Blue Alpine Cast - Cryptocurrency News and Research (Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and more)

- Bithumb banning 11 countries from using their service (https://cointelegraph.com/news/bithumb-crypto-exchange-bans-accounts-from-11-countries)

- Bithumb Press Release (http://bithumb.cafe/archives/30675)

- Ethereum Classic (ETC) Hard Fork is coming, what is it about? (https://www.coinspeaker.com/2018/05/28/ethereum-classic-etc-set-fork-tomorrow/)

- EOS Airdrop overview (https://hacked.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-first-wave-of-eos-airdrops/)

- The Justice Department looking into Bitcoin (BTC) price manipulation. Is that the reason for the price pressure? (https://bitrazzi.com/traders-manipulating-bitcoin-prices-the-justice-department-digs-deeper/)

- Revolut launches Ripple (XRP) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to be purchased within the app - is this the killer crypto app? (https://blog.revolut.com/buy-xrp-bch-instantly-with-revolut-crypto/)

- Monero developers launch Tari, a new platform/protocol to issue tokens with the ERC-721 standard (https://www.ccn.com/monero-lead-developer-unveils-second-layer-protocol-tari/)

- Huobi launches cryptocurrency index, why this might be a good thing (https://www.coinspeaker.com/2018/05/23/huobi-pro-launches-huobi-10-index-track-10-digital-assets/)

- Huobi Liste (https://www.huobi.pro/)

- Scaling Bitcoin (BTC) using Schnorr Signatures (https://bitcointechtalk.com/scaling-bitcoin-schnorr-signatures-abe3b5c275d1)

- Circle Invest launching a functionality called "buy the market", essentially one-click weighted crypto buys (https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/22/circle-invest-lets-you-buy-the-cryptocurrency-market/)

- Tether Explanation I mentioned in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGsF5wDksPI

- Australia, US and Canada looking into ICO scams and trying to clean up the frauds (https://www.coindesk.com/australians-lost-over-2-million-to-crypto-scams-last-year/ & https://bitrazzi.com/operation-crypto-sweep-to-crack-down-on-investment-schemes-across-us-and-canada/)

- Brave Browser is hitting 5 Million Downloads, should you invest into Basic Attention Token (BAT) now? (https://www.ccn.com/crypto-powered-brave-browser-hits-5-million-downloads-in-google-play-store/)

- Check Brave downloads on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser&hl=en

- Whether Bitfinex's tax announecement was the reason for the downturn (https://www.ccn.com/how-bitfinexs-tax-requirement-may-have-contributed-to-the-bitcoin-price-correction/)

- Tradingview Bitfinex chart of Bitcoin (https://www.tradingview.com/chart/VS5HMN3f/)

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- whether the Tether controversy could bring Bitcoin (BTC) down (https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-mints-250-mln-of-new-usdt-tokens-rekindles-controversy)

- Tether Explorer (https://omniexplorer.info/address/3MbYQMMmSkC3AgWkj9FMo5LsPTW1zBTwXL)

- Steve Wozniak's opinion on Ethereum (ETH) and why he thinks it's comparable to Apple (https://cointelegraph.com/news/steve-wozniak-compares-ethereum-to-apple-at-vienna-conference)

- Fundstrat's Tom Lee revises his Bitcoin (BTC) prediction (https://www.ccn.com/fundstrats-bitcoin-price-rally-prediction-fell-flat-tom-lee-explains-why/)

- Thomas Lee's tweets:

https://twitter.com/fundstrat/status/994566148007055361

https://twitter.com/fundstrat/status/997499507083538435

- Iran and Russia talk about how cryptocurrencies could help them avoid international sanctions (https://cointelegraph.com/news/iran-and-russia-discuss-transacting-in-crypto-to-avoid-international-sanctions)

- Bitfinex asking their users for their tax information in order to potentially share it with different countries (https://www.ccn.com/bitfinex-tells-users-to-submit-tax-information-which-may-be-shared/)

- A conversation between Fred Wilson (VC), Balaji Srinivasan (CTO of Coinbase) and Wall Street Journal reporter Paul Vigna (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/fred-wilson-explains-why-warren-buffett-doesnt-get-bitcoin/)

- Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Hard Fork and why the price dropped although there was a fork (https://www.coinspeaker.com/2018/05/16/roger-ver-aka-bitcoin-jesus-bullish-bitcoin-cash-yesterdays-hard-fork/)

- Another Blockchain ETF, this time launched by Brian Kelly (https://bitrazzi.com/investment-guru-brian-kelly-starts-blockchain-based-etf/)

- Russia will discuss crypto regulation next week (https://cointelegraph.com/news/russias-digital-economy-bill-supported-by-state-duma-committee-in-move-towards-crypto-regulation)

- Vitalik Buterin in Russia Snippet from HBO show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSPaNVYEWn8)

- Mt. Gox Dump Alerts on Twitter https://twitter.com/dumpmt?lang=en

- Coinbase's newest products for their institutional customers: Coinbase Custody, Coinbase Market and Coinbase Prime (https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-institutional-deea317d23af)

- IBM's partnership with Stellar (XLM) to launch a token on the public blockchain to offset carbon dioxide emissions (https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/05/15/ibm-to-use-stellar-for-its-first-crypto-token-on-a-public-blockchain/#204b4f862001)

- HTC' plans to launch a blockchain phone and how you can profit from it (https://www.coindesk.com/htc-plans-ship-blockchain-phone-year/)