Last Week in Crypto — 12 Nov 2018
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We are at our 4th week. A lot happened in crypto last week. Bitcoin Adopter Gavin Newsom got Elected Governor of California. Dogecoin Creator was also in the news with a Crypto Paradox. Apple Censored a Bitcoin Podcast.
Here goes…
Early Bitcoin Adopter Gavin Newsom gets Elected Governor of California — by Shrikar
Democrat Newson won against Republican John Cox by a landslide. 51-year-old Newsom had been trying his luck to become governor for a decade and has finally succeeded to become the governor of California state.
Gavin was the first governor to accept Bitcoin back in 2014 to show his support to the technology. Read More »
Dogecoin Creator says “the Institutionalization of Crypto is a Paradox” — by Shrikar
Jackson Palmer, the creator of Dogecoin speaks up about how “Institutionalization of Crypto” is a paradox in an op-ed piece of the latest edition of Diar Research.
There has been a lot of excitement and hype around the Bitcoin ETF approvals and wall street giants like ICE’s BAKKT, Fidelity and NASDAQ getting into Crypto. People believe that this will bring more legitimacy to Crypto and will lead to an inflow of new money. Read More »
Apple Censors Leading Bitcoin Podcast Episode — by Shrikar
Apple iTunes has censored the Crypto focused Podcast “Off the Chain” by Anthony Pompliano after posting a Bitcoin Maxilimalist podcast named “The Ultimate Bitcoin Argument” with Murad Mahmudov.
Anthony Pompliano is a partner at Morgan Creek and a well known Crypto influencer. He leans towards Bitcoin Maximalism and started the “Off the Chain” Podcast 2 months back. Read More »
Dogecoin to be used as Payments in Cafes with DogePal — by Shrikar
The aim of using Cryptocurrencies as cash is still not yet a reality for everyone. But that might soon be changing with many companies trying to solve this problem.
What began as just a joke is now not a joke anymore, it is a network with a market cap of over $370 Million. Companies like DogePal are trying to make Dogecoin more accessible to be used in payments. Read More »
SEC charges decentralized exchange, EtherDelta, for operating unregulated cryptocurrency exchange — by Ishan
The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the US charged the decentralized exchange (DEX), EtherDelta, for operating an exchange without registering it.
As a DEX, EtherDelta allows users to trade Ethereum based tokens anonymously and without the funds being stored by the exchange. But according to the SEC, EtherDelta got the users to exchange tokens which it deems as security, thus breaking the law. Read More »
Professor who Designed key Technology behind Monero wins Australia’s Prestigious Award — by Shrikar
Professor Joseph Liu of Monash University who has worked on the design behind Monero was awarded the prestigious “Researched of the year” at 2018 ACS Digital Disruptors Awards.
ACS (Australian Computer Society) recognized Professor Liu’s incredible contribution to Blockchain research. He has been developing Cryptographic Algorithms since 2004. He is well known for his contributions to the privacy-focused Monero. Read More »
Blockchain.com Announces the Biggest Stellar Airdrop worth $125 Million — by Shrikar
Blockchain.com announced the largest Airdrop in crypto history worth $125 Million. The wallet provider will distribute Stellar (XLM) tokens for every verified user as a part of the Airdrop.
The Blockchain Wallet has over 30 Million users on its platform, as a way to celebrate the addition of Stellar (XLM) onto their wallet the company is giving away $125 Million worth of XLM Tokens. Each verified user will be receiving $25 worth of tokens which means over 5 Million users will be able to take part in the Airdrop. Read More »
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow mentions on Bitcoin on Twitter, article also mentions Litecoin [LTC] & Ethereum [ETH] — by Ishan
Oscar Award winning actress and the first lady of Marvel, Gwyneth Paltrow, tweets about an article written on “The Basics of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency — and How to Invest”. The article was written on the Lifestyle website, Goop, which is owned by the actress herself.
The article was written by Goop after an interview with Bill Barhydt, the CEO of Abra. In the article Bill answers some of the common misconceptions around Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Some of the common questions include “what is Bitcoin”,”Why does Bitcoin have any value”, “how can a beginner start investing” etc. Read More »
Tweet of the Week
https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1060095554150006784
Meme of the Week
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