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    Cryptocurrency Daily Discussion - February 11, 2020 (GMT+0)


    Daily Discussion - February 11, 2020 (GMT+0)

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 04:08 PM PST

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    Besides transferring funds across borders without middle-mans, being open to using cryptocurrencies open business to an entirely new customer base around the world. There are many reasons why companies should adopt cryptocurrencies, however many just do not know how to do so.

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:53 PM PST

    3 Months Away From the Bitcoin Halving! Here's why this is important.

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:14 AM PST

    Since we're 3 months away from the halving, I wrote this article to help people better understand what the Bitcoin halving is.

    I go over the basics, why it's important, and what's happened with the 2 previous halvings. I hope this is helpful for anyone looking to learn more about the Halving.

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    What are your favorite cryptocurrencies / Which do you recommend investing in and why?

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 06:26 PM PST

    I've been interested in cryptocurrencies for a little while now and I have just recently started investing in ETH & BCH.

    But out of curiosity, I would like to know what other cryptocurrencies people are investing in, and why they chose that crypto.

    I am making this post to expand I guess you could say my knowledge of all the different cryptocurrencies, and which cryptos people think are going to be very successful in the next few months coming.

    Sorry if this post is a bit nooby, just trying to learn about all the cryptos ^ ^

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    Please help us stop people from being scammed by Kicktoken/KuCoin

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:05 AM PST

    Man sentenced to prison for $200,000 interstate Bitcoin scam

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 01:38 PM PST

    Chainlink's Explosive 2019

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 04:37 AM PST

    Chainlink's Explosive 2019

    https://preview.redd.it/82wkohnkhag41.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=667f2ab2de2202b1f11bc8a842b12f34f60cbdfa

    Chainlink is the most recent demonstration of how token sales can offer incredible opportunities that are otherwise accessible only to VCs.

    Now Crypto's most recent unicorn, Chainlink is an example of how token holders need to strain for developments that have a reasonable product-market fit, along with a token that rationally fits into the ecosystem. Chainlink is now one of the first tokenized projects to work side by side with major global companies and then turn that value into a token's price appreciation.

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    The First 10,000 zkDai

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:07 PM PST

    Truly Private transactions for Ethereum are here

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 03:06 PM PST

    Read the article from buildblockchain for more information.

    https://www.buildblockchain.tech/newsletter/issues/no-83-aztec-brings-confidential-transactions-to-ethereum

    Aztec protocol allows users to convert Dai,ETH and BTC into ZK versions of themselves which can be transferred privately throughout the Ethereum network, third parties aren't able to see how much has been sent. In future updates, details of the sender and receiver will also be private.

    Probably the most exciting innovation here is having a private and decentralised stable coin (ZKdai) because it is a first for the cryptocurrency ecosystem and could have a massive affect on adoption, now crypto can truly replace cash without the need to worry about volitility.

    Personally I would love to see this added to the argent smart wallet which already makes it super easy for normal people to use crypto. If you haven't seen or used argent, I highly recommend it. It allows feeless transactions on ethereum and seemless access to the dai savings account. You can also swap tokens inside the wallet instantly.

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    Podcast interview with Mike Alfred, CEO of Digital Assets Data: How Crypto Investors Think

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 04:50 AM PST

    IRS Crypto tax AUDIT notice probes deep – Key Takeaways & next steps

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:26 AM PST

    Why diversify when most of the market seems to follow bitcoin?

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 07:34 AM PST

    So I'm relatively new to crypto. I bought some bitcoin and messed around with trading a really small sum to see if I could pick up day trading techniques (so far i've broken even) and feel like it's not really worth it without a lot of experience and or luck. In response to this I followed the advice I read from multiple sources which is to diversify my portfolio. It's relatively conservative with about 40 percent BTC, 35 percent ETH, and the rest broken up into alts that I researched and believe have some kind of value or potential utility like BAT, BNB, Tezos, ADA, and EOS. Having watched my portfolio for a bit I noticed everything seems to pretty much follow bitcoin right down to the chart shape. If this is the case, why put money into alts when Bitcoin is seemingly primed to be the most stable or profitable with the current environment of it gaining more popularity and nearing its halving?

