Friday, October 19, 2018

• Do cryptocurrencies need a company like coinbase? · Gary Eastwood
• An entrepreneur’s guide to Mexico City’s tech scene · Gary Eastwood
• Economist Nouriel Roubini gets an F for blockchain · Josh Burwick
• Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled Sued Over Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam · TMZ Staff
• Report Offers Options For Effectively Using Blockchain in Government · Aaron Boyd
• Money-laundering watchdog to set first cryptocurrency rules by June · Inti Landauro
• Crypto Startup That Lets You ‘Short’ Ethereum Just Raised $10 Million · Robert Hackett
• Crypto Startup That Lets You ‘Short’ Ethereum Raises $10 Million · Robert Hackett
• Your computer could be quietly mining bitcoin — for someone else · Jasmin Boyce
• This Man Will Accept Bitcoin Payment for His $15.9 Million Mansion · Bloomberg
• What Carl Sagan has to do with regulating blockchain smart contracts
• Analysts track cryptocurrency scammer who stole from 10K Dogecoin fans · David Canellis
• US authorities to auction off nearly $4M in confiscated Bitcoin · Matthew Beedham
• Financial watchdog: Regulate cryptocurrencies now, or else
• Password and credit card-stealing Azorult malware adds new tricks · Danny Palmer
• Your first trade for Friday, Oct 19 · Nia Warfield
• Most Cryptocurrency Offerings Trading Below Listing Price-Report · Reuters
• Most cryptocurrency offerings trading below listing price -report · Anna Irrera
• Bitcoin in the doldrums, can’t shake $6,500 range · Aaron Hankin
• Watchdog Calls for Regulation of Cryptocurrency Firms Over Money Laundering
• 10.19.18 Your morning briefing
• Legendary cypherpunk declares cryptocurrency is failing its creators · Matthew Beedham
• London gold association plans to approve blockchain trackers · Peter Hobson
• North Korean hacker crew steals $571M in cryptocurrency across 5 attacks · David Canellis
• Bitcoin Scammer Hit With $2.5 Million Fine for Ponzi Scheme that Promised Outrageous Returns · Grace Dobush
• Alphaville gets FOOC'd
• Funderbeam CEO to talk about disrupting startup funding at Disrupt Berlin · Romain Dillet

