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Our hosts take an in-depth look on the most interesting news in blockchain this week. Focusing on: what impact the SEC's decision on Ethereum will have on ICOs, Ripple being sued for security violations, and the likelihood of Fedcoin. All this and more on this week's episode of Blockchain Insider. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes?Links: SEC decision on Ethereum cryptocurrency could affect others funded by ICOs | Computerworld SEC commissioner won't declare all tokens are "securities" - Axios Ripple Sued for Securities Law Violations — CRYPTO LAW Should the Fed Create ‘FedCoin’ to Rival Bitcoin? A Former Top Official Says ‘Maybe’ - The New York Times Barclays CEO Rules Out Cryptocurrency Trading Desk, For Now 12 Chinese Banks Say They Deployed Blockchain in 2017 - CoinDesk Bitcoin Sees Wall Street Warm to Trading Virtual Currency - The New York Times South Korean lawmakers seek to overturn ICO ban | Asia Times BMW, Ford, GM: World's Largest Automakers Form Blockchain Coalition - CoinDesk Microsoft Azure Launches Tool To Speed Up Blockchain-Based App Creation

Our hosts take an in-depth look on the most interesting news in blockchain this week. Focusing on: 1 in 5 financial institutions considering cryptocurrency trading, Binance making more than Deutsche Bank, Gary Gensler's new focus on blockchain, and UCL doesn't care one IOTA. All this and more on this week's episode of Blockchain Insider. We also introduce to the mic, for the very first time, Petrit Berisha. Our plucky Assistant Producer matches blockchain wits with Simon and Sarah, offering some deep insight into this week's stories. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes?Special Guest: Petrit Berisha.Links: One in five financial institutions consider cryptocurrency trading, survey says | Reuters Goldman Hires Former Crypto Trader | Investopedia Crypto Exchange Binance is More Profitable than Germany's Biggest Bank A Former Top Wall Street Regulator Turns to the Blockchain - The New York Times Everything Ex-CFTC Chair Gary Gensler Said About Cryptos Being Securities - CoinDesk Whether Ether is a security – Preston Byrne Nasdaq is open to becoming cryptocurrency exchange, CEO says ASX sets timetable for switch to distributed ledger University College London (UCL) severs ties with IOTA Foundation Switzerland Wants to Be the World Capital of Cryptocurrency - WSJ

Our hosts take an in-depth look on the most interesting news in blockchain this week. Focusing on: Cambridge Analytica's virtual currency plans, Pornhub accepting Verge, Binance denying dollar trading, Coinbase suspending Wikileaks bitcoin account, and why the crypto world needs to ask better questions. All this and more on this week's episode of Blockchain Insider. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes?Special Guests: Jo Lang, Noelle Acheson, and Olivia Vinden.Links: All About Verge: The $1 Billion Cryptocurrency That's Pumping On Porn - CoinDesk Crypto Exchange Binance Denies It Will Introduce Dollar Trading - Bloomberg Coinbase suspends WikiLeaks' bitcoin account Is the crypto world sexist? That might be the wrong question. - MIT Technology Review Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Virtual Currency Plans - The New York Times

Our hosts take an in-depth look on the most interesting news in blockchain this week. Looking at: Santander's new blockchain-based money transfer service with Ripple, Coinbase acquiring Earn.com, R3's Corda expands with SBI subsidiary, Barclays commissions a cryptocurrency trading desk, Malta proposes test to see when ICOs are securities, and Harbor raises $28M to reengineer private securities for blockchains. We also have an interview with Input Output CEO, Charles Hoskinson. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes?Special Guest: Charles Hoskinson.Links: Santander rolls out blockchain-based money transfer service with Ri... Coinbase Just Bought One of Bitcoin's Best-Funded Startups - CoinDesk Banking Giant SBI Subsidiary Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium - CoinDesk SOURCE: Barclays Commissions Cryptocurrency Trading Desk; Reaching Out To Hedge Funds, Institutional Investors - The ICO Journal - Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin, Coin News Like flu season, the 'infectious' spread of bitcoin could be over, Barclays says Malta Proposes Test to Define When ICOs Are Securities - CoinDesk Harbor Raises $28M to Reengineer Private Securities for Blockchains

