of the Exchange.
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Nick Szabo on Twitter: ""Bitcoin Cash" is centralized sock puppetry. https://t.co/OJJo5vwEfn"
Numbers: There are 1242 nodes with “ABC” in agent. 543 of those contains organization “Alibaba”. Of those, 422 runs in China, 39 in Hong Kong, 35 in Singapore, 45 in USA, 1 in Japan, 1 in Germany.
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Coinbase CEO Backs Ethereum-Based Crypto Derivatives Exchange DydX - CoinDesk
DYdX, an in-development decentralized exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives, has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round.
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Texas Slaps Bitcoin Investment Firm With Cease-and-Desist - CoinDesk
Regulators in Texas have obtained an emergency cease-and-desist order against a company they say is unlawfully pitching bitcoin mining investment plans in the state.
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Vice-gouverneur of Czech National Bank presents arguments against Bitcoin regulations (Czech language, partial translation in comment) : Bitcoin
Sometimes I say to cryptocurency fans: Either you’ll success, and get more and more bind by rules, or you’ll fail and remain marginal, existing in legally gray area. Take your choice.
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Is bitcoin taxed? It soon may be in Denmark - VerdictIs bitcoin taxed? It soon may be in Denmark - Verdict
Is bitcoin taxed? The Danish tax regulators are investigating whether to tax gains made from the cryptocurrency, following Finland’s example
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S.Korea c.bank chief warns of 'irrational exuberance' in virtual coin frenzy | Reuters
South Korea’s central bank chiefon Wednesday warned of ‘irrational exuberance’ in trading ofvirtual coins, which have risen dramatically in value this yearamid frenzied speculation.
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The Philippines Central Bank is looking at regulating Bitcoin | Money | GMA News Online
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is now looking at regulating the bitcoin, amid the global hype on the cryptocurrency. Current trending headlines in business, money, banking, finance, companies, corporations, agriculture, mining, foreign currency rates, Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, inflation, interest, market prices and economic analysis.
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Bitcoin: Checking the math on energy use
The energy used by servers running bitcoin software has been called a threat to the future of clean energy.
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This cam site makes your sex toys vibrate harder when Bitcoin price soars
Adult site CamSoda is launching an interactive platform that controls your sex toys based on the performance of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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