Thursday, October 18, 2018

• Improving financial services in digital asset markets using new technologies · Yoav Vilner
• Mercurial US president poses particular investment challenges
• No one is killing it in crypto (not even Woz)
• The rise and fall of Ethereum
• Korean crypto exchanges have a new plan: get the hell out · Devjyot Ghoshal
• Bitcoin Ponzi Schemer Must Pay $2.5 Million, Federal Court Rules · Gabriel T. Rubin
• Genesis Trading CEO gives his bull case for cryptocurrencies · Melissa Lee
• CFTC says it brings first anti-fraud bitcoin action · Aaron Hankin
• Wages for the 1% just reached their highest level ever and Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion · Kari Paul
• Why cannabis stocks are not like cryptocurrencies
• The Decline Of Congressional Expertise Explained In 10 Charts · Zach Graves and Daniel Schuman
• CryptoWatch: Here’s how the U.S.-China trade battle is disrupting cryptocurrency miners · Aaron Hankin
• Blockchain to generate more than $10.6B in revenue by 2023 · Lucas Mearian
• The Conversation: Voting by blockchain could add new risks to our elections — including making it easier to buy votes · Ari Juels, Ittay Eyal, Oded Naor
• Outside the Box: How to make the best of a bad job you can’t leave · Lily Rodriguez
• Will blockchain be mainstream by 2025? · Bob Violino
• TicketMaster discovers blockchain, buys Ethereum-powered app · David Canellis
• Crypto M&A is on a tear as deal-makers see opportunity in bitcoin's price slump · Kate Rooney
• A new form of cryptocurrency promises to defy financial gravity
• Ticketmaster acquires blockchain technology company · Sarah Toy
• Zambia is the latest African country to kick against crytocurrencies · Yomi Kazeem
• Ticketmaster buys a blockchain company to guard against ticket fraud · Jon Fingas
• Malta: Two-thirds of cryptocurrencers fail multiple-choice licensing exam · David Canellis
• You can now buy Elon Musk’s ‘Not A Flamethrower’ with Bitcoin · David Canellis
• NatWest to become world’s first bank to use blockchain for loan management · Matthew Beedham
• More Skepticism About Blockchains, Bitcoins, and What Not · Adam Lashinsky
• CryptoWatch: Crypto lending business tops $500 million, says Genesis Capital · Aaron Hankin
• Data Sheet—Some More Skepticism About Blockchains, Bitcoins, and What Not · Aaron Pressman
• CryptoWatch: ‘It’s only a matter of time’ until bitcoin breaks out, says one analyst · Aaron Hankin
• The Nebraska Tourism Commission's new slogan—"Honestly, it's not for everyone"—doesn't appeal to some Nebraskans.
• Taiwan chipmaker TSMC cuts revenue forecast
• In One Chart: Tight job market suggests crypto is here to stay — in one chart · Aaron Hankin
• How blockchain will allow for fewer counterfeit goods and faster product recalls
• Alleged hacker 'threatens to sell details of 319 million Apple iCloud users, demanded $174G in Bitcoin'
• RPT-Hacked, scammed and on your own: navigating cryptocurrency 'wild west' · Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
• Tencent and Huawei lead Chinese companies in building coinless ‘Ethereum-killer’ · David Canellis
• The Hill's Morning Report — Presented by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs — Health care a top policy message in fall campaigns · Jonathan Easley and Alexis Simendinger
• TSMC sees modest Q4 revenue growth, shrugs off trade war impact · Jess Macy Yu
• UPDATE 2-TSMC sees modest Q4 revenue growth, shrugs off trade war impact · Jess Macy Yu
• India’s largest Bitcoin exchange moves to Malta to escape regulation · Abhimanyu Ghoshal
• Top UK security firm to offer vaulted cryptocurrency storage · Matthew Beedham
• A couple lost $14,000 in cryptocurrency to hackers — but that didn't stop them from buying more · Reuters
• Emma, the money management app, rolls out cryptocurrency support · Steve O'Hear
• Announcing the TC Top Picks of Disrupt Berlin 2018 · Steve O\'Hear
• Chip foundry TSMC’s sales outlook disappoints as smartphone, cryptocurrency mining demand stalls · Bloomberg
• Media Bias and the Mob · Robert Mariani
• One of India’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has moved to Malta · Nupur Anand

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

• Cryptocurrency wallet startup Cobo raises $13M Series A to enter the U.S. and Southeast Asia · Catherine Shu
• Hacked, Scammed and on Your Own: Navigating Cryptocurrency 'Wild West' · Reuters
• Hacked, scammed and on your own: navigating cryptocurrency 'wild west' · Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
• Hacked, scammed and on your own: navigating cryptocurrency 'wild west' · Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
• Hacked, scammed and on your own: navigating cryptocurrency 'wild west' · Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
• Hacked, scammed and on your own: navigating cryptocurrency 'wild west' · Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
• Hacked, scammed and on your own: navigating cryptocurrency 'wild west' · Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
• The Robot Economy Will Run on Blockchain - Issue 65: In Plain Sight · Aleksandr Kapitonov
• Major banks target $1.5tn coverage gap with trade info platform
• As Companies Embrace AI, It's a Job-Seeker's Market · Reuters
• CORRECTED - As companies embrace AI, it's a job-seeker's market · Ann Saphir
• Essential Advice for Businesses Considering the Blockchain · Robert Hackett
• The Ratings Game: Walmart will save $20 million annually on floor wax · Tonya Garcia
• Wooing investors, Rwanda hosts first tantalum-tracking blockchain · Clement Uwiringiyimana and Barbara Lewis
• UPDATE 2-Wooing investors, Rwanda hosts first tantalum-tracking blockchain · Clement Uwiringiyimana
• Here’s How Civil’s Newsrooms Are Affected by Its Failed ICO · John Bonazzo
• (Un)stablecoins; Blockchain Games
• LuminosityLink spyware mastermind gets 30 months in the clink, forfeits $725k in Bitcoin
• The Onion’s Guide To Blockchain Technology · The Onion
• These are the top 20 cybersecurity companies today, according to reviews from IT professionals · IT Central Station
• G4S branches out into cryptocurrency storage
• After raising $25M in XRP, Omni lets you earn it renting stuff out · Josh Constine
• Project Syndicate: Roubini calls out the big blockchain lie · Nouriel Roubini
• Incoherence, multiplied: Sony announces nebulous "blockchain for DRM" · Cory Doctorow
• Binance adopts surveillance tech to appease cryptocurrency regulators · David Canellis
• The Ultimate Guide to Investing in Marijuana Stocks · Max A. Cherney, MarketWatch
• 11 iconic movie / TV characters who should have been HODLing · Anouk Vleugels
• Your Alma Mater Wants Your Donation—Just Not in Bitcoin · Don Reisinger
• Marijuana Stocks Are Falling on the Day Canada Legalized It · Bill Alpert
• These are the most successful companies to emerge from Y Combinator · Kate Clark
• Amazon Web Services China launches official partnership with Qtum · Matthew Beedham
• The new normal · Kate Clark
• This self-storage startup lets you take your extra junk and rent it to strangers for cash or cryptocurrency · Nick Bastone
• CryptoWatch: Bitcoin rally stalls as it approaches trade above 200-day moving average · Aaron Hankin
• Pot stocks get investors buzzing after Canada legalizes use of marijuana · USA TODAY, Adam Shell, USA TODAY
• Your first trade for Wednesday, Oct 17 · Nia Warfield
• Otoy’s RNDR harnesses 14,000 GPUs to render cloud-based graphics · Dean Takahashi
• 10 Top Strategic Predictions for 2019 · Jessica Davis Senior Editor
• RIP Satoshi’s vision—report finds only 16% of cryptocurrencies are decentralized · David Canellis
• ICO of blockchain platform that wanted to ‘fix’ journalism fails · Matthew Beedham
• China, World's Biggest Exporter, Tries Branding Itself as an Importer · James T. Areddy
• 10.16.18 Your morning briefing
• GONZALEZ gears up for TV — WARREN plays defense — PELOSI’s visit — AMORE’s Democratic past · smurray@politico.com (Stephanie Murray)
• WSJ Wealth Adviser Briefing: PNC Wealth, Fidelity Bitcoin Trade, Warm Beer · WSJ Staff
• Industry group plans blockchain tool to track firms' sustainability commitments · Bernardo Vizcaino
• India’s biggest internet association forms committee to build a ‘blockchain ecosystem’ · Matthew Beedham
• 6.8% in Pot Stock Losses and Two Other Numbers You Should Know · Crystal Kim
• Philips will challenge tech giants to bring blockchain to healthcare · Ben Dickson

