This Week in Bitcoin

Our first guest today on the celebrity edition of This Week in Bitcoin is one of the most decorated U.S. athletes in Olympic history.

He was a sensation in short track speed skating, winning 8 medals in his olympic career.

In addition, he was also won Dancing with the Stars, hosted a game show and provided commentary in the 2014 and 2018 winter olympics which just ended. Plus he is a serial entrepreneur.

He has overcome a lot of adversity in his career and is blessed with an amazing father who helped guide him.

You may ask why he is on today's show? Well today, he is competing in the cryptocurrency world.

He is the cofounder and CEO of Hybrid Block a cryptocurrency trading ecosystem that is focusing it's initial efforts in Southeast Asia.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cracking down on FinTech companies issuing initial coin offerings (ICOs).

Self-proclaimed "Satoshi" Craig Wright is being sued for billions. Did he really stole his partner's bitcoin?

Do you remember that Coindash was hacked in July? Well, now a mysterious hacker has returned 20,000 ETH to the company's wallet.

News about the future of adult entertainment: Las Vegas Strippers are now accepting Bitcoin via QR Tattoos.

BitPay is banning prohibited activities on its platform like: explicit content, cloud-mining and gambling.

And exclusive news from China.

Bitcoin Usage has dropped significantly since December.

South Korean news: cryptoexchanges are growing exponentially and an unexpected death from a South Korean cryptocurrency regulator.

Cryptowallets are moving to the next level.

Don't miss out on crypto via Facebook, learn how to see crypto related content with the new algorithm that wants to keep it off your newsfeed.

Weird stories - Sometimes crypto can be a little strange, Bitcoiin (yes, you read that right) and Steven Seagal.

You can now tokenize yourself, and find someone who might want to buy your skills.

The Petro (oil based Venezuelan cryptocurrency) is now live. It might not work perfectly, but it reportedly raised $735 million on the first day.

In Russia, governors want to push forward crypto mining.

How are "Bitcoin Whales" increasing their holdings?

Japanese crypto investors are preparing to face taxes of up to 55%.

More hip-hop stars go crypto.

The most controversial bitcoin fork yet?

IOTA community in battle with its' dissenters.

Tons of crypto losses due to bad code.

Sergey Medvedev, a russian cyber criminal accused of being the co-founder of the dubious dark web marketplace Infraud has been arrested in Bangkok.

Positive news for bitcoiners from the U.S. Senate hearing on cryptocurrencies.

Addressing the fake news and FUD that is rampant in the cryptospace.

Forbes releases the very first crypto rich list and some people view it as an unnecessary invasion of privacy.

Korean Government defends cryptocurrency trading and investing.

Weiss Ratings defends their C+ rating of Bitcoin. Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak sells his bitcoin nd more about China fake news and FUD.

A new week, a new scam: A cryptocurrency start-up has dissapeared into thin air.

Meanwhile Facebook is banning all advertisements for cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin and initial coin offerings.

Companies like Square and Samsung are introducing new ways of trading and mining with Bitcoin.

South Korea officially ends the current practice that allowed for anonymous trading of cryptocurrencies.

Bitfinex and Tether are being subpoenaed by the CFTC.

A very popular messaging app in Japan is launching a cryptocurrency exchange.

And finally Venezuela announces their Ethereum ICO.

Major Problems with IOTA, a critical evaluation and an online wallet hack.

8 South Korean Credit Card Companies Block Transactions to Overseas Cryptocurrency Exchanges.

Stripe is ending Bitcoin support. What about Stellar?

Scientist are discovering the magic of DNA information storage via a Bitcoin challenge.

Do Tether and Bitfinex have the funds they claim?

How did 50 cent make $8 million in Bitcoin?

Korea continues to stay in the spotlight with insider trading allegations and more bank regulations.

Belarus is launching a tax-free zone for cryptocurrencies.

Bitconnect looks dead, and more news out of Venezuela.

Live from The North American Bitcoin Conference.

United States, Malaysia and Korea are actively regulating cryptocurrencies:

• The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended trading of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.
• Malaysia Says No to an ICO
• The South Korean regulators have started investigating two major cryptocurrency exchanges: Bithumb and Coinone.

And more news about bitcoin events, payments and security alerts:

• Has Microsoft stop accepting Bitcoin as currency?
• CEO of a porn coin has vanished with millions of dollars from investors
• Crypto payment Glitch on the e-commerce marketplace Overstock

Featured story is on the meteoric rise of Ripple. Could it surpass Bitcoin's market cap?

We also talk about the first lightning network transaction, Japan's Bitcoin GDP Effect, and Venezuela's national cryptocurrency - the Petro.