It's Friday and everyone is talking about how far the cryptocurrency market has fallen since Monday. Seriously, it's taken a #nosedive. But that's okay. I'm of the mind that whatever comes down must go back up. Let's dive right in.
14 Incredible Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Reads
Today, I'll break these up into #news and #analysis type stories. The news stories are indeed hard news. Things that happened. Analyses are either opinion stories, bloggers with op-ed perspectives, or real technical analyses or reads that involve actual analysis of some issue related to cryptocurrencies and/or the blockchain. So let's dive right in (that's two dives, right?).
Crypto News
The Cryptomarket lost $67B dollars since Monday. Down, down, down. It's been sliding all week, folks. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, and all the rest. They've just been going down. Like a ship after a collision with a cannonball. CoinList gives all the gory details at https://coinlist.me/news/67-billion-wiped-off-cryptomarket-since-monday
Need a visual?
#cryptomarket #CoinMarketCap #CoinList
Circle launches Coinbase competitor. It's called Circle Invest. And they've launched in all states but four (New York, Hawaii, Minnesota, and Wyoming). Don't ask what's so special about those four. But in case you get the wrong idea, #Circle #Invest is an app, not an exchange. Learn more about it at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/14/circle-launches-a-coinbase-competitor-in-the-u-s/
#CircleInvest #TechCrunch #Competition #CryptoExchanges
LitePay is suspended indefinitely. You know how all the #LiteCoin fans have been looking forward to LitePay? Well, the company sent out an email saying it's been suspended until ... yeah, whenever. What's up with that? Find out at https://globalcoinreport.com/litecoin-ltc-litepay-not-going-happen/
Binance launches Binance Chain. Just what we all wanted, right? The largest crypto exchange on earth is launching its own public blockchain called Binance Chain. Beautiful! Here's the scoop: https://betanews.com/2018/03/13/binance-chain/
#Binance #BinanceChain #PublicBlockchain
Tencent to pump $2B into Ripple. #Ripple is on a mission, and I don't mean a Blues Brother type mission. They want banks everywhere to slurp on the purple XRP. If Ripple has their way, their own cryptocurrency would be the crypto that all the banks adopt and the whole world would sup at the table of Chris Larsen and his family of crypto services. That might not actually be a bad thing. Get the full story at Oracle Times. https://oracletimes.com/tencent-to-pump-2-billion-into-ripple-xrp-and-more-banks-are-in/
#Tencent #XRP #Ripple #ChrisLarsen #OracleTimes
Ethereum rips up the crypto governance playbook. In other words, they're talking about how to incorporate better governance because, like, they've got #scaling issues or something. CoinDesk can tell you about it. https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-throwing-crypto-governance-playbook/
Loom Network intros Ethereum's first production scaling project. Okay, that's a mouthful. CoinDesk again: https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-first-production-scaling-project-catch/
RBC wants to automate credit scores with the blockchain. And why not? The Royal Bank of Canada actually has a good idea here. If credit scores can be automated, an entire lending ecosystem can be organized and recorded on a distributed ledger that spans the globe. The lending process from application to payback can be ledgerized. Read the story at https://www.coindesk.com/royal-bank-of-canada-credit-scores-blockchain-patent-application/
#creditscores #ledgerized #lending #banks
Crypto Analysis
Why the Bitcoin bubble is about to pop. Read the story and you'll see why this is the main analysis for the day. Everyone is talking about this crypto bubble like it's actually a bubble. At least I'm not living in it. This one is from CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/14/bitcoin-bubble-just-about-to-burst-major-money-manager-says.html
#CNBC #Bitcoin #BitcoinBubble #CryptoBubble #CryptocurencyBubble
Why America can't regulate Bitcoin. While the bubble might be the main analysis of the day, this is my favorite story. It's a good read from first to last, and actually makes some good points. If you like reading about the #politics of crypto, this is your read. If you like Constitutional thought pieces, then this is definitely your read. It might even change your mind. From Hackernoon: https://hackernoon.com/why-america-cant-regulate-bitcoin-8c77cee8d794
#America #Hackernoon #regulation #Constitution
Cryptocurrency's digital gold rush. Digital gold rush has come to be synonymous with ICO. Initial coin offerings are making some people a lot of money, but they're also causing a lot of people to lose a lot of money. ValueWalk does a pretty good analysis, but it's not a very in-depth one.
#ICO #initialcoinofferings #ValueWalk #digitalgoldrush
Women in cryptocurrency. If you're looking for naked pictures of ladies with privates covered by tokens, move along. This article is about the achievements -- yes, actual achievements -- the small minority of women in cryptocurrency are making. And, believe me, they're doing some amazing things.
#women #womenincryptocurrency #cryptowomen #achievements #tokens #amazingthings
How blockchain will change human resources. I read a lot of articles about blockchains for use in all kinds of areas, including human resources. This is one of my favorites on the topic of HR. I wouldn't expect anything less from Forbes.
#Forbes #humanresources #blockchainforHR
Three countries with a high success rate for ICOs. If your first guess was gold ol' USA, congratulations! You win a free read courtesy of #TechBullion. Can you guess the other two countries? I dare you. https://www.techbullion.com/three-countries-have-a-higher-success-rate-for-initial-coin-offering/
#countries #USA #success #Singapore #Switzerland
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There you have it, the best 14 reads today on the blockchain and crypto goings on. If you want to read more, check out today's daily digest at Blockchain Times - http://blockchaintimes.io/2018/03/16/friday-march-16-2018-daily-news-digest/
As usual, I do not get compensation nor do I have any stake in any of the companies mentioned in this post. I am a paid #editor for Blockchain Times.