By trolls, for trolls

There's A New Bitcoin Core in Town – And It's Out to Troll Bitcoin Cash

CoinDesk Daily is sponsored by  June 14, 2018 "If you can talk brilliantly about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has been mastered."  – Stanley Kubrick Got this from a friend? SUBSCRIBE HERE THE FEATURE There's A New Bitcoin Core in Town – And It's Out to Troll Bitcoin Cash Has a cryptocurrency by trolls, for trolls, finally been created? If not, the cryptocurrency bitcoin core (BTCC) certainly comes close. And no, we're not using the derogatory other name for the cryptocurrency most often referred to as bitcoin – the one that legendary crypto investor and bitcoin cash booster Roger Ver likes to berate. Rather, BTCC is a new cryptocurrency, which ironically enough came about from a fork of bitcoin cash. Well, a hard fork of a bitcoin cash hard fork that is. While BTCC is meant to be a complement to bitcoin (instead of a competitor, as bitcoin cash is generally positioned), the BTCC devs are, in part, trolling Mr. Ver. Read more Tweet Share ⭐ CoinDesk Weekly Sponsor ⭐   Your Data. Your Life In the current system, your personal data is sourced, held, used and swapped by third-party providers. The Pillar Project is an ambitious project to return ownership of personal data to you. We do this through decentralized blockchain technology, starting with a token wallet. Learn More Wait, there's more: Crypto Tycoon May Sue Over 30,000 Bitcoin Debt 'Defamation' Li Xiaolai, a noted Chinese bitcoin investor, has said he may take legal action against another Chinese entrepreneur over claims about a bitcoin fund. Bitcoin Prices Stabilize Above $6K – But Will They Stay? Bitcoin has made a 6 percent recovery from the 90-day low hit yesterday, but what happens next? Thailand's SEC Expects to Approve 5 ICOs This Month Thailand's securities regulator is reportedly about to make the country one of the first to register token sales in a regulated environment. Jim Chanos Is Out of His Depth Trashing Crypto Assets Like Warren Buffett, Jim Chanos is an expert in his domain, which is traditional finance, not crypto. And he's getting it wrong too. Chinese Banks to Put Credit Blacklist on a Shared Blockchain The banking arm of Chinese retail giant Suning is testing a blockchain that would allow banks to share a ledger of users with bad credit scores. There's A New Bitcoin Core in Town – And It's Out to Troll Bitcoin Cash Troll cryptocurrency Bitcoin Core is the next step of bitcoin's ongoing naming wars. Crypto Tracking Site CoinMarketCap Gets an Update You can now track up to 250 of your favourite cryptocurrencies on coinmarketcap.com for free. Sell-Off Over? Bitcoin's RSI Just Hit Its Lowest Level Since 2016 An indicator meant to measure the rate at which an asset is being bought or sold may foretell a future bump for the price of bitcoin. Former Telegram Employee to Launch Crypto Token Platform Former Telegram director of special projects Anton Rosenberg is launching Mikado, a crypto derivatives trading platform. Dennis Rodman and Potcoin: How Crypto Gatecrashed a Historic Summit One of the oldest cryptocurrencies teamed up with a former NBA star this week to make a splash at a historic summit between world leaders. Coinbase's New Index Fund for Investors Is Now Live Coinbase formally launched its Index Fund on Wednesday. The new product allows investors to invest in every asset listed on the exchange. Coinbase, Ripple Blast Company Creating Tokens in Their Name Coinbase and Ripple are pushing back against the equity tokens the Swarm fund announced Wednesday. Michigan Bill Would Make It Illegal to Counterfeit Blockchain Data A pair of bills submitted to Michigan's state legislature would make it a crime to illegally alter a blockchain record. Relief Rally Ahead? Litecoin Looks Oversold Below $100 Litecoin hit fresh 2018 lows on Wednesday, but could be in for corrective rally courtesy of oversold conditions. Tether Manipulation Pushed Up Bitcoin's Price, Researchers Find A new study by the University of Texas at Austin claims that the Tether stablecoin is used to increase bitcoin's price during market downswings. Banks' Blockchain Budgets Spiked 67% in 2017, Survey Finds Blockchain budgets at global banks' increased sharply in 2017, pushing combined annual spending to $1.7 billion, according to a new survey. Surprise KYC: Investors in Tezos' Troubled ICO Might Finally Be Fed Up After infighting brought months of delays, Tezos investors finally seemed about to receive their crypto tokens. Then something unexpected happened... Blockchain Is 'Revolutionary,' Says German Finance Regulator Chief The president of BaFin thinks blockchain-based applications are "revolutionary" and could turn the entire financial sector "upside down." Bitcoin Bulls Eye $6K Bottom After 4-Month Low Short-term oversold conditions may give the bulls a brief reprieve, but the bitcoin market is still generally bearish. JD.com's Finance Arm to Issue Asset-Backed Securities on a Blockchain JD Finance, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, has announced a pilot issuance of asset-backed securities over a blockchain. Go to CoinDesk We're taking Consensus on the road      Join us on September 18-20 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore for the first international Consensus event.  We're excited to join TechXLR8 Asia and their multiple events, including IoT World Asia, 5G Asia, the AI Summit and more.  Get your ticket to Consensus: Singapore or the full TechXLR8 experience and join us in September. Register now.  BTC: $6,501.31  +3.20%  ETH: $487.61  +2.38% 8:26 AM EST - More price details 👋 JOBS IN BLOCKCHAIN 👋 Thinking of joining the blockchain sector? Already here, but looking for a change? Check out CoinDesk's careers board for opportunities in companies of all sizes, covering a range of areas and expertise.  Copyright © 2018 CoinDesk, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed for updates on our website. Our mailing address is: CoinDesk 636 Avenue of the Americas New York City, NY 10011 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list