    TLDR, is diversifying in crypto not equal to diversifying in stocks because of a too strong correlation between BTC and alts?

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    You can now trade crypto’s in an IRA

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:55 AM PST

    Four firms to control nearly the entire Bitcoin mining industry

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 06:41 AM PST

    How Ethereum devs work behind China’s Great Firewall - Decrypt

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:32 AM PST

    How to play poker using trx

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 05:16 AM PST

    Eth2 Misconceptions: Top 5

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 10:30 AM PST

    Just published this article on Eth2 misconceptions: https://medium.com/@trenton.v/eth2-misconceptions-top-5-6edafaeccac1

    1. "Eth2 will never launch"
    2. "The transition to Eth2 makes Eth1 immediately deprecated"
    3. "There will be two ETH tokens from the fork"
    4. "All Eth2 decisions are made by Vitalik"
    5. "Eth2 is a catch-all fix for the challenges of Eth1"

    Any others that I missed?

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    Is LTO a scamcoin?

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 04:42 AM PST

    Ever since it came along all it did was dump. Unlike other coins like WRX

    Are the people in this coin just dumping it for good because they see something that we don't or could the founders just be exit scamming

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    Has anyone reported bitcoin cash in their US tax return?

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 04:29 AM PST

    The new rule says you report bitcoin cash as income when you can separate it out and capital gain when you sell. However, the fork happened in 2017 and the rule only came out in 2019. Do I have to file tax amendments all the way back to 2017? Can I simply say the cost is zero and report all proceed in capital gain?

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    Temporal + ENS: Launch a Decentralized Website in 3 Clicks from the ENS Manager

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:30 AM PST

    Voting and taxing with coins

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:23 AM PST

    So here's an idea that I'd like other people's take on. tl;dr in the bottom.

    In order for cryptos to acquire a firm place in our societies, it needs to be compatible with law enforcement, voting and taxes. I suspect too many problems will develop over time if a crypto is not directly or indirectly compatible with these divisions of governance. And rightfully so, in my opinion.

    So the question that follows up this assumption is: how will each of the governmental divisions become compatible with cryptos?

    Taxes: I'm currently playing with the idea that tax offices would pose as the representatives of their own tokens. As if every nation's respective tax office has its own cross-platform blockchain with their own tax token and that at the end of the year, people would have to upload their crypto record and have to ensure that a certain amount of tax tokens end up on one of the the wallets of the tax office.

    Law enforcement: In order to enforce financial regulations, you need to monitor transactions and in order to monitor you need an analytical tool that can analyze the crypto records. Blockchains already create records and I predict that a software will be developed in future to read these records in a human-friendly fashion. Quick coin-specific sidenote: I love the concept and agree with the philosophy behind XMR, but I am afraid that in the long run, it will acquire a controversial reputation for financial transactions due to the incompatibility with monitoring and, thus, law enforcement.

    And then last but not least: voting. Its election time and every citizen gets the right to a single vote. I feel like privacy during voting is an absolute requirement to combat corruption. It must be impossible to track who voted what while, at the same time, guaranteeing that each individual receives one and only one vote. So what if voting occurs by the means of tokens? Everybody receives a "vote token" and can send this token to the wallet that represents their favorite candidate.

    History has already demonstrated how easy it can be to establish a token and at some point we need a collection of high-integrity tokens on which people can rely. I feel like stablecoins already pose such a concept because people can start relying on the consistent 1:1 conversion ratio between fiat and crypto and I am very curious to explore ideas and dream a bit about highly reliable cryptos in other fields. So how do you guys picture a tangible future with cryptos?

    tl;dr: Crypto mass adoption requires governance compatibility: How do you taxes, law enforcement and voting with cryptos? I imagine tax tokens, monitoring transactions as part of law enforcement and private "vote tokens" to vote honestly.

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    Some very cool talks at Monero Talk about privacy, open-source software and decentralizing google

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 08:38 AM PST

    Anytime you spend crypto in the US, the govt takes 30-50% and you’re a felon if you don’t report it? Did I get that right?

    Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:32 AM PST

    Bank Of England Gold Store Of Value Vault - sneak peek

    Posted: 10 Feb 2020 07:50 AM PST

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