Bitcoin Birthday / Coinbase Valuation / Volatility / Bitcoin Embassy

Subscribe | View in browser $BTC (1:44 p.m. EST): $6,327.26 (-0.13%) // 90-day high: $8,209.07 // 90-day low: $6,253.11/ / More… $BCH (1:44 p.m. EST): $422.85 (1.48%) // 90-day high: $844.12// 90-day low: $417.76 // More… $ETH (1:45 p.m. EST): $197.49 (0.24%) // 90-day high: $531.53 // 90-day low: $171.58 // More… $LTC (1:45 p.m. EST): $49.88 (1.55%) // 90-day high: $107.31 // 90-day low: $49.28 // More… $XRP (1:45 p.m. EST): $0.44 (0.84%) // 90-day high: $0.57 // 90-day low: $0.22 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today       1. Happy birthday, bitcoin. The world's most famous cryptocurrency turns 10 today. While the coin did not officially appear until January of 2009, the famous white paper written by Satoshi Nakamoto was authored on October 31, 2008. As CNBC explains, bitcoin has seen a lot of growth over the past decade. It grew from an anti-establishment hobby to a global phenomenon last year. –CNBC       2. Coinbase officially announced a $300 million funding round that values the company at more than $8 billion. The deal marks a massive increase from its previous valuation of $1.6 billion in August 2017. Tiger Global Management led the Series E round, with participants including Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator Continuity, Wellington Management and Polychain. –CNBC       Mycroft AI, the leader in open source and privacy-centric Voice Assistant Technology, is running a crowdfunding campaign accepting Bitcoin on StartEngine We're innovating voice command for your phone, car, speakers, and more. There's a reason why 500 startups, Jaguar Automotive, and Siri Software invested in us and now you can too for as little as $250 (Bitcoin accepted). Check out our campaign and learn more here>>       3. A large number of dormant wallets have likely contributed to bitcoin's low volatility in recent months. A report from BitInfoCharts claims that nearly 10 percent of all bitcoin wallets have remained dormant over the past year, including one wallet with the seventh known amount of bitcoin. The number of dormant wallets has grown as well, doubling to more than 15.8 million in the same time. –MARKET WATCH       4. A Bitcoin Embassy has opened in Keene, New Hampshire. The facility, located inside a gift shop, will offer classes for individuals and businesses looking to learn about cryptocurrency. This is the second Bitcoin Embassy to open in the United States. The first one opened in Atlanta. While New Hampshire may seem like an odd fit, Keene is believed to have one of the highest per capita number of businesses that accept bitcoin in the world. –NHPR.ORG       It's Hacktoberfest! Join DigitalOcean, GitHub and Twilio in celebrating open source and earn limited-edition swag. Learn more.       5. India is considering further restrictions on bitcoin. –CCN 6. There is a renewed push to make the Lightning Network part of every web browser. –COINDESK 7. IBM has struggled to get shipping companies to use its blockchain platform. –THE REGISTER 8. Ernst & Young has revealed a zero-knowledge privacy solution for ethereum. –COINDESK 9. Ohio wants to be known as "Blockland" as it cozies up to blockchain companies. –DAYTON DAILY NEWS 10. Finny, a blockchain-based mobile phone, has signed Lionel Messi as a paid endorser. –BLOCKONOMI       Written and curated by David Stegon. He has been a reporter for 15 years, the past 10 focused on technology. Follow him @davidstegon. Editing team: Lon Harris (editor-in-chief at Inside.com, game-master at Screen Junkies), Krystle Vermes (Breaking news editor at Inside, B2B marketing news reporter, host of the "All Day Paranormal" podcast), and Susmita Baral (editor at Inside, recent bylines in NatGeo, Teen Vogue, and Quartz. Runs the biggest mac and cheese account on Instagram).       Dozens of analysts covering news on 2,000 coins in 24/7 realtime. Over 80,000 staff-written headlines. CryptocurrencyNewsfeed.com Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme. Explore the effects of blockchain technology on your business strategy.

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