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View in browser May 2, 2019 MIT Media Lab Cambridge, MA   Register now Gain insights to define the blockchain model best suited for your business The crypto craze gave us a glimpse of how powerful blockchain technology can be, but how disruptive can it really become?   Register for MIT Technology Review's one-day Business of Blockchain 2019 conference, where the brilliant minds pioneering the new blockchain era shine a light on the important business and social issues that come with the latest breakthroughs in this still mystifying technology. Book Seats Here Gain insight on: Real-world blockchain applications that really have staying power The different ways blockchains are changing how the world does business The technological and market-related obstacles that still remain How blockchain can address pressing social challenges and opportunities Meet those already leveraging blockchain technology and get a leg up at Business of Blockchain 2019. Space is limited, reserve your seat today. Join blockchain experts Some of the experts taking the stage at this year's Business of Blockchain: Event sponsors: The mission of MIT Technology Review is to bring about better-informed and more conscious decisions about technology through authoritative, influential, and trustworthy journalism.  Click here to manage your newsletter preferences and email settings. MIT Technology Review, One Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 To unsubscribe from all emails, including newsletters, follow this link.

Bitcoin Volume Questions / Texas Bill / Communist Manifesto / $230 Million Moved

Subscribe | View in browser $BTC (1:16 p.m. EST): $3,916.12 (0.46%) // 90-day high: $4,238.41 // 90-day low: $3,286.14 / / More… $BCH ABC (1:16 p.m. EST): $129.65 (0.39%) // 90-day high: $218.09// 90-day low: $80.95 // More… $ETH (1:16 p.m. EST): $134.31 (-2​​​​.05%) // 90-day high: $160.13 // 90-day low: $86.08 // More… $LTC (1:16 p.m. EST): $56.82 (-2.48%) // 90-day high: $52.69 // 90-day low: $22.09 // More… $XRP (1:16 p.m. EST): $0.31 (0.02%) // 90-day high: $0.43 // 90-day low: $0.28 // More…       1. Researchers at data science company Integrity said there is a "high likelihood" that 88 percent of bitcoin's trading volume in February was false. Integrity draws attention to OkEX, Bit-Z, Huobi, HitBTC and a handful of other unregulated exchanges as have a large discrepancy between its reported volume and what Integrity believes is its true volume. "[We built] a system that collects low-level market data from exchanges (order books as well as trades). It allows us identify what no one is able to find on charts or by the analysis of trades and volumes," a research team member said. –NEWS BTC       2. Phil Stephenson, a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, introduced a bill that would ban anonymous crypto transactions. His bill would make it illegal for people to send cryptocurrency to one another unless their identities are known. The bill also would encourage state departments to provide tools to distinguish between verified and unverified crypto users, along with train law enforcement in cryptocurrency and blockchain. –THE DAILY HODL       Ad Hiring moves fast—stay ahead of the game with Vettery's 2019 Tech Salary Report As a tech leader, you're used to a day-to-day in flux. You're focused on the big picture—roadmapping, goals, and maintaining your vibrant company culture—time is money, as they say. So let us streamline things. Want the tools to help you achieve your goals and hire talent? Vettery has you covered. 3. The team at Vice used the Blockstream satellite to beam the part of the "Communist Manifesto" around the world and into outer space. Using a lightning-enabled app, people can now send any message to the satellite for a small bitcoin fee. Writer Jordan Pearson sent the passage, ""The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains," because as he put it, "Why the hell not? We live in a world where this is possible, my friends." Have you sent a message to the Blockstream satellite? Should we try to send one? Hit reply and give us some ideas. –VICE       4. The owner of the fourth largest bitcoin address emptied more than $230 million from his or her wallet at the end of February. The mysterious wallet was opened in October 2014. It held as many as 113,000 BTC before selling some coins when bitcoin reached its all-time high in December 2017. Trustnode reports the whale moved the remaining 60,000 BTC coins through a bunch of smaller transactions. –FX STREET       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. Medici Ventures, a subsidiary of Overstock, secured a 5.1 percent stake in Bankorus, a blockchain banking platform. –BITCOIN EXCHANGE GUIDE 6. Crypto miners fled to Upstate New York last year to take advantage of cooler temperatures and cheap electricity but now the market has gone bust. –GOVTECH 7. XRP continues to see adoption as a cross-border payment method with 19 companies now using it for that purpose. –FX STREET 8. Bae Yong-joon, a popular South Korean actor, has invested in blockchain-based seafood trade startup Seamon, a company name he might want to urge the founders to change. –COINDESK 9. MyEtherWallet released the alpha version of its new open source Ethereum blockchain explorer, EthVM. –COIN TELEGRAPH 10. Ground X, a subsidiary of messaging giant Kakao, has raised $90 million in an ICO. –COINDESK       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) and Susmita Baral (senior editor at Inside, who runs the biggest mac and cheese account on Instagram).       Ad A reimagined Jira Software. Simpler and more powerful than ever before. Learn more. Vettery's 2019 Tech Salary Report Is Here. Download Now.

