Developers Leaving / Louis Vuitton / Crypto Ratings / Volatility

Subscribe | View in browser $BTC (3:11 p.m. EST): $4,064.88 (2.44%) // 90-day high: $4,238.41 // 90-day low: $3,286.14 / / More… $BCH ABC (3:11 p.m. EST): $169.05 (6.39%) // 90-day high: $218.09// 90-day low: $80.95 // More… $ETH (3:11 p.m. EST): $139.61 (3​​​.55%) // 90-day high: $160.13 // 90-day low: $86.08 // More… $LTC (3:11 p.m. EST): $61.69 (5.02%) // 90-day high: $62.08 // 90-day low: $22.09 // More… $XRP (3:11 p.m. EST): $0.30 (2.44%) // 90-day high: $0.43 // 90-day low: $0.28 // More…       1. Three developers have left the Bitcoin Unlimited project in protest of Bitcoin SV in the past two weeks. Tomislav Dugandzic recently joined Amaury Sechet and Antony Zegers in exiting the effort. Dugandzic tweeted that the leadership of Bitcoin Unlimited has too close of a relationship with the BSV movement, saying it "is unacceptable and I want no part in it." For their part, the BSV developers that remain took to Reddit to say the three that left had not contributed to the project in a meaningful way. –CCN       2. A new blockchain with the code name AURA has been designed to verify the authenticity of high-priced goods along the supply chain. Brands like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior have partnered with Microsoft Azure and blockchain software company ConsenSys to develop a blockchain built on Quorum, JP Morgan's version of ethereum. The blockchain will go live in May or June with the goal of ensuring that high-priced goods are what they promise to be. –COINDESK       Ad The O'Reilly Open Source Software Conference Being a software developer goes beyond open source. Join us at OSCON to learn what's driving the industry forward, from cloud-native to AI. Save 20% when you register with code INSIDE20. 3. Weiss Crypto Ratings awarded bitcoin, XRP and EOS with "A" ratings on its annual ratings of cryptocurrencies. The report grades 120 digital coins and assigns them letter grades based their combination of adoption and technology. The report gave bitcoin a high grade for its Lightning Network upgrade and the ability to become a popular store of value for savers and investors. Ethereum received an A- while cardano got a B+. –COIN TELEGRAPH       4. Bitcoin's famed volatility seems to be slowing down. According to Dow Jones Market Data, the monthly trading range for bitcoin in March stands at 7.8%, which if holds, would be the least volatile since recordkeeping started in 2013. For comparison, the lowest trading range for bitcoin in one month since the beginning of 2017 is 21.2%, and the average monthly trading range since October 2013 is 53.7%. –MARKET WATCH       Ad What's new in the entirely reimagined Jira Software? Just about everything. The next generation of Jira has arrived, featuring new roadmaps, more flexible boards, an overhauled configuration experience, and dozens of new integrations. And that's just the beginning. See what you're missing in the entirely reimagined Jira Software. Simpler and more powerful than ever before.      5. CME Group CEO Terry Duffy argues that government has been reluctant to regulate the cryptocurrency market because of its finite supply. –CHEPICAP 6. The Lightning Torch seemed to have a profound effect on Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey. –COIN TELEGRAPH 7. Dr. Saifedean Ammous, a Beirut-based economist and published author on bitcoin, said no asset has ever risen as fast and as much as bitcoin. –NEWS BTC 8. The art world has developed a strong connection with blockchain. –FORBES 9. Google accidentally (we use that word loosely) promoted a malicious bitcoin wallet on YouTube. –THE NEXT WEB 10. Mike Orcutt argues that blockchain-powered marketplaces will be like "steroids for crowd investing." –TECHNOLOGY REVIEW       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: Kim Lyons (Pittsburgh-based journalist and managing editor at Inside); Susmita Baral (senior editor at Inside, who runs the biggest mac and cheese account on Instagram); and David Stegon (senior editor at Inside, whose reporting experience includes cryptocurrency and technology).       Ad A reimagined Jira Software. Simpler and more powerful than ever before. Learn more. Vettery's 2019 Tech Salary Report Is Here. Download Now.   Meet the Pod: A high-tech bed designed to improve your sleep through dynamic cooling and heating. Learn More

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