Fall Continues / Litecoin Trading / Argo Blockchain / Bitcoin's Dead

Subscribe | View in browser $BTC (1:18 p.m. EST): $3,974.77 (2.32%) // 90-day high: $7,382.19 // 90-day low: $3,604.14 / / More… $BCH ABC (1:18 p.m. EST): $152.48 (-4.09%) // 90-day high: $703.41// 90-day low: $152.32 // More… $ETH (1:19 p.m. EST): $111.37 (3.07%) // 90-day high: $365.71 // 90-day low: $98.42 // More… $LTC (1:19 p.m. EST): $31.68 (2.54%) // 90-day high: $74.80 // 90-day low: $27.23 // More… $XRP (1:19 p.m. EST): $0.35 (1.77%) // 90-day high: $0.61 // 90-day low: $0.26 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today       1. Bitcoin has started December much like it ended November. The world's largest cryptocurrency was down more than 8 percent on Monday, hitting a low of $3,790.96 per coin. Other top coins, including XRP and ether, also saw significant losses. Overall, the cryptocurrency market has lost about 80 percent of its market capitalization this year and seen its trading volumes drop 56 percent. -CNBC       2. A lot of litecoin has been on the move lately. Last Friday, trades moved $1.1 billion of the coin, representing about 60 percent of its total market cap. A significant portion of the amount moved came from a single entity with more than 40 large wallets containing more than 300,000 coins each. There are rumors that Bakkt or Fidelity initiated the transactions, but that has yet to be confirmed. –TODAY'S GAZETTE       Hiring can be a numbers game—when considering salary, how much should you offer top tech talent? Vettery aims to make the recruiting process more transparent for job-seekers and hiring managers, across the board. And we noticed there's one thing people can't stop talking about: salary. We believe that when all parties are on equal footing, everyone is poised to have a better hiring experience. Download Vettery's 2018 Tech Salary Report       3. As mining operations continue to shut down, Argo Blockchain in the United Kingdom has reported record profits. The company, which offers its devices on a subscription basis, said it has seen 146 percent growth since October. The increase in activity comes as the price of bitcoin has continued to plummet, making mining unprofitable for a number of operations. –COINGAPE       4. Bitcoin has now been declared dead 328 times since its launch in 2009. The number comes from the "Obituary Tracker" on 99bitcoins that logs every time a prominent person says bitcoin is dead. The most recent eulogy came from Paul Donovan, the chief economist at UBS, who said in a speech he was going to bury bitcoin, not praise it. Negative statements like these are more likely to occur with bitcoin's price dropping. This will be the fourth time since the coin's creation, though, that it has lost more than 80 percent of its value. –ETHEREUM WORLD NEWS       A 6-week MIT blockchain course Be guided by MIT faculty as you learn to harness the power of blockchain technology to solve real-world business problems in your organization. Find out more.        5. Check out Liquid Assets, a Bitcoin-themed energy drink that helps drinkers keep active without – wait for it – a crash. –CRYPTODAILY 6. Former Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak called bitcoin a ponzi scheme. –CCN 7. Blockchain continues to make inroads into the $108.9 billion computing gaming industry as it changes how players enjoy games. –SINGULARITY HUB 8. Mining rigs are currently available for cheap. –THE STAR 9. GMO Coin, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, has resumed trading Bitcoin Cash ABC. –COIN TELEGRAPH 10. Ripple and NEM have launched a blockchain association in the European Union. –THE NEXT WEB       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).       Capitalize on the economic opportunities offered by blockchain technology with MIT Sloan.

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