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March 12, 2019 CRYPTO CUSTODY: New York Investment firm Shuttle Holdings will soon launch the beta version of a custody solution for digital assets built on IBM’s private cloud and encryption technologies. Brad Chun, Shuttle’s chief investment officer, told CoinDesk that the company won’t be storing cryptocurrencies itself, but rather, provide other firms with the tools they need to self-custody digital assets. Full Story ETH RELIEF? Jay Clayton, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has seconded a colleague's analysis that suggested the world's second-largest cryptocurrency does not qualify as a security. Last year, SEC Director of Corporation Finance William Hinman said that ethereum did not exhibit the properties of a security in its current state. After a request for clarification on the issue, Clayton responded, saying: "I agree with Director Hinman's explanation of how a digital asset transaction may no longer represent an investment contract if, for example, purchasers would no longer reasonably expect a person or group to carry out the essential managerial or entrepreneurial efforts." Full Story ROAD TRIP: The U.S. SEC is going on tour in hopes of meeting with crypto entrepreneurs who otherwise might not engage with the regulator. FinHub, the SEC's branch dedicated to interacting with tech startups, said it would be visiting major U.S. cities from March 26, allowing individuals or teams to set up face-to-face meetings with agency staffers to ask questions or provide feedback about issuing tokens or other issues under the regulator's purview. Full story ADOPTION DRIVERS: The EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum believes the “first wave” of blockchain adoption will be spearheaded by permissioned platforms targeting specific use cases, according to a new report. The organization argues that focusing on specific use cases offers users more flexibility than do public blockchains, particularly if these networks remain interoperable. Full Story BIG PLANS: The real estate firm in charge of the world’s tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, wants to develop its own crypto token. Emaar Group said it plans to develop its “Emaar community token” by the end of 2019, with the ultimate goal of launching an initial coin offering (ICO). The firm will partner with Lykke AG, a Switzerland-based crypto startup, to build the ethereum-based token for use in a referral and loyalty system. Full story BULL CROSS: Bitcoin's 50-day moving average (MA) is about to cross the 100-day MA for the first time since August 2018. The long-term crossover is the latest to join the list of technical indicators, such as the MACD and money flow index, calling a bullish reversal. BTC, therefore, could rise toward the bearish lower high of $4,236 in the near future. Full Story BEST OF THE BEST FORTUNE: Stablecoin issuer Paxos plans to introduce a token backed by gold and stocks later this year, Fortune writes. The New York-based firm’s CEO, Chad Cascarilla, told the news source that Paxos aims to take “any type of asset and put it into a blockchain” to speed up transactions and lower fees. The firm has already trialed tokenizing equities and bonds.“We’re getting pretty close, and I think we’ll see it in 2019,” Cascarilla said. THE REST COMPUTERWORLD: Delaware is planning to trial a blockchain-based business filing system that uses smart contracts to automatically track stocks and collateral assets in real time, according to Computerworld. If the proof-of-concept proves successful, the system would provide companies with more accurate and up-to-date records and potentially boost business transactions and regulatory compliance. FORBES: Sweden is currently suffering an Instagram scam that offers purchases of luxury branded items from firms such as Gucci and Apple, and then asks the victim to exchange fiat to cryptocurrency for payment. After the trade is made, the bad actor disappears with the funds and the goods never arrive, according to a Forbes piece. Despite cases being reported to the local police, the scam, which targets young people around 25 years of age, is still persisting. WHO WON #CRYPTOTWITTER Copyright © 2019 CoinDesk. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 250 Park Avenue South New York, NY, 10003, US Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list