{"id":10992,"date":"2018-02-19T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blockchainslovakia.sk\/2018\/02\/19\/issue-7-february-19th\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T12:36:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:36:19","slug":"issue-7-february-19th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blockchainslovakia.sk\/en\/2018\/02\/19\/issue-7-february-19th\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue #7 – February 19th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Morning everyone!I hope your start of the week will be great. I have prepared for you a very decent portion of information, and to be honest this one will be a blast! Also, I would like to thank you for all the great\u00a0feedback I received so far – I am really grateful you find the newsletter helpful, and nothing makes me happier than you spreading the word about it to your friends or anyone who is into crypto! So let’s see what February brought us so far.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin:<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– Some banks in some countries started to\u00a0ban bitcoin purchases<\/a>\u00a0via credit cards.
\n– Coinbase on the path to\u00a0roll out<\/a>\u00a0Segwit upgrade\u00a0soon!
\n– There is another\u00a0fork<\/a>\u00a0ahead – have your coins ready a tthe end of February!
\n– There was another Satoshi Roundtable — Jameson Lopp wrote about his\u00a0experiences<\/a>\u00a0there.
\n– Greg Maxwell intends to focus on\u00a0Bitcoin smart contracts<\/a>\u00a0development.
\n– Meet\u00a0Glacier<\/a>\u00a0— the high security Bitcoin storage protocol.
\n– What does\u00a0Metcalfe’s Law<\/a>\u00a0says about valuation of Bitcoin and Ethereum?
\n– Sometimes, it’s good to step back and make a big picture of the whole thing.\u00a0This piece<\/a>\u00a0makes a good job at it.
\n– As shocking as it may sound — JP Morgan published The\u00a0“Bitcoin Bible<\/a>“!
\n– One piece on\u00a0payment channels<\/a>.Ethereum:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
– Some of\u00a0the Ethereum projects got together and created a\u00a0fund<\/a>\u00a0for ETH projects.
\n– Could\u00a0Dappchains<\/a>\u00a0be a scaling solutions for ETH apps?
\n– Have you heard of\u00a0Decentralized Derivatives Associatio<\/a>n? Maybe you should!
\n– A bit more on Casper, and the cryptoeconomics<\/a>\u00a0in it.
\n– Aragon announced\u00a0decentralization\u00a0<\/a>of their development.
\n– The\u00a0list<\/a>\u00a0of Ethereum token standards you should know about. And\u00a0beyond<\/a>ERC20.<\/div>\n
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Altcoins:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– Some more predictions on\u00a0trends<\/a>\u00a0in cryptocurrencies for 2018.
\n– Some folks are getting excited for\u00a0developments<\/a>\u00a0in IOTA. Others claim its\u00a0useless<\/a>. Decide for yourself.
\n– Melonport released a\u00a0new update<\/a>\u00a0on their progress.
\n– And so did guys from\u00a0Kyber Network<\/a>.
\n– Dfinity is one of those more exciting platforms\u00a0out there. Check the\u00a0review<\/a>\u00a0of their consensus mechanism.
\n–\u00a0Masternodes<\/a>\u00a0are getting increasingly more popular as a way to receive passive income.
\n– Blockgeeks made an extensive primer on\u00a0Zcas<\/a>h.
\n– This piece provides an\u00a0insightful take<\/a>\u00a0on crypto trading.
\n– Could Monero change their\u00a0Proof-of-Work<\/a>? Did you know you can make a\u00a0paper wallet<\/a>\u00a0for your XMR?<\/div>\n
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ICOs:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– Telegram just raised the new\u00a0ICO record<\/a>, during pre-sale!
\n– So what does it take to succeed in an ICO? Some experts\u00a0shared their exp<\/a>.
\n– It seems that most of the token sales are done via\u00a0pre-sale<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Blockchain\u00a0Tech & Trends:<\/strong><\/u>
\n– US Government will\u00a0spend loads of money<\/a>\u00a0on blockchain research.
\n– Some other US regulators\u00a0got together<\/a>\u00a0to talk about cryptos – you could watch them\u00a0live<\/a>.
\n– Then European regulators said they are kinda chilled and there is\u00a0no hurry to regulate crypto<\/a>.
\n– Then Canadian regulators said they are happy to\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0the new settlement platform based on blockchain.
\n– So how does blockchain\u00a0compare<\/a>\u00a0to traditional databases?
\n– If you trade on Bitifinex, you might want to hear\u00a0this<\/a>.
\n– In case you missed it, one of the most exciting things about blockchain is transition to the\u00a0Web 3.0<\/a>. You better get ready for the\u00a0paradigm shift<\/a>.
\n– Given that, it is interesting to see developments in the various\u00a0economic mode<\/a>ls that tokens have to offer.
\n– Ledger HW wallet\u00a0patched<\/a>\u00a0the man-in-the-middle-attack.
\n– All kind of coin lovers seem to be settling down in\u00a0Puerto Rico<\/a>.
\n– There was another hack. And one particular\u00a0exchange<\/a>\u00a0went crazy about it.
\n– We talked about hashgraph previously, but let’s dive into it a bit\u00a0deeper<\/a>.
\n– Very nice guide on\u00a0consensus algorithms<\/a>.
\n– Decentralized exchanges are the buzzword in the cryptoworld. Let’s sum up\u00a0development\u00a0<\/a>in this area.
\n– A bit of\u00a0philosophical contemplation<\/a>\u00a0on Social Order and cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n

BONUS<\/strong>:
\nA16Z made a nice\u00a0list of readin<\/a>g on various aspects of crypto, from basics to more advanced concepts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I will be always happy to read your feedback, and suggestions on possible topics to include to the newsletter. If you would like to share some with me, please do so at\u00a0stancel@blockchainslovakia.sk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

In case you want to show me some crypto love:<\/p>\n

BTC<\/strong>:\u00a03M5bzL8GDhDJoJ2RoRFcza917L1tEcPp3P
\nETH<\/strong>:\u00a00x62cE83a2C24686957d769bFd940B69ff568E760A
\nLTC<\/strong>:\u00a0MVrjVKmQ5sGoMHJ1Np8Q2YEqWMCqkuu1yz
\nPIVX<\/strong>:\u00a0DMJxf4ce3Le4qUyDVSA5TS2CRwFuatec75
\nDASH<\/strong>:\u00a0XpQCnerF4wq1fQk9FVCjKE22juyYgqUMUo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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