Steve Wozniak supports bitcoin and blockchain technology as he took the stage to discuss at Money20/20 in Las Vegas [1]. Interest in Ripple has grown as it has partnered with banks and financial institutions around the world [2]. Lack of an official national currency in Zimbabwe has led to demand for new valuation on bitcoin upwards of $10,000 per coin [3]. Russian President Vladimir Putin has mandated new regulations around cryptocurrencies [4]. Bank4YOU Group will launch an ICO campaign on October 26th to accelerate its service rollout across Africa, Asia, and Latin America [5]. Cboe Global Markets Inc is also planning to launch a Bitcoin ETF either later this year or early in 2018 [6]. The Bitcoin Gold hard fork segment is derived from howtotoken.com.

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Cointal, the first multi-cryptocurrency peer-to-peer marketplace launched today [1]. MasterCard announced their B2B payments blockchain technology-based payments network [2]. Australian University of New South Wales (UNSW) and a Blockchain startup are piloting an Ethereum-based rewards programs for students [3]. LedgerX reached $1 Million in trading volume within one week of their soft launch [4]. The GDAX exchange is integrating Quantconnect’s trading algorithm features onto their platform [5]. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi states Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren’t mature enough to consider for regulation [6].

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Bitcoin just hit a new record high of just over $6,000. Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is now the 247th richest person in the world [1]. Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Wright admitted he’s not Satoshi Nakamoto [2].  49% of the 23,000 CNBC survey respondents agreed that Bitcoin will reach $10,000 and above [3]. United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reports bank discrimination against distributed ledger technology (DLT) firms [4]. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Brian Quintenz reports that tokens may “transform” from securities into commodities [5]. Cryptosis, an addition to cryptocurrencies [6].

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Goldman Sachs has advised clients to beware of cryptocurrencies and still favors gold [1]. Adam Newbold launched a project for translating the Bitcoin Whitepaper to Braille [2] [Bitcoin White Paper in Braille]. Financial analyst and founder of fundtrat Tommy Lee explains why he believes bitcoin will reach $25,000 within the next five years [3]. Starting in 2018, Australians will no longer have to pay goods and services tax (GST) on cryptocurrency purchases [4]. U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions is concerned about the use of bitcoin on the dark web [5]. Unikrn, a blockchain-powered platform aims to disrupt the esport gambling industry [6].

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Coinbase is participating in HackerOne’s Hack The World program providing winners with rewards up to $10,000 [1]. Bitcoin communities in South Korea, Brazil, and Argentina are opposed to the Segwit2x Bitcoin hard Fork [2]. Bitshare has updated its BitShares-Core system bringing fixes to handle the events of Black Swans [3]. Norbloc, a blockchain startup focused on know-your-customer (KYC) solutions has raised $1.6 million in a new seed funding round [4]. Joe Pindar, director of strategy at security firm Gemalto argues that blockchain technology remains more important in the long term than any currency [5].

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The volume of LocalBitcoins in Venezuela has increased from around $9 billion to $40 billion Venezuelan bolivars [1]. A hacking method has been revealed that is designed to steal Ethereum from senders via malware [2]. JP Morgan uses Zcash integration zero-knowledge security layer (ZSL) on its Quorum blockchain [3]. Bloomberg reports Wall Street support is the reason bitcoin price has increased [4]. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued guidance for virtual currencies via LabCFTC in the form of a document titled, “A CFTC Primer on Virtual Currencies” [5]. Brazil’s central bank president Ilan Goldfajn compared bitcoin to a pyramid scheme [6]. Appia, a decentralized app store on the Ethereum blockchain launched it’s token sale today.

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The Ethereum Byzantium hard fork was a smooth success today. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released an open-source software to support efforts that expand access to financial services in developing countries [1]. Cathie Wood, the CEO of ARK Invest, believes that cryptocurrencies will become so valuable and widespread in the future that it will lead to all money transfers becoming free [2]. Numerous Bittrex users have been reporting the closing of their accounts for no apparent reason [3]. The French Department of Finance has now recognized cryptocurrencies as an alternative form of payment [4]. Eloplay, an eSports blockchain-based gaming platform with Smart Tournaments, launched it’s token sale today [5].

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Adguard discovered 500 million people are mining cryptocurrencies without knowing it [1]. The president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim compares Bitcoin transactions to Alibaba [2] [CNBC Interview].  UTRUST crowdsale was able to successfully secure $3.5 Million in private funding [3]. Russia will issue its own “CryptoRubble” [4]. An Ethereum Geth bug that could lead to a denial of access attack (DoA) has been found [5]. FidentiaX is building the one of the world’s first marketplace for tradable insurance policies by disrupting the status quo by empowering policyholders to monetise policies on the blockchain [6].

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Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) quoted “I think that we are about to see massive disruptions” [1]. The Bank of Lithuania is opposed to cryptocurrencies [2]. New York judge will revisit the Bitlicense case in 2018 [3]. Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory has published draft regulations for blockchain startups [4]. As a digital payments platform Alt Thirty Six has turned to Dash as a “payment method of choice” [5].

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JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon has said he won’t be commenting on bitcoin anymore [1]. Coinbase announces instant Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin purchases of up to $25,000 [2]. The Ethereum byzantium hard fork is expected to occur on Monday, October 16th between noon and 1pm universal time (Ethereum Blog) [3]. SALT, an Ethereum based service that provides blockchain backed loans has just been added to Open Market and ShapeShift [4]. F2Pool a bitcoin miner that mines 10% of the blocks on the Bitcoin network has just dropped their support for the Segwit2x bitcoin hard fork [5].

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