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It’s practically guaranteed that in the next financial crisis, there’ll be a whole slew of bank failures.

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Cryptocoin and Blockchain Article Roundup – Feb 21, 2017

Cryptocoin and Blockchain Article Roundup – Feb 21, 2017

Here's an article that ties one idea, the DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) in with the more recently popular topic of Blockchain. It really does make sense. The idea of the autonomous business entity won't die. Read some of the latest discussion about it in this article:

Rebranding The DAO: The Contentious Blockchain Concept is Back

Monero, the fifth largest digital currency by market capitalization, still struggles to build a 'white hat' reputation simply because of its advanced privacy feature which hi-brows think attracts 'the wrong crowd'. Read the latest discussion on the issue here:

Drugs, Code and ICOs: Monero's Long Road to Blockchain Respect

Oh goody-goody. California lawmakers want to protect charity raffles from the evils of bitcoin. It's a good thing they're not wasting time repairing dams. Read about it here:

California Lawmakers Consider Barring Bitcoin from Charity Raffles

New algorithm promises to make slow the trend toward centralization of Z-cash miners, thus democratizing the process. Read about it here:

How the Equihash Algorithm Could Democratize Zcash Mining

British Parliamentarians will discuss (or is it "debate"?) key issues about the status of bitcoin, digital currency, and the blockchain as it relates to money creation in English society. The UK government generally is pro-bitcoin but the banking establishment has been rather reticent to embrace it. Read about it here:

Money creation may well be the biggest economic issue of our times.

Could blockchain-related opportunities in one industry result in a talent and brain-drain from one industry to another? Probably not to any significant degree because the technology is creating opportunity almost everywhere. But it is creating some notable movement of some high achievers. Read one such example here:

Blockchain Capital Lures Bitcoin Analyst Away from Wall Street Firm

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Extrapolating Trump’s Economic Policy

Extrapolating Trump's Economic Policy
(one possible future)

The past, present, and future is all connected. Changes in one effect the other in both directions. I've always enjoyed looking at current news and trying to envision where current circumstances could lead and I read an article today that was perfect for doing that.

The article appeared in Infowars.com and was entitled:

What Will Trump Do About the Central-Bank Cartel?

There were several parts of it that were interesting but my particular focus was on a hypothetical outcome relevant to the future of cryptocurrency. Let me try to reconstruct the path here:

Firstly it points out (in the subheader):

Trump could end global banking tyranny.

We'd like that, wouldn't we? 'We' all know that that banking cartel is rotten to the core.

Then it correctly points out that:

The world is effectively on a US-dollar-standard, and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has risen to the unofficial status of the world’s central bank.

We will probably admit that's a shaky statement right now but basically it's still true.

Then it points out something many of us, including me, have probably never spent much time considering:

The Fed’s policy not only determines credit and liquidity conditions in the US, but does so in many financial markets around the world as well.

Then it talks about a cute little new trick the central-bank mobsters have been doing to prop up their international servitude aparatus. It's called "liquidity swap agreements":

The financial and economic crisis 2008/2009 has increased further the dependency of the world’s financial system on the US dollar. As early as December 2008, the Fed provided so called “liquidity swap agreements.” Under the latter the Fed is prepared to lend newly created US dollars to other central banks around the globe.

Cute, right?

Then it points out where all this is irresistibly headed:

The close cooperation and coordination among central banks under the Fed’s tutelage amounts to an international cartelization of central banking — paving the way toward a single world monetary policy run by a yet to be determined single world central bank. Such a development is, or course, in the very interest of those in favor of establishing a single world government.

But the article then points out that Trump doesn't seem to be the kind of guy who would want to see this happen:

How will President Donald J. Trump and his administration deal with the cartelization in central banking? Mr. Trump doesn’t seem to be an “internationalist,” seeking to build a new world order by political and military means. If that is so, he will sooner or later have to come to grips with the Fed’s policies — most notably with its liquidity swap agreements.

But Trump is supposed to be the master of, "The Art of The Deal", so what could he do?

Enter the thoughts of a profound economic thinker:

Of course, change for the better doesn’t come from politics. It comes from better ideas. For it is ideas that determine human action. Whatever these ideas are and wherever they come from: They make humans act. For this reason the great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises (1881 – 1973) advocates the idea of the “sound money principle” –

And this is where we arrive at an excellent opportunity for Trump to promote 'sound money' in the form of a virtual currency. His challenge will be to make the deal a win-win for all concerned…. 'old school' and 'new school'.

Can he do it?

I don't know. It depends on a lot of things happening between now and then.

But I do there is any way the monetary policies of today's banking establishment can continue to hold society together. Nor do I see any solution other than a 'new system' of some sort.

It could be cryptocurrency and/or 'the Mark of The Beast"?

Either way….I think we're headed for a New Deal.

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What’s next for blockchain and cryptocurrency

In May of 2010, someone on a Bitcoin forum by the name of Lazlo claimed to have bought two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. It was the first time anyone had purchased anything with the new digital currency, which at that time was valued at practically nothing.

Today, the cryptocurrency market is worth nearly $19 billion and those 10,000 bitcoins would be worth more than $10 million. Most of the cryptocurrency market is in Bitcoin, followed by Ether, the currency used by the smart contract platform Ethereum. Now tech giants, like Microsoft, IBM and Amazon, as well as major Wall Street banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, are investing in blockchain technology, the underlying class of technology that started with Bitcoin. Infosys, TCS, HCL, and Accenture are working on blockchain-based products for banks as well.

With the new year, everyone is wondering what’s to come in the next chapter. Based on my work in the field, here are five predictions on major trends in cryptocurrencies for 2017.

Investment funds will look to invest in cryptocurrencies

As an asset class, cryptocurrencies are tough to ignore. As I write this, Bitcoin is trading at just over $1,000. Hedge funds and venture capital firms will look for more ways to tap into the cryptocurrency market. Doing so will remove some of the social stigma around cryptocurrencies—mainly due to Bitcoin’s history of use on the dark markets—and popularize investment in cryptocurrencies.

Global currency disorders are on the rise: Think of what’s happening in India, where the government recently scrapped 86 percent of cash in circulation, and in Venezuela, where currency is so devalued people now need to carry stacks of cash just to buy food. As a result, many retail investors are turning their attention to digital currencies, as well. Cryptocurrencies are free from government control. Governments can’t easily call in bitcoins or halt their movement across international borders without taking drastic actions.

Financial institutions, bound by charters that describe the types of investments they can embark upon, have had few means of putting their money into bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies. But in 2017, we’ll see a greater push towards a diversity of cryptocurrencies as investments, and ETFs, hedge funds, and derivatives will start to act as conduits for institutions to gain exposure and get into the cryptocurrency game.

Private blockchains will start feeling the burn

Private blockchains (like the Hyperledger project from the Linux Foundation, R3CEV’s Corda, and the Gem Health network) will start to feel real friction. To date, private blockchains have gotten the benefit of the doubt, receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in funding with little to show for it in production. Many of their projects are not terribly innovative, and haven’t been subjected to the same rigorous review as more public projects.

Greater scrutiny from analysts, well-informed media, and investors will put some much-needed cold water on private blockchains in 2017.

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Bitcoin will see SegWit introduction

Despite the enormous technological and political difficulties involved in upgrading Bitcoin, Bitcoin’s core developers have finally introduced Segregated Witness to the network. The benefits of SegWit are clear: a higher transaction throughput without altering the block size, no transaction malleability and faster block validation. SegWit also makes it easier to develop better wallet software and permits off-chain transactions on the Lightning Network, a protocol for scaling and speeding up blockchains.<

There are no clear downsides to this upgrade, but it’s been taken hostage in the political battle over block size. Some mining pools are refusing to switch to SegWit, holding out for a block size increase instead, which does involve trade-offs. However, the fight seems to be running out of steam, which bodes well for SegWit.

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Bitcoin usage will not change significantly

The price of Bitcoin will continue to rise due to increased demand from investors but usage—that is, how many people are using it to actually buy and sell things in the open market—will not change substantially. Arguably the biggest application for Bitcoin over the last few weeks has been as a tool for capital flight. In China, for instance, investors are buying bitcoins as part of a rush to convert their RMB into currencies that aren’t losing value. This means the currency won’t necessarily be trading hands much. Instead people will be holding on to it as a hedge or using it to get money out of their countries.

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Exchanges will become a source of scrutiny

Regulators will keep a light touch on the technologies behind cryptocurrencies, but they will look more closely at exchanges, which is where traditional banking meets the new world of cryptocurrencies.

While exchanges are an excellent resource, allowing people to conveniently buy and sell digital currencies with ease, they also centralize risk. This makes them a virtual honeypot for hacks and thefts. So increasingly we will see governments stepping in to oversee how they operate with an eye on consumer protection. Some regulation will include new ways to confirm identities and block money laundering—and in extreme cases, block exchanges all together. Take the case of Colbitex, the first bitcoin exchange in Colombia, which the Colombian government closed down in August, claiming bitcoin was not real money and therefore unregulated.

Over a relatively short amount of time, we’ve watched cryptocurrencies evolve from relative obscurity to a point where governments and financial institutions are taking it seriously and making huge investments in blockchain technologies for their own use. Through 2017, we’ll see that evolution continue as serious blockchain platforms begin to emerge and people begin using cryptocurrencies, not just for capital flight and a hedge against hyperinflation, but for real day to day trading—and we’re not just talking pizza here.

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Protecting your Cryptocurrency

1. Backup today

You can never say it enough: back up your wallet. If you haven’t yet backed up your wallet, do it now.

Most hardware and software wallets use an industry standard backup protocol called BIP 39 that allows your wallet backup to be 15 English words.

It's important to write the words down, on paper, in order, and securely store the backup somewhere safe from people, water and fire. If you don’t back up your wallet, you could well lose your bitcoin. Forever. Greater security involves using a brain wallet https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Brainwallet

2. Check on your backups

The new year is a perfect time to check on your important papers, including your wallet backups. Can you still access them? Can you still read the words? Are they secure from fire, water and theft? If you've given the backups to someone else (lawyer, accountant), ask them to check their storage.

3. Set a calendar reminder

While we all know we should be checking our backups, wallets and estate plans regularly, it's hard to remember to do it. Add a reminder to your calendar now, to check all these things again in three, six or at most 12 months.

4. Move money off your smartphone

I have never been a fan of having money or bank information on my phone and with the increase in the Cryptocurrency prices, you might be shocked at how much money you've been carrying around on your smartphone.

Now is a great time to move your coins onto a hardware wallet or into cold storage. Hardware wallets are very easy to use, with user-friendly software components, and are considered one of the safest ways to store bitcoin.

While it's great to carry petty cash or spending money on your phone, never carry more Cryptocurrency on your smartphone than you would carry as cash in your wallet. maybe create a separate wallet just for your phone

5. Move your money off exchanges

If you have coins sitting on an exchange, move them out today to a wallet you control.

Most of the popular exchanges pool coins and while you have a "balance" showing on your account, you do not actually control the keys. If the exchange gets hacked you could lose your money. Remember that you only control the chryptocoins if you control the keys: "not your keys, not your bitcoin".

6. Upgrade to two-factor authentication

Add two-factor authentication to your bitcoin-related accounts and to all other important online accounts. The best two-factor solution is a hardware token and you can buy one for just $20–$30.

Otherwise use a smartphone authentication app, such as Authy or Google Authenticator. SMS is not a very good two-factor solution, though it is still better than none at all.

7. Use a password manager

Humans are great at identifying patterns and that makes us terrible at randomness. Password best practises – choose a different random password for each site, never write them down – pose management problems.

For most people, the only way to accomplish this is to use a password manager – one which generates and stores your passwords securely on multiple devices. Popular managers include 1Password, Roboform, LastPass, and the open source KeePass.

Many offer free basic services, with premium services costing less than $80 per year. They're easy to use and in just a couple of weeks you’ll never want to be without one again.

8. Plan for your family

If something happened to you tomorrow would your family be able to access your cryptocoin? While this tip takes time to implement, it's worth it.

It shouldn’t take you more than an hour to make a plan and decide who you want to get what, write down instructions and tell your family about your plan.

Be sure to consult an attorney, to make sure your plan is consistent with local law and can’t be challenged in a court. If you have a will, trust, or other estate plan, let your attorney know that you have new assets that need to be included in your plan.

Getting your first Cryptocurrency is becoming easier and easier, but keeping it safe from hackers, insolvent exchanges, and loss isn't as easy.

These 8 tips will help you bring in the new year with a renewed sense of confidence that you can safeguard the Cryptocurrency that you have, especially now that it’s worth a lot more.

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THE BLOCKCHAIN WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING

The Blockchain technology is already revolutionizing the world and how it works. It brings with it some very exciting features and some very scary features. It has proven it's power in that money can be sent and received more rapidly than on the traditional platform that banks and credit card companies use. For most that is the exciting part, but for the banks and credit cards that is the scary part because they are not in control of how the system works.
Blockchain technology is going to be working in many areas of our world very soon. It has possibilities in Human resources, industrial, social, marketing, transportation, and the list goes on. It has brought about the DAC or DAO, which stand for Decentralized Autonomous Corporation or Decentralized Autonomous Organization.

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Make Money with Cryptocurrency

The past few day has seen bitcoin reaching towards the $1,000 per coin level after more than doubling its value this year. People in the know have been transfering some of their saving into Cryptocurrency to ride the wave. Citizen in the like of India, Venezuela, Brazil, Nigeria have started to purchase coins to protect themselves from losing their savings as government play around with fiat currencies declaring some notes as no longer legal tender. The Philippine government is thinking about its need to license exchanges in its country where many overseas workers use bitcoin so send money to their families, rather than expensive bank transactions. Banks are starting to get concerned and are starting to look at blockains,. the software technology behind Cryptocurrency to protect their business.

Now the question is if you have money in you bank, is now the time to buy bitcoin. $1,000 is a barrier which may take a month or or more to breach with bitcoin trading at $847-915. In the longer term the coin is expected to rise. The problem is that Bitcoin is not perfect and will not become a mainstream product until it resolves its latency issues, because commerce in this fast moving world and cannot afford to wait minutes or hours for transaction to be completed. Time is Money.

One short/ long term option is to place your savings into another coin which is running a crowd funding campaign and ICO for mycryptocoin (you can see a white paper here) This coin has not only resolved the latency issue but will revolutionise the way customers wallets work. The tokens are valued at $0.1 but on first day of trading coins will trade at $1.0. If you put your money into the crowdfunding project the gains will be enormous however due to the fact the project closes at the end of the month you need to take action now to complete the purchase of tokens.

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