Bitcoin’s twitter account got hacked, causing yet another Internet-wide discussion on the death of free speech. It split the community and Colin clues us in on why both sides of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash think they’re right. Coinbase launch their early stage venture fund to a great deal of excitement, surprising given all the noise around ICOs. The exchange is planning to invest off its own balance sheet into companies it likes. It’s been a bad week for crypto exchanges with the Japanese regulator suspending two over failing KYC procedures and four high ranking executives have been arrested by South Korean police including CEO of South Korean exchange Coinnest in relation to billions of won embezzled from client accounts into their own. India bans regulated entities from entertaining virtual currencies. The central bank gave a deadline of 3 months to unwind from positions related to cryptocurrencies. Instead the regulator is planning to push blockchain in financial services to improve transparency. R3’s Research Director thinks that Central Bank digital currency could go live this year but warns that central banks will need to diversity their systems. Monero makes movements by splitting into four different crypto currencies and is XRP a security? Colin and Simon unpack the major debates on Ripple. All this and much much more on this week’s episode of Blockchain Insider. We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and tell us how much you love the show by leaving a review on iTunesSpecial Guests: Greg Wolfson, John Collins, and Tim Swanson.Links: BCH-Promoting Twitter Account @Bitcoin Suspended, Internet Debates ‘Death Of Free Speech’ Bitcoin exchange Coinbase launches early-stage venture fund Japanese Regulator Suspends Two Crypto Exchanges Over KYC Failings - CoinDesk CEO of Korean Exchange Coinnest among Four Arrested for Fraud - Bitcoin News Bitcoin: India’s Central Bank Virtually Bans All Cryptocurrency Dealings. - Bloomberg Quint Central Bank Digital Currency Could Go Live This Year: R3 Research Director AMA: Ask Mike Anything : btc Universal Interoperability: Why Enterprise Blockchain Applications Should be Deployed to Shared… George Soros Prepares to Trade Cryptocurrencies - Bloomberg Rockefeller-Backed Venture Capital Firm Enters Crypto Market | CryptoSlate SEC Quietly Puts Bitcoin ETF Proposals Back on the Table Monero Mitosis: Hard Fork Leads To Four New Cryptocurrencies | CryptoGlobe Ripple Has Tried to Buy Its Way Onto Major Exchanges for Cryptocurrency - Bloomberg Is XRP a Security? Major Ripple Debates Explained - CoinDesk

Binance billionaire Changpeng Zhao makes a few very dodgy statements on a potential exchange that Simon and Sara both agree might be more than a little bit biased. Ethereum falters with the influx of ASIC mining rigs in the market. Simon explains the new powerful miner and the pair wonder if the era of Ethereum making money for ordinary people is coming to an end. Vitalik issues a scathing takedown on a man claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto without any real proof. The SEC delivers a knockout blow to Mayweather endorsed ICO after the founders are charged with fraud and a host of false executives are uncovered. We discuss what thos means for other ICOs and how transparent the SEC is around these takedowns. Bitcoin is still overvalued to the surprised of no-one in a recent study. Although Sara does appreciate the nuances addressed. Further damage to Bitcoin with Reddit refusing to accept the cryptocurrency any longer. Although if no-one’s using it can it really be called a currency? John McAfee makes waves in the crypto space with news that he’s charging over $100K for promotional tweets for ICOs. It’s a funny story that’ll probably make you laugh but it’s noted that what McAfee’s doing affects real people and there a question mark over the legitimacy of these tweets. Amber Baldet leaves JP Morgan in a positive way for both sides. It’s a loss for the investment bank but after establishing their blockchain platform Quorum, Amber is ready to set off on a new venture. Rounding off the show we have an interview with Pavel Bains from Bluezelle And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes?Special Guest: Pavel Bains.Links: How a Billionaire Crypto King Built the No. 1 Exchange in Just 8 Months Ethereum falls after rumors of a powerful mining chip surface SEC Halts Mayweather-Endorsed ICO, Charges Founders With Fraud Bitcoin is Still Overvalued Reddit Stops Accepting Bitcoin John McAfee is charging $105,000 for tweets promoting ICOs Amber Baldet Leaving JPMorgan To Start New Venture

