Monday, December 10, 2018

• The Largest Blockchain Conference in Asia to Be Held 30–31 January in Yokohama, Japan · Business Wire
• What’s More Volatile, Cryptocurrency or the Lira? · Sara Nasser
• Cryptos: Bitcoin bear market is far from over, says analyst · Aaron Hankin
• Bitmain forced to shut down Israel operations due to cryptocurrency bear market · Matthew Beedham
• The Helsinki comic book shop that keeps things heroically old-school · Jason Karaian
• A NYC shop owner says his artisan-made neon signs are more popular now than in the 1970s · Jason Karaian
• The 19 most interesting ad-tech and mar-tech companies of 2018 · Lauren Johnson
• Bitcoin price collapse set to continue, cryptocurrency analysts warn · Anthony Cuthbertson
• 12.10.18 Your morning briefing
• South Korean bank wants to use blockchain to reduce human error · Matthew Beedham
• Cryptocurrencies are like lottery tickets that might pay off in future | Kenneth Rogoff · Kenneth Rogoff
• Facebook is hiring engineers and researchers for its blockchain team · Mix
• Real estate blockchain set to go live in early '19 · Lucas Mearian
• Need to Know: ‘Sell the rally’ replaces ‘buy the dip’ as battered market enters critical week · Shawn Langlois
• Carlos Ghosn is up against Japan’s 99.9% conviction rate · Alice Truong
• Moonday Morning: Israel is cracking down on cryptocurrency tax evaders · Matthew Beedham
• How the blockchain is changing the art market · Yasmin Gagne

Sunday, December 9, 2018

• Africa Roundup: Terragon’s Asia acquisition, Twiga Foods’ $10M raise, SimbaPay’s China payment service · Jonathan Shieber
• Blockchain helps Taiwan's rice farmers mitigate effects of climate change
• Taiwan’s rice farmers use big data to cope with climate change
• Bitcoin Is a Long Con Aimed at Those Least Able to Affort It · Kevin Drum

Saturday, December 8, 2018

• The Bitcoin Con May Soon Be Over · Kevin Drum
• How blockchain is bringing staffing innovation · Gary Eastwood
• Why you need a supercomputer to build a house · Arman Tabatabai
• Dallas-based TXV Partners targets $50M for its debut fund · Kate Clark
• The nation-state of the internet · Danny Crichton

Friday, December 7, 2018

• Coinbase abandons its cautious approach with plan to list up to 30 new cryptocurrencies · Jon Russell
• Coinbase wants to remind you that cryptocurrency is still shit · Bryan Clark
• Blockchain hype, Mulvaney's BCFP, pot banking: Top stories of the week
• A digital transformation expert explains the biggest tech themes of 2018: AI, blockchain, data, and consumer trust · Business Insider
• DHS looking into tracking Monero and Zcash transactions · Catalin Cimpanu
• Coinbase considers adding 30 new cryptocurrencies to its exchange, including highly anticipated XRP · Kate Rooney
• Bitcoin's epic plunge continues · Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business
• Coinbase Bundle performance tracker reveals the sad state of the crypto market · Stan Schroeder
• Top Ten: Weekend roundup: ‘Worthless’ bitcoin | ‘Tariff Man’ | Simple advice from Warren Buffett · Philip van Doorn
• Bitcoin leads cryptocurrencies to lowest level since 2017 in fresh round of losses · Bloomberg News
• Discuss the future of payments at Hard Fork Decentralized · Ailsa Sherrington
• Bitcoin price pain continues as the cryptocurrency plummets to a 15-month low · Kate Rooney
• The Tell: Here’s what makes this crypto bear market different · Aaron Hankin
• As bitcoin trading shifts shape, big money stays away · Tom Wilson
• Analysis: As bitcoin trading shifts shape, big money stays away · Tom Wilson
• MasterCard wants to make electronic payments anonymous… with blockchain · Matthew Beedham
• House Energy and Commerce Committee unveils cyber plan · egeller@politico.com (Eric Geller)
• Your first trade for Friday, December 7 · Tyler Bailey
• What we know about the ConsenSys layoffs, as told by a ‘fired’ employee · David Canellis
• Coinbase is considering 30 new cryptocurrencies, including EOS and XRP · Mix
• State has potential in blockchain tech, says expert · Special Correspondent
• Hello Big Brother: EU wants to manage your digital identity on the blockchain · Matthew Beedham
• Bitcoin makes fresh 15-month low as crypto collapse resumes · Aaron Hankin
• 12.7.18 Your morning briefing
• Futures lower after market whiplash | Jobs report set | Bitcoin falls 11% · Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
• 10 things you need to know before the opening bell (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, TSLA) · Jonathan Garber
• Meet the new Quartz Pros: John Battelle, Ryan Hoover, Israel Idonije, Ellen Stofan, and Tiffany Zhong · Kevin J. Delaney
• SEC pushes long-awaited decision on Bitcoin ETF to February 2019 · Matthew Beedham
• Bitcoin Is Tumbling Yet Again. Most Other Cryptocurrencies are Following — But Not All · David Meyer
• GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks attempt rebound after selloff · Ritvik Carvalho
• An Indian entrepreneur aims to rid Japan of paper money, then repeat the trick in the US · John Detrixhe
• Prepare for the stock market’s next big downturn before it happens · MarketWatch

