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On November 27th, in New York City, we will bring together world-class investors from traditional Wall Street firms and the new up and coming crypto asset managers with billions under management for this one day event.  We will have various discussions about custody, valuation and how to analyze the asset class.  Here are two significant panels we're excited to announce.  Is Bitcoin the Most Important Macro Hedge in the World Today? Can bitcoin really be a crisis currency or is it not the right instrument to hedge against unknown consequences of global macroeconomic change? We're excited to have these investors and experts joining us on November 27th.  Marc Hochstein Managing Editor CoinDesk Arianna Simpson Managing Director, Autonomous Partners Will Peets Chief Investment Officer, Passport Digital Holdings Mark W. Yusko Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, Morgan Creek Capital Management Register Today Wealth Managers Wrangle Crypto Clients always have questions when there is money involved. For wealth managers, those questions can get very complicated when dealing with new assets like crypto. We've brought together incredibly bright wealth managers to share their insights on portfolio allocations and what tools are needed to do their jobs efficiently.  Josh Brown CEO Ritholtz Wealth Management Ari Paul CIO & Managing Partner BlockTower Mark Casady General Partner Vestigo Ventures Tyrone Ross Managing Partner NobleBridge Wealth Partners Register Today OUR SPONSORS This email was sent by: CoinDesk 250 Park Avenue South New York, NY, 10003, US Want to change how you receive these emails? update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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Subscribe | View in browser $BTC (1:41 p.m. EST): $6,476.09 (-0.02%) // 90-day high: $8,209.07 // 90-day low: $6,253.11/ / More… $BCH (1:41 p.m. EST): $438.78 (-0.83%) // 90-day high: $844.12// 90-day low: $420.58 // More… $ETH (1:42 p.m. EST): $203.06 (0.11%) // 90-day high: $531.53 // 90-day low: $171.58 // More… $LTC (1:42 p.m. EST): $52.16 (-0.24%) // 90-day high: $107.31 // 90-day low: $49.35 // More… $XRP (1:42 p.m. EST): $0.45 (0.06%) // 90-day high: $0.57 // 90-day low: $0.22 // More… Here are the 10 most important stories about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies today       1. There are at least 20 political candidates running in the mid-term elections that have accepted bitcoin donations. While the Federal Election Commission has allowed bitcoin donations since 2014, the rules for state officials differ based on the jurisdiction. Even though national candidates can accept bitcoin, the currency's anonymity has raised questions about who exactly is donating to certain political candidates. –POLITICO       2. Alibaba Cloud's Blockchain-as-a-Service is now available worldwide. The solution launched just in China last August. The company said it has already successfully developed blockchain applications in a number of sectors, including government, logistics, and healthcare. Alibaba has aggressively pushed to create blockchain technology, rivaling IBM for the most blockchain-related patents in the world. –THE STACK       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. The House of Nakamoto has opened a new store in Amsterdam. The project helps newbies enter the cryptocurrency world, teaching them about electronic money and giving them a starter kit with a hardware wallet loaded with digital coins. The company also sells what it calls "bitcoin securities" that look like paper wallets with a bitcoin address and the corresponding private key. The first House of Nakamoto was established in Vienna in early 2017. –BITCOIN.COM       4. The four largest agriculture companies in the world have partnered on a blockchain-based platform to trade grain. The companies, known collectively as ABCD, believe blockchain will make trading more efficient and transparent, along with reduce costs. The conglomerate previously relied on paper contracts, invoices, and manual payments. –COIN TELEGRAPH       6-Week Blockchain Programme Prepare your business for the blockchain revolution, as you learn from global experts and industry leaders, and interact with an international cohort of likeminded professionals. Find out more here.        5. WePower Blockchain has piloted a program to tokenize Estonia's energy grid. –THE-BLOCKCHAIN 6. If you bought $1,000 worth of bitcoin five years ago, it would be worth about $6,400 today. –CNBC 7. Bitcoin's white paper should be seen as a constitution, an analyst writes, since it sets the principles all other cryptocurrencies are based upon. –COINDESK 8. Coin Telegraph does a wonderful job explaining why the Constantinople upgrade will be so difficult to implement. –COIN TELEGRAPH 9. Bisq will launch a decentralized autonomous organization, which will serve as software designed to manage compensation for contributors to the project's code. –COINDESK 10. Stablecoins continue to be built on the ethereum blockchain, mainly because that makes them more compatible with other chains. –BITCOIN EXCHANGE GUIDE       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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