Kicking off the show, R3’s CEO declares blockchain a once in a lifetime opportunity for financial markets. New opportunities chased by Deutsche Börse and HQLAx, the finance magnates are looking to build a securities lending platform on blockchain. Coinbase opening up its platform? The exchange is finally implementing Ethereum ERC-20 support but no specific assets have been named just yet. Lightning network gets its first lapp! Blockstream’s introduced FileBazaar, its first ever lightning app. What does the new e-commerce tool mean for blockchains future? Intel throws its weight behind blockchain to try and develop a next-gen media rights manager. We discuss how this could work, what mistakes developers have made in the past that they need to avoid and are consumers ready to go back to paying for all their media content? Google’s another blue chip working on blockchain. They’re working to integrate their cloud business and beat out the startups using the hyped tech to operate online in new ways. It might be possible with Google set to offer a distributed digital ledger to differentiate themselves. G20 meeting in Argentina ends with no new cryptocurrency regulation to the surprise of absolutely no-one. We discuss how regulation can be made and where that authority will come from. Polkadot’s looking to shake up the crypto market with a new playbook distributing power directly to token holders. We discuss what this means for crypto and Colin has some thoughts on Gavin Wood’s ties to the Parity hack and how secure this could be. Finally we bring you an interview with CEO and Co-founder of Coinfloor, Obi Nwosu who has some great insights on where blockchain is headed. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes?Special Guests: Anthony Macey, Obi Nwosu, and Sara Feenan.Links: R3 CEO Says Blockchain Is a Once in a Generation Opportunity for Financial Markets Deutsche Börse and HQLAx to Build Securities Lending Platform on Blockchain Coinbase Adding ERC20 Support to Coinbase Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Gets its First LApp from Blockstream: FileBazaar Intel Thinks Blockchain Could Power a Next-Gen Media Rights Manager Google Is Working on Its Own Blockchain-Related Technology G20 Argentina Ends With No New Cryptocurrency Regulation Polkadot's Plan for Governing a Blockchain of Blockchains

Kicking things off on a special live episode, has Bitcoin solved its scaling issues? Lightning Network launches, more than doubling transaction speeds! Colin is keen to explain it all. 'Bitcoin investors are clueless' says Visa's CFO. Are cryptocurrencies just the new casino for unaware buyers to double or triple their cash in a low interest environment? But is all the future crypto potential on the enterprise side? Payment rails should be very afraid! If cryptocurrencies can figure out how to scale up then there's no telling what they could do. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney thinks crypto has no risk to financial stability. At less than 1% of the global GDP at its peak and unable to function as a currency, Bitcoin isn't able to take on the financial system. ICOs split opinions on the panel but one thing's for sure, both public and enterprise want a solid infrastructure. Colin has some strong opinions on the future of cryptocurrencies, could they ever compete with banks or do they need to find a way past focusing on transactions? Binance is keen to decentralise, but without a way of stopping scammers can it be used properly. Does decentralisation remove legitimacy for cryptocurrencies or will it make them stronger than ever? We've got a fantastic interview with Preston Byrne, who also managed to snag tweet of the week, on block-chain versions of central-bank cash. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can make it on to the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes?Special Guests: Jason Bates, Richard Crook, and Sara Feenan.Links: First Bitcoin Mainnet Lightning Network Product Launches As Developers Net $2.5 Million Bitcoin Investors have ‘no clue’ thinks Visa’s Chief Financial Officer Carney On Eve of G20: Cryptos Don't Pose Risks to Financial Stability JP Morgan's Amber Baldet On What Enterprise Wants from Ethereum Bloomberg - Binance Decentralized Exchange to List Almost Any Coin, CEO Says A primer on blockchain-based versions of central-bank money