Thursday, December 6, 2018

• Bitcoin slides to 15-month low
• Mastercard is looking into anonymous crypto-transactions · Cale Guthrie Weissman
• Bitcoin plunges 10 percent as December rout continues · Eustance Huang
• Global Markets: Asia shares struggle to rally, oil skids further · Wayne Cole
• Battered Asia shares try to rally on talk of Fed pause · Wayne Cole
• Interview with the astronomer who speculated that Oumuamua might be a sign of extraterrestrial life · Rob Reid
• Crypto market crash is causing startups to shutter operations
• Ticket scalpers target of blockchain firm backed by soccer boss
• Should you ever “just show up” at a company where you’re trying to get a job? · Sarah Kessler
• Coinbase doubled its cryptocurrency lineup in 2018 — and that’s just the beginning · Mix
• Why bitcoin is virtually worthless: Finance professor · Julia Limitone
• Why bitcoin is virtually worthless: Finance professor - Fox Business
• Why bitcoin may become virtually worthless: Finance professor - Fox Business · Julia Limitone
• Bipartisan lawmakers seek cryptocurrency rules to protect consumers and keep US competitive · Kate Rooney
• SWIFT is fighting back against cross-border payments challengers · Mekebeb Tesfaye
• Cryptos: UnitedCorp files suit against Bitmain, Roger Ver, Kraken and others over alleged manipulation during Bitcoin Cash hard fork · Aaron Hankin
• Move over HODL, it's time to BUIDL · Stan Schroeder
• Ethereum’s price briefly collapsed from $100 to $13 on Coinbase Pro · David Canellis
• Cryptocurrency index fund follows Warren Buffett's playbook, but with a $1 million bet against the S&P · Kate Rooney
• Senators want details on NRCC hack · mmatishak@politico.com (Martin Matishak)
• I spent years agonizing about wasting money until I realized successful people have a completely different mindset · Ramit Sethi, Contributor
• Just in time: The 10 best luxury watches of 2018 · Ben Griffin, CNN
• Kik now lets you tip users with cryptocurrency – but there’s a catch · Mix
• The Financial Times partners with Hard Fork Decentralized · Patrick de Laive
• HODL my beer: Coinbase trademarks the non-word ‘BUIDL’ · Matthew Beedham
• Cryptos: Defiant bitcoin hits 11-week high as rest of crypto space slumps · Aaron Hankin
• Two Sigma Ventures backs cryptocurrency security startup Trustology · Anna Irrera
• A company trying to solve one of the biggest pain-points in crypto just raised $8 million, and it could help lure in big Wall Street funds to the burgeoning industry · Dakin Campbell
• 12.6.18 Your morning briefing
• The Cybersecurity 202: NRCC breach sparks calls for transparency after cyberattacks · Shane Harris
• This Company Wants to Use the Blockchain to Stop Phishing · Klint Finley
• KKR leads $100 million investment round in Cross River Bank · Anna Irrera
• Switzerland says its national blockchain will be more secure than Bitcoin – it won’t be · David Canellis
• Only 2% of Japan’s 340,000 money laundering cases involve cryptocurrency · Matthew Beedham