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

• Blockchain payments can make ‘medical tourism’ more efficient
• The crypto token that wants to save journalism is offering refunds · Matthew De Silva
• Civil, a Blockchain-Media Startup, Cancels Its ICO, Offering a Full Refund to Those Who Bought Tokens · Kevin Kelleher
• What To Do If Your Account Was Caught in the Facebook Breach · Gennie Gebhart
• Blockchain media startup Civil is issuing full refunds to all buyers of its cryptocurrency · Kate Clark
• Ocean plastic is a big problem. Blockchain could help. · Lynne Peeples
• IBM rebound runs out of steam as revenue dips
• Coinbase now lets you buy and sell ZRX · Taylor Hatmaker
• Marijuana Stocks Are Down as Canada Prepares to Legalize It · Bill Alpert
• Walmart CEO points to new company culture, cuts profit forecast · Nandita Bose
• Sony will use blockchain technology in its latest attempt to fix DRM
• How much cryptocurrency should you own? · Jason Karaian
• Cryptocurrencies are entering a bull market, as stocks turn bearish · Julia Limitone
• Swiss exchange partners with blockchain startup · Mekebeb Tesfaye
• UPDATE 1-Wooing investors, Rwanda hosts first tantalum-tracking blockchain · Clement Uwiringiyimana
• This website is tracking the instability of stablecoin Tether · David Canellis
• $11M Indian cryptocurrency scam investigation stalls as victims avoid testifying · Matthew Beedham
• Rwanda hosts first tantalum-tracking blockchain · Clement Uwiringiyimana
• CFPB seeks ‘abuse’ definition; Fidelity offers bitcoin trading
• CryptoWatch: Bitcoin steady, Tether still trading at a discount · Aaron Hankin
• Here are the ​10 top tech trends you need to understand right now · Steve Ranger
• Gartner picks digital ethics and privacy as a strategic trend for 2019 · Natasha Lomas
• Dev sends Bitcoin without using the web or the power grid · Matthew Beedham
• Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase launches Dublin base for Brexit · Matthew Field
• Europe is killing it in crypto · Trista Kelley
• Crypto firm Coinbase is opening a Dublin office as 'Plan B' for Brexit · Will Martin
• Announcing the Disrupt Berlin Agenda · Jordan Crook