First up, Binance are offering a $250,000 bounty for the arrest of hackers that tried to infiltrate the exchange earlier in March! Is Bitcoin as untraceable as we think? The met police claim that Bitcoin is not anonymous and is easy to track! Simon and Colin discuss this one in great depth. Next up, Bitfinex'd, the the pseudonymous blogger and persistent critic of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has lawyered up! An interesting saga to keep an eye on.... Following on from International Women's Day it was fitting that CoinDesk, one of the larger crypto publications wrote a great piece on encouraging and acknowledging Women in Crypto! We were super lucky to have Sandra Ro's insights on today's show as well! From Bifinex'd to Utility Token Bill's, Wyoming's state legislature has cleared a bill that would exempt certain types of crypto assets from securities laws. Are crypto-assets creeping toward legitimation? Now the next headline was controversial, but when Simon and Colin dogged deeper- it actually raised some interesting points. From The Verge, the headline read- 'Blockchain' is meaningless.... This wouldn't be a blockchain based show without mentioning the good folks of Ripple! According to Bloomberg Technology they have lost their bid to keep it's cryptocurrency fight in California. The dispute is over a staggering amount of XRP- once worth over $16 Billion, with R3. Another headline grabber, the FT writes that SWIFT claim blockchain not ready for mainstream use! According to them, the tech needs to mature to handle high volume transactions. From mainstream use to miners, Bitcoin miners have taken over a town in Seattle! This one was close to home for CGP (literally) so he gave us a good run down on this story. Staying with mining, Egypt are apparently forcing their citizens to mine cryptocurrency?! Simon and Colin had a lot to say about this questionable and slightly confusing headline! And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can make it on to the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe. Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes?Special Guest: Sandra Ro.Links: Binance Offers $250,000 Bounty For Arrest of Hackers Bitcoin is not anonymous and is easy to track, says Met Police Chief (Paywall) Bitfinex’ed Strikes Back: Lawyer Warns Bitfinex Against 'Threats' Toward Blogger Time to Acknowledge – and Encourage – Women in Blockchain Wyoming 'Utility Token' Bill Heads to Governor ‘Blockchain’ is meaningless FinTech Insider News Swift says blockchain not ready for mainstream use This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town A new report says Egypt is secretly forcing citizens to mine cryptocurrency KODAKCoin Backers Warn SEC Could Restrict Token Trading FinTech Insider News 周小川：中国央行正在研发数字货币DCEP_凤凰资讯 JP Morgan's Amber Baldet On What Enterprise Wants from Ethereum

First up, Coinbase is hit with not one but two class action Lawsuits! They've been accused of insider Bitcoin Cash trading and when you look at it's price chart, it doesn't help their case whatsoever...in brighter news though it plans that Coinbase may be planning to start a Crypto fund as the unicorn eyes further expansion. Sticking with the shady side of the law, TechCrunch founder's Crypto fund, Arrington XRP Capital, was subpoenaed by the SEC....let's see where this one goes! Moving on from busy lawyers to governmental crackdowns, Quebec throws cold water on Bitcoin miners seeking cheap power. A spokesperson said “If you want to come settle here, plug in your servers and do Bitcoin mining, we’re not really interested,” also stating that cheap power wouldn't be available for those not adding value to society. Next up, Bank Of England governor Mark Carney says Crypto exchanges face regulatory clampdown! He said "The time has come to hold the crypto-asset ecosystem to the same standards as the rest of the financial system". Staying in the UK, Shadow Secretary Diane Abbott has called Bitcoin a Ponzi scheme! She was quoted saying "If everyone took their bitcoin money and tried to buy a new car all at once the whole thing would collapse"...... well yes much like many financial markets but hey ho. Moving on, US regional banks begin to cite crypto as a business risk...did somebody say disruption? On to Asia- Bitcoin's Kimchi premium has all but evaporated. During Bitcoin's run up to $20,000, South Korean traders were paying 10%+ premiums due to incredible demand...during the recent market correction that has all but diminished! Finally, Credit Suisse and ING finalised the first live transaction using HQLAX securities lending app on R3's Corda blockchain platform......really interesting stuff!Special Guest: Joe Lubin.Links: Coinbase Hit with 2 Class Action Lawsuits: Accused of Insider Bitcoin Cash Trading | Investopedia Subscribe to read TechCrunch Founder's Crypto Fund Subpoenaed By SEC - CoinDesk Quebec Throws Cold Water on Bitcoin Miners Seeking Cheap Power - Bloomberg Quint Cryptocurrency exchanges to face regulatory clampdown, says Bank of England's Mark Carney | The Independent Diane Abbott: Bitcoin is 'Ponzi scheme,' Labour would regulate it - Business Insider US Regional Banks Begin to Cite Crypto as Business Risk - CoinDesk Bitcoin's 'Kimchi Premium' Has All But Evaporated - CoinDesk Credit Suisse and ING execute first live transaction using HQLAx securities lending app on R3’s Corda blockchain platform – R3