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

• Announcing the final batch of judges for Startup Battlefield Africa · Mike Butcher
• 1 billion AR/VR ad impressions: What we’ve learned · Brad Phaisan
• Bitcoin falls amid signs its price could halve again in 2019 · Vildana Hajric
• Steady evolution in blockchain will continue, unless disillusionment causes a 'winter' · Forrester Research
• What it's like to be a woman reporter on a cryptocurrency cruise where nearly all the other women are sex-workers · Cory Doctorow
• Beyond Bitcoin: What's Next for Blockchain?
• Blockchain summit from today · Special Correspondent
• Bitcoin falls as technical indicators point to more pain in 2019
• Thought you got burned by bitcoin in 2018? Just wait till next year · Vildana Hajric
• What You Need to Know About HTC's Exodus 1, the 'Blockchain Smartphone' · Brendan Hesse
• What the Panama Papers tell us about America, according to director Alex Winter · Casey Michel
• TRON answers our questions about Project Atlas · Ailsa Sherrington
• Cryptocurrency scammers dupe Singaporeans out of $78,000 in under 3 months · David Canellis
• Latest digital tax idea sputters · teckert@politico.com (Toby Eckert)
• Why bitcoin — by design — won’t become worthless, according to this crypto heavyweight · Aaron Hankin
• Cryptos: Bitcoin nears one-week low, but optimistic analyst sees an entry point · Aaron Hankin
• The Cybersecurity 202: Russia is trying to undermine Americans’ confidence in the justice system, security experts warn · Bastien Inzaurralde
• Bitcoin scammers steal identity of television host in New Zealand · David Canellis
• Earn your cashback in crypto · Sukhbat Lkhagvadorj
• This AI can predict Telegram pump-and-dump schemes with 80% accuracy · Matthew Beedham
• Video: Binance shows off its new decentralized cryptocurrency exchange · Matthew Beedham
• Blockchain: What’s it good for? Absolutely nothing, report finds · Lucas Mearian

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

• Forget Zuckerberg: the tech giants don’t have to own the future | John Harris · John Harris
• ‘Smart’ insurance helps poor farmers to cut risk
• Personal Finance Daily: This is how much credit-card debt makes you undatable and has the new tax law stopped people from giving to charity · Jacob Passy
• DHS is Exploring How Blockchain Can Stop Counterfeits and Forgeries · Jack Corrigan
• Turning Points: The Hope and Betrayal of Blockchain · PAOLO TASCA
• Facebook announces dates for 2019 F8 conference · Lucas Matney
• 415,000 routers worldwide hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrency · Mix
• Blockchain startups forced to lay off staff to survive the bear market · Mix
• Why Oath keeps Tumblring · Danny Crichton
• Mediterranean EU countries make push on blockchain technology
• 'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort to surrender more profits to victims, judge rules · Kate Rooney
• Join our networking events at Hard Fork Decentralized · Ailsa Sherrington
• South African man hands thugs $60K in Bitcoin after heinous torturing · Matthew Beedham
• Cryptos: Blockchain companies go silent when their tech promises fall short, research group finds · Aaron Hankin
• A self-learning trading venue has raised $9 million, and it is hoping that it'll solve a big headache hanging over the stock market · Frank Chaparro
• Data Sheet—Can Blockchain Break the Power of the Web Giants? · Adam Lashinsky
• Cryptos: Bitcoin trades higher, but struggles to regain $4,000 · Aaron Hankin
• UPDATE 1-Fidelity, Nasdaq Ventures invest in cryptocurrency exchange ErisX · Reuters Editorial
• Fidelity, Nasdaq Ventures invest in cryptocurrency exchange ErisX · Reuters Editorial
• Cryptocurrency whales increase Ethereum stacks by 80% in 2018 · David Canellis
• Calastone is the latest proof blockchain is moving closer to mainstream adoption · Mekebeb Tesfaye
• A Faster Bitcoin? Conflux Raises $35 Million from Chinese Web Giants for New Blockchain Protocol · Jeff John Roberts
• Hangzhou-backed blockchain investor Grandshores appoints China ‘bitcoin evangelist’ as co-chief executive · Georgina Lee
• Ripple and NEM launch EU blockchain association to cozy up to regulators · Mix
• Need to Know: Apple buys Tesla, Netflix in trouble and other ‘outrageous predictions’ from Saxo Bank · Barbara Kollmeyer
• US government building tools to deanonymize anonymous cryptocurrencies · Matthew Beedham
• Machine learning identifies cryptocurrency scams before they happen · Emerging Technology from the arXiv
• Is a membership at Men.com worth it? · Adam Salandra
• “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding” is proof no one likes cryptocurrencies anymore · Katherine Ellen Foley
• Japanese authorities form pact to hunt cryptocurrency tax evaders · Matthew Beedham
• Startup sanctuary: WA's first blockchain centre opens in West Perth · Hamish Hastie
• Crypto miners undeterred by market collapse, Argo Blockchain says
• This startup wants to hook your kid on crypto · Mark Wilson