PostsCommentsPayoutsmmaarrcc (35)in #economy • 7 years agoMarket analysts Bill Holter and Lynette Zang discuss Janet Yellen, monetary policy, principles of finance, the declining dollar, currency collapse and what follows including IMF SDRs, gold and (amazingly) national cryptocurrencies.Excellent! Two hours long but lots of background detail.mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoVenture Capitalist's cautions on ICOSsLink: "So here are some things to think about before placing your order on that next ICO: The amount raised matters, a lot. More money is not generally a good thing. I…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoNathanal Popper NYT article on ICOs: "Since the beginning of the year, 65 projects have raised $522 million"“It’s kind of like when you are a little kid and you know you are getting away with something,” said Chris Burniske, an industry analyst at ARK Invest. “It’s not going to last…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoUBS makes early prediction for next global economic crash (April 14, 2018) - little time to prepare crypto-alternative...Reported by Zerohedge: "While most asset managers have been growing increasingly skeptical and gloomy in recent weeks . . . including those of Citi, JPM, BofA and Goldman . . .…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoChinese industry analysts: China should establish itself as a strong global voice in the cryptocurrency sector"CHINA should closely monitor the increasing diversification of cryptocurrencies and establish itself as a strong global voice in the sector and its regulation, industry analysts " Full story:mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoChina Daily: Official digital currency of China not yet to be issued: Central bank"The PBOC said at a January seminar that it will issue official digital currency as soon as possible." "China is not yet ready to issue an official digital currency of the…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoSteve Jobs on microcomputer uptake in 1981. Is this where crypto is at right now?Steve says (30 seconds into video): You're going to be seduced into using this stuff. It's going to be very gradual. Link:mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoOpen the WSJ to the first page of today's Business & Finance section to get your daily OMGWTF Bitcoin joltmmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoWSJ: Coinbase Seeks News Funds to arrive at $1 Billion Valuation - will be first Bitcoin unicornWSJ: Bitcoin Firm Coinbase Seeks New Funds at $1 Billion Valuation, "One of these startups, Coinbase Inc., is in talks with potential investors on a new round of funding at a…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoOKCoin and BTCC 24 hour market volume doubles over yesterday - are the Chinese fully back in the game?From Bitcoin Markets tabulation ( Yesterday (May 30th): 16 OKCoin.cn $21,094,400 17 BTCC BTC/CNY $20,464,500 Today (May 31st): 9 OKCoin.cn BTC/CNY $43,009,400 11 BTCC…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoSaxo Bank analyst predicts Bitcoin price of $100,000 in 10 years based on average daily volume (ADV) required to support currency tradeKay Van-Petersen, who predicted last December that the Bitcoin price would rise to $2,000 in 2017 (it was $754 at the time), used the following rational to calculate potential…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoBloomberg Bitcoin update including Japan retail innovationsNormally, mainstream media bitcoin stories cover one recent price move or event then finish up with a boilerplate 'what is bitcoin' paragraph. This Bloomberg article covers a…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoBITPoint Japan Co., is planning to give 100,000s of Japanese retail outlets the ability to accept bitcoin through point-of-sale terminals.Implementation of this can potentially drive a sustained move upwards in the bitcoin price. From the Bloomberg article: “We’re holding discussions with a retail-related…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoPositive Bitcoin adoption article from Iran DailyExtracts: “In the past, bitcoin was traded only by the people who have been dealing with crypto-currencies. This year, regular people are starting to join, making trading so…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoGoogle trends: non-english search term results last 30 days - Japan and Korea uptrendThere's currently more searches for Bitcoin in Japanese and Korean than Chinese and Hindi Red - Japanese Blue - Korean Yellow - Chinese Green - Hindi Note that Google use…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoWhat will really signal the top of the bubble? We all know that none of the exchanges will be accessible.Again today I was reminded of this. But now I'm beginning to see what that fatal day is going to be like. (Hundreds of) thousands trying to get logged in so they can sell and…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoGoogle Trends: Bitcoin #4 on US and Japan listsDefinitely unusual seeing it all the way up there. Aupa Bitcoin!! Check it out:mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoIs this contributing to today's price run up? SeqQit activation agreed at Consensus?Bitcoin Miners Agree in NY on SegWit Activation “Before September’: Sourcesmmaarrcc (35)in #ethereum • 7 years agoAnother Reason Why Ethereum Will Rise: Announcement of Ethereum-based PRISM announcement at Consensus conference"Consensus, a blockchain conference, begins on the 22nd. And the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is onboarding 200 members in the next couple of weeks. ...one speaker at Consensus…mmaarrcc (35)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoFortune: 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Broke $2,000 - more mainstream adoption support!The 3 reasons: The Worldwide Demand for Digital Currency Japan and China Hype and Hoopla - (hey, there we are...) Link to article: