On this episode we have guest Pascal Thellman, the cofounder of Bounty0x. Pascal is also a contributor at CoinTelegraph and previously co-founded a successful​​ German​​ e-commerce​​ site. At Bounty0x they use a token burn model, where tokens get burned to incentivise accurate bounty hunting. Support us dailycrypto.io/support

Markets as of 12-31-2017 1AM PST: BTC $12,875, ETH $708 & LTC $213. Key Updates: (1) Poloniex will soon disable all legacy accounts unless users complete KYC due diligence. (2) Global P2P bitcoin markets have seen record trading volume throughout December. (3) Bitcoin Interest plans to fork at block 505083, on January 22, 2018. (4) Using multisig wallets can help prevent users from scams. (5) Erik Finman, plans to launch “‘world’s best university” in the city of Dubai. Support us: dailycrypto.io/support

Markets as of 12-30-2017 1PM PST (USD)

-BTC $13,275

-ETH $717

-LTC $224

Key Updates:

-Poland central bank appeared to sponsor campaign discouraging cryptocurrencies.

-CoinHive malware has been found within an application used by Tumblr users.

-Pavel Lerner, the managing director of EXMO was released after paying a $1mln ransom.

-The ‘big four’ Australian banks halted exchange transfers and have frozen accounts.

-BitMex has just liquidated and distributed their Bitcoin Cash in the form of Bitcoin.

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Markets as of 12-29-2017 10PM PST (USD)

-BTC $13,803

-ETH $715

-LTC $231

Key Updates:

-Ripple (XRP) is up 35% over the past 24 hours, trading at an average of $2.20.

-Segwit2x hard fork on December 28th is not the same New York Agreement Segwit2x.

-Bitcoin led the best-performing ETFs this year.

-India's Ministry of Finance compared bitcoin to Ponzi schemes.

-Nexus will host Nexus’s decentralized cryptocurrency on a satellite orbiting Earth.

Markets as of 12-28-2017 5PM PST (USD)

-BTC $14,664

-ETH $742

-LTC $250

Key Updates:

-Goldman Sachs is planning to offer digital asset trading in the summer of 2018.

-Japanese company is launching a service that protects crypto holders if exchanges shut down.

-Sheila Bair, former chair of the U.S. FDIC, argued bitcoin shouldn't be banned.

-El-Erian speculates either institutional involvement is low or bitcoin is in a bubble.

-Venezuela’s first state-run cryptocurrency Petro will be backed by crude oil.

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Markets as of 12-27-2017 3PM PST ($USD)

-BTC $15,548

-ETH $750

-LTC $269

Coin of The Day

-XRP $1.44 (26.44%) 55bln market cap

Key Updates

-Cryptocurrency jobs are booming with over 5k LinkedIn listings.

-Ari Paul purchased $1mln in options that BTC hits $50k by December 2018.

-Israel Securities Authority (ISA) is cracking down on crypto trading companies.

-ATBCoin LLC is being sued and accused of violating the Securities Act.

-Covenant House charity raised $70k in ether tokens.

Markets as of 12-26-2017 3PM PST ($USD)

-BTC $15,787

-ETH $744

-LTC $280

Key Updates

-Segwit2x expected Dec 28 on block 501451.

-BitPay retracted its minimum payment amount back to $5.

-Dash increased 139x from early this year.

-Lightning Network transactions have successfully deployed.

-South Korean FTC is investigating 13 crypto exchanges.

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Markets as of 12-23-2017 3PM PST ($USD)

-BTC $15,880

-ETH $766

-LTC $309

Key Updates

-Value of cryptocurrencies fell more than 30% from its ATH of $650b earlier this week.

-Belarus government passed statutes aimed at encouraging blockchain development.

-Michael Novogratz delayed the launch of crypto hedge fund Galaxy Digital Assets.

-Former SEC chairman Harvey Pitt stated crackdown on cryptocurrencies.

-CBO Exchange has petitioned the U.S. SEC to launch 6 Bitcoin-based ETFs.

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Erick Miller, the CEO and Founder of CoinCircle, is a technology entrepreneur and investor who began his career building startups during the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s in San Francisco, California.

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