Monday, October 15, 2018

• Line lists cryptocurrency on Bitbox exchange · Eileen Yu
• Sony tries using blockchain tech for next-gen DRM · Kristen Bobst
• They were minting money making cryptocurrency mining gear, until they hit Trump’s tariffs · Georgina Lee
• PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Oct 16 · Reuters Editorial
• PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Oct 16 · Reuters Editorial
• MIT's Neha Narula and Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Say It's Early Days Yet For Cryptocurrencies · Klint Finley
• Crypto exchange Coinbase opens Dublin office as Brexit looms · Tom Wilson
• ​NSW Land Registry to trial blockchain for conveyancing · Asha McLean
• Coinbase expands its European presence beyond the UK with a Dublin office as Brexit looms · Ryan Browne
• Bitcoin Is Getting a Big New Backer in Fidelity but Investors Are Lukewarm on the News · Avi Salzman
• Sudden price drop shows largest 'stablecoin,' Tether, isn't so stable after all · Jack Morse
• Economist Nouriel Roubini: Blockchain and bitcoin are the world’s biggest scams · Lucas Mearian
• Fidelity’s new firm will manage crypto trading for investors · Mallory Locklear
• Fidelity Says It Will Trade Bitcoin for Hedge Funds · Justin Baer
• Corrected: As companies embrace AI, it's a job-seeker's market · Ann Saphir
• Bitcoin Strengthens as Cryptocurrency Tied to U.S. Dollar Weakens
• Fidelity Launches New Company Catering to Cryptocurrencies
• What is tether? Controversial cryptocurrency causes chaos for bitcoin price · Anthony Cuthbertson
• Fidelity launches cryptocurrency trading platform · Aaron Hankin
• Fidelity just made it easier for hedge funds and other pros to invest in cryptocurrencies · Kate Rooney
• Fidelity launches new company for trading and storing cryptocurrencies · Anna Irrera
• PlasmaPay crypto wallet launches in Southeast Asia
• Outside the Box: Here’s the quiet work being done to make blockchain a force for good · Benjamin Yablon
• What a Democrat-controlled House might mean for cyber · tstarks@politico.com (Tim Starks)
• 10.15.18: Your morning briefing
• Hackers target EOS gambling dApp once again, $338K believed stolen · David Canellis
• Sony partners with itself to manage content rights with blockchain · Matthew Beedham
• CryptoWatch: Bitcoin jumps after credit scare · Aaron Hankin
• A Coinbase Veteran Is Changing Sides in the Cryptocurrency Wars · Shawn Tully
• Binance will launch its first cryptocurrency-to-fiat trading pairs in Uganda · David Canellis
• It's really happening... Woz joins Baroness Mone's blockchain company
• Bitcoin Price Jumps as Cryptocurrency Traders Become Wary of Tether ‘Stablecoin’ · David Meyer
• The Future of Blockchain Is Boring · Ben Walsh
• Research: Corporations struggle to scale their blockchain solutions · Matthew Beedham
• Major cryptocurrencies jump as the controversial dollar-pegged token tether falls · Ryan Browne
• Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – it's about greed | Nouriel Roubini · Nouriel Roubini
• As companies embrace AI, it's a job-seeker's market · Ann Saphir
• As Companies Embrace AI, It's a Job-Seeker's Market · Reuters
• India gets its first cryptocurrency ATM amidst the central bank’s crackdown · Nupur Anand
• As companies embrace AI, it's a job-seeker's market · Ann Saphir
• Barclays reportedly shelves plans to trade cryptocurrencies for its clients · David Canellis
• The Big Blockchain Lie · Nouriel Roubini
• Sony explores the blockchain for DRM, intellectual property protection tech · Charlie Osborne
• The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust · Nick Paumgarten
• Did you score tickets to Startup Battlefield Africa 2018? · Leslie Hitchcock
• Moonday Morning: Cryptocurrency market is as mature as ‘dollar and oil’ · Matthew Beedham
• It’s official: London-based Stride.VC raises £50M seed fund · Steve O'Hear

Sunday, October 14, 2018

• Hong Kong’s securities regulator mulling over new rules for city’s cryptocurrency exchanges · Enoch Yiu

Saturday, October 13, 2018

• Mariah Carey wears yellow dress for Tokyo performance
• Fake Flash updates upgrade software, but install crypto-mining malware · Imad Khan
• Start earning (and saving) money with these online finance courses · Kevin Billings